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| Surging Hurricanes visit playoff-contending Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Hurricanes will go for their fourth straight win tonight, as they take on the playoff-hopeful Buffalo Sabres at the RBC Center. The Hurricanes have won a season-high three straight games for the fourth time this year after Thursday's 3-2 victory over Minnesota. Carolina hasn't posted four straight wins since a five-game win streak from December 16-26, 2006. On Thursday, Matt Cullen recorded a goal and an assist and Cam Ward stopped 26 shots as the Hurricanes held off the Wild. |
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| Ovechkin awesome again as Caps top Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin lit the lamp twice to increase his league lead in goals to 54, as the Washington Capitals defeated the Buffalo Sabres, 3-1, in a big matchup between Eastern Conference playoff contenders. Olaf Kolzig picked up the win after stopping 25-of-26 shots for Washington, which has won four of its last five games. Nicklas Backstrom added a goal and had an assist for the Capitals, who beat the Sabres for the first time in four meetings this season. "We're playing again |
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| Caps hope for another offensive explosion, battle Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will try to carry over some momentum from an amazing offensive display in their last game, as they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's contest at HSBC Arena. The Capitals won for the third time in four outings Monday night, as they destroyed the Boston Bruins, 10-2, at the Verizon Center. Alexander Ovechkin recorded the fifth hat trick of his career to reach the 50- goal mark on the season and added two assists as Washington dominated the visiting Bruins, who had |
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| Sabres inch closer to playoff spot with victory over Philly |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Maxim Afinogenov registered two goals and an assist, as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, at the Wachovia Center. Jason Pominville scored two goals for the Sabres, who pulled within one point of the Flyers for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Henrik Tallinder collected two assists before he left the game with a shoulder injury. Steve Bernier added two helpers, while Ryan Miller stopped 19-of-21 shots to earn his 30th win of the season. Steve |
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| Red Wings take on Sabres aiming to halt skid |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Though starting to get healthy, the Red Wings aren't close to playing at the elite level they did for most of the season. Detroit aims to halt a four-game slide this evening when it visits the Buffalo Sabres and the HSBC Arena. The Red Wings once owned a dominating lead for the best record in the NHL, and while they still lead the Central Division by 16 points over second-place Nashville, Detroit leads Dallas by a mere three points for the top spot in the Western Conference. The Red Wings |
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| Knuble posts a goal, two assists as Flyers top Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| Marty's aggressive he's not way out of his net, he's aggressive out the puck. He looks really tuned in right now, he's been a really solid performer and he was again tonight." The victory gives Philadelphia 73 points (33-25-7), two ahead of the idle Buffalo Sabres for the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Bill Guerin notched his 20th goal of the season for the Islanders, while Rick DiPietro allowed three goals on 30 shots. The loss was the third in four games for the Islanders, who sit four points behind |
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| San Jose Sharks |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Brian Campbell and a seventh-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for forward Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft; signed goaltender Brian Boucher to a one-year contract. |
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| Sharks land Campbell from Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks added a big piece to their defense before Tuesday's trade deadline, as they acquired Brian Campbell from the Buffalo Sabres for young forward Steve Bernier and a first-round pick in the 2008 draft. Campbell, who is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent after this season, is considered the best defenseman available at this year's deadline, especially after Tampa Bay decided to re-sign Dan Boyle rather than trade him. The Sabres, who also sent a seve |
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| Rangers D Mara to undergo surgery |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers defenseman Paul Mara will undergo facial surgery on Monday and will be sidelined for the next two weeks. The 28-year-old was hit by Buffalo Sabres forward Patrick Kaleta with a check in the New York zone during New York's 4-3 victory on Saturday. He was examined by doctors, who determined that he didn't have a concussion Sunday, and is scheduled to have an operation at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York. In 55 games this season with New York, he has posted one |
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| Flyers visit Buffalo with hopes of ending record slide |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to snap the longest losing streak in franchise history tonight, when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena in a key battle for playoff positioning. The Flyers have tied a club record with 10 straight losses, matching the mark set by last year's team. Philadelphia was first in the Atlantic Division before the slide, but has since fallen into the basement. The Flyers have 67 points and are tied for last in the Atlantic with the New York Islanders. The F |
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