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| Habs blow three-goal lead but rebound to clip Thrashers |
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12/02/2008 |
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| l, QC (MySportsbook) - Robert Lang's empty-net goal proved to be the game-winner in a wild finish at Bell Centre, as the Montreal Canadiens blew a a three-goal lead in the third period but eventually barely held on to secure a 5-4 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Andrei Kostitsyn's goal with 5:11 remaining in regulation put the Habs back on top 4-3 after they allowed three Atlanta goals within 59 seconds earlier in the period. Andrei Markov, Matt D'Agostini and Tomas Plekanec also scored for Montreal, which |
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| Thrashers hope to get in the win column versus Canadiens |
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12/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try for just their second win in eight games when they visit the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's battle at the Bell Centre. The Thrashers have lost six of seven games since tying a franchise record with a five-game winning streak. The club has managed just three points since the hot streak, going 1-5-1 in recent weeks. Atlanta lost its third straight contest on Sunday afternoon, dropping a 4-2 decision to visiting St. Louis. Keith Tkachuk scored once to notch his 1 |
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| Tkachuk's milestone point helps Blues down Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
11/30/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Keith Tkachuk scored once to notch his 1,000th career point, and help the St. Louis Blues take a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. Tkachuk became just the 6th United States-born player to reach the milestone, and the 72nd NHL player all-time. Brad Boyes finished with a goal and an assist for St. Louis, which snapped a two-game slide. Jay McClement and David Backes also scored for the Blues, while Chris Mason stopped 28 shots in the win. Colby Armstrong and Nicla |
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| Caps head to Ohio to face Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| e Canadiens from 1995-2006, stopped all 28 shots, while Alexander Ovechkin and David Steckel also tallied for Washington. Ovechkin, who recorded his sixth career hat trick and added an assist in leading Washington to a 5-3 decision over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night, extended his point streak to 10 games. He has 11 goals and 11 assists over that span. The Russian superstar has 30 points on the year, tying him with a host of players for second in the NHL. Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin, a countrym |
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| Washington's Theodore blanks old mates |
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11/29/2008 |
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| . "And to see the guys come in and be able to step in, that just shows a lot of character in beating a really good team." Ovechkin, who recorded his sixth career hat trick and added an assist in leading Washington to a 5-3 decision over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night, extended his point streak to 10 games. He has 11 goals and 11 assists over that span. Jaroslav Halak was solid in the net for Montreal, turning aside 27-of-30 shots. The Habs have lost six of their last nine games. With the Capit |
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| Suter, Predators top Thrashers in OT |
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11/28/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Ryan Suter scored 1:44 into overtime, lifting the Nashville Predators to a 4-3 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. In the extra frame, Shea Weber sent a lead pass to the left circle to Suter, who snuck a wrister between the pads of Johan Hedberg for the win. "I just wanted to try and get it five-hole," said Suter about the goal. "I just tried to get and the five-hole is the easiest shot so that is where I aimed it. Luckily, it snuck through there." Dan Hamhuis and Sco |
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| Ovechkin tries to extend point streak as Caps host Habs |
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11/28/2008 |
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| lead the Capitals to a second straight win when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's test at the Verizon Center. Ovechkin recorded his sixth career hat trick and added an assist in leading Washington to a 5-3 decision over the visiting Atlanta Thrashers on Wednesday night. The 23-year-old Russian phenom posted his first hat trick since March 3 of last season and also extended his point streak to nine games in the process. Ovechkin has exploded for 10 goals and 11 assists during the run and is now l |
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| Ovechkin's hat trick lifts Caps past Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin recorded his sixth career hat trick and added an assist, as the Washington Capitals topped the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-3, in a Southeast Division battle at the Verizon Center. Viktor Kozlov scored a goal and chipped in two assists, while Eric Fehr also scored for Washington, which snapped a three-game slide and improved to 8-0-1 at home this season. Jose Theodore needed just 15 saves to pick up the win. Bryan Little and Slava Kozlov each had a power-play goal fo |
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| Capitals return home to face Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will try to avoid their longest losing streak of the season when they host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight in a Southeast Division battle at the Verizon Center. The Capitals recently ended a five-game road trip with a 1-3-1 mark and lost the final three stops on that trek. Washington gave up four or more goals in every game during the trip and was outscored by a 16-7 margin in the last three outings. After being outscored by a combined 12-4 spread in tests at Los Angeles |
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| White, Hedberg help Thrashers beat Leafs |
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11/25/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Todd White scored two goals while Johan Hedberg made 32 saves, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-3, at Air Canada Centre. Chris Thorburn, Colby Armstrong, Ilya Kovalchuk and Mathieu Schneider also scored for the Thrashers, who snapped a three-game skid. Slava Kozlov posted two assists in the win. Jeff Finger, Nik Antropov and Niklas Hagman scored for the Maple Leafs, who are winless in their last four games (0-3-1) and fell to 3-6-2 in the month of Novem |
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