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| Blues aim to match franchise-best 10th straight win |
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11/07/2002 |
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| they host the Columbus Blue Jackets in the opener of a two-game set at the Savvis Center. St. Louis, which is unbeaten in its last 10 (9-0-1) and has not suffered a loss since falling to Anaheim on opening night, is coming off a 5-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday. Pavol Demitra scored the eventual game-winning goal and added a pair of assists to lead the Blues to the come-from-behind win. Eric Boguniecki lit the lamp twice and added an assist for St. Louis, which scored four unanswered goals to ga |
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| Isles try and get back on track against Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders hope to halt a five-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The slide has shoved the Isles down into the Atlantic Division basement with seven points -- 13 behind first-place Philadelphia. On Monday, Peter Laviolette's club dropped a 4-2 decision to Calgary in the second and last installment of a brief homestand. Roman Hamrlik and Alexei Yashin scored second-period goals to bring New York back from a 2-0 defi |
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| Blues skate to ninth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - Pavol Demitra scored the eventual game- winning goal and added a pair of assists to lead the St. Louis Blues to a 5-2 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Eric Boguniecki lit the lamp twice and added an assist for the Blues, who have won nine straight games -- one short of the franchise record set in January of last year. Doug Weight scored the 200th goal of his career and added an assist for St. Louis, which is unbeaten in its last 10 games (9-0-1) |
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| Blues shoot for ninth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues will try for their ninth straight win tonight when they conclude a three-game road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. St. Louis, which is unbeaten in its last nine (8-0-1), is undefeated in four road contests (4-0-0) and most recently upended the New York Rangers, 3-2, on Sunday. Scott Mellanby scored the go-ahead goal 6:03 into the third period and also added an assist to lift the Blues to victory on Sunday. Dallas Drake and Martin Rucinsky also lit the |
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| Lightning hope to turn things around in Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2002 |
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| e 600 mark. Following tonight's contest, the Bolts will return home, where they are undefeated (4-0-0) through four games. The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's contest in the midst of a two-game winless streak (0-1-1) and were handed a 5-2 setback by the Montreal Canadiens in Saturday's Hall of Fame game. Bryan McCabe and Mikael Renberg scored for the Maple Leafs, while Ed Belfour made 23 saves in defeat. All five of Toronto's goals in its last two games have come on the power play, as the Maple Leafs have converted o |
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| Leafs, Habs faceoff in Hall of Fame game |
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11/02/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Montreal Canadiens as one of hockey's storied rivalries is renewed in the fourth annual Hall of Fame game Saturday at Air Canada Centre. On Monday Bernie Federko, Clark Gillies and Rod Langway will be enshrined as players in the Hockey Hall of Fame, while Roger Neilson will be honored in the builder category. The Leafs, who are 1-0-2-0 in Hall of Fame games, enter Saturday's tilt on a two-game unbeaten streak (1-0-1), most recently tying t |
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| Going Wild in St. Paul -- again |
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10/31/2002 |
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| ork) - Every year in the National Hockey League there are those precious few clubs that thumb their noses at the so-called experts and make the transition from pushover to playoff team. Last year it was the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens making that leap. After this past offseason there were a scattered group of clubs who some believed could possibly do the same. Not thought to be among them, however, were the Minnesota Wild, who are in only their third season of existence since bei |
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| Wild trade Blouin to Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
10/31/2002 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild traded left wing Sylvain Blouin to the Montreal Canadiens Thursday in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The 28-year-old Blouin appeared in two games with the Wild this season and recorded four penalty minutes. He has played in 86 games over his NHL career and has three goals and four assists with 293 penalty minutes. Blouin was selected by the Wild from Montreal in the 2000 NHL Waiver Draft. |
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| Rucinsky reaches deal with Blues; Jonsson has cancer |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues signed forward Martin Rucinsky on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Rucinsky played in a combined 75 games last season for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. He recorded 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points. The 6-1, 205-pound left wing has appeared in 674 career NHL games, compiling 433 points (178 goals, 255 assists) and 567 penalty minutes. The Blues also announced that defenseman Robin Jonsson, a fourth-round draft pick from June of this |
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| Blues and Rucinsky reach tentative agreement |
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10/24/2002 |
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| MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues have reached a tentative contract agreement with forward Martin Rucinsky. The team is expected to make a formal announcement within the next couple of days. The 31-year-old Rucinsky played in a combined 75 games last season for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. He recorded 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points. The 6-1, 205-pound left wing has appeared in 674 career NHL games, compiling 433 points (178 goals, 255 assists) and 567 penalty minutes. |
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