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obscures 42 absolves 42 elicits 42 belittles 42 overextends 42 sneaks 42 garners 42 deflect attention 42 redirects 41 refutes 41 outmuscles 41 shielding 41 soaks 41 ricochets 41 outjumps 41 withholds 41 mistimes 41 takes 41 nudges 41 drifts harmlessly 41 flattens 41 crumples 41 defers 41 rubs 41 outruns 41 shoots 41 eschews 41 whomps 41 receives 40 demurs 40 lobbed 40 sways 40 scuttles 40 defuses 40 unloads 40 fizzes 40 steadies 40 deflates 40 thows 40 brushed aside 40 straightens 40 pooh poohs 40 shrugging 40 lavishes 40 propels 40 sidestepping 40 shielded 40 stickhandles 40 puts 40 quells 39 reacts 39 Chertoff bristled 39 gesticulates 39 skips 39 scatters 39 thwarts 39 invokes 39 thrashes 39 chokes 39 conflates 39 uncorks 39 dangles 39 embellishes 39 whirls 39 rubbishes 39 collects 39 delicately lobbed 39 vaporizes 39 swats 39 shoves 39 deconstructs 39 assails 39 scorns 39 dislodges 39 harries 39 mins Koumas 39 impales 39 throws 39 lobbing 39 dissects 39 sidestepped 39 Colorado Avalanche goalie 39 shrugged 39 refocuses 39 bounces 39 heaps praise 39 Fending off 39 swerves 39 discredits 39 shines 39 overplays 39 stomps 39 saunters 39 quiets 39 inoculates 39 stirs 39 outstretched fingers 39 neglects 39 revels 39 flusters 39 obliterates 39 skims 39 negates 39 scoots 39 miscontrols 38 elevates 38 carves 38 affixes 38 misdirects 38 neatly sidestepped 38 resents 38 unleashes 38 elides 38 overpowers 38 hangs 38 welcomes 38 yanks 38 Vencat 38 clears 38 sublimates 38 steered 38 dribbles 38 pours 38 zips 38 melts 38 Fibbi acknowledged 38 Edmonton Oilers Shawn Horcoff 38 sidefoots 38 detaches 38 lauds 38 earns 38 richocheted 38 disregards 38 redeems himself 38 stymies 38 steams 38 gets 38 forgoes 38 retrieves 38 manhandles 38 tucks 38 erases 38 patrick.goldstein @ latimes.com 38 dissipates 38 ignites 38 fending off 38 coaxes 38 gravitates 38 deftly handled 38 savors 38 parried 38 wrests 38 demonizes 38 hesitates 38 solicits 38 cools 38 brow furrows 37 Raburn lunged 37 Deflected 37 shoos 37 deserves 37 conceals 37 spins 37 wallops 37 neutralizes 37 swivels 37 removes 37 douses 37 protects 37 flays 37 etches 37 agitates 37 turns deaf ear 37 demolishes 37 squints 37 tramples 37 trashes 37 stokes 37 spanks 37 denies 37 emerges unscathed 37 Later Mutombo swatted 37 amuses 37 sailed harmlessly 37 wears 37 wades 37 escapes 37 eviscerates 37 slathers 37 shield 37 abstains 37 inspires 37 swatted 37 shakes 37 deftly avoids 37 siphons 37 zaps 37 preaches patience 37 reponds 37 artfully dodging 37 obfuscates 37 Montreal Canadiens Saku Koivu 37 ridicules 37 subdues 37 fastens 37 fades 37 cannoning 37 pulverizes 37 scampers 37 divert attention 37 draws 37 grasps 37 flinches 37 Phoenix Coyotes goalie Ilya 37 pours scorn 37 pummels 37 mocks 37 muffles 37 preens 37 fidgets 37 Parrying 37 relishes 37 listens intently 37 Edmonton Oilers Andrew Cogliano 37 Ducking 37 treads carefully 37 criticizes 37 lays 37 uncoils 37 ignites firestorm 37 Partners willfully disregarded 37 handles 36 recieves 36 shimmies 36 detracts 36 misses 36 hears 36 renews 36 blows kisses 36 manipulates 36 steamrolls 36 refuses 36 juggles 36 spectacularly volleyed 36 Slovenia Marko Suler 36 stonewalls 36 nullifies 36 banishes 36 miskicks 36 embarrasses 36 flatly rejects 36 mins Adaggio 36 #:# +#:# Effort 36 disdains 36 ricochetted 36 retracts 36 camouflages 36 radiates 36 ricocheted 36 header cannoned 36 restrains 36 sends 36 plops 36 snatches 36 animates 36 Edmonton Oilers Linus Omark 36 evokes 36 dodges bullet 36 Zaytuna founders dismiss 36 explodes 36 disassociates 36 distract 36 clings 36 exaggerates 36 emanates 36 disentangles 36 insinuates 36 eases 36 fingertipped 36 mishandles 36 outraces 36 confuses 36 caroming 36 outstretched 36 dispenses 36 reaps 36 hypes 36 jostles 36 venemous 36 seizes 36 evaded 36 parry 36 swirls 36 trickled harmlessly 36 collides 36 dodge 36 magnifies 36 browbeats 36 prods 36 revolves 36 relieves 36 strews 36 acknowledges 36 squeezes 36 retaliates 36 settles 36 frustrates 36 eliciting 36 gathers 36 acutest 36 reorients 36 pats 36 pouts 35 gleans 35 smites 35 turns 35 stuns 35 tidies 35 careens 35 Deflects 35 lobs 35 scuffs 35 dazzles 35 slaps 35 spurs 35 heaped 35 Unfailingly polite 35 Calgary Flames goalie Mikka 35 hyperventilates 35 tempts fate 35 looped harmlessly 35 mins Riise 35 shys away 35 dodged 35 minimizes 35 dusts 35 stifles 35 dissembles 35 listens 35 flips 35 bounced harmlessly 35 loathes 35 dispels 35 penetrates 35 debunks 35 levitates 35 topples 35 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby 35 incites 35 baulks 35 withstands 35 knocks 35 stems 35 outreached hands 35 ducking 35 Gregory Shamus Getty 35 obstructs 35 deceives 35 gravitates towards 35 obliquely 35 deflections 35 sinks 35 snaffles 35 internalizes 35 elicited 35 exonerates 35 cowers 35 deflection 35 anoints 35 bulldozes 35 +2 mins 35 generates 35 sits uneasily 35 instigates 35 wilts 35 flings 35 cleaves 35 clenches 35 spits 35 skirted 35 spews forth 35 chastises 35 unhooks 35 brandishes 35 pisses 35 Edmonton Oilers Sam Gagner 35 keeps 35 undresses 35 salvages 35 polishes 35 neutralises 35 embraces 35 balll 35 disowns 35 hobbles 35 crushes 35 forgets 35 hinders 35 secures 35 cleverly backheeled 35 comes 35 disparages 34 ponders 34 navigates 34 Montreal Canadiens goalie Jaroslav 34 downplayed 34 winces 34 equivocates 34 Sharks goalie Antti 34 crouches 34 Nashville Predators goalie Pekka 34 heeds 34 disorients 34 deft passer 34 arced 34 dallies 34 softens 34 lambasts 34 extends 34 redeems 34 mashes 34 outfoxes 34 counteracts 34 spawns 34 Phoenix Coyotes Shane Doan 34 forsakes 34 pilfers 34 pinballing 34 nods appreciatively 34 bides 34 Shrugging 34 rattles 34 swishes 34 surrounds 34 distanced himself 34 Bardissi Enterprises welcomes 34 subverts 34 dawdles 34 bends 34 refracts 34 outduels 34 flighted cross 34 unfurls 34 misunderstands 34 babbles incoherently 34 Eschewing 34 Sharks Devin Setoguchi 34 bumbles 34 scolds 34 Untroubled 34 eludes 34 FACT CHECK Obama 34 pivoted 34 glosses 34 stopped Mike Santorelli 34 outlasts 34 ricochet 34 denounces 34 confiscates 34 destroys 34 attaches 34 dislocates shoulder 34 craves 34 hides 34 crotching 34 ducks clothesline 34 overreacts 34 dodges bullets 34 smacks 34 pulverises 34 cajoles 34 volley cannoned 34 Ottawa Senators Daniel Alfredsson 34 sasses 34 detonates 34 interprets 34 cinches 34 improvises 34 thrusts 34 decries 34 skitters 34 Edmonton Oilers Theo Peckham 34 suffocates 34 engenders 34 Effusive 34 prefers 34 unhinges 34 dodging 34 Jabbing 34 fended off 34 absorbs photon 34 perseveres 34 infuriates 34 assigns 34 demoralizes 34 misrepresents 34 deftly flicking 34 adjusts 34 volley fizzed 34 misinterprets 34 sniffs 34 suppresses 34 happily obliges 34 Clock ticks 34 decouples 34 punishes 34 sees 34 ducked 34 twirls 34 VIENNA Austria Shrugging 34 faceoff circle deflected 34 sloshes 34 sidles 34 redirecting 34 reassigns 34 richochet 34 amplifies 34 flits 34 scorches 34 tepid Heft 34 sews 34 #:# +#:# 34 lob 34 smashes 34 directs 34 pokes fun 34 cringes 33 reacted smartly 33 decapitates 33 upends 33 disperses 33 downright falsehoods 33 Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla 33 ascends 33 Headbutts 33 orients 33 pin balled 33 omits 33 discerns 33 deked goalie 33 rearranges 33 kneels 33 reframes 33 dignifies 33 weaves 33 berates 33 Vincent Damphousse banked 33 quashes 33 diddles 33 CALVINM 33 errs 33 allays 33 imparts 33 pretends 33 inflates 33 ricocheting 33 hurries 33 foregoes 33 interrupts 33 Cristina Centeno 33 lowers 33 lobs grenade 33 blindsides 33 misspeaks 33 misses clothesline 33 speaks softly 33 humbles 33 pierces 33 snubs 33 ASTON VILLA #-#-# 33 rebutted 33 Pointed 33 CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS Officials 33 undermines 33 appreciates 33 slithers 33 thrives 33 unbuckles 33 gloms 33 slips 33 adamantly denies 33 teases 33 blusters 33 acknowleges 33 dwells 33 segues 33 prefaces 33 deftly redirected 33 relegates 33 slapshot deflected 33 outstretched hands 33 chafes 33 unsettles 33 endures 33 despises 33 whines 33 Mikell leaped 33 brilliantly palmed 33 BY JEFF BARTLETT 33 hushes 33 emasculates 33 zooms 33 angle 33 avoiding 33 expresses 33 lends 33 Stoke keeper Asmir 33 Phoenix Coyotes Vernon Fiddler 33 Matt Moulson spoiled 33 shuts 33 handled incompetently 33 distorts 33 whisks 33 objectifies 33 accentuates 33 Demoting 33 rarely strays 33 palmed 33 accompanies 33 tiptoes 33 repudiates 33 entertains 33 intuits 33 nabs 33 wheedles 33 hoists 33 deftly 33 backdrop suplex 33 plumps 33 resigns 33 flummoxes 33 silences 33 forehanded 33 misses moonsault 33 ramrods 33 overreaches 33 slays 33 flatly denies 33 disassociates himself 33 sharpens 33 adamantly rejects 33 motivates 33 soars 33 exults 33 wrongfoot 33 slinks 33 ousts 33 fusses 33 Don Hayen 33 hunkers down 33 borrows 33 oozes 33 Jorg Butt 33 clearance cannoned 33 cashes 33 clanged harmlessly 33 hones 33 Calgary Flames Daymond Langkow 33 deftly lobbed 33 survives 33 goalbound volley 33 Syracuse Brandon Triche 33 overcomes 33 backhanded 33 condemns 33 redirect 33 smuggles 33 entraps 33 impresses 33 Edmonton Oilers Nikolai Khabibulin 33 skews 33 chest Godbee 33 Aniukov 33 extricates 33 unleashed piledriver 33 outleaping 33 lofted 33 vehemently rejects 33 undeserved 33 seduces 33 squelches 33 flicked goalwards 33 clobbers 33 palming 33 emphatically swatted 33 alludes 33 loses 33 overemphasizes 33 ambles 33 succumbs 33 full bunger 33 ruffles feathers 33 shied 33 Vancouver Canucks Ryan Kesler 33 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair 33 envoy Abbas Araghchi 33 dismissive 33 half nelson suplex 33 dived acrobatically 33 admires 32 brilliantly parried 32 blunting 32 outstretched palm 32 doggedly pursues 32 rebuffing 32 abandons 32 throws monkey wrench 32 Crouch Kuyt 32 overrules 32 Ottawa Senators Filip Kuba 32 Pele Platini 32 ascribes 32 Hat trick 32 gropes 32 Brushing 32 stomps mudhole 32 confounds 32 botches 32 obtains 32 soothes 32 kneads 32 atones 32 fakes handoff 32 derides 32 Nashville Predators Patric Hornqvist 32 goalkeeper Jordi Codina 32 scrutinizes 32 unleashes barrage 32 outguns 32 exalts 32 outshoots 32 flails 32 confronts 32 magic lasso 32 trots 32 superimposes 32 Xavier Jamel McLean 32 flung 32 cheerleads 32 rouses 32 disposes 32 mins Finnan 32 discourages 32 mins Baros 32 dissociates 32 absolve 32 superbly volleyed 32 gives 32 undercuts 32 sported bandage 32 overhit 32 suspends 32 nips 32 Atlanta Thrashers Ilya Kovalchuk 32 contrives 32 blasted 32 nods approvingly 32 trivializes 32 deft flicks 32 injects 32 falsifies 32 Gercaliu 32 orchestrates 32 tamps 32 electrifies 32 Slovakia Marek Hamsik 32 overwhelms 32 withdraws 32 taints 32 robs 32 Omer Asik chipped 32 prevents 32 sullies 32 stuffs takedown 32 maddens 32 sulks 32 pontificates 32 oscillates 32 composes 32 WHAT'S UP 32 RI Dem 32 gloveside 32 clinches 32 RISMedia welcomes your 32 fizzed narrowly 32 goads 32 waits patiently 32 typo correction suggestion 32 Allenspach column 32 expertly volleyed 32 daisycutter 32 laserlike 32 generalizes 32 transcends 32 underside 32 lifts 32 divert 32 Calgary Flames Curtis Glencross 32 hails 32 gutwrench suplex 32 maligns 32 Mathieu Schneider slap 32 oversells 32 mitigates 32 capitalizes 32 cube Sweldens 32 Da Silva Eduardo 32 teamate 32 tumbles 32 spews 32 Kieron shrugs 32 shines brightest 32 fondles 32 Veering 32 upstages 32 Xavier Kenny Frease 32 bamboozles 32 illuminates 32 Dallas Mavericks Jason Kidd 32 strain credulity 32 casts 32 nutmegged defender 32 dazes 32 steers 32 intricately decorated blade 32 locates 32 bombards 32 hoicks 32 Pandolfo redirected 32 camera zooms 32 awes 32 outplays 32 inflames passions 32 percolates 32 HIGHLIGHTS Cricket 32 disrobes 32 Neves Denilson 32 dislocates 32 outcoming 32 shrug 32 drew rebuke 32 bares 32 outlives 32 foils 32 neatly sidesteps 32 wanders 32 wildly exaggerates 32 tames 32 LEGAL DISPUTES Bidder agrees 32 Biscardi fielded 32 Vancouver Canucks goalie 32 ingratiates 32 WKRN Nashville Tennessee 32 blesses 32 sidestep 32 Flair chops 32 trickles 32 humiliates 32 misleads 32 expounds 32 Nikolai Khabibulin outstretched 32 gyrates 32 Sharks Marc Edouard 32 annihilates 32 attempted clearance cannoned 32 demotes 32 Butler Shawn Vanzant 32 distracting 32 gushes 32 Panathinaikos goalkeeper Alexandros 32 readies 32 dampens 32 dived bravely 32 pivoting 32 Outswinging corner taken 32 Heskey Agbonlahor 32 sustains 32 withstood barrage 32 disarms 32 Inswinging corner taken 32 misreads 32 impinges 32 engulfs 32 diversionary tactic 32 Blunting 32 funnels 32 sparks 32 feigns 32 diffusing 32 gobbles 32 politicizes 32 imbues 32 Donovan belly flopped 32 Unflappable 32 Sung Yeung Ki 32 burnishes 32 Clock ticking 32 evaporates 32 meanders 32 angled 32 goalkeeper Yury Zhevnov 32 mutes 32 fingerpoint 32 survives scare 32 flexes 32 ionizes 32 Shying away 32 swipes 32 sneers 32 tapers 32 cannoned 32 unleasing 32 caromed 31 monopolizes 31 exposes 31 Vanek redirected 31 balled fist 31 lambastes 31 deletes 31 erupts