Four Teams Open in Europe

There are more games being played in Europe. This is the fifth straight season that teams are playing in Europe. The Los Angeles Kings, Anaheim Ducks, New York Rangers, and Buffalo Sabres will be playing over seas. On day one The Ducks and Sabres will play in Helsinki. The Rangers and Kings will play in Stockholm. On day two the Sabres and Kings will play in Berlin. The Ducks and Rangers will play in Stockholm.

Hawks In Stars Out

With a 5-3 loss to the Minnesota Wild, the Dallas Stars were unable to knock out the eight place Chicago Blackhawks. The Blackhawks lost 4-3 against the Detroit Red Wings earlier in the day. But the Blackhawks came into the day with 97 points and the Stars came into the day with 95 points. The Hawks will try to make another cup run while the Stars go home and look to improve for next year.

Oklahoma City Just Makes It

The Oklahoma City Barons just sneak into the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs with a 2 - 0 win over the Stars on the road. Jeff Deslauriers made 22 saves in the win and had his third shut out in four games. Also the win marked the Barons fourth straight win. The longest streak in franchise history. The longest since winning four straight from January 9 to January 15. Milan Kytnar and Colin McDonald were the goal scorers. McDonald got his 41st goal of the season.

Callahan Out

The New York Rangers leading scorer Ryan Callahan is out indefinetly with a broken ankle. He broke it by blocking a shot by the Boston Bruins defensman Zedeno Chara. This is the second major injury by blocking a shot this year. The first one was a broken hand on a shot by Pittsburgh Penguins defensman Kris Letang. This can cause the New York Rangers trouble in the playoffs when they face the number one seed Washington Capitals in the first round.

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