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| Sabres host Panthers in key showdown |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A key battle in the Eastern Conference playoff race is on tap tonight in Buffalo, as the Sabres welcome the Florida Panthers for a showdown between struggling teams at HSBC Arena. The Panthers come into tonight as the ninth seed in the East and are two points behind Montreal for the conference's eighth and final postseason berth. Buffalo is the 10th seed and trails Florida by five points. The Panthers, who haven't made the playoffs since 2000, have lost two straight and six of their last sev |
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| Whitney's OT score lifts Hurricanes over Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Ray Whitney scored just 1:36 into overtime as the surging Carolina Hurricanes downed the sliding Florida Panthers, 3-2, at BankAtlantic Center. In the extra session, Joni Pitkanen sent a pass from the right point to the left circle, where Whitney one-timed it into the net. Tuomo Ruutu and Patrick Eaves each lit the lamp while Cam Ward made 37 saves for the Hurricanes, who have won four straight games. "We've always been a team that puts up a lot of mess," said Ward. "We just have |
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| Playoff hopefuls clash as Panthers host Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams trying desperately to make the postseason will meet tonight in Sunrise, as the Florida Panthers host the Columbus Blue Jackets in an interconference matchup at BankAtlantic Center. The Panthers last qualified for the playoffs in 2000, while Columbus has never made the postseason since entering the league for the 2000-01 campaign. The Blue Jackets would make the playoffs as the sixth seed in the Western Conference if the season ended today, while Florida, the East's ninth seed |
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| Panthers snap skid, top Toronto to stay in playoff hunt |
NHL Hockey |
03/19/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Stephen Weiss had a goal and an assist to help the Florida Panthers snap an ill-timed four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at BankAtlantic Center. Ville Peltonen and Richard Zednik each had a goal while Tomas Vokoun made 37 saves in the win for the Panthers, who won all four games against Toronto in the series this season. The win gives Florida 80 points on the season and the team is now just one point back of Montreal and Carolina, which sits in th |
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| Blue Jackets host Blackhawks in Central showdown |
NHL Hockey |
03/18/2009 |
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| s for the Blue Jackets. Columbus had won three straight on home ice prior to Sunday's setback. The Blue Jackets are 22-11-2 as the host this year and will follow tonight's tilt with a two-game road trip to the Sunshine State. Columbus will visit the Florida Panthers on Saturday and face Tampa Bay on Tuesday. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, have lost three straight, five of six and eight of their last 11 contests. Chicago had once had a seemingly comfortable lead for the fourth seed in the West, but is now tied with |
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| Capitals' Theodore shuts out Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/18/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Jose Theodore was spectacular between the pipes, stopping 19-of-19 shots, as the Washington Capitals shut out the Florida Panthers, 3-0, at BankAtlantic Center. Theodore improved to 28-15-4 on the year and collected his second shutout of the season. Brooks Laich, Viktor Kozlov, and Mike Green scored for the Capitals, who bounced back from a 5-1 loss to Atlanta on Monday. John Erskine tallied two helpers for Washington. "Tonight, everybody did a great job of seeing the puck well," |
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| Capitals, Panthers ready for Southeast showdown |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will try to avoid their longest losing streak in 2 1/2 months this evening, when they take on the Southeast Division- leading Washington Capitals at BankAtlantic Center. The Panthers have lost three straight and four of their last five games. That skid has come at a bad time, as the club is now ninth overall in the Eastern Conference, a point behind eighth-seeded Carolina. Florida hasn't dropped four in a row since doing so from December 26-31. The Panthers' losing strea |
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| Stamkos gets SO winner as Bolts down Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal of the shootout and added an assist in regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Florida Panthers, 4-3, at BankAtlantic Center. After a spirited, but scoreless overtime, Stamkos lit the lamp to give the Lightning the edge in the first round of the shootout. David Booth and Vincent Lecavalier then came up empty and Michael Frolik needed to score to keep the game alive for the Panthers, but Karri Ramo made a stick save and Tampa Bay claimed |
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| Panthers begin important homestand against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers begin what could be their most important homestand in recent memory with tonight's tussle with the Tampa Bay Lightning from the BankAtlantic Center. Florida, which has not reached the postseason since the 1999-00 campaign, enters today's play in ninth place in the tightly-bunched Eastern Conference, but trails Carolina and the New York Rangers by only one point for one of the final two playoff spots. The Panthers appear to have a good opportunity to solidify their standi |
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| Spacek, Sabres top Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Jaroslav Spacek registered a goal and an assist, as the Buffalo Sabres defeated the Florida Panthers, 3-1, at HSBC Arena. Daniel Paille and Thomas Vanek also scored for the Sabres, who have won three of their last five games. Patrick Lalime stopped 30-of-31 shots to earn the win. Michal Repik had the lone tally for the Panthers, who have dropped three of four. Tomas Vokoun allowed three goals on 23 shots in defeat. Spacek put the Sabres on the board 3:04 into the contest, then Re |
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