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| Flyers shoot for 11th straight win over Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
10/28/2008 |
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| iladelphia Flyers will try to keep moving in the right direction when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at Philips Arena. The Flyers began the 2008-09 campaign on a six-game losing streak, but rebounded with a home-and-home sweep of the rival New Jersey Devils this weekend. Tonight, Philly will try to continue its success against the Thrashers, a team that has lost 10 in a row to the Broad Street Bullies. The Flyers have won 13 of 14 and 15 of the last 17 encounters overall. Atlanta hasn't defeated the Fl |
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| Carter's OT winner gives Flyers weekend sweep over Devils |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Jeff Carter scored with 1:16 left in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers swept a home-and-home set against the New Jersey Devils with a 3-2 win at the Wachovia Center. Shortly after Simon Gagne almost ended the game and a noxious substance was thrown on the ice, resulting in a delay of several minutes, Ossi Vaananen threw a shot on net from the right point that Carter tipped past Martin Brodeur as he was falling to the ice. "It's good to get a game like that," said Carter. "W |
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| Flyers, Devils get early start in Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Less than 24 hours after their first meeting of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers and New Jersey Devils get right back to business this afternoon with the second part of a home-and-home series at Philadelphia's Wachovia Center. The Devils hosted the Flyers last night to begin this set, but today's contest was moved up three hours from its original 7:00 p.m. (et) start time due to Game 3 of the World Series that will be played across the street at the Phillies' Citizens Bank Park tonight at |
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| Flyers get first victory with rare win in New Jersey |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Mike Richards had four assists while Scott Hartnell scored twice as the Philadelphia Flyers got their first win of the season at an unlikely place, in a 6-3 defeat of the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center. Philadelphia, which had started the season 0-3-3, got its first win in New Jersey since March 9, 2004 as Mike Knuble and Joffrey Lupul each contributed a goal and an assist in the win. The victory snapped a 12-game losing streak at New Jersey. "We worked hard to get this win |
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| Winless Flyers try to halt four-year drought in New Jersey |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers, a team that has never gone seven games into a season without a victory, will try to pick up their first win of the year tonight, when they visit the rival New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center for the opener of a home-and-home series. The Flyers' six-game losing streak (0-3-3) is the franchise's longest skid to begin a season. Philadelphia had been 0-4-1-1 (1 tie, 1 overtime loss) to kick off the 1999-2000 campaign. Philadelphia has earned a point in three of its las |
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| Brodeur's 98th shutout gives Devils win over Stars |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur stopped all 21 shots he faced to record his 98th career shutout, moving him five behind Terry Sawchuk's NHL career mark, leading the New Jersey Devils to a 5-0 rout of the Dallas Stars at Prudential Center. The victory was also the 543rd of Brodeur's illustrious career, moving him within eight of Patrick Roy's NHL record. "It's a lot," Brodeur said. "I'm just fortunate to play for a team that cares about playing defense." John Madden had a pair of goals for the Devil |
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| Devils, Stars collide in New Jersey |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils will try to continue their excellent start to the season when they welcome the Dallas Stars for an interconference battle at the Prudential Center. The Devils have won four of five games (4-1-0) to begin their 2008-09 schedule and have won back-to-back contests since losing their only test of the season to the rival New York Rangers on October 13. New Jersey's most recent triumph came in Washington, as Zach Parise notched the lone tally in the shootout to help the Devils |
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| What a difference a Devil makes |
MLB Baseball |
10/22/2008 |
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| owing 10 straight losing seasons, Tampa rid itself of the Devil and is in the World Series. You do the math. In a sport where superstitions and curses are the norm, it might be a long time before we see a Devil in MLB again. But then again the NHL's New Jersey Devils seem to have done alright for themselves. I guess that just means that God probably is just like the rest of us. He too could care less about the NHL. Speaking of omens, is it a bad sign that the series starts a day before the 15-year anniversary of |
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| Devils' Holik to have surgery |
NHL Hockey |
10/20/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - New Jersey Devils center Bobby Holik is scheduled to undergo surgery on Tuesday for a broken pinkie finger and will likely be sidelined for at least three weeks. Holik was hurt during Saturday's game against Washington and became the second New Jersey center to suffer an injury in as many games. Brian Rolston sprained an ankle Thursday against Atlanta. There is no timetable for Rolston's return. Both Rolston and Holik returned to the Devils this offseason. Rolston played his first |
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| Parise powers Devils past Caps |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| WWashington, DC (MySportsbook) - Zach Parise notched the lone tally in the shootout to go with his goal and assist in regulation and the New Jersey Devils scored a road win against the Washington Capitals, 4-3, at Verizon Center. Petr Vrana and Andy Greene also scored in regulation and Martin Brodeur got his 542nd career win with 24 saves, moving him just nine victories behind Patrick Roy's NHL record of 551 wins. The Devils have now taken four of the first five games this season and finished off a four-game |
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