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								<![CDATA[ Rangers looking for 2nd straight 0-2 comeback ]]>
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                            <dc:creator><![CDATA[ By IRA PODELL, AP Sports Writer ]]></dc:creator>
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								<![CDATA[ According to coach John Tortorella, the Rangers played much better in the Game 2 blowout than in their overtime defeat in the series opener.

The bottom line is this: for the second consecutive series, New York has dug an 0-2 hole on the road and will need to rebound quickly at Madison Square Garden if the club hopes to extend this postseason run.

The Rangers returned to practice one day before they will host the Bruins in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

In the first round, the Rangers returned home after dropping two games in Washington and evened the series with a pair of wins at the Garden.

The home team won every game in that series until New York took Game 7 in a dominating 5-0 decision.

New York is 2-19 in series it trailed 0-2, and no NHL team has won consecutive series after losing the first two games.

The Bruins are also well aware they still have plenty of work to do to reach the Eastern Conference finals for the second time in three seasons.

The Bruins then staged a three-goal comeback in the third period of the decisive game to get to overtime.

Patrice Bergeron scored the tying and winning goals to help the Bruins survive and advance.

Lundqvist gave up 12 total goals in the first five games of the first-round series versus the Capitals before shutting them out in Games 6 and 7. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:38:19 UT</pubDate>
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								<![CDATA[ Islanders look to future after ouster vs. Pens ]]>
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								<![CDATA[ UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — When the shot from Penguins defenseman Brooks Orpik struck the back of the net, over 16,000 strong weren't ready for the New York Islanders' season to end.

The Islanders' best season since 2007 came to a sudden end Saturday night when Orpik's shot won Game 6 in overtime and gave Pittsburgh a first-round series victory.

[...] they are the top-seeded team in the Eastern Conference, and the Islanders barely qualified for their first postseason appearance in six years.

[...] the Islanders won two games in the series and had three one-goal leads in the final game before finally falling.

The 22-year-old center is a finalist for the Hart Trophy, given to the NHL MVP, and he and his teammates were cheered in the first few seconds after the season ended in a flash.

With a move to Brooklyn upcoming within the next few seasons, the Islanders' future looks bright, especially if they can re-establish themselves as a good landing spot for players around the NHL.

Nabokov gave up 24 goals in the six games, finishing with a 4.44 goals-against average and a .842 save percentage.

Nabokov went 23-11-7 with a 2.50 goals-against average, a .910 save percentage and three shutouts in 41 regular-season games.

The Islanders (24-17-7) made the most of the lockout-shortened, 48-game season and grabbed the final playoff spot in the East — but they were only two points behind fifth-place Toronto in the postseason chase.

Considering that divisional rivals, and consistent title contenders New Jersey and Philadelphia didn't even get into the playoffs, the Islanders' run — however short — still must be thought of as a building block for the future. ]]>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 22:08:21 UT</pubDate>
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