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| Henrik Zetterberg returns to Wings; Ilya Kovalchuk limps off for Thrashers |
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01/31/2008 |
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Henrik Zetterberg's return to the lineup gave the Detroit Red Wings a lift. Ilya Kovalchuk's gimpy walk to the dressing room handed the Atlanta Thrashers quite a scare. The NHL is back from the All-Star break and the health of the league's stars will go a long way in determining who eventually gets into the playoffs. Zetterberg came back from a back injury in style Wednesday night, scoring a quick goal to help the Red Wings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 at home - the fifth straight win for high-flying Detr |
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| Thrashers F Kovalchuk leaves game |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk left Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins with an apparent knee injury. Kovalchuk recorded his 38th goal of the season, the eventual game-winner late in the first period, then left the game after Pens forward Jarkko Ruutu's knee collided with his own right knee along the boards at center ice with 3:21 played in the second. Atlanta's leading scorer was eventually able to get to the locker room under his own power, and Ruutu was g |
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| Thrashers aim to halt skid, host Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to pick up their first win in over two weeks tonight, when they welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to Philips Arena. The Thrashers, who hosted last weekend's All-Star festivities, had dropped five in a row heading into the break and last posted a victory in a 5-1 win over Detroit on January 15. Atlanta's last two setbacks came in a two-game road series against the New York Rangers. New York posted a 4-0 win last Tuesday and followed with a 2-1 shootout triumph on T |
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| Detroit alone on top as NHL enters 2nd half ready to gear up for playoff races |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2008 |
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| e break in first place. The Southeast is one of the NHL's most balanced - some say weak - divisions where seven points separate first place and fifth. Carolina is one point ahead of Washington, with MVP contender Alex Ovechkin, two in front of the Atlanta Thrashers, three above Florida, and seven ahead of Tampa Bay, which at 20 wins is tied for the fewest in the NHL. With the trade deadline only a few weeks away, tough decisions whether to be buyers or sellers will have to be made. The Thrashers need to figu |
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| Nabokov shuts out Kovalchuk in entertaining second-period duel |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2008 |
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| slanders goalie Rick DiPietro and Montreal defenseman Andrei Markov. Markov scored his first All-Star goal in the first period to give the East a 2-1 lead. Another first-time All-Star for the East, Boston forward Marc Savard, played for the host Atlanta Thrashers from 2003-06 and had the game-winning goal. --- NUMBER 9: Ottawa's Jason Spezza wears No. 19 for the Senators but switched to No. 9 Sunday. New York Rangers forward Scott Gomez wore No. 19 for the Eastern Conference. Spezza said No. 9 was his |
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| Arnott makes All-Star return after an 11-year gap |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2008 |
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| slanders goalie Rick DiPietro and Montreal defenseman Andrei Markov. Markov scored his first All-Star goal in the first period to give the East a 2-1 lead. Another first-time All-Star for the East, Boston forward Marc Savard, played for the host Atlanta Thrashers from 2003-06. --- LONG-TERM DEALS: There's a lot of long-term money tied up in some Eastern Conference All-Stars. Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards signed a 12-year, $69-million contract extension last month. One of his East teammates, |
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| Kovalchuk, DiPietro, Osgood, Nash chosen as All-Star starting replacements |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| ome good news from the NHL. Just days after receiving a one-game suspension for an illegal check from behind, Kovalchuk was upgraded to the Eastern Conference starting lineup Saturday for the game played in his home arena. Kovalchuk, of the host Atlanta Thrashers, took the spot of injured Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, forced out of the event by a high ankle sprain. The 24-year-old left wing is second in the league with 37 goals and fourth in points (63). He will start on a forward line with NH |
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| Waddell named All-Star assistant coach |
NHL Hockey |
01/25/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Thrashers head coach Don Waddell has been added to the Eastern Conference staff as an assistant for Sunday's NHL All-Star Game. The Thrashers are hosting this year's All-Star festivities. Waddell will replace New Jersey's Brent Sutter as an assistant to East head coach John Paddock of Ottawa. No reason was given for the change. Paddock and Sutter had earned the coaching staff assignments because their respective teams had the conference's top records as of January 5. Wadde |
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| Shanahan lifts Rangers over Thrashers on Brian Leetch night |
NHL Hockey |
01/25/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Brendan Shanahan notched the lone goal of the shootout as the New York Rangers celebrated a special night with a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers at Madison Square Garden. Shanahan beat Atlanta netminder Johan Hedberg with a shot between the pads on New York's first chance. Henrik Lundqvist turned aside Mark Recchi and Slava Kozlov, while Hedberg stoned Chris Drury and Jaromir Jagr. Marian Hossa then gave the Rangers the victory when he fired his chance high and wide to the |
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| Leetch's number raised to the rafters |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers retired former defenseman Brian Leetch's jersey to the rafters in a ceremony prior to the club's contest against the Atlanta Thrashers at Madison Square Garden. Leetch, who wore No. 2, became only the fifth former Blueshirt to see his jersey raised, joining Ed Giacomin (1), Rod Gilbert (7), Mark Messier (11), and Mike Richter (35). The Texas-born, Connecticut-raised backliner was the ninth-overall selection of New York back in 1986, and cemented his reputatio |
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