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| Canucks shoot for 15-game unbeaten streak |
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02/27/2003 |
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| ican Hockey League. Skudra is 7-3-3 with a 2.30 goals against this season. Vancouver is also 5-0-2 in its last seven home games and will conclude a three-game homestand tonight. The Canucks also moved within a point of the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars in the standings. San Jose, on the other hand, comes into Thursday's tilt riding a two-game winning streak after Monday's 5-2 win over the Calgary Flames. Evgeni Nabokov made 32 saves and Teemu Selanne scored a pair of goals, as the Sharks spoiled f |
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| Naslund, Cloutier lead Canucks to 14-game unbeaten streak |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2003 |
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| each scored twice, while Henrik Sedin added a goal in the win. Vancouver is also 5-0-2 in its last seven home games and improved to 3-0-1 in the last four meetings with Atlanta. The Canucks also moved within a point of the Western Conference-leading Dallas Stars. Naslund recorded six points on the night, tying Pittsburgh star Mario Lemieux for the league lead at 83. Lemieux had two goals and an assist in a 5-3 loss to Los Angeles. Frederic Cassivi was peppered with 31 shots, but was able to turn aside just |
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| Sakic returns as Colorado beats Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| n its last 17 games overall. Forsberg has 15 assists in his last eight games. Joe Sakic posted an assist in his return from a broken bone in his right foot for Colorado, which was 12-1-1-1 without him. He suffered the break on January 20 against the Dallas Stars. Mike York delivered a goal and an assist for the Oilers, who are winless in their last seven (0-4-1-2). Edmonton is also winless in its last five road games (0-5-0). Jason Chimera added his 12th goal of the season in the loss. Tanguay and Reinprech |
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| Guerin makes return to Beantown |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Bill Guerin and the Dallas Stars try to stretch their unbeaten streak to five games tonight when they visit the Boston Bruins at FleetCenter. Guerin will face his former club for the first time after signing with Dallas as a free agent last summer. The Wilbraham, Massachusetts native and Boston College product spent most of two seasons with the Bruins, after being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers early in the 2000-01 campaign. He posted 69 goals and 60 assists in 142 games wi |
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| East-leading Senators welcome Wild to Corel Centre |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| ts Network) - The Ottawa Senators, winners of three of their last four games, resume their quest for the National Hockey League's best record tonight when they welcome the Minnesota Wild to Corel Centre. With 86 points, the Sens are one ahead of the Dallas Stars in the league's overall standings, but the Stars hold a game in hand. Ottawa is four ahead of New Jersey in the Eastern Conference race, but the Devils have a pair in hand. On Saturday, the Senators posted a 4-0 home victory over Nashville, as Patri |
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| Nieuwendyk notches 1,000th point |
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02/23/2003 |
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| ndyk's goal tied the game at 3-3 with 10:56 left to play in the third period. Less than a minute later, Scott Gomez scored and the Devils held on for the win. Nieuwendyk became the 65th player in NHL history to reach 1,000 points. Mike Modano of the Dallas Stars reached 1,000 points earlier this season. The goal was Nieuwendyk's 13th of the season and 507th of his career. Nieuwendyk had 616 points with Calgary and 340 with Dallas before being traded to the Devils late last season along with Jamie Langenbrun |
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| Teams to beat in the NHL? Still the usual suspects |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| ng in Game 7 of last year's conference finals a sign that the days of him being the best "money" goaltender in the league are over? And of course we cannot forget about other traditional contenders like the stingy New Jersey Devils and the re-tooled Dallas Stars, who both may have a gripe with the Red Wings and Avalanche being called the teams to beat. The best part of all this is that no one really has a clue as to what will actually happen come spring. Recent playoff history, pedigree and their play of la |
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| Blackhawks Karpovtsev fractures cheekbone |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alexander Karpovtsev suffered a fractured cheekbone in Thursday's 2-1 loss to the Phoenix Coyotes. Karpovtsev was struck in the face near his eye with a shot on his first shift of the second period. He did not return to the game and his status for Sunday's game against the Dallas Stars is unknown at this time. In 33 games this year, the 32-year-old blueliner has one goal, nine assists and a minus-two rating. |
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| Blackhawks Team Report: Home sweet home? |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| aid. "It bounced to the wrong spot and he wrapped it in. I just feel sick to my stomach now. We lost the game." The Blackhawks have won just three of their past 16 (3-11-2). "Briere was in the right place at the right time," Hawks coach Brian Sutter said. "That's going to happen. It's a tough way to lose." WHAT'S NEXT The Blackhawks will try and get back on track Sunday when they continue their four-game homestand against the Dallas Stars. They will close the set on Tuesday against the Philadelphia Flyers. |
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| Stars Team Report: Dallas escapes Flames with a point |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It appeared to be a trap game for the Dallas Stars. A bad team with a hot goaltender is what they faced when they hosted the Calgary Flames at AmericanAirlines Center Wednesday night. Dave Tippett's crew escaped the fiery trap with a point. Scott Young scored late in the third period to lift the Stars to a 1-1 tie with the Flames in Big D. Ron Tugnutt made 26 saves for the Stars, who are 7-1-2 in their last 10 games and 16-2-5 in the last 23. Dallas is now 21-3-5-1 at home this season -- |
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