Flames Out Early (Again)
One trend ended, while another continued Monday. Chicago advanced to the second round with a 4-1 win over Calgary, its first series win since '96 and the Flames' fourth straight first-round exit. Story 
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2009 PLAYOFF SCORING LEADERS
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- GOALS
- Sidney Crosby #87 C Penguins
- G: 15
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- ASSISTS
- Evgeni Malkin #71 C Penguins
- A: 22
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- POINTS
- Evgeni Malkin #71 C Penguins
- Pts: 36
2009 PLAYOFF GOALTENDING LEADERS
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- GAA
- Ty Conklin #29 G Blues
- GAA: 0.00
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- SAVE %
- Ty Conklin #29 G Blues
- SV: 1.000
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- WINS
- Chris Osgood #30 G Red Wings
- W: 15
HEADLINES
- Crosby denies handshake snub; Wings bitter
- Pens' Malkin gets Conn Smythe
- Thousands celebrate Penguins' Stanley Cup win
- Pens captain Crosby returns to Game 7 in third
- Red Wings' Datsyuk in Game 5 lineup
- Red Wings' Draper able to play, but might sit
- Malkin avoids suspension for instigator call
- Red Wings unhappy with finals schedule change
- NHL fines Hawks' Quenneville $10K for criticism
- Wife of Hurricanes' Walker has cervical cancer
- Police: Anaheim GM swings chair, hits woman
INJURY REPORTS
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Saturday, May 23
Tomas Kopecky #82 RW
Kopecky (face) will not return to action for the duration of the playoffs, MLive.com reports.
Tuesday, April 28
Cory Sarich #6 D
Sarich (broken foot) was a minus-1 with two shots on goal in 18 minutes of work Monday as the Flames were eliminated from the ...