United manager Sir Alex Ferguson and counterpart Sven-Goran Eriksson each laid a wreath either side of the centre circle before an impeccably observed minute's silence.

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He leaned back against the ropes of the enclosure and watched the horses circle the corral, stood watching them a minute more, as they stood still, then leaned down and came out through the ropes.

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The Sabres made it 2-1 less than a minute later when Gerbe took a shot from above the right circle near the boards that deflected off a Panthers player and into the net at 1:36.

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The goal came a half-minute after Sullivan was set up for a one-timer in the left circle, but his shot went just wide.

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Eric Staal, who less than a minute earlier came out of the penalty box, took a cross-zone pass in the right circle from Pitkanen and fired a quick one-timer that beat Lundqvist for his 14th goal of the season.

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Eric Staal, who less than a minute earlier came out of the penalty box, took a cross-zone pass in the right circle from defenseman Joni Pitkanen and fired a quick one-timer that beat Lundqvist for his 14th goal of the season.

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It's so gentle, it sounds as if it's fading out from the minute it begins, but it's lovely enough that you can't wait for it to circle back around.

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