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| Playoff-hopeful Pens host lowly Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2009 |
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| twork) - Still outside the playoff picture in the Eastern Conference, the Penguins can't afford to be without Sidney Crosby heading down the stretch. However, the Pens captain is out tonight with a sore groin, as Pittsburgh hosts the road-challenged New York Islanders at Mellon Arena. Pittsburgh entered this season as the reigning Eastern Conference champions, but currently find themselves 10th overall in the standings, four points out of a playoff spot. The Penguins have already made a coaching change this year |
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| Comrie, Sens skate past Hurricanes to halt skid |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| fter the tie, Kelly hit the net with an assist from Antoine Vermette and it was a 2-1 lead for the home club. Comrie then hit the net for his first goal of his second Ottawa stint for the two-goal edge at 19:49. The 28-year-old was acquired from the New York Islanders last Friday, and had previously spent 41 games with the Senators at the end of the 2006-07 season. "It's nice to contribute when you come to a new team," Comrie said. "The biggets thing is to try and fit in right away." Spezza's power-play goal less |
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| Crosby injures groin in practice |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Penguins star center Sidney Crosby left practice Tuesday with a sore groin. Crosby, however, is still expected to play in Wednesday's game against the New York Islanders, as the defending Eastern Conference champions battle to qualify for this year's playoffs. The Penguins are currently on the outside of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, sitting 10th with 64 points. They trail the eighth spot by four points heading into Tuesday's action. In 60 games this season, |
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| Quick attack leads Capitals over Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| onchar pulled Pittsburgh within one on a power-play goal just under four minutes later, skating into the Washington zone and blasting a shot from the top of the left circle past the blocker of Theodore. Game Notes Backstrom finished with two assists...Washington has scored a first-period goal in 12 straight games...The Capitals have scored at least one power-play goal in nine of their last 11 games...Pittsburgh will next host the New York Islanders on Wednesday, while Washington welcomes Philadelphia on Tuesday. |
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| Avs hope to continue turnaround and extend dominance over 'Canes |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| ond span in the third period. Jussi Jokinen, acquired in a trade with the Lightning on February 7, scored his first goal in a Carolina uniform in the victory. The Hurricanes outshot Tampa Bay by a whopping 41-13 margin for the game, with goaltender Cam Ward needing to make just 12 saves on the night. Friday's win improved Carolina to 15-13-1 at home on the season. The Avalanche are just 11-16-1 on the road and will also visit Atlanta, New Jersey, the New York Rangers and New York Islanders on their current trek. |
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| Danis, Isles blank Devils |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Yann Danis made a career-high 40 saves to earn his second career shutout, as the New York Islanders cooled off the New Jersey Devils with a 4-0 victory at Nassau Coliseum. Sean Bergenheim, Jon Sim, Kyle Okposo and Bill Guerin each had a goal for the Islanders, who won for just the second time in their last nine games. Mark Streit and Frans Nielsen both collected two assists. "(The defense) did a great job clearing rebounds," Danis said. "I just wanted to get the win. I'm definite |
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| Kovalev returns, helps Montreal top Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| ntreal finished the period strongly, going up 5-2 on a Dandenault rebound goal with 19 seconds to go. Game Notes Roman Hamrlik added two assists for the Canadiens...Campoli added two helpers for Ottawa in his first contest after being dealt from the New York Islanders on Thursday...The contest was the first during the annual "Hockey Day in Canada," which features all six Canadian clubs in action on Saturday...The Canadiens have won five straight meetings, including all three this season...There were 21 penalties |
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| Devils try to extend streak over dismal Isles |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils haven't had any problems handling the New York Islanders this season. Lately, the rest of the NHL hasn't given them too much trouble as well. The Devils vie for their sixth win in seven games when the Atlantic Division leaders head to Nassau Coliseum tonight to take on the lowly Islanders. New Jersey surged to the top of the Atlantic with an eight-game win streak from January 13-30 and has posted victories in 14 of its last 17 outings. After being dealt a surprising 4-0 l |
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| Ottawa Senators |
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02/21/2009 |
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| Acquired center Mike Comrie and defenseman Chris Campoli from the New York Islanders for center Dean McAmmond and a 2009 first-round draft pick. |
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| Hurricanes try to continue mastery of Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2009 |
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| son series win over the Lightning since the 2001-02 season. Carolina's Joni Pitkanen has notched six of his 24 points this year versus the Lightning, notching a goal and five assists against them. However, he missed Thursday night's 6-2 win over the New York Islanders with an upper-body injury. Eric Staal, who has a team-best three goals versus the Lightning this year, scored twice in last night's win, while Ray Whitney, Dennis Seidenberg and Anton Babchuk each registered a goal and an assist. Cam Ward picked up |
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