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| Canucks welcome Blackhawks to GM Place |
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02/10/2003 |
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| ncouver, which is unbeaten in its last three home games, will begin a brief two-game homestand this evening. For the first time all season the Northwest Division-leading Canucks are having to look in their rear-view mirror for the perennial champion Colorado Avalanche, who have narrowed the margin to six points in the division. Chicago, meanwhile, comes into Monday's affair on a winning note after blanking the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. Jocelyn Thibault recorded 29 saves for his NHL-leading seventh shutout of t |
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| Red Wings target first win in seven games |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2003 |
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| troit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Red Wings try to put the brakes on a six-game winless skid tonight when they invite the San Jose Sharks to Joe Louis Arena. Detroit is 0-4-2 in its last six tries, including a home-and-home sweep to the rival Colorado Avalanche. After a 1-0 home loss on Thursday, the Wings dropped a 5-3 decision Saturday in Denver. The Red Wings held a 3-2 lead into the third period, but the Avs reeled off three unanswered tallies to provide the difference. Tomas Holmstrom had two goals wa |
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| Oilers Team Report: Getting tight in the West |
NHL Hockey |
02/09/2003 |
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| which could have moved seven points ahead of the ninth-place Blackhawks, now leads Chicago by just three points with a crucial road swing on the horizon that includes stops in Ottawa, Toronto and Detroit. With 62 points Edmonton is tied with red-hot Colorado Avalanche for sixth place in the conference, but Chicago and Anaheim are right there with 59 points apiece. The Oilers seemed to have the Blackhawks ripe for the picking, as Chicago entered the game 1-6-2 in its previous nine games and was playing the sixth g |
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| Avs target nine-game unbeaten streak |
NHL Hockey |
02/09/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try to stretch their season-best unbeaten streak to nine games tonight when they welcome the Calgary Flames to the Pepsi Center. Adam Foote and Radim Vrbata each scored in the third period, as Colorado came back to defeat the Detroit Red Wings, 5-3, in a hotly-contested game Saturday. Milan Hejduk recorded his first career hat trick for the Avalanche, who have won a season-high four straight games and are 6-0-2 in their last eight. Hejduk scored an empty-net g |
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| Avs, Red Wings conclude home-and-home set in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
02/08/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try to win their fourth straight today when they welcome the rival Detroit Red Wings to the Pepsi Center for the back end of a home-and-home. Colorado is 5-0-2 in its last seven overall, including Thursday's 1-0 triumph over the Wings at Joe Louis Arena. Patrick Roy made 28 saves for his third shutout in his last five games to back the effort. Alex Tanguay scored the lone goal of the game for the Avalanche, who haven't lost since a 4-2 setback against Detroit |
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| Western Conference rivals tussle in Hockeytown |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - A pair of bitter Western Conference rivals rekindle their series this evening when the Colorado Avalanche face off with the Detroit Red Wings in a rematch of the 2002 Conference Finals. Detroit got the best of the Avs in the 2002 postseason, outlasting them in a thrilling seven-game series. The Red Wings also defeated Colorado in their first meeting of the season, 4-2, on January 16. Overall, Detroit has won four straight regular season meetings, five of six and seven of the last n |
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| Philadelphia Flyers |
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02/05/2003 |
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| Traded defenseman Chris McAllister to the Colorado Avalanche for a 2003 sixth-round draft choice; Acquired forward Todd Warriner from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a conditional pick. |
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| Flyers trade McAllister, pick up Warriner |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday picked up winger Todd Warriner from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for a conditional pick. In a separate move, the Flyers traded defenseman Chris McAllister to the Colorado Avalanche for a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft. Colorado Avalanche for a sixth-round pick in the 2003 Entry Draft. Warriner had four goals and six assists in 30 games this season for the Canucks. He has accumulated 63 goals and 85 assists in 434 career games |
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| Car accident injures Colorado's Hinote |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche forward Dan Hinote was injured in a car accident on Sunday in Boston. He is expected to miss up to two games. The 26-year-old Hinote, who was a passenger in the car, injured his head and leg in the accident. He was treated at a Boston hospital and then flew back to Denver on Monday. Hinote has five goals and three assists in 40 games this season for Colorado. He is playing in his fourth NHL season, all with the Avalanche. Colorado plays at Boston on Tuesday and th |
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| Avs ride five-game unbeaten streak into Beantown |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche try to carry their pre- break momentum over tonight when they put a five-game unbeaten streak on the line in Boston tonight. Colorado is 3-0-2 during its run, including last Thursday's 4-3 overtime win over the host New York Rangers. The win leaves the Avs with 56 points, which is still good for just fourth in the Northwest Division. They sit nine behind the first-place Vancouver Canucks. Against New York, Greg de Vries scored 2:29 into the extra frame to prov |
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