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| Devils Team Report: Maintenance men |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - There might not be a more important night than Monday for the New Jersey Devils in their quest for the Atlantic Division crown. They were facing a lesser club in the Florida Panthers, while their chasers, the Philadelphia Flyers, were doing the same against the Atlanta Thrashers. A hiccup against a lower-rung squad could have spelled doom for either of the Atlantic combatants. Well, Philly did its job against Atlanta and it was just a matter of Jersey holding off youthful Florida. Martin Brod |
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| Penguins hope to squash 15-game winless string |
NHL Hockey |
03/23/2003 |
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| tsburgh Penguins hope to put the brakes on a 15-game winless string this afternoon when they head to Chicago to face off with the Blackhawks at the United Center. The Penguins suffered their latest setback on Friday when they were upended 3-1 by the New Jersey Devils. Rico Fata scored the lone goal for the Penguins, who have lost five straight and are 0-14-1 during their lull. Johan Hedberg made 39 saves in the loss, as Pittsburgh been outscored 20-7 in its last five outings. Pittsburgh is in the midst of its lo |
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| Devils try to take over sole possession of Atlantic Division lead |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils attempt to regain sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division tonight when they welcome the woeful Pittsburgh Penguins to the Meadowlands. With 93 points, and a game in hand, the Devils are tied with Philadelphia for the top spot in the division, after the Flyers topped the Penguins 4-2 on Thursday night. New Jersey enters this evening's action having won two of its last three games, including Tuesday's 1-0 triumph in Montreal. Martin Brod |
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| Devils host Flyers in Atlantic Division clash |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers, winners of two straight, try to grab a share of the Atlantic Division lead tonight when they visit the New Jersey Devils at the Meadowlands. With 89 points the Flyers trail the Devils by two in the race, and both clubs have 12 games remaining. Philadelphia has defeated Carolina and Pittsburgh on the heels of an 0-1-0-2 slide, including Saturday's 4-1 pounding of the host Penguins. Jeremy Roenick led the way with two goals and an assist and linemate |
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| Keystone State clubs clash in Steel City |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2003 |
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| Flyers head West to skate with the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo. Philadelphia put an end to its three-game losing streak on Thursday with a 5-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes. The victory helped the Flyers move to within just two points of the New Jersey Devils for first place in the Atlantic Division. Philadelphia currently resides in the fourth slot overall, four points ahead of fifth place Toronto. The Flyers got a much-needed lift on Thursday as John LeClair returned to the ice after missing 47 games d |
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| Devils Team Report: Hearing footsteps |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils had better stop for a second and take a deep breath. That Atlantic Division title that seemed a sure bet just a few weeks back is now much more of an uncertainty. Martin Lapointe recorded his second career hat trick to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Devils at the FleetCenter. Mike Knuble added a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who snapped a two-game skid and won for the fourth time in six games (4-1-0-1). Scott Gomez notched a goal and an assist for |
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| Devils aim to return to win column |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils hope to get on track tonight when they visit the Boston Bruins at the FleetCenter. Jersey has lost three of its last four games (1-2-0-1) and fallen seven points behind the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference race, although the Devils do hold two games in hand. Pat Burns' club is four up on second-place Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division standings. On Tuesday the Devs dropped a 3-2 decision to lowly Atlanta, which scored two goals in the second period |
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| Devils welcome Thrashers to Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils try to build some momentum tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the Meadowlands. Jersey, which holds an advantage of four over second-place Philadelphia in the standings, snapped a two-game losing streak with Saturday's 4-2 win on Long Island, and improved to 4-1-2-1 in its last eight. Brian Gionta scored twice and Martin Brodeur made 38 saves to back the effort as the Devs ended a three- game road set. Jeff Fri |
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| Atlantic-leading Devils close road set on Long Island |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils hope to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Jersey, which paces the division by four over Philadelphia, has fallen to Minnesota and Calgary during its current lull, including Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the host Flames. Scott Stevens, Brian Rafalski, Patrik Elias and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in defeat, while Corey Schwab made 27 saves in place of a res |
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| Blackhawks attempt to stop eight-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2003 |
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| . Its last win at home came back on January 15, a 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Calgary has also been a disappointment this season, but comes into Friday's affair riding a two-game winning streak following Wednesday's 5-4 overtime win over the New Jersey Devils. Martin Gelinas scored his second goal of the game at 1:54 of overtime to lift Calgary to the victory. Oleg Saprykin and Chris Drury added a goal and an assist apiece for the Flames, who have won three of their last four. Gelinas, who has assists in |
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