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| Booth pushes Panthers past Thrashers |
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04/01/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - David Booth scored the eventual game-winner early in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, at Philips Arena. Olli Jokinen and Jay Bouwmeester each scored a goal for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Craig Anderson made 31 saves in the win. "I thought our special teams were very good tonight," said Florida coach Jacques Martin. "We got the power-play goal and won that part of the game. One positive from this year is our ro |
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| Kovalchuk, Lehtonen carry Thrashers over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (MySportsbook) - Ilya Kovalchuk scored a pair of third period goals as the Atlanta Thrashers blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0, at St. Pete Times Forum. Kari Lehtonen posted 36 saves to notch his fourth shutout of the season for the Thrashers, who have won two of their last three. "It was a tough battle," Lehtonen said. "It was so humid and hot, it felt like I was playing in a swimming pool, all the gear was so wet." Atlanta, which finished the road portion of its season with a 15-21-5 r |
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| Help Wanted: 'Canes hope to clinch Southeast crown in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| vision lead. Carolina, which is also third in the Eastern Conference standings, could secure the Southeast title tonight with a win and a regulation loss by Washington at Florida. Carolina notched an easy win Friday night, as it pounded the visiting Atlanta Thrashers by a 7-1 count. Tuomo Ruutu and Jeff Hamilton each scored twice and Eric Staal had a goal and two assists to lift the Hurricanes to the blowout at RBC Center. Carolina finished the night with five power-play goals, tying a franchise record. Joe Corv |
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| 'Canes thrash Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - Tuomo Ruutu and Jeff Hamilton each scored twice, Eric Staal had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes pummeled the lowly Atlanta Thrashers, 7-1, at RBC Center. Carolina finished the night with five power-play goals, tying a franchise record. Joe Corvo and Trevor Letowski each tallied and had a helper, while Cam Ward made 25 saves for the Southeast Division-leading Hurricanes, who now hold a four-point edge over idle Washington with four games remaining in the regular |
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| Hurricanes hope to blow past Thrashers in Carolina |
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03/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to extend their lead in the Southeast Division tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the RBC Center. The Hurricanes have 88 points on the year and are just two points ahead of Washington for first in the Southeast and the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Carolina has a game in hand over the idle Capitals, but will use that tonight. The Caps and Hurricanes have one regular-season meeting left on April 1 in Washington. Carolina failed in a chan |
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| Holik lifts Thrashers over Panthers |
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03/27/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Bobby Holik scored a pair of goals as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the Florida Panthers, 3-2, at BankAtlantic Center. Mark Recchi also tallied for the Thrashers, who got 42 saves in a spectacular outing from goaltender Kari Lehtonen. Atlanta snapped a five-game skid, but has already been eliminated from postseason contention. "That was great," said Lehtonen. "You have to be happy from that kind of thing, that it went our way finally. That's hard for them (the Panthers). That probab |
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| Panthers hope to rebound with home test vs. Thrashers |
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03/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Florida's playoff chances took a big hit last time out. With their postseason hopes fading, the Panthers host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at BankAtlantic Center. With five games left to play, the Panthers are tied for 10th in the Eastern Conference with Buffalo, five points back of eighth-seeded Boston. However, both the Bruins and Sabres have a game in hand over Florida. The Panthers faced the worst club in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday, but left Tampa Bay as 3-1 losers to take a split |
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| Ovechkin, Toskala, Briere selected as NHL's Three Stars |
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03/24/2008 |
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| 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 23. Ovechkin garnered the first star as he led all scorers with seven points (three goals, four assists) to help the Capitals start a six-game road trip with two wins in three games. In a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday, he scored twice to become the first player to reach the 60-goal mark since Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux and Jaromir Jagr in 1995-96. Ovechkin leads the League in goals (60), points (106), power-play goals (21), game-winning goals (10) and s |
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| Ovechkin notches 60th goal as Caps rally to top Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin scored twice to become the first player to reach 60 goals in 12 years as the Washington Capitals rallied to defeat the Atlanta Thrashers, 5-3, at Philips Arena. Ovechkin became the first player to score at least 60 goals in a year since Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux (69) and Jaromir Jagr (62) both accomplished the feat during the 1995-96 campaign. Also, the Russian sniper became the second Capitals player in club history to hit the 60-goal mark, joining Dennis Maru |
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| Caps hope to rebound in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Washington's current road trip features several favorable matchups. However, the Capitals' offense failed itself last time out and the club will try to rebound tonight in a test with the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena in a matchup that features the top two goal scorers in the NHL. Washington had won four straight to stay in contention in both the Eastern Conference playoff race and Southeast Division title. However, the Capitals were blanked by Chicago, 5-0, on Wednesday and fell five poi |
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