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| Panthers aim to stay hot in battle with Habs |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After getting their post-All-Star break schedule off to a strong start, the Florida Panthers will attempt to maintain the momentum when the struggling Montreal Canadiens enter the BankAtlantic Center this evening. The Panthers dropped their final two contests, both at home, heading into their six-day hiatus, but returned to action with a 3-2 victory over visiting Philadelphia on Tuesday. Michael Frolik notched a goal and two assists to lead the way offensively, while goaltender Tomas Vokoun ma |
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| Lecavalier, St. Louis lead as Lightning strike down Habs |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis each scored a goal and notched an assist, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 5-3, at St. Pete Times Forum. Ryan Malone, Vinny Prospal and Steve Downie also found the back of the net for the Lightning, who have won three straight and boast a 6-2-0 record in their last eight games. Mike Smith made 31 saves to earn his 14th win of the season. "We found a way to hang around and we had a great second period and it led to win |
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| Canadiens recall defenseman O'Byrne from Hamilton |
MLH |
01/27/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens recalled defenseman Ryan O'Byrne from the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League. The 24-year-old O'Byrne was reassigned to Hamilton on Dec. 31 and played in 13 games with the Bulldogs, recording a goal and four assists. In 22 games with Montreal this season, he registered three assists. |
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| Habs head back to the road to battle Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off an MVP performance in front of his home crowd in this past weekend's All-Star Game, Alex Kovalev will lead the Montreal Canadiens into Florida, where they will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. Kovalev was one of four Montreal skaters voted as a starter for this past Sunday's game at the Bell Centre and took home individual honors after posting two goals, an assist and a shootout tally in the East's 12-11 win over the Western Conference. Kovalev, who ha |
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| Kovalev earns MVP, lifts East to shootout win over West |
NHL Hockey |
01/25/2009 |
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| - Alex Kovalev collected three points on two goals and one assist and notched the game-winner in the shootout, as the Eastern Conference posted a wild 12-11 win over the Western Conference at the 57th NHL All-Star Game from Bell Centre. Kovalev, the Montreal Canadiens' captain, collected MVP honors for the effort, the first such recognition in his 16-year career. In addition, he became the first Habs player to earn the honor since Mark Recchi in 1997 at San Jose. Kovalev opened the second round of the shootout on |
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| Kovalev and Thornton named All-Star captains |
NHL Hockey |
01/22/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Montreal Canadiens forward Alexei Kovalev and San Jose Sharks center Joe Thornton have been selected as captains for their respective squads at the NHL All-Star Game. Kovalev will captain the Eastern Conference in his home arena for Sunday's All-Star Game at the Bell Centre in Montreal. He was chosen as a starter in fan balloting and is making his third All-Star Game appearance. Thornton, seventh in the NHL with 55 points, will captain the Western Conference on Sunday. He was pick |
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| Parise, Devils pummel Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
01/22/2009 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Zach Parise was one of four New Jersey players to record a goal and an assist, as the surging Devils topped the Montreal Canadiens, 5-2, at Prudential Center. Patrik Elias, Paul Martin and Johnny Oduya each had a multi-point effort for the Devils, who have won five in a row and head into the All-Star break atop the Atlantic Division with a 29-15-3 record and 61 points, one more than the Rangers. John Madden notched two assists, while Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves. "I give credit to |
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| Devils try to extend win streak versus Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
01/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils will try to match their longest winning streak of the season when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's showdown at Prudential Center. The Devils have won four straight games and tonight will attempt to post a five-game winning streak for the first time since November 15-26. New Jersey had briefly passed the New York Rangers for first place in the Atlantic Division with its last win, but the Blueshirts are now one point ahead of the Devils after beating Anahei |
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| Thrashers take on Canadiens hoping to extend win streak |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off their most lopsided victory of the season, the Atlanta Thrashers will aim for a third straight win when they host the Montreal Canadiens tonight at Philips Arena. The Thrashers earned their second win in a row with a 7-2 trouncing of the Predators this past Saturday in Nashville. It was just the fourth triumph in the last 12 games for Atlanta, which is currently last in the Southeast Division with 37 points. Tonight, Atlanta will try to notch three consecutive wins for just the secon |
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| Lightning F Artyukhin suspended |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2009 |
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| wo games without pay by the NHL on Monday for an incident in Saturday's game against the Florida Panthers. Late in the second period of the 4-3 loss to Florida, Artyukhin committed a knee-to-knee hit on Panthers forward Ville Peltonen and was given a tripping minor. The Russian will forfeit $10,215.06 to the Players' Emergency Assistance Fund for the infraction and is not eligible to return to action until January 27, when the Lightning resume their post-All-Star break schedule by hosting the Montreal Canadiens. |
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