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| Devils re-sign defensemen Brookbank, Mottau |
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05/22/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils signed defensemen Sheldon Brookbank and Mike Mottau to new contracts on Thursday. Per team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed. Brookbank, 27, was claimed off waivers from Columbus on October 2, 2007 and made his season debut on October 25. He played in 44 games with New Jersey last season and registered eight assists. Mottau, 30, was originally signed by the Devils in July 2006. This past season he played in 76 games for the club and tallied four go |
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| NHL Eastern Conference Champions |
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05/19/2008 |
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| Avery released from hospital |
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05/04/2008 |
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| tting knocked out thanks to a 3-2 win in overtime by Pittsburgh in Game 5 on Sunday. He is expected to make a full recovery in the offseason. Avery had four goals with three assists for seven points in eight games this playoff season. The 28-year-old Avery is best known for his antagonistic style of play, which draws the ire of opponents. His faceguarding of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in Game 3 of the first round of the playoffs forced the NHL to revise its unsportsmanlike conduct penalty rule. |
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| Pens shoot for sweep of Rangers at the Garden |
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05/01/2008 |
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| corded an assist in Tuesday's game and had four goals with three assists for seven points in eight playoff games this year. The 28-year-old Avery is best known for his antagonistic style of play, which draws the ire of opponents. His faceguarding of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in Game 3 of the first round of the playoffs forced the NHL to revise its unsportsmanlike conduct penalty rule. New York may also be without centermen Chris Drury (torso) and Blair Betts (facial injury), as both players are |
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| Avery hospitalized with lacerated spleen |
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04/30/2008 |
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| s in eight games this playoff season. The Rangers suffered a 5-3 setback to the Penguins on Tuesday and have lost the first three games of the best-of-seven series. They face elimination on Thursday in Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. The 28-year-old Avery is best known for his antagonistic style of play, which draws the ire of opponents. His faceguarding of New Jersey Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur in Game 3 of the first round of the playoffs forced the NHL to revise its unsportsmanlike conduct penalty rule. |
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| Datsyuk, Zetterberg, Madden tabbed as Selke finalists |
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04/25/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Detroit Red Wings forwards Pavel Datsyuk and Henrik Zetterberg, along with New Jersey Devils forward John Madden were nominated as finalists for the Frank J. Selke trophy, given to the NHL's best defensive forward. Datsyuk, who is also a Lady Byng finalist, posted 97 points on the year, but amassed an NHL-best plus-41 rating and won more than 54 percent of his faceoffs. His teammate Zetterberg notched career-highs in goals (43), assists (49) and points (92) but also won 666 faceo |
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| Sharks welcome Stars for Game 1 of West semis |
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04/25/2008 |
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| to an .895 save percentage and 2.45 GAA against the Flames. Dallas has made it to the conference semifinals for the first since 2003, when it lost to Anaheim. The Stars will now try to get into the West finals for the first time since losing to the New Jersey Devils in the 2000 Stanley Cup finals. Marty Turco was huge for the Stars in the series against Anaheim, as he went 4-2 with a 2.01 goals against average and .912 save percentage. Turco also reached the scoresheet with an assist. The 32-year-old Turco was |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - San Jose vs. Dallas |
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04/23/2008 |
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| upposed to be handed their fourth straight first-round exit. Dallas has made it to the conference semifinals for the first since 2003, when it lost to Anaheim. The Stars will now try to get into the West finals for the first time since losing to the New Jersey Devils in the 2000 Stanley Cup finals. Marty Turco was huge for the Stars in the series against Anaheim, as he went 4-2 with a 2.01 goals against average and .912 save percentage. Turco also reached the scoresheet with an assist. The 32-year-old Turco was |
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| Brodeur, Lundqvist, Nabokov named Vezina finalists |
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04/21/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, and San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov were named the finalists for the 2008 Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender on Monday. Brodeur, who also won the award in 2003, 2004 and 2007, posted a 44-27-6 mark with a 2.17 goals-against average and four shutouts for the Devils this past season. This is his eighth selection for the award. During the season, the 35-year-old surpassed the 500-win plateau, while a |
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| Jagr stars as Rangers eliminate Devils |
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04/19/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Jaromir Jagr had a goal and two assists to help the New York Rangers advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 5-3 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 5 of the quarterfinals at the Prudential Center. Scott Gomez, Chris Drury, Brandon Dubinsky and Michal Rozsival each had a goal for the Rangers, who avenged a four-game sweep at the hands of the Devils in the opening round of the 2006 playoffs. Henrik Lundqvist finished the game with 23 saves. "We played good with the le |
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