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| Isles shoot for rare win in Phoenix |
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01/02/2009 |
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| rner from its recent 10-game losing streak, as the club is 2-1-1 over its last four contests. That includes a win on Wednesday, as Mike Comrie scored twice and Mark Streit had a goal and an assist to help the Islanders to a 4-2 home victory over the Florida Panthers. Sean Bergenheim also tallied, while Kyle Okposo chipped in with a pair of assists for the Islanders, who are still last in the NHL with 28 points. Doug Weight had an assist in the win and is now one point shy of 1,000 for his career. Weight has sev |
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| Comrie tallies twice, Isles top Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Mike Comrie scored twice and Mark Streit had a goal and an assist as the New York Islanders defeated the Florida Panthers, 4-2, at Nassau Coliseum. Sean Bergenheim also tallied, while Kyle Okposo chipped in with a pair of assists for the Islanders, who have split their last four games after dropping the previous 10. Joey MacDonald was solid between the pipes for New York, turning aside 27- of-29 shots. It was the netminder's first win since a 4-2 victory over Ottawa on November |
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| Panthers aim to halt skid in meeting with Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will try to avoid a fourth consecutive loss when they visit the lowly New York Islanders for this afternoon's encounter at Nassau Coliseum. The Panthers have lost three in a row on the heels of back-to-back wins and have surrendered a total of 15 goals during the losing streak. Florida's slide began with a home-and-home sweep at the hands of the rival Tampa Bay Lightning and the Panthers followed with Monday's loss to visiting Montreal. Maxim Lapierre notched the first h |
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| Lapierre's first career hat trick sends Habs over Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Maxim Lapierre notched the first hat trick of his career, propelling the Montreal Canadiens to a 5-2 win over the Florida Panthers at the BankAtlantic Center. Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec also tallied for the Canadiens, who are 4-0-1 over their last five games. Carey Price turned in another quality performance between the pipes, stopping 26 shots. A first round pick in 2005, Price has gone 11 straight starts (7-0-4) without a regulation loss. Michael Frolik and David Booth eac |
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| Canadiens hope to stay on a roll versus Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will aim for their fourth win in five games when they visit the Florida Panthers for this evening's tilt at BankAtlantic Center. The Canadiens have recorded at least a point in four straight games by posting a 3-0-1 record over that span. The Habs lost an overtime decision to Carolina on December 21 and were off until Saturday's road test against Pittsburgh. Andrei Kostitsyn registered his first career hat trick to lift Montreal to the 3-2 triumph over the Penguins. Ca |
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| Bourque notches hat trick as Flames burn Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| we are right now, but we played pretty hard. We have to find a way to start getting some wins and get above .500 on this trip." The Senators, who played the second of eight straight on the road, haven't won an away game since October 30 against the Florida Panthers. They won't return to Scotiabank Place until January 10 to play the New York Rangers. Despite this being a nine-goal contest, neither team scored in the first period but Phillips and Spezza netted goals 7:20 apart in the second. The game then change |
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| Lightning out-gun Panthers to win third straight |
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12/28/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Martin St. Louis and Ryan Malone tallied a goal and three assists each as the Tampa Bay Lightning swept a home-and-home series from the Florida Panthers with a 6-4 win at the St. Pete Times Forum. Vincent Lecavalier netted a pair of scores in a three-point effort while Evgeny Artyukhin and Steven Stamkos each added a goal for Tampa Bay. Mike Smith did enough in stopping 25-of-29 shots for the win, the Bolts' third straight overall. Tampa Bay had lost three in a row and 12 of 13 gam |
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| Bolts host Panthers in home-and-home finale |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will shoot for a home-and-home sweep as well as their third consecutive victory overall when they welcome the Florida Panthers for a battle at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning edged Florida in a shootout on Friday night in Sunrise to kick off the home-and-home set. It was the second straight win for Tampa Bay, which also earned a victory Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Tampa had won back-to-back games on just one other occasion this season, when it picked up three straight |
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| Lightning try to get on a roll against Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will aim for back-to-back wins for the first time since early November when they visit the Florida Panthers for tonight's Southeast Division battle at BankAtlantic Center. This is the opener of a home-and-home series as the Panthers will also visit the Lightning on Saturday. The Lightning last posted consecutive victories during a three-game winning streak from October 28-November 1, but have gone just 4-13-6 in 23 games since. Tampa is last in the Southeast with 25 p |
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| Scuffling Preds welcome Red Wings to town |
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12/26/2008 |
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| However, thanks to outstanding goaltending from Dan Ellis and Pekka Rinne, the club has managed to get a point in three of those games (2-3-1). Following a 1-0 win versus the New York Islanders last Saturday, the Predators were blanked, 3-0, by the Florida Panthers on Tuesday. Rinne made a career- high 40 saves in the setback. Rinne and Ellis have combined to allow two goals or fewer in six straight games and in nine of their last 10 outings. The duo has four shutouts this month between the two of them -- the |
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