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| Stars claim Sloan |
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12/03/2003 |
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| Frisco, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars claimed forward Blake Sloan off waivers from the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday. Sloan is expected to join the club in California in time for Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Kings. The 28-year-old played parts of three seasons with the Stars (1999-2001). He appeared in 114 games and scored six goals with 15 assists. Sloan spent the beginning of this season in the minors. |
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| Los Angeles Kings Team Report - December 3 |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2003 |
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| === Los Angeles Kings Team Report - December 3 === (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles had a two-game winning streak snapped Tuesday, falling 4-1 in St. Louis. Dallas Drake had two goals and an assist to lead the victors. Eric Belanger had the lone goal for the Kings, who remain tied with San Jose atop a crowded Pacific Division. Los Angeles goaltender Roman Cechmanek was pulled in the second period after allowing three goals on just nine shots. He was replaced by backup Cristobal Huet, who stopped all 11 shots he f |
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| St. Louis Blues Team Report - December 3 |
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12/03/2003 |
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| === St. Louis Blues Team Report - December 3 === (MySportsbook) - Dallas Drake had two goals and an assist, as the St. Louis Blues coasted to a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Kings Tuesday at the Savvis Center. Chris Osgood stopped 27 shots for the Blues, who have lost just once in their last five games (3-1-1). Keith Tkachuk and Eric Nickulas each tallied a goal in the victory. In addition to the win, there is some more good news for St. Louis. Defenseman Al MacInnis has started participating in light workouts |
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| Kings visit Blues; Straka to debut |
NHL Hockey |
12/02/2003 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings try for their third straight win tonight, as they roll into St. Louis to face the Blues at the Savvis Center. The Kings' latest victory came Sunday night in Dallas, as Jaroslav Modry scored late in the second period to lift LA to a 2-1 win over the Stars at AmericanAirlines Center. Mike Cammalleri also scored for Los Angeles, while Roman Cechmanek stopped 18 shots. Modry gave the Kings a 2-1 lead with 2:58 left in the second period. He skated down the left |
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| Checking the League |
NHL Hockey |
12/01/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The sad saga of the Pittsburgh Penguins continued Sunday with the trading of forward Martin Straka to the Los Angeles Kings. While the move was inevitable to help keep the Penguins from sinking into the Allegheny River from a business standpoint, it illustrated just how desperate things are in the Steel City. A new arena might not even be the answer to save the Pens. Perhaps an NHL Welfare system would work better. Straka, who was tied for the team's scoring lead and had been |
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| Kings place Laperriere on IR |
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11/29/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings placed center/forward Ian Laperriere on injured reserve retroactive to November 26 with a concussion. Laperriere suffered the injury on November 19 against the Nashville Predators and missed Friday's game against the Phoenix Coyotes. The 29-year-old assistant captain has six assists in 20 games this season. The Kings also assigned defenseman Tim Gleason to the Manchester Monarchs of the American Hockey League and recalled right wing John Tripp and center |
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| Chicago Blackhawks Team Report - November 29 |
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11/29/2003 |
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| === Chicago Blackhawks Team Report - November 29 === (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Blackhawks will once again seek an end to their misery today when they carry the burden of a 10-game winless streak into the Staples Center to face the Los Angeles Kings. Chicago is 0-6-1-3 during the lull, including losses in the last five (0-4-0-1). Brian Sutter's club has not won a match since defeating Nashville, 2-1, on November 7. That last victory happened to be the last game starting goaltender Jocelyn Thibault appeared |
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| New Jersey Devils Team Report - November 27 |
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11/27/2003 |
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| sist as Anaheim and New Jersey skated to a 3-3 tie in a Stanley Cup Finals rematch. New Jersey's Scott Stevens passed Larry Murphy for the most games played among NHL defensemen in the deadlock. Stevens, who tied Murphy in Tuesday's shutout over the Los Angeles Kings, has played in 1,616 games spanning 21-plus seasons with the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues and Devils. The 39-year-old captain is now fourth on the all-time games played list -- behind only forwards Gordie Howe (1,767), Mark Messier (1,701) a |
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| Stevens passes Murphy for record; Devils stay unbeaten |
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11/27/2003 |
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| ten in 13 straight games (10-0-3). New Jersey got the best of the Ducks in seven games last spring, New Jersey's Scott Stevens passed Larry Murphy for the most games played among NHL defensemen. Stevens, who tied Murphy in Tuesday's shutout over the Los Angeles Kings, has played in 1,616 games spanning 21-plus seasons with the Washington Capitals, St. Louis Blues and Devils. Stevens, a 39-year-old captain, is now fourth on the all-time games played list -- behind only forwards Gordie Howe (1,767), Mark Messier ( |
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| Kings place Palffy on injured reserve |
NHL Hockey |
11/26/2003 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings Wednesday placed right wing Ziggy Palffy on injured reserve with a facial injury. The move is retroactive to Sunday, November 23. Palffy sustained the injury in Saturday's 2-0 victory at Colorado. He was sitting on the bench and was struck in the face with a puck during the third period. The 31-year-old Palffy is the team's leading scorer this year with six goals and 20 assists. Palffy is also tied with Colorado's Alex Tanguay for the league lead in assis |
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