Word: khabibulin
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...give Russia the pride of an underdog gold medal but also to build the future by fixing the past. In 1992, when the Unified Team, as the national team was then known, won, coach Viktor Tikhonov wanted a gold medal of his own. So he grabbed one from Nikolai Khabibulin, then 19 and third-string goalie, now Russia's star goaltender. Fetisov plans to get that one back for Khabibulin, even if he wins another. Repairing the Soviets' damage is a grueling patriotic struggle, even for a hero...
...Wings also got some payback on an old antagonist: Nikolai Khabibulin...
...Khabibulin has a history of playing this club good," said Kocur, who broke a 41-game scoring drought extending to Dec. 31. "To get a couple of goals on him does me a world of good and maybe hurts his confidence...
Nicklas Lidstrom, Kocur and Sergei Fedorov scored first-period goals for the Red Wings, who ended 42 years of frustration by capturing the Cup in 1997. Darren McCarty, Kocur and Kirk Maltby scored in the second as the Red Wings chased Khabibulin, the goalie who caused them so much anguish in a first-round series two years...
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