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(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Pittsburgh Penguins begin defense of their third Stanley Cup championship tonight against the Atlantic Division-rival New York Rangers at Mellon Arena. The Penguins rallied from a 3-2 deficit to down the Detroit Red Wi

Calgary, AB (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 39 shots, while Rene Bourque and Mark Giordano each had a goal and an assist to lead the Calgary Flames past the Vancouver Canucks, 5-3, in the season-opener at the Saddled

Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Wojtek Wolski scored twice and Colorado opened the season with a 5-2 victory over San Jose, spoiling Dany Heatley's debut with the Sharks while capping a special night for longtime Avalanche captain Joe Sak

Vancouver 0 2 1-3Calgary 3 1 1-5First Period-1, Calgary, Giordano 1 (Bourque, Regehr), 5:50 (pp). 2, Calgary, Bourque 1 (Dawes, Giordano), 7:56 (pp). 3, Calgary, Pardy 1 (Conroy), 11:52.Second Period-4, Vancouver, Bieksa 1 (D.Sedin, H.Sedin)

Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Josh Gorges scored with 13 seconds remaining in overtime, as the retooled Montreal Canadiens raised the curtain on the 2009-10 campaign with a 4-3 win over Toronto at Air Canada Centre. Two years ago,

Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Joe Sakic took a ceremonial walk on the red carpet outside the Pepsi Center, just the start of his starry night as the Colorado Avalanche honored their long-time captain, who retired over the summer.

Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Alex Ovechkin got a good start to the season as he had two goals and an assist to lead the Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the Boston Bruins in the season-opener at TD Garden. Ovechkin won his second

FRISCO, Texas (AP) -The Dallas Stars have signed defenseman Stephane Robidas to a $13.2 million, four-year contract extension, through the 2013-14 season.General manager Joe Nieuwendyk said Thursday that Robidas (Roh-bee-dah), entering the fifth sea

PITTSBURGH (AP) -Sidney Crosby is still speaking softly, only now he's carrying a different stick.The Stanley Cup-winning Pittsburgh Penguins captain plans to use a one-piece synthetic hockey stick for the first time during the season-opener Friday

Frisco, TX (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Dallas Stars on Thursday signed defenseman Stephane Robidas to a four-year contract extension. The new deal keeps the native of Sherbrooke, Quebec, with the Stars through the 2013-14 season and is worth