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Giguere backstops Leafs to 1st night win

Clarke MacArthur scored the game-winner, and Giguere made the best save of the game in the dying moments, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 3-2 at the Air Canada Centre on Thursday. Tim Brent and Phil Kessel also scored for Toronto, and Dustin Boyd and Jeff Halpern replied for the Canadiens.





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Majors hope to bounce back against Peterborough

[audio:http://torontoobserver.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/chris_majorspreview_podcast.mp3|titles=chris_majorspreview_podcast]Following an eye-opening 7-2 loss to the Ottawa 67’s on Sunday afternoon, the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors will try to right the ship as they host the Peterborough Petes Friday night at Hershey Centre. The…



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NHL Preview: The Northeast Division

Last season, four teams from the Northeast Division made it to the playoffs, leaving only the Maple Leafs on the outside looking in. This year there are two front-runners to make it back (in Boston and Buffalo), and three bubble teams (in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa).


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NHL preview: Southeast Division

Make no mistake: some familiar faces will be at the top of the heap in the Southeast Division.

Conversely, some usual suspects should be floundering amongst the NHL’s basement from the same region.