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Cliff Fletcher has reason for big smile

beaming Cliff Fletcher walked down the corridor outside the Maple Leafs dressing room last night, awash in the unmistakably sweet scent of victory. In a stunning upset on opening night of the NHL's North American schedule – the...

Toronto spoils Detroit's title celebration

Nikolai Kulemin's first NHL goal was the game- winner, as Toronto held on for a 3-2 triumph over Detroit in the regular- season opener for both clubs at Joe Louis Arena. Pavel Kubina and Dominic Moore also tallied for the Maple...

WINGS CORNER: Wait is finally over for Marian Hossa

When Red Wings general manager Ken Holland felt his cell phone buzz in his pants pocket, he had to decide: answer or not? He was at a Mobil station, and fueling while chatting on a mobile is verboten.

A look at the NHL West

Contenders St. Louis Blues Steve Regier (41), Jay McClement (18) and Matt Foy (36) celebrate Foy's goal against Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco on Saturday, September 27, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. Dallas Stars' Mark Fistric (28)...

Carbonneau goes with the flow

SEAN GORDON From Friday's Globe and Mail MONTREAL — It's an ironic and somewhat startling move that reveals much about this coach: a calculated decision to do away with the role he personified during a stellar 19-year playing...

Recapping The Last Meeting

As the Leafs and Red Wings get set to drop the puck tonight, look back at the last meeting between these two teams from October 5th at Air Canada Centre. Check out the photos from the game and also Game In Six Minutes for the...

Hradek: Top 10 players to watch in 2008-09

By E.J. Hradek ESPN The Magazine Dan Boyle, D, Sharks The 32-year-old puck-moving defenseman found his way to San Jose via a summer-time trade from Tampa Bay. Marc-Andre Fleury, G, Penguins Recent hockey history tells us clubs...

Red Wings Blog: Heading into opener, Red Wings and Griffins both appear to be contenders

Now that it's all said and done, Darren Helm and Ville Leino ended up in Grand Rapids to start, but the Red Wings' and Griffins' respective lineups look very promising - After all that talk about who would pick up the final...

And the hardware goes to ...

» THE PLAYOFFS Eastern Conference champion: Pittsburgh Western Conference champion: Detroit Stanley Cup champion: Pittsburgh Comment: Last year's loss to the Wings will be a great learning experience for the loaded Penguins....

Central Division outlook

Ted Kulfan / The Detroit News Coach: Mike Babcock (4th season) 2007-08 leaders: G -- Henrik Zetterberg 43; A -- Pavel Datsyuk 66; W -- Chris Osgood 27 Best player: Is there anyone who doesn't think Nicklas Lidstrom will win his...