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| East-leading Senators welcome Florida to Corel Centre |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The East-leading Ottawa Senators seek their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers to Corel Centre. Ottawa, which leads the conference with 84 points, is 6-1-1 in its last eight tries overall. On Wednesday night the Sens posted a 5-3 triumph in New Jersey to open a six-point lead on the Devils atop the Eastern standings. Radek Bonk snapped a tie with 1:15 left in the third period as the Senators escaped the Meadowlands after squandering a 3-0 lead. |
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| Blues claim Ryan Johnson off waivers |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues claimed center Ryan Johnson off waivers from the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Johnson has two goals and five assists in 57 games this season for the Panthers. Johnson, who was drafted by the Panthers in the second round of the 1994 draft, has also played with Tampa Bay. In 257 career games, Johnson has compiled 15 goals and 38 assists. |
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| Panthers await Capitals |
NHL Hockey |
02/15/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams coming off losses go head-to- head this evening when the Florida Panthers welcome the Southeast Division- leading Washington Capitals to the Office Depot Center. Florida managed to post a point on Friday night, but still lost 6-5 in overtime to the Boston Bruins. Matt Cullen, Olli Jokinen and Kristian Huselius each had a goal and an assist for the Panthers, who are 2-6-2-1 in their last 11 contests. Jokinen's goal was his 30th of the year, making him the first Flo |
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| Handicapping the race for positioning in the West |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2003 |
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| ance in four years. They've turned it on since the mid-point of the season, going 11-3-0-1 in their last 15 tries. The Anaheim brass showed just how committed it is to making a postseason run by acquiring All-Star defenseman Sandis Ozolinsh from the Florida Panthers. MAJOR OBSTACLE AHEAD: Six games against the upper echelon of the West -- Dallas (twice), Detroit, St. Louis, Vancouver and Colorado. INTANGIBLE: The Ducks' power-play has done a 180-degree turn from last season when it ranked last in the NHL. At pr |
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| Bruins Team Report: Road trip begins on a low note |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2003 |
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| the Habs last week in Boston], I thought we attacked the net and made it a tough game for Theodore. I don't think we were able to get to the net as much this time." The Bruins' scoring troubles continued, as they have managed two or less goals in six of their last seven games. Boston has managed just one tally in its last 18 power play attempts. UP NEXT Boston has six games remaining on its seven-contest road trip. The Bruins don't play again until Friday versus the Florida Panthers at the Office Depot Center. |
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| Kovalev and Rangers skate into Sunrise |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Alexei Kovalev will don Broadway blue tonight when the New York Rangers visit the Florida Panthers at the Office Depot Center. Kovalev will make his first appearance for the Blueshirts since being acquired from Pittsburgh in an eight-player deal on Monday. The Penguins sent Kovalev, forward Dan LaCouture and defensemen Janne Laukkanen and Mike Wilson to the Rangers in exchange for forwards Rico Fata and Mikael Samuelsson and defensemen Joel Bouchard and Richard Lintner, and a cas |
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| Kovalev headed back to Big Apple |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2003 |
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| ls and 17 assists. Wilson, 27, has spent this season with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League, skating in 45 games and tallying four goals and five assists. In 335 career NHL matches with the Penguins, Buffalo Sabres and Florida Panthers, he has registered 16 goals and 41 assists. He has also appeared in 29 postseason contests. Lintner, 25, played in 10 games for New York this season, scoring one goal. In 93 career games with the Rangers and Predators, he has five goals and 10 assis |
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| Lightning and Panthers face off in Sunshine State battle |
NHL Hockey |
02/08/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try and stop a two-game slide tonight when they head south to Sunrise to square off with the Florida Panthers in an intrastate battle at the Office Depot Center. After falling to Washington, the Lightning were dealt a 3-2 overtime setback at the hands of the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday. Ruslan Fedotenko and Dave Andreychuk scored for the Lightning, who with 56 points trail the Southeast Division-leading Capitals by six points. Brad Richards assist |
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| Panthers rout Pens; Lemieux flips out |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Roberto Luongo made 28 saves for his fifth shutout of the season, as the Florida Panthers routed the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-0, at the Igloo. Kristian Huselius and Matt Cullen each had a goal and two assists for the Panthers, who won their fourth straight against Pittsburgh. Niklas Hagman, Ivan Majesky, Olli Jokinen and Marcus Nilson each found the back of the net for Florida, which rebounded from a 6-0 defeat on Wednesday to Toronto. Florida snapped a six-game road winless str |
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| Panthers agree to contract extension with Hurme |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers have come to terms on a three-year contract extension with goaltender Jani Hurme. The 28-year-old Hurme was acquired from the Ottawa Senators just before the start of the season. He has played 19 games this season and has a 4-6-5 record with one shutout. "No team can be successful at any level without good goaltending," said Panthers general manager Rick Dudley. "We now feel we have the best goaltending tandem in the National Hockey League for years to come. |
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