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| Devils conclude trek in Buffalo |
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10/25/2002 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Winners in four of their first five contests, the New Jersey Devils close out a three-game road set tonight when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. Jersey had its three-game season-opening win streak halted with a 3-1 loss to Carolina last Saturday to start the trek, but rebounded nicely with a 2-1 triumph in Atlanta on Wednesday night. Scott Gomez contributed a goal and an assist, and Jeff Friesen scored his first goal in a Devils uniform as Pat Burns' troops staved |
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| Blues, Barrasso reach tentative agreement |
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10/25/2002 |
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| his groin, forcing Divis into the starting role. Divis won his first game, but injured his groin in his next outing, leaving rookie Curtis Sanford as the starter and Cody Rudkowsky as the backup. The 37-year-old Barrasso started his career with the Buffalo Sabres and won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year and the Vezina Trophy as top goalie in 1984. The 18-year pro was traded to Pittsburgh in 1988 and won the Stanley Cup with the Penguins in 1991 and 1992. Meanwhile, the Blues also announced they have r |
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| Flyers hope to bounce back after first loss |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| oss of the season when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to the First Union Center on Thursday. Eric Weinrich had the lone Philadelphia goal and Roman Cechmanek stopped 29 shots for the Flyers, who moved to 3-1-2 on the year with a 2-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday. Trailing by a goal, Weinrich evened the game at 8:13 of the middle period with a power-play tally. Kim Johnsson sent a cross-ice pass to Weinrich, who fired a shot from above the left circle and beat Biron over his right shoulder. The Fl |
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| Flyers hope to remain undefeated |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2002 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to remain one of two unbeaten teams in the National Hockey League tonight when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. Philly shares the spotlight with Tampa Bay amongst the ranks of the undefeated. Philadelphia (3-0-2) is coming off Saturday's 3-1 victory over the Washington Capitals at the First Union Center. After they fell behind 1-0 in the first, John LeClair and Simon Gagne scored second period goals to put the Flyers ahead, and Donald Bra |
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| Oilers Team Report: Oilers continuing to slide |
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10/20/2002 |
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| nst. "You have to dig in and make the right plays -- simplify the game and eventually things come around," Oilers general manager Kevin Lowe told the Edmonton Journal. "We just don't want our defensemen to go back there mindlessly and throw it around the boards. We have plays so when the other team dumps it in, you maintain puck possession." WHO'S NEXT Edmonton will try and right its ship in Colorado on Tuesday before returning home to face the Blues, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Dallas Stars and Buffalo Sabres. |
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| Coyotes Team Report: Coyotes not looking for payback on Kolanos hit |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Coyotes will battle the Buffalo Sabres Saturday night at the HSBC Arena. However, this is not your typical early-season, inter-conference matchup. It was January 19 of last season when Buffalo roughhouse right wing Vaclav Varada slammed young Phoenix center Krys Kolanos into the boards, face first during a contest at America West Arena. Kolanos suffered a severe concussion at the time and has not been the same since. In training camp, post-concussion syndrome symptoms flared up |
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| Rangers, Predators faceoff at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| d on Saturday at Madison Square Garden against the winless Nashville Predators. The Rangers, who will play eight of their next 11 at MSG, are on a two-game unbeaten streak after a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs and most recently a 4-4 tie with the Buffalo Sabres. Eric Lindros scored twice and Bobby Holik added his first goal for the Rangers, who registered three power-play goals in the deadlock Wednesday against Buffalo. Brian Leetch and Tom Poti each notched two assists. Pavel Bure also scored for New York |
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| Coyotes hope to halt three-game skid |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Phoenix Coyotes try to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. The Coyotes have lost four of their first five games, including back-to-back setbacks in Ottawa and Toronto. On Thursday against the Maple Leafs, playing the third installment of a five-game road trip, Phoenix dropped a 5-3 decision as Bob Francis' club fell behind 5-1 and was never able to recover. Phoenix did put up a valiant effort, though, and outs |
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| Blackhawks Team Report: Thibault perfect in home opener |
NHL Hockey |
10/14/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Goaltender Jocelyn Thibault stopped 26 shots in his team's 3-0 home-opening win against the red-hot Buffalo Sabres on Sunday. The shutout was the 28th of Thibault's career and his 20th since joining the Blackhawks. Thibault admitted after the game that he actually thought about the shutout during play, but quickly got the idea out of his head. "Things go through your mind in a game, some good things and some bad things," Thibault told the Chicago Tribune. "You don't want the 'shutout' word |
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| Explosive Sabres seek first 3-0 start since 94-95 |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres seek their first 3-0 start in nearly eight years tonight when they visit the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. The Sabres, who haven't opened a season with three consecutive victories since the abbreviated 1994-95 season, have so far disposed of the Islanders and Canadiens, two playoff teams, with relative ease, outscoring them by a combined score of 11-2. Lindy Ruff's club opened the season on with a 5-1 home win over New York on Thursday before Satur |
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