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| Islanders Team Report: Who is that masked man? |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After a horrific start to the campaign, the New York Islanders are starting to resemble the team that returned to the postseason last year for the first time in eight seasons. With Friday night's 4-1 win over the streaking Colorado Avalanche, the Isles moved into sole possession of the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race with 66 points, one point ahead to the Tampa Bay Lightning and two in front of the Boston Bruins. "It seems like every single game in the last three months has b |
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| Canucks put record streak on the line in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| st after being recalled from the minors earlier in the day, and Artem Chubarov, Brendan Morrison and Matt Cooke tallied as well. Peter Skudra finished with 22 saves. The Canucks, with 79 points, remain atop the Northwest Division -- six ahead of the Colorado Avalanche. They are currently the third seed in the West -- four behind Dallas with a game in hand. Vancouver, 4-0-2 in its last six road tilts, will open a three-game homestand Sunday against Columbus. Edmonton, meanwhile, hopes to end a four-game losing str |
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| Penguins Team Report: Buried by an Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Just when it appeared as if they were picking up some steam when they needed it most, the Pittsburgh Penguins had to encounter the surging Colorado Avalanche. Dean McAmmond scored twice and Steve Reinprecht had a goal and two assists, leading the Avs to a 5-2 win over the Penguins at Mellon Arena. With the defeat the Pens sit with 57 points, which is 11th in the Eastern Conference -- seven out of the final playoff spot. Michal Rozsival and Tomas Surovy each scored for the Penguins, who had the |
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| Colorado streaks into Long Island |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try to continue their surge toward the top of the Northwest Division tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Colorado, which sits six behind first-place Vancouver with a game in hand, is 11-0-2-1 in its last 14 games, including successive wins over Minnesota, Chicago and Pittsburgh. On Thursday, playing the second portion of a three- game road trip, the Avs posted a 5-2 win against the Penguins, as Dean McAmmond led the charge wit |
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| Coyotes hope to stay hot against Blackhawks |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| ght on the road, will be starting a two-game trip tonight on the road, where it is 12-13-2-3 on the season. Chicago, meanwhile, is also fighting for its playoff lives and enters Thursday's contest on a sour note following Monday's 5-4 setback to the Colorado Avalanche. Colorado Avalanche. Steve Sullivan and Alexei Zhamnov both finished with a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, who have lost four of their last five games. Steve Thomas posted his 400th career goal and Eric Daze lit the lamp in defeat. Jocelyn T |
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| Pens welcome Avs to the Igloo |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins target their third straight win this evening when they continue their five-game homestand against the Colorado Avalanche at the Igloo. Mario Lemieux's goal 1:35 into overtime lifted the Penguins to a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Lemieux also had an assist for Pittsburgh, which has won two straight for the first time in a month. Ville Nieminen had a goal and an assist for the Penguins, while teammates Dick Tarnstrom and Rico Fata each a |
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| Division leaders face off in St. Louis |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| nds down in Edmonton on Saturday. The Canucks' recent string has pulled them within five points of the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars and has helped strengthen their position in the Northwest, where they hold a six-point edge on the surging Colorado Avalanche. St. Louis also comes into Thursday's affair on a winning note after topping the Calgary Flames, 5-3, on Monday. Keith Tkachuk and Pavol Demitra each posted two goals and an assist to lead the attack, while Tyson Nash added a score and Barret Jackma |
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| Canucks Team Report: Motor City madness |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| anything now. We came from behind in the third period against a great team. That's a nice thing to carry in our back pocket." The win extended the Canucks' unbeaten string to 10 games (6-0-4) and in the process moved them five points ahead of the Red Wings in the Western Conference, six up on the Colorado Avalanche in the Northwest Division. WHAT'S NEXT The Canucks continue their four-game road trip against the Central Division- leading St. Louis Blues on Thursday before closing the trek in Edmonton on Saturday. |
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| Wild target first-ever win over Blueshirts |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| ey welcome the slumping New York Rangers to the Xcel Energy Center. However, the Wild have never beaten the Rangers in four all-time matchups. After falling to Phoenix on Friday, the Wild suffered their second straight setback with a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Jim Dowd and Pascal Dupuis scored for the Wild, who have dropped to third in the Northwest Division with 67 points -- 14 back of the first-place Vancouver Canucks. Manny Fernandez turned aside 19 shots in the setback. Dupuis, who is sec |
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| Red Wings, Canucks set for Motown showdown |
NHL Hockey |
02/18/2003 |
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| feat January 19. Manny Legace, on the other hand, made 27 saves in last month's 5-2 Wings victory at Vancouver. Detroit, which is currently four points behind the St. Louis Blues in the Central Division, is tied for fourth in the conference with the Colorado Avalanche at 71 points. The Red Wings, just 2-2-2 in their last six home games, will be starting a five-game stretch this evening in Motown, where they are 17-6-5-1 on the season. Vancouver has taken two of its last three matchups against Detroit, but is just |
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