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| Sliding Avs hope for return of Stastny in Anaheim |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to halt a four-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Anaheim Ducks, who resume their season-long homestand tonight at Honda Center. The Avalanche's current skid, which began with a loss to Anaheim on February 12, has fallen to fourth in the Northwest Division. Colorado is three points behind second-place Vancouver and Calgary, and eight points back of front- running Minnesota. Colorado took on a Detroit club that had lost six straight, but fell to the R |
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| Avalanche F Sakic returns to practice |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic participated in his first practice with the club Tuesday since being injured in Colorado's 3-2 loss at San Jose on November 30. The center underwent hernia surgery on December 28 and has missed a total of 36 games. "We don't really have a timetable," said Sakic, commenting on a potential return date. "We're going to see how it progresses and if things get better, you never know. But right now there's no real date. The last couple of days I've bee |
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| Sakic, Stastny practice with Avs, expect to play on road trip |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2008 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -Joe Sakic and Paul Stastny took part in practice Tuesday as the struggling Colorado Avalanche moved closer to getting their top two offensive players back in the lineup. Stastny could play as early as Wednesday against Anaheim during the first game of a five-game road trip. Sakic will travel with the team and hopes to play during the trip. ``We don't really have a timetable. We're going to see how it progresses,'' said Sakic, who has missed 36 games after surgery to repair a sports h |
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| Red Wings visit Avs hoping to halt epic slide |
NHL Hockey |
02/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Red Wings will try to halt their longest losing streak in over 17 years when they visit the Colorado Avalanche and the Pepsi Center tonight. Detroit, which leads the NHL with 87 points this year, has dropped six in a row for the first time since a seven-game skid from January 14-30, 1991. The Red Wings also endured a six-game winless streak (four losses, two ties) from January 25-February 8, 2003. After a lopsided 5-1 setback versus Columbus on Friday, the Red Wings suffered a clos |
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| Havlat, Blackhawks edge Avs |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Martin Havlat scored the eventual game-winning goal with 2:53 gone in the second period and the Chicago Blackhawks held on to defeat the Colorado Avalanche, 2-1, at United Center. Dustin Byfuglien added a goal, while James Wisniewski chipped in with a pair of assists for Chicago, which has won three straight and four of its last five games. Patrick Lalime was stellar between the pipes for the Blackhawks, stopping 21- of-22 shots. Chicago, which ended a seven-game road trip with a 6 |
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| High-scoring Blackhawks return home to face Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Blackhawks have been scoring goals in bunches as of late. They'll try to keep up that offensive barrage when the Colorado Avalanche invade the United Center for a Sunday matinee. Chicago had its highest offensive output of the season with a 7-2 rout of Columbus on Wednesday, then followed up with a 6-1 shellacking of fellow Central Division member Nashville the next night. Rookie Jonathan Toews paced the Blackhawks with two goals and an assist against the Predators, while goaltende |
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| Blackhawks to honor victims of NIU tragedy with Huskies decal |
NHL Hockey |
02/16/2008 |
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CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Blackhawks will wear NIU Huskies decals on their helmets during Sunday's home game to honor those killed in the shooting at Northern Illinois University. The Blackhawks play the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday. The team announced that it also plans to wear the decals at St. Louis on Tuesday night and at home against Minnesota on Wednesday night. The decal replicates the overlay of a black ribbon and Huskies logo that currently appears on NIU's official Web site. The team will also |
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| Legace, Blues shut down Avs in Smyth's return |
NHL Hockey |
02/15/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - David Backes posted a goal and an assist, as the St. Louis Blues thumped the Colorado Avalanche, 4-1, at the Pepsi Center. Paul Kariya, Jay McClement and Ryan Johnson also scored for the Blues, who have won for just the fourth time in their last 15 games (4-8-3). Manny Legace continued his dominance over the Avs, stopping 39-of-40 shots to pick up his 21st win of the season. Legace improved to 13-2-0 lifetime against Colorado. "They're very talented offensively," said Legace, commen |
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| Smyth returns as Avalanche host Blues |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche will have Ryan Smyth back on the ice tonight when they host the St. Louis Blues at the Pepsi Center. Smyth has missed Colorado's last 18 games after suffering a fractured right ankle on New Year's Eve against Phoenix. That injury came on the heels of captain Joe Sakic landing on injured reserve due to hernia surgery. Smyth, who has 11 goals and 28 points in 36 games this season, will help boost a club that is still without Sakic and leading goal-scorer Paul Stastny (appe |
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| Smyth set to return to the ice on Thursday |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche forward Ryan Smyth will be in Colorado's lineup when the Avalanche host the St. Louis Blues Thursday at the Pepsi Center. Smyth fractured his right ankle during Colorado's 4-3 shootout loss at Phoenix on New Year's Eve, causing him to miss 18 games. In 36 games this season, Smyth has notched 11 goals and 28 points with a minus-5 rating. In other news, defenseman Brett Clark is out indefinitely after dislocating his shoulder in the third period of Tuesday's 2-1 los |
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