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| Penguins aim to keep rolling, visit Rangers |
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03/18/2008 |
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| ck seven-goal games. Pittsburgh pounded Buffalo, 7-1, on Wednesday. The Rangers failed to improve their playoff standing over the weekend, as they were handed a pair of regulation losses in the Sunshine State. New York was dealt a 3-2 setback by the Florida Panthers on Friday and Tampa Bay notched a 3-0 victory over the Blueshirts the following night. Prior to this weekend, the Rangers had earned at least one point in the previous 13 games, going 10-0-3 in that stretch. New York is tied with Boston for the sixt |
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| Iginla, Sykora, Vokoun selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Calgary Flames forward Jarome Iginla, Pittsburgh Penguins forward Petr Sykora and Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun have been selected as the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 16. Iginla picked up First Star honors by leading all players in scoring with five goals and eight points in four games. The 30-year-old Calgary captain became the franchise's all-time leading goal scorer with a tally in a 7-3 win over St. Louis last Monday, scored twice in a loss to Atl |
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| Jokinen, Panthers defeat Thrashers |
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03/16/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Olli Jokinen tallied a goal and an assist as the Florida Panthers won their seventh straight game in a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers at BankAtlantic Center. Radek Dvorak and Rostislav Olesz each scored for the Panthers, who now have 78 points and trail Philadelphia by two for the eight spot in the Eastern Conference and are five points behind Carolina for first in the Southeast. Tomas Vokoun stopped 29 shots for Florida, which tied the franchise winning streak first set |
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| Panthers host Thrashers aiming for seventh straight victory |
NHL Hockey |
03/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will try to avoid getting left out of the race for the Southeast Division, as they take on the Atlanta Thrashers this evening at BankAtlantic Center. The Panthers have ripped off a season-high six straight wins, and are even with Washington for second place in the division with 76 points. Both clubs trail first-place Carolina by five points, and all three teams are in action today. The Hurricanes and Panthers both have nine games left this season, while the Capitals have |
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| Habs host Islanders gunning for top spot in Northeast |
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03/15/2008 |
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| s they are eight points back of eighth-seeded Philadelphia in the East with 10 games to play. New York isn't doing itself an favors, as the Islanders have lost four in a row and six of their last seven overall. That includes a 4-2 setback versus the Florida Panthers on Wednesday. Bill Guerin and Blake Comeau scored for the Islanders, and Rick DiPietro allowed three goals on 31 shots in defeat. Ruslan Fedotenko, who has 16 goals and 17 assists this season, missed the game with a sprained left knee. He is doubtfu |
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| Panthers edge Rangers for sixth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Olli Jokinen scored the game-winning goal in the third period, as the Florida Panthers continued their playoff push with a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers at BankAtlantic Center. Jassen Cullimore had a goal and an assist while Rostislav Olesz added a goal for the red-hot Panthers, who are on a season-high six-game winning streak. Tomas Vokoun made 32 saves in the win for Florida, which now has 76 points and trails idle Philadelphia by just three points for the final playoff spo |
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| Rangers hope to continue surge against streaking Panthers |
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03/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will try to post a point in their 14th straight contest tonight, as they visit the Florida Panthers and the BankAtlantic Center. The Rangers are 10-0-3 in their last 13 tests, and knocked off the Buffalo Sabres, 3-2, in a shootout on Monday. Scott Gomez netted the deciding shootout tally to lift his club. Jaromir Jagr scored in regulation as did Fedor Tyutin, who posted his first goal in 42 games. Henrik Lundqvist turned away 19 shots for the Rangers, who have won three |
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| Horton's OT tally helps Florida to fourth straight win |
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03/09/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Nathan Horton notched the game-winner with 23 seconds left in overtime, as the Florida Panthers rallied to down the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, at BankAtlantic Center. In the extra session, Ilya Kovalchuk was called for hooking with 1:42 to go and Florida capitalized on the power play, as Horton fired a shot from the left circle behind Kari Lehtonen. "Rostislav Olesz was behind the net," said Horton. "He passed to me. I just tried to shoot it really hard to the net and he (Olesz) mad |
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| Horton's OT tally helps Flordia to fourth straight win |
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03/08/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Nathan Horton notched the game-winner with 23 seconds left in overtime, as the Florida Panthers rallied to down the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, at BankAtlantic Center. In the extra session, Ilya Kovalchuk was called for hooking with 1:42 to go and Florida capitalized on the power play, as Horton fired a shot from the left circle behind Kari Lehtonen. Brett McLean scored twice for the Panthers, who extended their winning streak to four games, tying their season-high. Florida rattled o |
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| Panthers, Thrashers battle in Florida |
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03/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will aim for their fourth consecutive victory tonight, when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for a Southeast Division matchup at BankAtlantic Center. Florida is trying to get into the Eastern Conference's playoff picture and comes into today trailing Philadelphia by six points for the conference's eighth and final postseason seed. The Panthers have notched three straight decisions over the New York Islanders, Boston and Pittsburgh and can match their season-high, four- |
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