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| Brodeur, Devils visit Islanders |
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03/07/2009 |
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| y've been unbeatable since the legendary goaltender has come back to the fold. The Atlantic Division leaders will attempt to notch a fifth consecutive win when Brodeur and his mates travel across the Hudson River today for an afternoon tilt with the New York Islanders. New Jersey's winning streak has coincided with Brodeur's return from surgery to repair a torn distal biceps tendon, an injury that caused the perennial All-Star to miss 50 games, and the 36-year-old has allowed only four goals and posted a pair of |
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| Act two: Avery returns in Rangers' win over Isles |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Nikolai Zherdev and Chris Drury each had a goal and an assist, as the New York Rangers slipped by the New York Islanders, 4-2, at Nassau Coliseum. Scott Gomez and Markus Naslund each tallied a goal for the Rangers, who have won their last two after a four-game losing streak. Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in the win. The Rangers, Florida and Pittsburgh all have 74 points to occupy the final three spots in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. The Rangers had three new faces on the |
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| Pens top Panthers for fifth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2009 |
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| four lines that can all contribute and that's hard to play against." Sidney Crosby, who had missed the previous four games with a strained left groin, returned to the lineup and had a goal. Pittsburgh brought in veteran forward Bill Guerin from the New York Islanders for a conditional draft choice at Wednesday's trade deadline. The 38-year-old Guerin is a four-time All-Star and was a member of the New Jersey Devils' Stanley Cup champion squad in 1994-95. Pittsburgh also claimed defensive-minded forward Craig Ada |
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| Zherdev and Drury lead Rangers past Isles |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Nikolai Zherdev and Chris Drury each had a goal and an assist, as the New York Rangers slipped by the New York Islanders, 4-2, at Nassau Coliseum. Scott Gomez and Markus Naslund each tallied a goal for the Rangers, who have won their last two after a four-game losing streak. Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves in the win. The Rangers, Florida and Pittsburgh all have 74 points to occupy the final three spots in the Eastern Conference playoff hunt. The Rangers had three new faces on the |
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| Pittsburgh Penguins |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Acquired forward Bill Guerin from the New York Islanders in exchange for a conditional draft pick; assigned forwards Miroslav Satan and Bill Thomas to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL); claimed forward Craig Adams off waivers from Chicago Blackhawks. |
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| Satan sent to minors |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins assigned veteran forward Miroslav Satan to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Signed as a free agent from the New York Islanders in the offseason, Satan posted a modest 17 goals and 39 points in 65 games for the Penguins. The Slovakian native struggled in recent weeks, scoring just five goals with 11 points over 28 games in the last two months. The move comes just hours after the Penguins acquired another veteran forward, Bi |
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| Guerin dealt to Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins acquired veteran winger Bill Guerin from the New York Islanders prior to Wednesday's trade deadline. The Islanders received a conditional draft pick in return. Guerin signed a two-year deal with New York in the summer of 2007 and was named captain of the Islanders just prior to the start of the 2007-08 campaign. The 38-year-old has 16 goals and 36 points in 61 games this season after recording 44 points (23 goals, 21 assists) a year ago. Guerin has record |
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| Bruins get Montador from Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| e club with a plus-14 rating and 125 penalty minutes. The 29-year-old Montador, who has also played in Calgary and Florida, has compiled 67 points (18 goals, 49 assists) and 586 penalty minutes in 355 career games. Nokelainen, 23, has three assists in 33 games with the Bruins this season and 15 points (8g, 7a) in 105 career contests. The Finnish forward was originally selected by the New York Islanders with the 16th overall pick in the 2004 draft and was obtained by Boston in a trade prior to the 2007-08 season. |
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| Sabres, Connolly agree to two-year extension |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| 66 points in 77 games over the past two seasons, but has missed considerable time with various injuries. In 304 games since joining Buffalo before the 2001-02 season, Connolly has 57 goals with 135 assists for 192 points. Connolly was selected by the New York Islanders with the fifth overall pick of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to Buffalo in June 2001 in a deal that sent Michael Peca to the Islanders. In 467 career games with New York and Buffalo, Connolly has 81 goals with 186 assists for 267 points. |
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| Red Wings, Avs cap season series in Denver |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2009 |
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| never swept its season series with Detroit since relocating to Denver in 1995-96. The Avalanche, who were swept in four regular-season games by the Wings last year, have still lost seven of their last nine at home versus Detroit. Colorado faced the New York Islanders on Monday in a battle between the last place clubs in the conferences, and the Isles emerged with the 4-2 win. The subject of recent trade rumors, Ryan Smyth scored twice for the Avs. Smyth leads Colorado with 30 assists and 53 points this year and |
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