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| Wild, Avs meet for Game 4 in Denver |
NHL Hockey |
04/15/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The third-seeded Minnesota Wild will try to grab a three games to one lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals tonight, when they visit the Colorado Avalanche for Game 4 at the Pepsi Center. Every game in this series and five straight playoff meetings between these clubs overall have been decided by a 3-2 overtime result. Minnesota won Games 6 and 7 of a Western quarterfinal in 2003 and the Wild have taken two of three OT games by that score in this set. Colorado notched the |
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| Bouchard gives Minnesota another OT win over Avs |
NHL Hockey |
04/15/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Pierre-Marc Bouchard's goal 11:58 into overtime sent the Minnesota Wild to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Avalanche in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal set from Pepsi Center. Bouchard accepted a pass from Brian Rolston in the low slot on the right wing, crossed over to the left side and ripped a wrister over the glove of Jose Theodore, who appeared to be partially screened when the shot was released. "It was a perfect shot, tough for the goalie," said Wild forward Mikko |
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| Avs, Wild meet for pivotal Game 3 in Denver |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild will meet for a pivotal playoff test in Denver tonight, as the Avs host Game 3 of the best-of- seven Western Conference quarterfinals at the Pepsi Center. The clubs split the first two games of the series in St. Paul and both tests were decided after regulation. Colorado notched a 3-2 decision in the opener on Wednesday, but the Northwest Division champion Wild won by the same score Friday night at Xcel Energy Center. Keith Carney scored Friday's game- |
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| Carney's OT winner lifts Wild over Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
04/12/2008 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - Keith Carney scored the game-winning goal 1:14 into overtime, as the Minnesota Wild clipped the Colorado Avalanche, 3-2, to even their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series at one game apiece. In the extra session, Carney collected the puck at the left circle and fired a slap shot that appeared to deflect off Avs defenseman Ruslan Salei's skate before veering past Jose Theodore. Pavol Demitra and Mikko Koivu also scored for the Wild, while Niklas Backstrom made 24 s |
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| Avs shoot for 2-0 lead against Wild |
NHL Hockey |
04/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The sixth-seeded Colorado Avalanche will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals, as they visit the Northwest Division champion Minnesota Wild for Game 2 at Xcel Energy Center. Joe Sakic scored the game-winning goal 11:11 into overtime of Game 1, as the Avalanche clipped the third-seeded Wild, 3-2, on Wednesday night in St. Paul. In the extra session, Ruslan Salei fired a slap shot from the left point that hit Minnesota defenseman Martin Skoula in front and |
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| Sakic's OT winner lifts Avs over Wild in Game 1 thriller |
NHL Hockey |
04/10/2008 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - Joe Sakic scored the game-winning goal 11:11 into the first overtime, as the Colorado Avalanche clipped the Minnesota Wild, 3-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series at the Xcel Energy Center. In the extra session, Ruslan Salei fired a slap shot from the left point that hit Minnesota Wild defenseman Martin Skoula in front and went right to the stick of Sakic, who backhanded the puck past Niklas Backstrom. Kurt Sauer and Ryan Smyth also tallied fo |
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| Wild, Avs continue to battle in Game 1 of West quarterfinals |
NHL Hockey |
04/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After battling it out for the Northwest Division title all season long, the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche will meet tonight for Game 1 of a best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. With four of the clubs in the division alive in the battle for the crown late in the season, it was the Wild who made the fewest number of mistakes on the way to winning their first-ever Northwest crown as well as the third seed in the West. The Avalanche fi |
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| Talent and experience rule out West; Youth abounds throughout East |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2008 |
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| e in a best-of-seven series starting Thursday in Hockeytown. Pittsburgh and No. 7 Ottawa will get things started Wednesday, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers in a 4 vs. 5 Eastern Conference border battle; the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche in a 3 vs. 6 matchup in the West; and the Sharks hosting the Calgary Flames in a No. 2 against No. 7 series. Joining Detroit and Nashville in Game 1 action on Thursday are the No. 8 Boston Bruins and No. 1 seed Montreal Canadiens, and Dallas and A |
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| Stanley Cup Finals Preview - Minnesota vs. Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2008 |
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| strom made 58 appearances this year, 57 of those starts, and finished 33-13-8 with a 2.31 GAA. He was also decent in his first-ever postseason appearance last year, allowing just 11 goals in five games versus the eventual Stanley Cup champion Ducks. COLORADO AVALANCHE (6th seed, West) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 44-31-7 2007 PLAYOFFS: Did not qualify (MySportsbook) - Apparently, the Colorado Avalanche didn't like missing the postseason last year. So, they brought back some old faces to ensure it didn't happen again. |
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| Wild defenseman Nick Schultz has appendectomy |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| ppendectomy Monday night, two days before they open a playoff series. The team said the operation was successful and Schultz was resting comfortably at a Twin Cities hospital. Minnesota opens the Western Conference playoffs Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild said Schultz's status would be updated when the team had more information. Schultz played 81 games this season and had two goals and 15 points with a plus-9 rating.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The info |
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