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| Devils hope to wrap up Atlantic Division crown |
NHL Hockey |
04/04/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils hope to wrap up a division championship, and prolong a rival's misery at the same time tonight when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Any combination of two points earned by New Jersey or unearned by Philadelphia, which will visit Tampa this evening, would secure the Devils their fifth Atlantic crown in seven years. In addition, a Rangers' loss or tie would officially eliminate them from playoff contention. They enter tonight's action |
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| Southeast Division champs target 14-game unbeaten streak |
NHL Hockey |
04/04/2003 |
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| ed the 1995-96 team record with 22 home wins, will receive their final playoff tune-up Sunday in Atlanta. Philadelphia, meanwhile, has won its last three games and is 4-0-2 in the last six. The Flyers, with 103 points, are two behind the first-place New Jersey Devils in the Atlantic Division with a pair to play. The Devils, who will visit the NY Rangers tonight, need any combination of two points earned by themselves or unearned by the Flyers to clinch the title. On Tuesday, Philly posted a 4-0 victory over Colu |
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| Devils Team Report: Philly knocking at the door |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If things went right for the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night, they would have wrapped up their fifth Atlantic Division title in seven years. If being the operative word in that sentence. Tomas Kaberle scored midway through overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over New Jersey at the Meadowlands. Wade Belak and Mats Sundin also scored for the Leafs and Kaberle assisted on both of those goals for a three-point game. Jeff Friesen and Jamie Langenbrunner scored for the Devils, wh |
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| Devils tangle with Toronto at the Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils try to clinch the Atlantic Division title and push their unbeaten streak to eight games tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to town in a battle of playoff teams at the Meadowlands. The Devils, who would claim the crown with a win and a regulation loss by the Philadelphia Flyers, sit atop the Atlantic with 103 points -- just two in front of the Flyers. New Jersey, with four games remaining, is also in the hunt for the Presidents' Trophy a |
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| Isles look to put final nail in Rangers' coffin |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2003 |
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| he day's action three points ahead of the ninth-place Blueshirts, who have three games remaining. Peter Laviolette's club will, however, have to end a two-game losing streak and rebound from Sunday's 6-0 pounding at the hands of the division-leading New Jersey Devils. Rick DiPietro was torched for six goals on 30 shots, including four alone off the stick of Patrik Elias. The Islanders were shut out for the eighth time this season. With 80 points and a game in hand, the Isles trail seventh-place Boston by four in |
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| Cablevision, YES agree on one-year deal |
MLB Baseball |
04/01/2003 |
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| ional charge. The game started at 7:05 and the deal was reportedly reached about 25 minutes earlier. The two companies are still working on a long-term arrangement. YES is operated by YankeeNets, a sports entertainment company that owns the Yankees, New Jersey Devils and New Jersey Nets. For obvious reasons, it has exclusive rights to a large majority of Yankees games. Cablevision is a media conglomerate of the biggest kind. In addition to providing many in the New York metropolitan area with cable service, it a |
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| Devil of a game; Elias, Brodeur shine for NJ |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Patrik Elias notched a career-high four goals and Martin Brodeur recorded his 64th career shutout as the New Jersey Devils blanked the New York Islanders, 6-0, at Continental Airlines Arena. Scott Gomez tallied five assists for the Devils, who moved four points ahead of the idle Philadelphia Flyers for first place in the Atlantic Division. New Jersey now sits four points behind the Ottawa Senators for first place overall in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders remained in |
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| Some to watch this spring |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2003 |
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| e combined for 239 penalty minutes this season. Clubs like the Flyers, Maple Leafs and Devils will try to muscle around the Sens, and even though intimidation doesn't show up on the scoresheet it surely affects the outcome of a series. JEFF FRIESEN, NEW JERSEY DEVILS - The former 30-goal man has re-emerged as a legitimate scoring threat at Exit 16W, placing second on the goal-starved Devils with 21 tallies at press time. Under the guidance of Pat Burns, and in front of the Vezina-caliber work of Martin Brodeur, |
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| Devils, Isles square off in Jersey |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils hope to open up some room in the Atlantic Division this afternoon when they welcome the New York Islanders to the Meadowlands. With 101 points, the Devils are two ahead of second-place Philadelphia with a game in hand. New Jersey has five games remaining on the schedule. The Devs are unbeaten in their last six games (4-0-2), including consecutive ties in Tampa and Atlanta. On Friday they skated to a 1-1 deadlock with the Thrashers, getting frustrated |
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| Devils try to draw closer to division crown in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2003 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games tonight when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. New Jersey is 4-0-1 in its last five and, with 100 points, remains three ahead of second-place Philadelphia in the divisional race. Both teams have five games left, with the Flyers being idle this evening. On Thursday the Devs skated to a 2-2 tie in Tampa, as the Lightning's Vincent Lecavalier forced the stalemate with 5:2 |
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