Stayin' Alive
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Loui Eriksson, left, celebrated his goal as Dallas avoided elimination.
Seeing stars and down 3-0 in its Western Conference finals against Detroit, Dallas finally stepped up. Scoring two third-period goals, the Stars netted a 3-1 win Wednesday to avoid a sweep. Story | Watch
• Coverage | Frei: Stars' fate rests with Turco | Melrose's take
• Buccigross: How to kill time before Cup finals | Burnside's 5 Things
• Buccigross: How to kill time before Cup finals | Burnside's 5 Things
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The four teams vying for the Cup have had their shares of past playoff success and failure. From Broad Street Bullies to flying octopi, we run down the best memories.
• Amber: Stars | Wings | Flyers | Pens
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- Burnside: Five things we've learned from Tuesday (1 day ago)
- Frei: Why Stars need big performance from Turco (1 day ago)
- Burnside: Penguins riding avalanche of momentum (2 days ago)
- Screen Shots: These days, nothing is normal in Leafs Land (2 days ago)
- Buccigross: It's time to play the NHL name game (2 days ago)
- Burnside: Five things we've learned from Monday (2 days ago)
- Burnside: Laraque big part of Penguins' run for the Cup (2 days ago)
- Amber: Top 10 playoff games in Penguins history (3 days ago)
- Amber: Amber: Top 10 playoff games in Stars' history (3 days ago)
- Amber: Top 10 playoff games in Flyers history (3 days ago)
- Amber: Top 10 playoff games in Red Wings history (3 days ago)
- Burnside: Five things we've learned from Sunday (3 days ago)
- Frei: Avenger's role not what the Wings need (3 days ago)
- Burnside: Penguins, Flyers on very different paths (4 days ago)
CONFERENCE FINALS
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- Red Wings lead 3-1
Not Done Yet
The Flyers are not dead yet, but history and momentum aren't exactly on their side. Still, you have to give credit to a team that has traveled beyond expectations this season. Burnside• 5 Things: Are Moe and Curly running Leafs?
ESPNEWS Headlines
- Re-signed Bruin Kobasew makes rehab progress
- U.S. loses; Canada, Russia, Sweden win at worlds
- Flyers' Coburn has swollen eye, misses Game 3
- Datsyuk's hat trick gives Wings 3-0 lead | Watch
- Sharks fire coach Wilson | Is he really to blame?
- NHL fines Ribeiro, Osgood for Game 2 altercation
- Predators sign Erat to seven-year, $31.5M deal
- Avs, Quenneville part ways after 3 seasons | Frei
- Sources: Atlanta GM Waddell asked to step down
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