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| Thrashers, Hurricanes square off in Raleigh |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A Southeast showdown is on tap tonight in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to town for a divisional battle at the RBC Center. The Hurricanes are leading the Southeast with 65 points, but Washington is just two points behind and Atlanta is in third with 62 points. The Capitals are idle tonight after losing a shootout to the New York Islanders on Wednesday. Carolina has lost its last two games and opened a season-high six-game homestand with Tuesday's close loss |
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| Sharks aim to maintain road dominance over Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
02/18/2008 |
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| he Sharks have dipped to nine points behind first-place Dallas in the Pacific Division and is fifth in the Western Conference, three points back of Anaheim and one ahead of Nashville. The Islanders are coming off a dominant defensive effort over the Atlanta Thrashers on Saturday. Rick DiPietro came just 77 seconds shy of a shutout and the netminder needed to make only nine saves in a 4-1 victory. New York let rip a season-high 49 shots while holding Atlanta to an Islanders' franchise-low 10 shots on goal. The 39 |
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| 'Canes claw Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2008 |
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| for good. Trevor Letowski and Eric Staal added a goal and an assist each for the Hurricanes, while Wade Brookbank tallied his first goal of the season in the win. Carolina has won three straight and now has 64 points for the season, two ahead of the Atlanta Thrashers, who lost 4-1 at the Islanders Saturday. Andrew Ladd contributed a pair of helpers for the Canes, and John Grahame allowed just one goal on 11 shots in relief of starter Cam Ward, who was pulled late in the second period. After Nathan Horton convert |
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| Islanders skate past Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Rick DiPietro came just 77 seconds away from a shutout and finished the game with nine saves as the New York Islanders dominated the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Sean Bergenheim had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who have won three straight. Todd White scored the lone goal while Kari Lehtonen finished the game with 45 saves for the Thrashers, who had a three-game winning streak snapped. The 10 shots on net for Atlanta set a franchise record for fewest sho |
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| Isles set to host weary Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - One night after earning a long and hard-fought victory, the Atlanta Thrashers resume their current road trip with this evening's battle with the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Atlanta got its five-game trek off to a terrific start on Friday, although the club needed to extend itself to do so. Pascal Dupuis netted the game-winning goal in the 10th round of the shootout as the Thrashers rallied for a 4-3 decision over New Jersey last night at the Prudential Center. The Thrashers' Marian |
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| Dupuis, Atlanta bedevil New Jersey in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
02/15/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Pascal Dupuis scored in the 10th round of the shootout as the Atlanta Thrashers skated past the New Jersey Devils, 4-3, at Prudential Center. In the 10th round, Dupuis skated in on net and wristed the puck over Martin Brodeur's glove. Arron Asham had the last chance for New Jersey, but his shot went over the net. "I just sent a shot on net and it got by him," said Dupuis. "That guy (Brodeur) is so good it's hard to figure out how to approach him." Marian Hossa had a goal and an ass |
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| Devils conclude homestand against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of clubs locked in heated division races meet tonight in Newark, as the New Jersey Devils welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the Prudential Center. The Devils have 68 points and come into tonight's test one behind Pittsburgh for the Atlantic Division lead. Meanwhile, Atlanta's 60 points has the club tied for second in the Southeast with Washington and two points in back of Carolina. New Jersey is 2-1-0 on a four-game homestand that ends tonight and has posted back-to-back wins in the res |
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| Perrin pushes Thrashers past Capitals in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Eric Perrin scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Washington Capitals, 3-2, at Philips Arena. In the first round of the shootout, Perrin skated in on Olaf Kolzig and curled to the backhand before switching to the forehand and lifting the puck over the fallen netminder. After Alexander Semin was stopped by Kari Lehtonen, Vyacheslav Kozlov swooped in from the right wing and snapped the puck past the right pad of Kolzig. Boyd Gordon had |
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| Zhitnik lifts Thrashers over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Alexei Zhitnik scored 1:26 into overtime, as the Atlanta Thrashers defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, at Philips Arena. In overtime, Zhitnik faked a shot, went wide on Tampa Bay defenseman Filip Kuba, who had broken his stick, and beat Johan Holmqvist with a wrister high on the short side. "I saw the defenseman had no stick, so i was going to shoot," said Zhitnik. "I made a move and shot the puck. I thought it was a pretty good shot." Marian Hossa also tallied for the Thrasher |
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| Canucks skate by Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Roberto Luongo stopped 27 shots as the Vancouver Canucks downed the Atlanta Thrashers, 2-1, at Philips Arena. Daniel Sedin and Alexandre Burrows each scored a goal for the Canucks, who had dropped eight of their last nine coming into the game. "The difference was we were able to get a power-play goal," said Vancouver coach Alain Vigneault. "Then we shut them down when we had a power play opportunity at the end. It was a hard fought game by both teams. I'm happy with the win." Pasc |
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