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| Flyers try to end East semis in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
05/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to end the Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, when they visit the top-seeded Montreal Canadiens in Game 5 at the Bell Centre. Philadelphia earned a split at Montreal in the first two games of the best-of- seven set and then grabbed a 3-1 series' lead with back-to-back victories on its home ice. The Canadiens were 22-13-6 as the host team this season, while Philadelphia was 21-15-5 on the road. If necessary, the clubs will meet for Game 6 Sunday evening in P |
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| Price gets the call for Canadiens in Game 5 |
NHL Hockey |
05/02/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Montreal Canadiens head coach Guy Carbonneau tabbed rookie goaltender Carey Price to start Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia Flyers. The game is scheduled for Saturday at the Bell Centre and Montreal trails the series, 3-1. Carbonneau elected to start fellow rookie Jaroslav Halak and sit the 20-year- old Price in Game 4, though the switch did not pay off as Halak surrendered three goals on 25 shots in a 4-2 loss. Price has been less than |
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| Briere's late tally propels Flyers to 3-1 series lead over Habs |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Danny Briere's power-play goal with 3:38 remaining in regulation proved to be the game-winner, as the Philadelphia Flyers doubled up the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series from the Wachovia Center. R.J. Umberger scored twice for the sixth-seeded Flyers, who hold a 3-1 lead in the series and are one win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2004, when they were ousted in seven games by the eventual Stanley |
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| Halak in goal for Montreal in Game 4 |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens elected to start goaltender Jaroslav Halak and sit rookie phenom Carey Price in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia Flyers. Halak allowed three goals on 25 shots in Montreal's 4-2 loss. The Canadiens trail the series 3-1. Price, who has been less than stellar in the series, was benched in favor of Halak, making his first start since March 29, a 4-2 loss at Toronto, and first of his playoff career. Halak replaced P |
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| Habs try to even East semifinals in Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Montreal Canadiens will try to draw even in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers for Game 4 at the Wachovia Center. The Canadiens won Game 1 in overtime, but sixth-seeded Philadelphia has taken two in a row to earn a 2-1 series advantage. The Flyers could move one step away from the Eastern Conference finals with another victory tonight. After posting a 4-2 decision in Montreal on Saturday, the Flyers returned home and |
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| Flyers' Knuble to return Wednesday |
NHL Hockey |
04/29/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Mike Knuble is expected to return to the lineup in time for Game 4 of his club's Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Montreal Canadiens. Knuble slid awkwardly while trying to block a shot late in the second period in Game 5 of the team's conference quarterfinal series against the Washington Capitals and suffered a torn hamstring. He missed the final two games of that series and the first three games of the current set. The 35-year-old wa |
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| Biron, strong second period rescue Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
04/28/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Martin Biron made 32 saves and Philadelphia scored three times in the second period as the Flyers held on for a 3-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at Wachovia Center. Scottie Upshall, Mike Richards and R.J. Umberger each scored a goal for the Flyers, who now hold a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. "That win tonight, to me, was a win of desperation, especially at the end there," Flyers coach John Stevens said. "We need to com |
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| Fleury shuts out Rangers as Pens take 2-0 series lead |
NHL Hockey |
04/27/2008 |
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| he Penguins finished 1-for-5 on the power play, while New York went 0-for-6...Veteran forward Gary Roberts missed his fourth straight game for Pittsburgh, sidelined with a nagging groin injury...The clubs have not met in the postseason since Pittsburgh took a five-game Eastern semifinal in 1996, and the Penguins also won two previous playoff meetings in 1989 and 1992...The last time the Rangers came back from a 2-0 playoff deficit to win a series was in 1996, taking the final four against the Montreal Canadiens. |
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| Umberger, Biron shine as Flyers even series with 4-2 win |
NHL Hockey |
04/26/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - R.J. Umberger scored twice as the Philadelphia Flyers evened their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Montreal Canadiens with a 4-2 win in Game 2 at the Bell Centre. Danny Briere scored the game-winner while Jeff Carter also lit the lamp for the Flyers, who bounced back from a 4-3 loss in overtime in Game 1. "They came out with the momentum and were feeding off the crowd early on," said Briere. "But we were able to weather that storm once again. When they had that let |
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| Habs host Flyers, shoot for 2-0 series' lead |
NHL Hockey |
04/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The top-seeded Montreal Canadiens earned a dramatic victory in the opener of the Eastern Conference semifinals and will try to extend their lead to 2-0 when they host the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 2 tonight at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens, champions of the Northeast Division, notched a 4-3 overtime triumph in Game 1, as Tom Kostopoulos scored just 48 seconds into the extra session to give the Habs a 1-0 series' edge. Montreal, which had rallied from deficits twice in the game and tied it w |
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