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| Tucker leads Avs past Oilers |
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11/16/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - Darcy Tucker scored the game-tying goal in the last minute of regulation, as well as the game-winner in the fifth round of the shootout, as the Colorado Avalanche pulled off a stunning 3-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers. With Edmonton holding a 2-1 lead late in the third period, Colorado had a 6- on-3 opportunity. The Oilers' Fernando Pisani was in the penalty box for hooking and Ethan Moreau was there for tripping, and the Avs pulled goaltender Peter Budaj. The move paid off, as wi |
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| Avs, Oilers clash in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will take aim at their third straight victory when they visit the Edmonton Oilers for a Northwest Division clash at Rexall Place. The Avalanche snapped a five-game losing streak with last Saturday's 1-0 decision over Nashville and began a three-game road trip with a shootout win against Vancouver on Thursday. Marek Svatos ended a goaltending clinic from both sides with the game-winning score in the shootout to lift Colorado over Vancouver, 2-1, at General Motors Place. S |
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| Quick change: Melrose out in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
11/15/2008 |
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| d recording 440 goals, 952 points and 2,972 penalty minutes. He also appeared in 145 playoff games and netted 52 goals with 112 points and 471 penalty minutes. This will mark his first head coaching position. After retiring midway through the 2001-02 season, he joined the Colorado Avalanche as an assistant and was also an assistant under Wayne Gretzky in Phoenix. Tocchet has had troubles off the ice, spending two years away from the game for his involvement in a massive betting ring based in southern New Jersey. |
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| Yelle and Boston crush Habs |
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11/13/2008 |
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| for the Bruins, who coasted the rest of the way. Game Notes Yelle also had an assist, giving him three points in a game for the first time since recording three helpers in a 4-2 win over the New York Rangers on February 18, 2000 when he was with the Colorado Avalanche...Bruins forward Chuck Kobasew picked up a pair of assists...Canadiens forward Alex Tanguay was credited with the lone assist on Koivu's goal...Former Canadien Michael Ryder also earned a point for Boston...Fernandez improved to 4-0-1 in his last fi |
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| Luongo, Canucks put shutout streak on the line vs. Avs |
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11/12/2008 |
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| Network) - Goaltender Roberto Luongo has been showing the Vancouver fans perfection over the last three games. The Canucks captain will try to stretch his shutout streak tonight and break his own club record in the process when his club takes on the Colorado Avalanche at General Motors Place. Luongo enters this test having posted three straight shutouts. He hasn't allowed a goal since the second period of a loss to Detroit last Sunday, blanking Nashville, Phoenix and Minnesota in the process while stopping all 81 |
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| Edmonton Oilers |
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11/12/2008 |
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| Claimed forward Jesse Boulerice off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche; placed left winger Steve MacIntyre on the injured reserve list. |
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| Edmonton claims Boulerice |
NHL Hockey |
11/11/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers claimed forward Jesse Boulerice off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Boulerice, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound enforcer has scored two goals with two assists and 46 penalty minutes in 12 games this season with the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's AHL affiliate. Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, the 30-year-old Boulerice made his NHL debut with the Flyers in 2001-02. Boulerice has played 170 NHL games with Phi |
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| Budaj, Avs blank Predators |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Peter Budaj stopped all 26 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season, as the Colorado Avalanche blanked Nashville, 1-0, at the Pepsi Center. It was the sixth career shutout for Budaj, who helped the Avs halt their five- game losing streak. Darcy Tucker provided the game's only tally with his 200th career goal. "I think it was a huge win for our team, especially with us losing five in a row," Budaj said. "I don't think we played that bad in those five games but we couldn't g |
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| Avs host Preds, try to end five-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
11/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to put the breaks on a five-game losing streak when they welcome the Nashville Predators for tonight's matchup at the Pepsi Center. Colorado's skid has come on the heels of a five-game winning streak. Another loss tonight would give the Avalanche their longest slide since also dropping six straight from March 30-April 11, 1998. All of Colorado's setbacks on the current slide have come in regulation, meaning the club hasn't gained a point in the standings since p |
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| Avs' Sakic possible for Saturday; recall RW Jones |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche coach Tony Granato said that forward Joe Sakic might be available for Saturday's game against Nashville. "I'd say there's a pretty good chance he'll play," said Granato. "If he feels like he does this morning and there's no setbacks, I think he'll be ready to go." Sakic, who sat out Thursday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota, is currently suffering from back problems. In 12 games this year, the captain has two goals and 10 assists. In other news, Colorado recalled right win |
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