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| Briere, Heatley lead Canada to win over Sweden |
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04/29/2003 |
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| currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres. Dany Heatley added a goal and an assist in the win, while Mathieu Dandenault of the Detroit Red Wings tallied the other goal for Canada. Heatley, who scored his fourth goal of the tournament, is a star for the Atlanta Thrashers. Goaltender Sean Burke of the Phoenix Coyotes made 39 saves in the win. Peter Forsberg of the Colorado Avalanche provided the lone goal for Sweden, which got 29 stops from Tommy Salo, who plays for the Edmonton Oilers. Canada wrapped up the prelimin |
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| Connolly's season ends with suspension |
NHL Hockey |
04/03/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The National Hockey League has suspended Buffalo Sabres forward Tim Connolly for four games, without pay, for a high- sticking incident against Atlanta Thrashers defenseman Garnet Exelby on April 2. The incident occurred at 4:47 of the second period and Connolly was assessed a minor penalty for high-sticking. Connolly will miss the Sabres' final two games of the 2002-03 regular season as well as the first two games of the 2003-04 regular season. Under the terms of the Collect |
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| Rangers still clinging to playoff hopes |
NHL Hockey |
03/31/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - With their playoff hopes still breathing, the New York Rangers try to set up a Big Apple showdown when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to Madison Square Garden tonight. With 76 points, the Rangers sit ninth in the Eastern Conference -- four behind the rival Islanders, and both teams have four games remaining. The Blueshirts and Isles will face off on Long Island Tuesday night. The Rangers kept their dreams alive with Saturday's 3-1 win in Boston, led by a two-goal effort off t |
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| Devils try to draw closer to division crown in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games tonight when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. New Jersey is 4-0-1 in its last five and, with 100 points, remains three ahead of second-place Philadelphia in the divisional race. Both teams have five games left, with the Flyers being idle this evening. On Thursday the Devs skated to a 2-2 tie in Tampa, as the Lightning's Vincent Lecavalier forced the stalemate with 5:2 |
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| Thrashers Team Report: Heatley buries Canes |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - As he has done so often this season, Dany Heatley provided the Atlanta Thrashers some promise for their future Wednesday night. The 2002 Calder winner finished with two goals and two assists as the Thrashers downed the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, at Philips Arena. Chris Tamer added a goal and an assist for the Thrashers, who have won two of their last three games. Ilya Kovalchuk and Jeff Cowan also scored in the win, and Pasi Nurminen turned aside 29 shots. Heatley and Kovalchuk continued to bu |
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| Rangers Team Report: Curtains about to close on Broadway |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2003 |
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| d through the legs of Blackburn to make it 3-0 1:53 into the third period. Leetch closed the margin to 3-1 at the 8:14 mark of the final period when he took a pass from Donato, who was stationed behind the Pittsburgh net, and deposited the puck into the Pittsburgh net. "I said, 'We're not out of this - we've got five games to go,'" GM/head coach Glen Sather said. "We're not going to quit and we're not out of it." WHAT'S AHEAD The Rangers head to Boston on Saturday before hosting the Atlanta Thrashers on Monday. |
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| Devils Team Report: Maintenance men |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2003 |
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| not be a more important night than Monday for the New Jersey Devils in their quest for the Atlantic Division crown. They were facing a lesser club in the Florida Panthers, while their chasers, the Philadelphia Flyers, were doing the same against the Atlanta Thrashers. A hiccup against a lower-rung squad could have spelled doom for either of the Atlantic combatants. Well, Philly did its job against Atlanta and it was just a matter of Jersey holding off youthful Florida. Martin Brodeur made 19 saves and four diffe |
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| Ducks shoot for most wins in franchise history tonight |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2003 |
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| 62 points, the Blue Jackets own the worst point-total in the Western Conference, but are two points ahead of the Carolina Hurricanes for the league's lowest mark. The Blue Jackets did not help their chances any on Saturday when they fell 3-2 to the Atlanta Thrashers. Columbus received goals from Lasse Pirjeta and Rick Nash, but suffered its second loss in three games. The Blue Jackets have lost six of their last eight games and will be kicking off a five-game road trip this evening. Columbus has dropped seven s |
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| Flyers try to keep pace in Atlantic |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers hope to remain within reasonable range of the Atlantic Division lead tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the First Union Center. With 93 points, the Flyers are four behind the first-place Devils with eight games remaining. New Jersey will visit Florida this evening. Philly has lost two of its last three contests on the heels of a three-game winning streak. On Saturday, Ken Hitchcock's crew dropped a 2-1 home decision to the New York Rang |
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| Potential playoff matchup in Big D |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2003 |
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| uver Canucks. Minnesota, meanwhile, currently occupies the seventh spot with 86 points -- just one back of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. The Pacific Division-leading Stars come into Friday's clash on the heels of Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Atlanta Thrashers. Mike Modano scored at 2:24 of the extra session to lift Dallas to the win, which snapped a three- game losing streak for the Stars. Scott Young finished with two goals and an assist, while Stephane Robidas and Jere Lehtinen also scored for Dallas. |
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