Stanley Cup Finals
Stanley Cup Finals
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Rod Brind'Amour, playing in his 16th NHL season, finally gets to lift the Stanley Cup.
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NHL Playoffs:
2010 SEASON LEADERS
GOALS ASSISTS PTS
Dany Heatley Dany Heatley
G: 18
Joe Thornton Joe Thornton
A: 25
Anze Kopitar Anze Kopitar
Pts: 33
Complete Leaders
GAA SAVE % WINS
Ryan Miller Ryan Miller
GAA: 1.97
Antero Niittymaki Antero Niittymaki
SV: .936
Evgeni Nabokov Evgeni Nabokov
W: 14
Complete Leaders
Team Stats
Team GF GA GFA GAA PP% PK%
Hurricanes 73 60 2.92 2.40 24.0 85.4
Oilers 70 61 2.92 2.54 17.0 86.1
Sabres 60 49 3.33 2.72 16.2 82.6
Ducks 46 36 2.88 2.25 10.8 88.5
Senators 36 29 3.60 2.90 25.0 87.3
Sharks 29 29 2.64 2.64 15.3 80.6
Devils 27 21 3.00 2.33 19.0 75.6
Avalanche 22 31 2.44 3.44 09.6 86.0
INJURY REPORT
CarScott Walker - RW - Nov 22
Walker (upper body) will not accompany the Hurricanes on their upcoming road trip, the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Eric Staal - C - Nov 22
Staal (upper body) has returned to practice and is hoping to return to the lineup next week, the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Joni Pitkanen - D - Nov 20
Pitkanen (lower body) is almost certain to play Saturday against the Lightning, the Hurricanes' official site reports.

Eric Staal - C - Nov 19
Staal(upper body), has been placed on injured reserve, TSN.ca reports.

Cam Ward - G - Nov 19
The Hurricanes are hoping Ward can return from a leg injury on December 5, a home game against the Canucks, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.

Scott Walker - RW - Nov 17
Walker sustained an upper body injury in Sunday's 5-4 S0 win over Minnesota. As a result, he will miss Tuesday's game against Montreal, the Raleigh News and Observer reports.

Eric Staal - C - Nov 17
Hurricanes head coach Paul Maurice is hoping to get Staal (upper body) back in the lineup at some point next week, the Hurricanes' official site reports.

EdmNikolai Khabibulin - G - Nov 22
Khabibulin (back) considers himself day to day as of now, according to the Oilers web site.

Jean-Francois Jacques - LW - Nov 21
Jacques (back) is hoping to return on Saturday, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Nikolai Khabibulin - G - Nov 21
Khabibulin missed the game on Saturday with a back injury, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Liam Reddox - LW - Nov 20
Reddox (ankle) was on the ice for practice on Friday, according to the Oilers web site.

Shawn Horcoff - C - Nov 20
Horcoff (shoulder) was practiced on Friday, according to the Oilers web site.

Ales Hemsky - RW - Nov 20
Hemsky (upper body) was back on the ice Friday for practice, according to the Oilers web site.

Ethan Moreau - LW - Nov 20
Moreau (head) was back on the ice for practice on Friday, according to the Oilers web site.

Ryan Stone - C - Nov 20
The Oilers believe Stone (knee) may be able to practice with the team this weekend, according to the Oilers web site.

Marc-Antoine Pouliot - C - Nov 20
Pouliot (pelvis) may be able to return to practice this weekend for the Oilers, according to the Oilers web site.

Ales Hemsky - RW - Nov 20
Hemsky (upper body) missed practice on Thursday, according to the Edmonton Sun.

Ethan Moreau - LW - Nov 20
Moreau (head) did not practice on Thursday, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Ryan Stone - C - Nov 19
Stone (knee) should begin practicing with Edmonton this weekend, according to the Oilers web site.

Jean-Francois Jacques - LW - Nov 19
Jacques (back) practiced with the team in full on Thursday, according to the Oilers web site.

Liam Reddox - LW - Nov 19
Reddox (ankle) missed practice on Thursday, according to the Oilers web site.

Shawn Horcoff - C - Nov 19
Horcoff (shoulder) couldn't make it through practice on Thursday, according to the Oilers web site.

Mike Comrie - C - Nov 19
Comrie has been diagnosed with monocucleosis, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Ethan Moreau - LW - Nov 19
Moreau missed the third period on Wednesday after taking a blow to the head, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Mike Comrie - C - Nov 19
Comrie missed the game on Wednesday with the flu, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Jean-Francois Jacques - LW - Nov 18
Jacques (back) is schedule to practice with the team on Wednesday, according to the Edmonton Journal.

Robert Nilsson - C - Nov 16
Nilsson (concussion) did not play on Monday against the Blue Jackets.

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Scott Burnside There are so many things that culminate with a Stanley Cup championship. Scott Burnside writes all of them were present in Raleigh in a Game 7 that was simply a thing of beauty. Story

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Cam Ward, at 22 years and 110 days, is the third-youngest player to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Patrick Roy earned that honor in 1986 at 20 years, 231 days, and Bobby Orr won that award in 1970 at 22 years, 51 days.

Ward is the first rookie goaltender to win Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals since Ken Dryden in 1971.

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