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| Bruins host Thrashers aiming for sixth straight win |
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03/01/2008 |
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| -12-3 as the host club this year. Before winning their last two games at the Garden, Boston had dropped four in a row on home ice. Atlanta, meanwhile, has lost five consecutive games and is coming off Thursday's overtime setback against the visiting New York Islanders. Trent Hunter scored just 69 seconds into OT to give the Isles a 5-4 decision at Philips Arena. In the extra session, Josef Vasicek won a left circle faceoff and from the deep left boards centered the puck to Hunter, who snapped the disc into the ri |
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| Flyers aim to keep rolling, take on Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to make it three straight wins since tying the longest losing streak in team history, as they visit the New York Islanders for an Atlantic Division battle this afternoon at Nassau Coliseum. The Flyers matched a franchise record with 10 consecutive losses recently, but have now posted back-to-back wins over Buffalo and Ottawa. After defeating the Sabres in Monday's shootout decision on the road, Philadelphia returned home for Thursday's victory over the Senators |
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| Sliding Thrashers invite Isles to town |
NHL Hockey |
02/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to avoid a fifth consecutive loss this evening, when they welcome the New York Islanders for a battle at Philips Arena. The Thrashers have 62 points on the year and are 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. However, Atlanta is still only nine points away from first-place Carolina in the underachieving Southeast Division. Atlanta dealt sniper Marian Hossa to Pittsburgh at Tuesday's deadline and was dealt a 5-1 loss in Montreal later that evening. Chris H |
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| Winners and losers at the trade deadline |
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02/27/2008 |
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| d out of first place in the division. Now, instead of adding a piece to help your team down the stretch run, you trade for somebody else's headache. The Wild did just that on Tuesday, when their lone trade was acquiring enforcer Chris Simon from the New York Islanders for a sixth-round pick in 2008. Simon supposedly learned his lesson last year after he swung his stick like a baseball bat and hit Ryan Hollweg of the New York Rangers in the face. He received a 25-game suspension for that incident, but eclipsed tha |
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| Fresh scenery: Islanders send Simon to Wild |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders gave troubled forward Chris Simon a new start on Tuesday when they traded him to the Minnesota Wild. In exchange, the Islanders received a 2008 sixth-round draft pick. Known more for his tough-guy streak than point-producing ability, Simon has played in two contests since serving an NHL-record 30-game ban for purposely stepping on the leg of Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu on December 15. Simon was assessed a match penalty and a game misconduct for intent to inju |
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| Ducks get Bergeron from Isles |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - The Anaheim Ducks added some depth on defense before Tuesday's trade deadline, as they acquired Marc-Andre Bergeron from the New York Islanders in exchange for a third-round pick. Bergeron has nine goals and nine assists in 46 games for the Islanders this season. He was acquired by New York from Edmonton last February after spending the first four years of his career with the Oilers. The 27-year-old Bergeron has played in 258 career games and has 48 goals and 79 assists. |
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| Sharks trade Davison to Islanders |
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02/26/2008 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks shipped defenseman Rob Davison to the New York Islanders before Tuesday's trade deadline, getting a 2008 seventh-round draft pick in return. Davison was scoreless in 15 games with San Jose this season, posting 21 penalty minutes. Selected in the fourth round by the Sharks in 1998, the 27- year-old has two goals and 12 assists in 176 career NHL games. Davison gives New York depth at the blueline, as defensemen Andy Sutton (partially torn hamstring), Brendan Witt |
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| Islanders extend Comrie |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders have agreed to a one- year contract extension with center Mike Comrie. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it will take the team's leading scorer through the 2008-09 season. "I'm extremely happy to have reached an agreement with the Islanders for the 2008-09 season," said Comrie in a statement. "I love being an Islander and wanted to stay. The management and the coaches have shown great belief in us as players and I am honored to be a part o |
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| Penguins visit Islanders in Atlantic Division test |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to avoid a third consecutive loss this evening, when they visit the New York Islanders for an Atlantic Division battle at Nassau Coliseum. The Penguins are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race with 77 points on the year. They are two points behind New Jersey for the Atlantic Division lead and fourth in the East standings -- just two points ahead of Montreal. Pittsburgh has gained a point in each of its last two contests, as both losses came after |
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| Flyers visit Buffalo with hopes of ending record slide |
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02/25/2008 |
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| rd with 10 straight losses, matching the mark set by last year's team. Philadelphia was first in the Atlantic Division before the slide, but has since fallen into the basement. The Flyers have 67 points and are tied for last in the Atlantic with the New York Islanders. The Flyers and Isles are also just one point behind Buffalo for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference. The Flyers' most recent setback came in heartbreaking fashion, as the visiting Florida Panthers notched a stunning 2-1 |
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