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| Sabres take on lowly Lightning |
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03/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to regain ground in the Eastern Conference playoff race tonight, when they host the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning at HSBC Arena. The Sabres have 79 points and are currently 10th in the East and three points behind Philadelphia for the conference's eighth and final postseason berth. Buffalo was one point behind the Flyers in ninth place, but Washington won in Nashville Tuesday to move ahead of the Sabres with 80 points. Philadelphia also picked up two points on Tuesd |
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| Maple Leafs aim to keep postseason hopes alive versus Islanders |
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03/18/2008 |
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| nto is 12th in the conference and six points behind Philadelphia for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference. The Maple Leafs missed out on a chance to make up some ground on one of the teams ahead of them, as they hosted the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. The Sabres, who are one point in back of the Flyers, pounded out a 6-2 victory in Toronto as Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht each scored a goal and added two assists. Jiri Tlusty and Ian White scored for Toronto, which had a two-game |
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| Sabres keep in playoff hunt with win over Toronto |
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03/15/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht each scored a goal and added two assists, as the Buffalo Sabres dominated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, in a key matchup at Air Canada Centre. Ales Kotalik, Daniel Paille, Drew Stafford, and Henrik Tallinder also scored for Buffalo, which won its second in a row and moved closer to an Eastern Conference playoff spot. The Sabres, with 79 points, moved within one point of Philadelphia for the eighth spot. The Flyers lost in overtime to Boston on |
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| Roy, Sabres inch closer to final playoff spot with win over 'Canes |
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03/14/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Derek Roy scored two goals and added an assist as the Buffalo Sabres stormed out of the gate with four first period goals and trampled the Carolina Hurricanes, 7-1, at HSBC Center. Adam Mair contributed a goal and two assists for the Sabres, who snapped a four-game losing streak and pulled to within two points of idle Philadelphia for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. Daniel Paille picked up a goal and an assist, while Ryan Miller stopped 27 shots to |
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| Hurricanes battle Sabres aiming for sixth straight win |
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03/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The surging Carolina Hurricanes will aim for their sixth consecutive victory this evening, when they visit the struggling Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. The Hurricanes have used their five-game winning streak to open a larger lead atop the Southeast Division. Carolina has 81 points and is seven ahead of Washington and Florida for the top spot. Carolina is also third in the Eastern Conference standings and six points behind Ottawa for the second seed. The Hurricanes picked up their most rece |
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| Rangers hope to continue surge against streaking Panthers |
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03/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will try to post a point in their 14th straight contest tonight, as they visit the Florida Panthers and the BankAtlantic Center. The Rangers are 10-0-3 in their last 13 tests, and knocked off the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, in a shootout on Monday. Scott Gomez netted the deciding shootout tally to lift his club. Jaromir Jagr scored in regulation as did Fedor Tyutin, who posted his first goal in 42 games. Henrik Lundqvist turned away 19 shots for the Rangers, who have won thre |
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| Gomez's shootout winner lifts Rangers over Sabres |
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03/10/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Scott Gomez netted the deciding shootout tally, leading the New York Rangers past the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, at HSBC Arena. Jaromir Jagr and Fedor Tyutin scored in regulation while Henrik Lundqvist turned away 19 shots for the Rangers, who have won three straight and seven of eight to move into a tie for fifth with Ottawa in the Eastern Conference. "We feel really good the last couple games," said Lundqvist. "We play really good as a team and we roll four lines contributing a lot |
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| Ovechkin, Brodeur and Thornton selected as NHL's Three Stars |
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03/10/2008 |
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| ictory over the Boston Bruins. Ovechkin, who leads the NHL in scoring with 95 points, reached the 50- goal milestone in his team's 67th game of the season, the fastest since the Pittsburgh Penguins' Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux (59th game) and the Buffalo Sabres' Alexander Mogilny (63rd game) in 1995-96. Brodeur posted a 3-0-0 record with a goals-against average of 0.98 and a .972 save percentage during the week to earn the Second Star. Brodeur ranks second among NHL goaltenders with 38 victories and has he |
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| Sizzling Rangers roll into Buffalo |
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03/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The surging New York Rangers will aim for their seventh victory in eight games tonight, when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for a battle at HSBC Arena. The Rangers' recent hot streak has helped move them into the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race with 81 points. New York is two points in back of Ottawa for the fifth spot and just one point ahead of Boston. New York has not only won six of its last seven contests, but has also registered a point in 12 straight games, going 9- |
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| Walker's OT winner lifts Hurricanes over Sabres |
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03/08/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - Scott Walker scored the game winner with 2:10 left in overtime to lift the Carolina Hurricanes over the Buffalo Sabres, 4-3. Keith Aucoin, Tim Gleason and Sergei Samsonov each lit the lamp for the Hurricanes, who have won four games in a row. Cam Ward picked up the win after stopping 27-of-30 shots for Carolina, which has also won seven of eight. "It's a big day. We're still in charge of what we do but you look at the standings, there are three teams that need to do something f |
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