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| Hurricanes try to stay hot in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The hard-charging Carolina Hurricanes will continue their quest for the playoffs tonight, as they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for tonight's Southeast Division clash at Philips Arena. The Hurricanes have won four of their last five games and are 11-6 over their last 17 tests. Carolina has 69 points on the year and heads into Saturday tied with Buffalo for the final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Pittsburgh is just one point back in 10th place. Carolina has missed the playoffs in each |
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| Strong power play helps Capitals down Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alexander Semin had a goal and two assists as the Washington Capitals knocked off the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-3, at Verizon Center. Mike Green added a goal and an assist while Michal Neuvirth stopped 21 shots in the win for the Capitals, who have taken two of their last three games. "I thought we were really good early," said Capitals coach Bruce Boudreau. "We have a tendency. We get cute. Once you have a little bit of success, instead of bearing down and continuing doing the thin |
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| Caps end lengthy homestand in battle with Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will wrap up their longest homestand of the season when the Atlanta Thrashers invade the Verizon Center tonight for a Southeast Division showdown. Washington has had mixed success so far on the five-game residency, recording victories over Montreal and Pittsburgh and being dealt losses to Colorado and Philadelphia. The Capitals were most recently in action on Tuesday, when the club suffered a 4-2 defeat to the Flyers. The Caps failed to hold onto an early 2-0 lead in t |
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| Peverley paces Thrashers in win over Avs |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Rich Peverley and Tobias Enstrom each had a short-handed goal and an assist, as the Atlanta Thrashers held on to edge the Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, at Philips Arena. Ilya Kovalchuk and Marty Reasoner also lit the lamp for Atlanta, which snapped a two-game slide. Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves in the win. Atlanta scored two shorthanded goals for the second time this season, having also done so February 15 in an 8-4 win over Anaheim. Milan Hejduk had two goals to lead the Avalanche, who |
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| Stastny, Avs make a stop in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| the playoffs, but the team hopes the long-awaited return of one of their top scorers can provide a boost. Paul Stastny is expected to take the ice for the first time in two months when the Avalanche resume their current road trip tonight against the Atlanta Thrashers. Stastny, the runner up for the Calder Trophy as a rookie in 2006-07, has been sidelined since fracturing his right forearm in a December 23 game versus Phoenix. The 23-year-old had gotten off to an excellent start at the time of the injury, amassin |
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| Sharks pick up another home win, topple Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - Evgeni Nabokov made 22 saves and Jonathan Cheechoo got the game-winner as the San Jose Sharks topped the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-1, at HP Pavilion. Ryane Clowe and Joe Thornton also scored for the Sharks, who finished off a perfect three-game residency and moved to 26-2-3 at the Tank this season. San Jose is tops in the West with 89 points and next take to the road for a four- game stretch starting Monday in Dallas. "When you look at it from a wins standpoint, it wasn't as successfu |
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| Thrashers face stern test in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers have acquitted themselves quite well so far on their swing through the Western United States. The team has yet to face its toughest challenge of the four-game road trip, however, a matchup with the Western Conference-leading San Jose Sharks this afternoon at HP Pavilion. Atlanta has gone 2-0-1 thus far on the trek, opening things up with an impressive 8-4 victory at Anaheim on Sunday and following with a shootout triumph over Los Angeles one night later. The win streak c |
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| Reeling Habs return home for Northeast clash with Sens |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| a 5-4 loss to the Penguins on Thursday. Tomas Plekanec led the Canadiens with a pair of goals and an assist, while Andrei Kostitsyn had a goal and two helper. Mathieu Schneider had his first goal in two games since being acquired in a trade from the Atlanta Thrashers by Montreal, which has lost seven of its last eight overall. Goaltender Carey Price continued to struggle, turning away only 23-of-28 shots for Montreal. The young netminder is 2-8-1 in 13 games since returning from a lower-body injury on January 20 |
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| High-scoring Thrashers aim for breakthrough in Phoenix |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers seek their first-ever win in Phoenix tonight, when the red-hot club visits the Coyotes and Jobing.com Arena. Phoenix is one of four cities that the Thrashers have never posted a victory in. Atlanta is 0-5 with a tie in its six trips there and is also just 1-9 with a tie all-time versus the Coyotes. Atlanta, which entered the league prior to the 1999-2000 season, has been outscored 21-9 in Phoenix and will visit the city for the first time since a 5-2 setback on December |
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| Thrashers send D Schneider to Habs |
NHL Hockey |
02/16/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers sent defenseman Mathieu Schneider to the Montreal Canadiens for draft picks on Monday. Atlanta received a second-round pick in the 2009 draft and a third-round selection in the 2010 draft from the Montreal Canadiens. Atlanta also sent a conditional pick in 2009 to Montreal. Schneider, 39, has four goals and 11 assists in 44 games this season. He began his career with Montreal and played on the Canadiens' last Stanley Cup team in 1993. Over 20 seasons in the N |
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