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| Leafs, Sabres tangle at Air Canada Centre |
NHL Hockey |
11/30/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs seek their third straight victory tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to Air Canada Centre. Toronto, which is 6-2 in its last eight games overall, has defeated Washington and Philadelphia during its current run, including Friday afternoon's 3-0 triumph over the host Flyers. Ed Belfour made 21 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season, and moved past Patrick Roy for the top spot among active players with career blanking No. 62. Aki Be |
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| Lightning place Cullimore on IR |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2002 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning placed defenseman Jassen Cullimore on injured reserve Friday. Cullimore is hampered with a left shoulder sprain he sustained during Wednesday's game against the Buffalo Sabres. In 22 games this season, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound native of Simcoe, Ontario, has recorded one goal and four points. |
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| Bruins Team Report: No problem |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2002 |
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| ho was essentially replaced is Dafoe, whose spot was taken by the well-traveled Steve Shields, who was obtained via trade from Anaheim. And prior to the season, Shields was considered a risk at best after he had gone from promising prospect with the Buffalo Sabres to a backup on the last-place Ducks. Well, here we are a quarter into the 2002-03 campaign and Shields and the Bruins have basically put all concerns to rest, at least for now. Boston paces the East with 34 points at press time, and is second in the |
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| No excuses needed for Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2002 |
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| ho was essentially replaced is Dafoe, whose spot was taken by the well-traveled Steve Shields, who was obtained via trade from Anaheim. And prior to the season, Shields was considered a risk at best after he had gone from promising prospect with the Buffalo Sabres to a backup on the last-place Ducks. Well, here we are a quarter into the 2002-03 campaign and Shields and the Bruins have basically put all concerns to rest, at least for now. Boston paces the East with 34 points at press time, and is second in the |
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| Canucks aim to improve on franchise-best winning streak |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2002 |
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| tied with the Minnesota Wild with 30 points. On the milestone watch, Todd Bertuzzi will be skating in his 500th NHL game tonight for the Canucks. Tampa comes into Friday's tilt with a modest two-game unbeaten streak (1-0-1) after a 1-1 tie with the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday. Fredrik Modin scored early in the third period to help the Bolts earn the tie. Kevin Hodson, making just his second start of the season, turned aside 22 shots for the Lightning. Nikolai Khabibulin will be back between the pipes for ton |
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| Sabres' Zhitnik out with broken foot |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2002 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Sabres defenseman Alexei Zhitnik is expected to miss at least a week of action after suffering a broken bone in his right foot. Zhitnik was injured while blocking a shot during Friday's 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Zhitnik then missed Saturday's game and wore a soft cast while sitting out Tuesday's practice. In 17 games this season, Zhitnik has recorded five assists and averaged more than 24 minutes per game. |
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| East-leading Bruins seek milestone win |
NHL Hockey |
11/23/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins try to join an elite club tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to FleetCenter. Boston is one shy of its 2,500th victory overall as a franchise, as well as its 1,500th home win. The Montreal Canadiens are currently the only NHL team to have reached those plateaus. In all, the Bruins boast a 2,499-1,949-768-24 all-time record -- including a 1,499-753-363-9 home mark -- during their 79-year history. The present-day Bruins enter today's action with the East |
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| Sabres demote Noronen to Rochester |
NHL Hockey |
11/22/2002 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres have sent goaltender Mika Noronen to Rochester, the team's minor league affiliate. Noronen, who started at the beginning of the season, has compiled an 0-4-1 record and had a 2.75 goals-against average. The 23-year-old Noronen appeared in 10 games with the Sabres last season and posted a 4-3-1 record, a 2.66 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage. In 45 games with Rochester of the AHL last year, Noronen had a mark of 16-17-12 with a 2.50 GAA and a . |
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| Sabres Team Report: Good times on the horizon? |
NHL Hockey |
11/22/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres haven't admitted it, but there is a good chance that the limbo status of their ownership situation has acted as a distraction this season. Buffalo is currently the National Hockey League's worst team with a 3-11-3-1 record through 18 games. Entering Friday's action the Sabres are winless in a franchise record-tying 12 straight tilts (0-9-2-1), and have lost seven straight, which also matches the team mark. On Tuesday the Sabres dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to the New |
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| NHL moving forward on sale of Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
11/20/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The National Hockey League announced Wednesday that it will be moving forward to conclude the sale of the Buffalo Sabres to a group headed by Mark E. Hamister. "After narrowing the bid process, it was determined that the terms of the Hamister bid should be accepted," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "We will work with Mr. Hamister to conclude the transaction as quickly as possible. It is anticipated that the closing will take place in the first quarter of 2003. Bettman has |
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