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| Flames ink 2007 first-round pick |
NHL Hockey |
05/02/2008 |
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| Calgary, AB (MySportsbook) - Calgary Flames general manager Darryl Sutter announced Friday the signing of the team's 2007 first-round pick, center Mikael Backlund. Per club policy, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 24th overall selection in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, Backlund registered three goals and four assists at last year's World Junior Championships, helping the Swedish team earn a silver medal. "Mikael is one of the best 18-year-old centers in the world and we are pleased that we h |
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| Iginla, Malkin, Ovechkin named Lester B. Pearson Trophy finalists |
NHL Hockey |
05/01/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin were named finalists for the 2007-08 Lester B. Pearson Award on Thursday, which is awarded to the NHL's Most Outstanding Player as voted by fellow NHL players. Ovechkin, who was a finalist for this award in his 2005-06 rookie season, finished with 112 points (65 goals, 47 assists) winning both the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer |
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| Iginla, Malkin, Ovechkin named Hart Trophy finalists |
NHL Hockey |
04/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Calgary Flames right wing Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin were named finalists for the 2007-08 Hart Trophy on Tuesday, which is awarded to the NHL's Most Valuable Player. Alexander Ovechkin, nominated for the first time in only his second season in the league, finished with 112 points (65 goals, 47 assists) winning both the Art Ross Trophy as the league's leading scorer and the Maurice Richard Trophy |
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| Morrow's OT winner lifts Stars over Sharks in West semi opener |
NHL Hockey |
04/26/2008 |
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| he defending Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks in six games in the quarterfinals. Ribeiro collected two assists and Marty Turco stopped 25-of-27 shots to pick up the win. Jonathan Cheechoo and Milan Michalek scored for the Sharks, who outlasted the Calgary Flames in a grueling first-round series, notching a 5-3 home victory in the decisive Game 7. Nabokov allowed three goals on 18 shots in defeat. "It's only one game," Michalek said. "It's a best of seven...we're going to go hard the next game and we're goin |
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| Sharks welcome Stars for Game 1 of West semis |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded San Jose Sharks will begin the second round tonight, as they host the rival Dallas Stars at HP Pavilion in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Sharks just ended a grueling seven-game series with the Calgary Flames on Tuesday, as they notched a 5-3 home victory in Game 7. San Jose came into the postseason as the Pacific Division champs and was a heavy favorite against Calgary. Meanwhile, the fifth-seeded Stars pulled off an upset in the first round, as they defeated Anaheim in six games, ending the Ducks' chances of repeating as Stanley Cup champions. Although Anaheim was just one seed higher than Dallas, the Ducks were expected by just about everybody to go deep into the postseason. On the other hand, the Stars, despite posting 97 points this year, were supposed to be handed their fourth straight first-round exit. The regular-season series between Dallas and San Jose was extremely close with each team winning four games. Dallas has won both of its playoff meetings with the Sharks, with the most recent win coming in five games during the 2000 conference semifinals. Home-ice advantage is always important in the playoffs, even for San Jose, which was better on the road than at the Shark Tank this season. The Sharks had a solid 22-13-6 record as the hosts, while Dallas was 22-14-5 as the visiting club. The teams will remain in Northern California for Game 2, which is scheduled for Sunday night. San Jose has been pegged as playoff underachievers in recent years, and it's hard to dispute that claim. After reaching the Western Conference finals in 2004, San Jose has been bounced out in the second round in back-to-back seasons. However, the Sharks were the NHL's hottest team in the second half of the season, posting an 18-0-2 stretch at one point. The biggest reason for San Jose's status as a Cup contender is the presence of the NHL's premier playmaker in centerman Joe Thornton. The 2005-06 Hart Trophy winner had another excellent season with the Sharks this year, posting 96 points (29 goals, 67 assists) while playing in all 82 games. All told, Thornton has notched 302 points in 222 games with the Sharks after being traded by Boston early in the 2005-06 season. Thornton had a solid first-round series against the Flames, posting two goals and five assists. The Sharks displayed a balanced scoring attack in the opening round, as five players on the team notched five or more points against Calgary. San Jose also had a surprise star in Game 7, as 38-year-old forward Jeremy Roenick notched two goals and two assists in the decisive contest. Roenick, who has 509 career goals, is trying for his first-ever Stanley Cup championship. San Jose's goaltending situation during the regular season was never an issue, as Evgeni Nabokov turned in the finest season of his NHL career and was nominated for the Vezina Trophy as a result. However, Nabokov struggled in the opening round, stopping just 145-of-162 shots en route to an .895 save percentage and 2.45 GAA against the Flames. Dallas has made it to the conference semifinals for the first since 2003, when it lost to Anaheim. The Stars will now try to get into the West finals for the first time since losing to the New Jersey Devils in the 2000 Stanley Cup finals. Marty Turco was huge for the Stars in the series against Anaheim, as he went 4-2 with a 2.01 goals against average and .912 save percentage. Turco also reached the scoresheet with an assist. The 32-year-old Turco was once considered to be a liability in the playoffs, but has quieted that talk with back-to-back solid performances in the postseason. Last year, the Stars were ousted in the first round in a seven- game series against Vancouver, but Turco was the best player for Dallas in that set as he tied an NHL record with three shutouts in one playoff round. The Stars also displayed tremendous scoring depth in the opening round, as they had seven players with five or more points against the Ducks. The offensive balance helped Dallas have the best power-play in the first round, as it scored on 26-percent (10-of-38) of its opportunities with the man advantage. Mike Ribeiro led Dallas with 83 points during the regular season and paced his club again in the first round with eight points (2g, 6a). Mike Modano, the all-time leading scorer among U.S.-born skaters, also had a strong series against the Ducks with two goals and four assists. The 37-year- old Minnesota native is the Stars' all-time leading playoff scorer with 139 points (55g, 84a) in 162 games. Stars defenseman Sergei Zubov has been out since late January with a sports hernia, but has begun to skate with the team and is questionable for tonight's game. Zubov, who has 111 points in 153 career playoff games, has won two Stanley Cup titles, one with the New York Rangers in 1994 and another with Dallas in '99. |
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| Roenick's four-point performance helps Sharks extinguish Flames |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2008 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - Jeremy Roenick had two goals and two assists as the San Jose Sharks won Game 7 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Calgary Flames, 5-3, to move into the semifinals. Joe Pavelski, Devin Setoguchi and Joe Thornton each scored a goal for the Sharks, who will face the Dallas Stars in the semifinals, with San Jose hosting Game 1 on Friday. Evgeni Nabokov made 19 saves in the win. "It was pretty depressing after we lost Game 6, but Ronny (coach Ron Wilson) ca |
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| Lidstrom finalist for yet another Norris Trophy |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2008 |
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| is up for yet another James Norris Memorial Trophy as the National Hockey League's best defenseman. The Red Wings defenseman, who has won the Norris five of the past six seasons, is joined by Zdeno Chara of the Boston Bruins and Dion Phaneuf of the Calgary Flames as finalists for the award, which is voted on by the Professional Hockey Writer's Association. Lidstrom had 10 goals and 60 assists in 76 games this season, with a staggering plus-40 for the President's Trophy winners. Another win for Lidstrom, who |
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| Kiprusoff blanks Sharks as Flames force Game 7 |
NHL Hockey |
04/21/2008 |
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| Calgary, AB (MySportsbook) - Miikka Kiprusoff made 21 saves to notch his sixth career playoff shutout, as the Calgary Flames staved off elimination with a 2-0 win over the San Jose Sharks to force a decisive Game 7 in their Western Conference quarterfinal. Owen Nolan and Daymond Langkow scored for the Flames, who evened the best-of- seven series at three games apiece. Calgary is hoping to avoid a third straight first-round exit. "I think we really paid the price," Kiprusoff said of winning despite the phys |
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| Sharks try to close out series in Calgary |
NHL Hockey |
04/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded San Jose Sharks will try to clinch their Western Conference quarterfinal series tonight, when they visit the Calgary Flames for Game 6 at the Saddledome. The seventh-seeded Flames held a two games to one lead in this series, but San Jose has rallied for two straight wins to push Calgary to the brink of elimination. The Flames are 0-3 in their last three games when facing postseason elimination. The Sharks, champions of the Pacific Division, won both Games 4 and 5 by one- |
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| Sharks aim for series' lead in Game 5 against Flames |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded San Jose Sharks will try to take their first lead of the Western Conference quarterfinals tonight, as they host the Calgary Flames for Game 5 at HP Pavilion. The seventh-seeded Flames posted wins in Games 1 and 3, while San Jose recorded victories in the even-numbered contests. The Sharks, champions of the Pacific Division, evened this best-of-seven series at two games apiece with Tuesday's road triumph at the Saddledome. Joe Thornton's deflection goal with 9.4 seconds re |
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