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| Red Wings take 2-0 series lead to Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
04/29/2008 |
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| o the last time the Avs made it past the second round of the playoffs. All told, Colorado has won three of the five all-time playoff series with the Red Wings. The last time the Avs came back from an 0-2 deficit to win a series was against the Red Wings, as Colorado won the final four tests during the 1999 conference semifinals to win in six games. Detroit most recently blew a 2-0 edge in the playoffs in 2001, when the Los Angeles Kings won the conference quarterfinals in six games despite losing Games 1 and 2. |
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| Los Angeles to get new football stadium |
NFL Football |
04/17/2008 |
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| tball League team, will see the construction of a new stadium to lure a franchise back to the city. The announcement was made Thursday, by Edward P. Roski, Jr, a developer responsible for the construction of Staples Center and also part-owner of the Los Angeles Kings and Lakers. This new "Los Angeles Stadium" is expected to be located roughly 25 miles east of downtown, at the intersection of some of the region's major freeways. The cost of construction is expected to be significantly less than other NFL stadiums |
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| Oilers sign Grebeshkov |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| ints in 71 games last season, his first with the Oilers. He was fourth on the team with a plus-two rating. The Oilers obtained the 24-year-old native of Russia from the New York Islanders in exchange for defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron and a third-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft on February 18, 2007. In 104 career NHL games with the Oilers, Islanders and Los Angeles Kings, Grebeshkov has three goals with 21 assists for 24 points. He was selected by the Kings with the 18th overall choice of the 2002 draft. |
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| Ovie makes playoff debut as Caps host Flyers in Game 1 |
NHL Hockey |
04/11/2008 |
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| nts (112) and goals (65), meaning he will win both the Art Ross and Rocket Richard Trophies. The 22- year-old Russian's goal total was also the highest in league history for a left winger, breaking the mark of 63 tallies set by Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings in 1991-92. Tonight will mark Ovechkin's first-ever playoff game and he will be eager to make a good impression. Ovechkin had three goals and two assists against the Flyers this year, but Philadelphia won the season series against the Caps, posting |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Washington vs. Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
04/09/2008 |
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| nts (112) and goals (65), meaning he will win both the Art Ross and Rocket Richard Trophies. The 22- year-old Russian's goal total was also the highest in league history for a left winger, breaking the mark of 63 tallies set by Luc Robitaille of the Los Angeles Kings in 1991-92. With the pressure on in the closing month of the season, Ovechkin was especially productive as he recorded 29 points in Washington's final 17 games. He also scored seven goals during the Capitals' season-ending, seven-game winning streak |
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| Lightning win NHL draft lottery; will pick first at June draft |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| winner of the lottery can move up a maximum of four spots, so only the five teams with the fewest points have a chance to win the first pick. The rest of the non-playoff teams will fall in line in order of poorest record behind Tampa Bay, with the Los Angeles Kings picking second. The Atlanta Thrashers, St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders round out the top five. The Columbus Blue Jackets will select sixth, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes. Nashville holds Florida's first-round pick |
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| Lightning win lottery for top NHL draft pick |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| selection when the draft begins on June 20 in Ottawa. Tampa Bay had the greatest chance of nabbing the top selection, with a 25 percent probability. The Lightning finished with the worst record in the NHL by virtue of winning one fewer game than the Los Angeles Kings, although both teams accumulated 71 points. Under the lottery system, only the five teams with the fewest points had the chance to win the first overall selection, and no team could have moved up more than four spots, and no team could have slid bac |
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| Thrashers use late surge to ground Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2008 |
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| m Slater each tallied, while Eric Perrin logged two assists. Mathieu Darche netted Tampa's only goal, and Mike Smith allowed three goals on 23 shots. The Lightning finished the season with five losses in six games and ended with 71 points, tying the Los Angeles Kings for the fewest in the league. "When we missed the playoffs before, there were no expectations," Tampa veteran Martin St. Louis said. "We were young. This year there were expectations. We're better than that. For some reason we just couldn't put it a |
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| Selanne's pair send Ducks past Kings |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2008 |
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| Los Angeles, CA (MySportsbook) - Teemu Selanne scored two goals, including the game-winner early in the third period as the Anaheim Ducks edged the Los Angeles Kings, 4-3, at Staples Center. Joe DiPenta and Ryan Getzlaf also tallied for Anaheim, which has won four of its last five games and reached the 100-point plateau for the second straight season. The Ducks are locked into the fourth seed in the Western Conference standings, and will have home-ice advantage in their opening-round series against division-r |
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| Get the point: Caps fight for playoff spot against Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2008 |
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| ng total. Ovechkin's his first marker, his 64th of the season, broke Luc Robitaille's record for the most goals by a left wing in a single season. Robitaille, who registered 668 goals and 726 assists over his 19-year career, scored 63 times with the Los Angeles Kings during the 1992-93 campaign. The Russian sensation is also closing in on an Art Ross Trophy, as he is first in the league with 112 points and is six ahead of Pittsburgh's Evgeni Malkin, who will close out the season Sunday in Philadelphia. Ovechkin |
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