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| Stars shooting for 13-game unbeaten streak |
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01/24/2003 |
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| ck between the pipes tonight. Dallas, which leads the Western Conference with 66 points, will head to Atlanta following the game. At home this season the Stars are 16-1-3-1. Tampa, meanwhile, enters Friday's affair on the heels of a 2-2 tie with the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday. Dave Andreychuk's power-play goal with 55 seconds left in regulation helped Tampa Bay skate to the deadlock. Ruslan Fedotenko also scored for the Lightning, who have just two wins in their last 11 games (2-6-2-1). Nikolai Khabibulin tu |
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| Garon rejoins Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2003 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - One day after trading Jeff Hackett, the Montreal Canadiens recalled goaltender Mathieu Garon from Hamilton of the American Hockey League. Garon is the leading goaltender in the AHL this season with a record of 15-2-2 and a 1.77 goals-against average. He is 5-9-1 in 16 career NHL games. The Canadiens traded Hackett to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Niklas Sundstrom and a third-round pick in the 2004 draft. The Sharks then sent Hackett and defenseman Jeff Jillson to |
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| McLaren to Sharks, Hackett to Bruins in three-team deal |
NHL Hockey |
01/23/2003 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks acquired defenseman Kyle McLaren in a three-team deal also involving the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins. The Canadiens traded goaltender Jeff Hackett to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for forward Niklas Sundstrom and a third-round pick in the 2004 Draft. The Sharks then sent Hackett and defenseman Jeff Jillson to Boston in exchange for McLaren and a fourth-round pick in 2004. McLaren, who has sat out every game this season due to a contract dispute, |
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| Canadiens head to Tampa to tangle with Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
01/22/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Two clubs hoping to build some momentum clash tonight when the Montreal Canadiens visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. Montreal snapped a three-game losing streak (0-2-0-1) in Monday's 3-2 victory in Florida, and at the same time picked up its first triumph under new head coach Claude Julien. Doug Gilmour and Jan Bulis scored 38 seconds apart in the third period to lift the Habs, who also received a goal from Oleg Petrov. Jose Theodore finished with 31 saves. Ju |
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| Panthers seek third straight win |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2003 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers seek their third consecutive victory today when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to the Office Depot Center. Since dropping five-in-a-row, the Cats have posted 3-0 wins over Boston and Pittsburgh, including Saturday's triumph against the Penguins. Roberto Luongo stopped 35 shots to record his 13th career shutout for the team, which tied John Vanbiesbrouck's franchise mark. In all, Luongo will carry a shutout string of 123:20 into today's tilt. The Panther re |
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| Tampa skates into City of Brotherly Love |
NHL Hockey |
01/18/2003 |
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| iday also dropped it out of the Eastern Conference's top eight and with another loss today, the Lightning would fall to .500 for the first time all season. Philadelphia, meanwhile, comes into Saturday's contest on the heels of a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday. Michal Handzus had a goal and an assist to lead the Flyers, who are 5-2-1 in their last eight at home. Joe Sacco scored his first goal in a Philadelphia sweater and Jim Vandermeer posted his initial NHL tally, as the Flyers earned their |
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| Canadiens fire Therrien |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2003 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens have scheduled a press conference for Friday afternoon at which time the club is expected to announce the firing of head coach Michel Therrien. The Canadiens lost 4-1 to the Flyers in Philadelphia on Thursday night after posting a season-low 17 shots on goal. The Habs have won just twice in their last 12 games overall (2-7-1-2) and are winless in nine straight road games (0-6-1-2). A week ago, Therrien was fined $25,000 by the league for "abuse directed |
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| Thrashers try to stay perfect under Hartley |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers aim to stay perfect under new head coach Bob Hartley tonight when they welcome the struggling Boston Bruins to Philips Arena. Pasi Nurminen stopped 22 shots for his second career shutout, as Atlanta beat the Montreal Canadiens, 1-0, on Wednesday. Marc Savard scored the lone goal for the Thrashers, who played their first game for Hartley and won for the second straight time. Hartley was hired earlier this week to replace Curt Fraser, who was fired in late December after th |
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| Thrashers Team Report: Start of something big? |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2003 |
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| he tradition of other clubs who've replaced coaches this season, the Atlanta Thrashers got off on the right skate under new benchman Bob Hartley Wednesday night. Pasi Nurminen stopped 22 shots for his second career shutout, as the Thrashers beat the Montreal Canadiens, 1-0, at Philips Arena. Marc Savard scored the lone goal for the Thrashers, who played their first game under the former Colorado Avalanche coach. "We were a different team," Nurminen told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "Coach made it clear befor |
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| Thrashers begin Bob Hartley era |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Bob Hartley era begins tonight for Atlanta, as the Thrashers welcome the Montreal Canadiens to Philips Arena. Hartley takes over for the fired Curt Fraser, who was let go back on December 26. General manager Don Waddell served on an interim basis following Fraser's dismissal. In four-plus seasons as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche, Hartley posted a 193-109-48-9 record, including a 10-8-9-4 mark this year. He was fired by Colorado earlier this season. Hartley guided Colorad |
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