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| Hurricanes welcome Canadiens to town |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams hoping to avoid three-game losing streaks will meet tonight in Raleigh, as the Carolina Hurricanes host the Montreal Canadiens at RBC Center. The Canadiens are coming off back-to-back losses to Tampa Bay and Washington and have lost three of their last four tests overall. The most recent setback was Saturday's 2-1 loss to the Capitals in a game that completed Montreal's franchise record seven-game homestand. Michael Nylander scored to break a tie with 2:32 left in the third per |
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| Nylander breaks scoring drought to help Caps edge Habs |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Michael Nylander scored to break a tie with 2:32 left in the third period and the Washington Capitals held on to edge the Montreal Canadiens, 2-1, at the Bell Centre. Nylander snapped a 27-game scoreless drought with his last goal coming on October 16 in a 4-3 win at Pittsburgh. Nicklas Backstrom also tallied for Washington, which has won three straight and five of six. Simeon Varlamov, who was making his NHL debut in goal for the Capitals, was sensational, stopping 32-of-33 shots |
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| Habs wrap record homestand against Ovechkin and Caps |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will cap a franchise-record seven- game homestand this evening when they welcome Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals to the Bell Centre. The Habs have gone 4-1-1 so far on the residency, but have dropped two of their last three games. The Canadiens are 9-3-3 as the host team this season. Montreal's latest setback came Thursday evening against the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning, who ended a nine-game losing streak with a 3-1 decision. Martin St. Louis scored twice to lea |
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| NBA Atlantic: Celtics are historically good |
NBA Basketball |
12/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When you talk about legendary sports franchises the Boston Celtics are in the same rarified air reserved for teams like the New York Yankees and Montreal Canadiens. So, with 17 NBA championships already under their belt and retired numbers hanging from the TD Banknorth Garden rafters representing names like Russell, Cousy, Havlicek, Bird and McHale, you really should take notice when the C's make history. And they did it Thursday in our nation's capital when Paul Pierce and Ray Allen each fini |
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| Lightning halt skid against Habs |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Martin St. Louis scored twice and Tampa Bay stopped its nine-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Vincent Lecavalier also lit the lamp and had an assist for the Lightning, who received two helpers from Lukas Krajicek to win their first game since November 21 against Nashville. Olaf Kolzig stopped 31 shots, including all 24 he faced over the final two periods, for Tampa Bay. "A lot of times we come in here (Bell Centre) in a desperate situation," said St. |
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| Weakening storm: Lightning try to halt slide at nine versus Habs |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to avoid their longest losing streak in nearly eight years when they visit the Montreal Canadiens for tonight's matchup at the Bell Centre. The Lightning have gone 0-7-2 during a nine-game skid and another setback will give Tampa its longest losing streak since dropping 10 straight from January 12-29, 2001. The latest defeat came Wednesday night in Buffalo, as Thomas Vanek scored two goals, including the game-winner late in the second period, to lead the Sabres |
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| Red Wings host Flames in homestand finale |
NHL Hockey |
12/10/2008 |
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| are still likely to go with Chris Osgood tonight. Osgood is 22-14-0 with five ties, three shutouts and a 2.29 GAA in 41 games against Calgary. While Detroit is well rested, Calgary was just in action last night, when it dropped a 4-1 decision to the Montreal Canadiens. Dustin Boyd, who had missed the previous five games with an upper-body injury, returned to the lineup and scored the only goal for the Flames, had a season- high four-game road winning streak end. Calgary had won the first two tests of a current fo |
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| Montreal forward Dandenault suffers broken arm |
NHL Hockey |
12/10/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Montreal Canadiens forward/defenseman Mathieu Dandenault suffered a broken left arm during Tuesday's 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. No information was immediately given as to how much time Dandenault will miss. In the second period, Calgary forward Dustin Boyd checked Dandenault into the glass from an odd angle, and the impact of the hit is what appeared to have caused the injury. Dandenault left the game and did not return. The 32-year-old Dandenault has two assists this se |
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| Canadiens extinguish Flames |
NHL Hockey |
12/09/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Robert Lang scored twice and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves, as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Calgary Flames, 4-1, at Bell Centre. Matt D'Agostini scored his fourth goal in as many games and Andrei Markov also lit the lamp for the Canadiens, who have won three of their last four games and earned at least a point for the 10th time in their last 12 games overall (7-3-2). Dustin Boyd, who had missed the previous five games with an upper body injury, returned to the lineup and sco |
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| Canadiens continue homestand with a visit from Flames |
NHL Hockey |
12/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to rebound from their first loss on a franchise-record homestand when they host the surging Calgary Flames tonight at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens won the first three tests of a seven-game homestand before getting dealt an overtime loss by New Jersey on Saturday. Zach Parise netted the game-winner 31 seconds into the extra session to lift the Devils to the 2-1 victory. Matt D'Agostini scored the lone goal while Carey Price made 29 saves in taking the loss for |
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