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| Leafs welcome Panthers to Air Canada Centre |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs conclude a brief homestand tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers to Air Canada Centre. Toronto, which has won seven of its last nine games, posted a 3-1 victory over woeful Carolina on Saturday, as Trevor Kidd made 20 saves and four different Maple Leafs scored goals. Bryan McCabe, Alexander Mogilny, Darcy Tucker and Shayne Corson found the back of the net for the Leafs, who sit fifth in the Eastern Conference with 79 points -- two behind fou |
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| Stars hope to get back on track against Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2003 |
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| the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Lemieux lit the lamp for the Penguins, who have dropped their last four games to fall deeper out of the playoff picture. With 59 points, the Penguins are tied for 11th in the Eastern Conference standings with the Florida Panthers, eight points back of the eighth-place Boston Bruins. The Penguins, who dropped their final 10 games of the season a year ago, are 4-11-0 in their last 15 games, and two of those wins came in overtime. Since the team dealt Alexei Kovalev back on Feb |
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| Yushkevich returning to Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2003 |
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| NHL career for Philadelphia and spent his first three years with the Flyers, from the 1992-93 season through the 1994-95 campaign. Yushkevich played in 42 games for the Kings this season and had three assists and 24 penalty minutes. He was acquired by the Kings along with a fifth-round selection in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft on November 26, 2002, from the Florida Panthers. Yushkevich has also played for the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs during his career and has 41 goals and 180 assists in 768 games. |
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| Rangers try to keep playoff hopes alive versus Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers continue their improbable push towards the postseason tonight when they host the Florida Panthers at Madison Square Garden. With 62 points, the Blueshirts are tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference with the Montreal Canadiens and four points back of the Boston Bruins for the final playoff spot. The Bruins, however, hold four games in hand on the Rangers, who have missed the postseason the last five years. On Thursday, New York helped their chances with a 4 |
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| Rangers Team Report: Staying alive |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2003 |
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| r a three-goal margin. Kovalev made a beautiful move to beat Bruin defenseman Jonathan Girard and, moving against the grain, lifted a backhand over the shoulder of Hackett. "Overall, it was a good win," Messier said. "Now, we've got to look forward to the next 'Biggest Game of the Year.'" WHAT'S AHEAD The Rangers continue their homestand on Saturday against the Florida Panthers and will close their stretch at MSG against the Islanders and Flyers before wrapping things up with another tilt against the Panthers. |
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| Sunshine State battle on tap in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to move up the Eastern Conference ladder tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers to the St. Pete Times Forum. With 67 points, the Bolts are tied with the New York Islanders for sixth in the East standings -- one ahead of eighth-place Boston. The Isles host New Jersey this evening, while Boston will visit the NY Rangers. Tampa is 4-1-2 in its last seven tries, including Tuesday's 2-0 blanking of Anaheim in the second portion of a three-game homest |
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| Surging Panthers host Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers try to extend their unbeaten streak to five games tonight when they welcome the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim to Office Depot Center. Florida is 3-0-1 during its run, including Monday's 2-2 home tie with Buffalo. Jaroslav Bednar tied the match with 2:06 left in regulation as the Panthers came back from a pair of deficits. Olli Jokinen also tallied, while Roberto Luongo finished with 23 saves. Jokinen extended his career-long points streak to nine games (7g, 8a), an |
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| Vancouver's Morrison receives NHL weekly honor |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2003 |
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| during the four victories. Morrison increased his season total to 55 points (17 goals, 38 assists) in 62 games. The 27-year-old Pitt Meadows, British Columbia native and University of Michigan star is on pace to surpass his single-season, career best of 67 points, set during the 2001-02 campaign. Others considered for the award were Toronto Maple Leafs right wing Alexander Mogilny, Ottawa Senators center Shaun Van Allen, Florida Panthers goaltender Roberto Luongo and Nashville Predators netminder Tomas Vokoun. |
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| Panthers target season-high four-game winning streak |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers seek their season-high fourth straight victory tonight when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the Office Depot Center. After an 0-2-1-1 skid, the Panthers embarked on a three-game road trip and defeated Montreal, Ottawa and Philadelphia, including Saturday night's 4-2 triumph over the Flyers. Roberto Luongo put forth a 44-save performance and received goals from Viktor Kozlov, Marcus Nilson, Matt Cullen and Kristian Huselius (empty net). Kozlov extended his |
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| Panthers Team Report: Cats spoil Sens |
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02/21/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers reside in the far reaches of the Eastern Conference playoff hunt, but that doesn't mean they can't have a little fun down the stretch. Mike Keenan's troops sit 12th in the East standings -- eight out of the final postseason spot with three teams ahead of them. The young and spirited club had a chance to play spoiler on Thursday, as it faced an Ottawa Senators squad that's fighting for the best record in the National Hockey League. Ivan Majesky scored with just 24.5 secon |
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