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For the second straight game, the Phoenix Coyotes got two goals from defensemen and beat another Pacific Division rival in the process.
Rob Blake is heading up the California coast, hoping to end his stellar NHL career with a shot at another Stanley Cup title in San Jose.
Finally, the wild West playoff picture is settled. Only two days until a new set of madness.
The Los Angeles Lakers are Pacific Division champions for the first time in four years and have a shot at the Western Conference title after winning their most important game of the season. But they had to survive a tremendous scare, blowing all but one point of a 30-point lead.
Kobe Bryant scored 29 points, Vladimir Radmanovic matched his season high with 21 and the Los Angeles Lakers stayed on track for the Pacific Division title with a 114-92 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night.
Amare Stoudemire had 33 points and 15 rebounds and the Phoenix Suns moved into a first-place tie with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Pacific Division with a 110-104 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Saturday night.
Brian Boucher made 23 saves, and the San Jose Sharks wrapped up the Pacific Division title with a 3-1 victory Friday night over the defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks.
Joe Thornton banked a power-play goal off the Dallas defense with 2:02 left in overtime, and the San Jose Sharks inched closer to a Pacific Division title with a 3-2 victory Thursday night, snapping a six-game home losing streak against the Stars.
Jeremy Roenick and Joe Thornton scored, and the San Jose Sharks tightened their hold on the Pacific Division lead by holding the Anaheim Ducks without a shot in the third period of a 2-1 victory Friday night.
Chris Drury knew it was going to take patience and a little time for the New York Rangers to develop their chemistry.
Coming off a 30-point loss to Detroit and a 26-point defeat against Philadelphia, the Los Angeles Clippers found themselves down by 17 against Sacramento and appeared headed toward another embarrassing night on their home court.
Shaq was back, this time in a new uniform. In his first game in nearly a month because of injuries, Shaquille O'Neal rumbled up and down the court in his Phoenix Suns debut and flashed some of the powerful moves that made him one of the most dominant big men in NBA history.
Jonathan Cheechoo scored twice in the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the St. Louis Blues 4-1 Thursday night to move into a tie atop the Pacific Division heading into the All-Star break.
Mike Modano scored his second goal with 7:06 left, and the Dallas Stars further tightened the Pacific Division race with a 4-2 victory over the slumping San Jose Sharks on Thursday night.
Ryan Getzlaf's scoring touch has helped the Anaheim Ducks dominate their Pacific Division rivals.
The Dallas Stars' plans for an eighth Pacific Division title in the past 10 seasons took a hit courtesy of the St. Louis Blues.
The San Jose Sharks kept the heat on their playoff competition. The Sharks' 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday night moved them back into a tie with the Dallas Stars for the fifth place in the Western Conference. San Jose and the Stars each have 102 points. Anaheim leads both teams in the Pacific Division with 106.
Scott Hannan personally spent more than eight minutes killing penalties Friday night, and the San Jose defenseman still found the energy to score a goal.
For the Los Angeles Kings, eight games against the Dallas Stars were more than enough. Antti Miettinen and Krys Barch scored the tying and go-ahead goals 79 seconds apart early in the third period and the Stars completed an eight-game season sweep of their Pacific Division rivals with a 4-2 victory Wednesday night.
Mike Modano has found his scoring touch again, and that's good news for the Dallas Stars.
Over the next 30 days, GarysBasem3nt.com will be analyzing all 30 NHL teams in preparation for the start of the 2006-07 hockey seasons. This is day twenty-five, the Los Angeles Kings.
Over the next 30 days, GarysBasem3nt.com will be analyzing all 30 NHL teams in preparation for the start of the 2006-07 hockey seasons. This is day twenty-one, the Anaheim Ducks.
Over the next 30 days, GarysBasem3nt.com will be analyzing all 30 NHL teams in preparation for the start of the 2006-07 hockey seasons. This is day twenty, the San Jose Sharks.
Over the next 30 days, Gary'sBasem3nt.com will be analyzing all 30 NHL teams in preparation for the start of the 2006-07 hockey seasons. This is day seventeen, the Dallas Stars.
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