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| Blackhawks welcome Kings to the Windy City |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Blackhawks will shoot for their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to the United Center. After getting blanked by the Dallas Stars, the Blackhawks have responded with consecutive wins, including Friday's 3-1 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Steve Sullivan scored twice and Jocelyn Thibault made 28 saves to lead the Chicago attack. Kyle Calder also found the back of the net for Chicago, which is 5-1-1 in its last seven. The win also |
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| Blackhawks Team Report: Sullivan snaps out of funk |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2002 |
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| to the back of the net. "The last couple of game things weren't going my way," Sullivan said. "They were tonight." Calder hustled to slam home his own rebound with 3:47 left in the game. The goal, his sixth of the year, sealed the win for Chicago. "It looks like some things are starting to fall into place," head coach Brian Sutter said. WHAT'S NEXT Chicago will play the fourth leg of its five-game homestand on Sunday against the Los Angeles Kings before wrapping up the set on Thursday versus the Minnesota Wild. |
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| Tony Granato era starts tonight for the Colorado Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2002 |
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| ach. In four-plus seasons with the Avalanche, Hartley posted a 193-109-48-9 record, including a 10-8-9-4 mark this year. Granato, who is in his first season as a coach with the Avalanche, played in 773 regular season games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks. Colorado is unbeaten in its last two (1-0-1) following Monday's 2-2 tie with the Washington Capitals. Milan Hejduk scored the game-tying goal late in the second period for the Avs, while Steven Reinprecht also scored for Colora |
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| Avalanche fire Hartley, name Granato head coach |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2002 |
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| ey posted a 193-109-48-9 record, including a 10-8-9-4 mark this year. Assistant Coach Tony Granato will replace Hartley. Granato, who is in his first season as a coach with the Avalanche, played in 773 regular season games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks. Hartley, who guided the Avalanche to the 2001 Stanley Cup title, was named the 11th head coach in club history in June 1998. In his first four seasons as head coach, Hartley recorded more wins (183) than any other previous coac |
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| Blues head to LA to face off with the Kings |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2002 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues hope to stretch their unbeaten streak to three games tonight when they head to the Staples Center to battle the Los Angeles Kings. Brent Johnson made 32 saves to post his first shutout of the season, as St. Louis blanked the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-0, on Saturday. Alexander Khavanov had a goal and two assists for the Blues, who are 1-0-1 in their last two. Cory Stillman added a goal and an assist, while Tyson Nash and Petr Cajanek both chipped in with a tally, |
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| Penguins aim to stop eight-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2002 |
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| gh is three ahead of the cellar-dwelling New York Islanders. Pittsburgh, 4-7-2-3 on the road, will play the final installment of a five- game trek tonight. Phoenix comes into Tuesday's affair on a winning note following Sunday's 2-1 triumph over the Los Angeles Kings. Branko Radivojevic scored the go-ahead goal at 12:57 of the third period to lift Phoenix over Los Angeles in the seventh installment of its franchise- record nine-game homestand. Mike Johnson also lit the lamp for the Coyotes, who won for just the |
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| Kings defenseman Miller to miss some time |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2002 |
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| El Segundo, CA (MySportsbook) - Los Angeles Kings defenseman Aaron Miller was placed on the injured list Friday with a broken left foot. Miller suffered the injury during the third period of a 3-0 win against the Dallas Stars. The 31-year-old has recorded no points in 15 games this season. He missed the first 13 games of the season while recovering from abdominal surgery to repair a sports hernia. Miller has 22 goals, 85 points and 253 penalty minutes in 413 career games with the Kings and Colorado Avalanche- |
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| Dallas tries to get back on track against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2002 |
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| to stay perfect all-time versus the Atlanta Thrashers when the two teams face off at AmericanAirlines Center. The Stars enter Friday's contest on a sour note following a two-game winless streak, including Wednesday's 3-0 blanking at the hands of the Los Angeles Kings. Marty Turco was pulled after making just five saves on eight shots, as Dallas suffered its first regulation loss at home (10-1-2-1). Ron Tugnutt stopped all 10 shots he faced in relief. Turco has allowed at least three goals in three of his last fo |
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| Predators welcome Blues to town |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2002 |
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| vision, is wrapping up a four-game road trip tonight and away from home this season the Blues are 8-4-1-1. The Predators come into tonight's affair on a losing note after getting shut out in back-to-back contests, including a 3-0 setback against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. Tomas Vokoun finished with 23 saves for Nashville, which was blanked by Anaheim on Sunday as well. The loss marked just the second time in the Predators' five-year history they have been shut out in consecutive games. During the 2000-01 |
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| Predators Team Report: Another donut in Music City |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2002 |
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| five games and four of six and showed signs of finally being able to compete in the ultra- competitive Western Conference. Nashville, however, has returned to form as of late, getting shut out in its last two outings, including a 3-0 setback to the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. "I think maybe we got a little false sense of security with those two wins on the trip," Predators coach Barry Trotz said. "Had it not been for a couple of big saves and a couple of bounces that went our way, we could have been in an ent |
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