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| Isles D Witt suspended five games |
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02/27/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - New York Islanders defenseman Brendan Witt was suspended for five games, without pay, by the National Hockey League on Friday. At 2:21 of the third period of Thursday's 5-4 shootout loss to Toronto, Witt caught Maple Leafs forward Niklas Hagman with a left elbow and was assessed a five-minute major and game misconduct. Hagman was injured on the play and did not return to the contest. Witt will miss tomorrow's game against Buffalo and the club's games on March 2 against Colorado, Ma |
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| Pens try to improve playoff chances versus Blackhawks |
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02/27/2009 |
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| guins are currently 10th in the East with 66 points and are just three points out of a postseason berth. The Penguins may have to play a second straight game without their captain Sidney Crosby tonight, as he sat out Wednesday's home win against the New York Islanders with a sore groin. Crosby, who is third in the NHL with 79 points, missed practice on Thursday and is questionable for tonight's test. Pittsburgh earned a win in a defensive battle with the Islanders on Wednesday. Petr Sykora scored the game's only |
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| Leafs' Stapleton nets SO winner over Isles |
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02/27/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Tim Stapleton delivered the shootout-winner in his NHL debut, as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the New York Islanders, 5-4, at Nassau Coliseum. Nik Antropov, Dominic Moore, Ian White and Pavel Kubina each scored for the Maple Leafs, who were coming off a home-and-home sweep of the New York Rangers. Jason Blake and Mikhail Grabovski both collected two assists, while Vesa Toskala finished with 40 saves. "We just had to fight and battle out. It was an ugly game," said Maple Leafs co |
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| Jokinen secures SO winner as 'Canes top Sabres |
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02/26/2009 |
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| rolina tied the game 7:34 into the third. Eric Staal won a fight for the puck in the left corner and sent it behind the net for Michael Ryan, who fired it out to the right point where Babchuk one-timed it past Lalime. Game Notes Buffalo plays at the New York Islanders on Saturday...Carolina has taken two of three against Buffalo this season...Carolina plays in Atlanta on Saturday...It was Ward's 10th straight start...Carolina is 3-3 in the shootout this season while Buffalo fell to 7-4...Jokinen is 21-for-39 in s |
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| Sharks try to bounce back in Ottawa |
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02/26/2009 |
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| a at Scotiabank Place. The newly re-acquired Mike Comrie recorded the eventual game-winning tally as part of a three-goal barrage for the Senators in the first period. Comrie was playing in his second game since being traded to the Senators from the New York Islanders last Friday. The 28-year-old center also played 41 games for Ottawa as a mid-season pickup in 2006-07 and played a key part in the team's run to the Stanley Cup Finals that season. Dany Heatley, Chris Kelly and Jason Spezza also had goals for Ottawa |
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| Sabres, Hurricanes clash in Raleigh |
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02/26/2009 |
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| als for the Sabres, who have alternated wins and losses over their last seven outings. Buffalo will play the first of back-to-back road games tonight and is 14-12-4 as the visitor on the season. Following tonight's showdown, the Sabres travel to the New York Islanders on Saturday. The Hurricanes had an opportunity to leapfrog the Sabres on Tuesday, but the team struggled to score in a 4-2 defeat at Ottawa. The Senators prevailed despite being outshot by a 43-22 margin by Carolina, with Ottawa's Alex Auld stopping |
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| Leafs take point streak into clash with Isles |
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02/26/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to win three straight games for the first time in over two months when they visit the lowly New York Islanders for a clash at Nassau Coliseum. The Maple Leafs are coming off a home-and-home sweep of the New York Rangers, with Toronto earning both victories after regulation. The Leafs recorded a 3-2 overtime win Sunday in the Big Apple and then notched Wednesday's 2-1 shootout decision on home ice. Tonight, the Maple Leafs will aim for their first three-game win |
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| Brodeur to return for Devils' clash with Avs |
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02/26/2009 |
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| s four points ahead of Philadelphia in the division and just two points in back of Washington for second place in the Eastern Conference. The Devils went 1-2-0 on a recent three-game road trip and ended that swing with Saturday's shutout loss to the New York Islanders. Yann Danis made a career-high 40 saves to lead the Islanders to the 4-0 win at Nassau Coliseum. Clemmensen yielded four goals on 38 shots for the Devils, who had posted victories in 14 of their previous 17 outings. Tonight's test kicks off a three- |
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| Pens' Crosby out due to groin injury |
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02/26/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Battling for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins were without the services of captain Sidney Crosby for Wednesday night's 1-0 win over the New York Islanders due to a groin injury. Crosby sustained the ailment in Sunday's loss to the Washington Capitals and is considered day-to-day. He practiced with the club over the previous two days, but left Tuesday's session early due to the injury. He was originally thought to be probable for the Islanders gam |
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| Sykora scores only goal as Penguins blank Islanders |
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02/26/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Petr Sykora scored the game's only goal with 2:28 left in regulation and Marc-Andre Fleury had his third shutout this season behind 21 saves, as Pittsburgh handed the road-challenged New York Islanders a 1-0 defeat at Mellon Arena. It was Fleury's 14th career shutout and Sykora's 23rd goal this season for Pittsburgh, which entered this season as the reigning Eastern Conference champions. The Penguins have won three of their last four, but are currently still out of a playoff spo |
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