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Article: nhl: all-star game; EASTERN CONFERENCE 8, WESTERN CONFERENCE 7; Boston's Savard caps East's late comeback; The Wild's Marian Gaborik had put the West ahead midway through the third period, but the lead didn't last.(SPORTS)
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- January 28, 2008
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Byline: Michael Russo; Staff Writer
Atlanta, Ga. -- Minnesota's Marian Gaborik had the winning goal in his hip pocket at Sunday's NHL All-Star Game for, oh, about 90 seconds.
The two-time All-Star scored a third-period goal to cap a Western Conference rally from four goals down, but Carolina Hurricanes star Eric Staal scored the tying goal, then helped set up the winner as the Eastern Conference recovered for an 8-7 victory in front of an announced 18,644 at Philips Arena.
Making his All-Star Game debut, Boston Bruins center Marc Savard, who scored 97 points for the host Atlanta Thrashers two seasons ago before bailing as a free agent, scored ...