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| Avs' Wolski out, Forsberg questionable for Saturday |
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04/25/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche forward Wojtek Wolski is expected to miss the remainder of his club's Western Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Red Wings while forward Peter Forsberg is expected to miss Saturday's Game 2. Wolski suffered an apparent upper body injury during Thursday's 4-3 Game 1 loss in Detroit, when teammate Ruslan Salei and Wings forward Johan Franzen collided and crashed into Wolski. Avs head coach Joel Quenneville confirmed Friday that Wolski will be out at le |
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| Wings take 1-0 series lead with win over Avs |
NHL Hockey |
04/24/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Johan Franzen registered two goals and an assist and Chris Osgood made 18 saves, including a brilliant stop in the dying seconds of regulation, to help the Detroit Red Wings edge the Colorado Avalanche, 4-3, in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series from Joe Louis Arena. Henrik Zetterberg and Dan Cleary also scored for the Red Wings, who needed six games to eliminate the Nashville Predators in the quarterfinals. Brian Rafalski collected two assists in the win. "Good wi |
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| Forsberg out of lineup for Colorado in Game 1 vs. Detroit |
NHL Hockey |
04/24/2008 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche were without the services of center Peter Forsberg in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Detroit Red Wings. Chris Osgood made 18 saves, as Detroit held on for a 4-3 win. Forsberg was scratched because of a sore groin. The 34-year-old Swede notched five points (one goal, four assists) in the first round against the Minnesota Wild, whom the Avalanche ousted in six games. |
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| Red Wings, Avs renew rivalry in Game 1 of West semifinals |
NHL Hockey |
04/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Red Wings and Colorado Avalanche will renew hostilities tonight, as they meet in the Motor City for Game 1 of the best-of- seven Western Conference semifinals at Joe Louis Arena. The Avalanche and Red Wings are two of the NHL's most successful franchises in recent history, as they combined to win five Stanley Cup titles from 1996-2002. The teams met in the postseason five times during that stretch. However, this is the first time the clubs are facing off in the postseason since Det |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Detroit vs. Colorado |
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04/23/2008 |
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| ne is no longer the offensive threat that he once was, but is still a steadying presence on the blue line. The Red Wings struggled on the power play in the opening round, scoring on just 3-of-26 (12-percent) of their opportunities against Nashville. COLORADO AVALANCHE (6th seed, West) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 44-31-7 2008 PLAYOFFS: Defeated Minnesota 4-2 in conference quarterfinals (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche are back in the playoffs after a one-year absence, and will once against be meeting up with t |
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| Roenick's four-point performance helps Sharks extinguish Flames |
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04/23/2008 |
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| 's chip-in from in front of the net. The Flames, though, were unable to get any more past Nabokov as the Sharks hung on for the series victory. Game Notes The other Western Conference semifinal series will feature the Detroit Red Wings taking on the Colorado Avalanche, with Detroit hosting Game 1 on Thursday...The Sharks are 4-2 all-time in Game 7s...The Flames are 5-7 all-time in Game 7s and have lost six of their last seven...Calgary centerman Stephane Yelle played in the 11th Game 7 of his career, making him t |
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| Avs advance with 2-1 win over Wild |
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04/20/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Ryan Smyth's second-period goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Colorado Avalanche advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild in Game 6 of their quarterfinals series at the Pepsi Center. Ben Guite also scored, while Jose Theodore stopped 34-of-35 shots for the sixth-seeded Avalanche, who avenged an opening round loss to the Wild in 2003. "One step closer," Theodore said. "Now we get a chance to watch the other teams. I thought we played |
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| Avs host Wild, aim for series-clinching win |
NHL Hockey |
04/19/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to close out their Western Conference quarterfinal series on home ice tonight, when they battle the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center. The sixth-seeded Avalanche trailed two games to one in this series, but have notched two straight victories to take a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven set. Minnesota, the Northwest Division champion and the third seed in the West, needs to win the final two games of this series to advance to the conference semifinals. After posting |
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| Wild, Avs continue deadlocked series with Game 5 in St. Paul |
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04/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With their series tied at two games apiece, Minnesota and the Colorado Avalanche will head north as the Wild host Game 5 of this best- of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild and Avs met in Denver for Game 4 on Tuesday and Colorado breezed to an easy 5-1 victory at the Pepsi Center. Prior to Tuesday's blowout win every game in this series and the previous five playoff meetings in a row between these clubs had been decided by a 3-2 overtime result. Minnes |
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| Denver Crush: Avs destroy Wild in Game 4 win |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Tyler Arnason posted a goal and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild, 5-1, in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at the Pepsi Center. Ruslan Salei had a goal and an assist, while Jordan Leopold collected two assists for the Avalanche, who evened this best-of-seven series. Jose Theodore stopped 24-of-25 shots to earn the victory. Mikko Koivu scored the lone goal for the Wild, who will host Game 5 on Thursday. Niklas Backstrom allowed fi |
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