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| Penguins hold off Canadiens |
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02/20/2009 |
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| ssive," Bylsma said. "The win was more for the guys in that room than it is for me." Evgeni Malkin added a goal and an assist, while Petr Sykora, Maxime Talbot and Miroslav Satan also lit the lamp for the Penguins, who rebounded after falling to the New York Islanders 3-2 in a shootout on Monday. Pittsburgh has split its last four games, but has at least a point in three of the contests. Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23-of-27 shots for the Penguins. Tomas Plekanec led the Canadiens with a pair of goals and a helper, |
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| Staal scores twice as Hurricanes obliterate Islanders |
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02/20/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Eric Staal scored twice, leading the Carolina Hurricanes in a 6-2 shellacking of the lowly New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Ray Whitney, Dennis Seidenberg and Anton Babchuk each registered a goal and an assist for the Hurricanes, who have won two of their last three games. Cam Ward picked up the win with a 22-save effort. "We played a little more desperate," Ward said. "We played with an edge." Mark Streit and Jon Sim scored for the Islanders, who have dropped seven of eigh |
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| Isles RW Park out four weeks with broken ribs |
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02/19/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Islanders right wing Richard Park will be sidelined four weeks because of broken ribs, the team announced Thursday. The 32-year-old native of Seoul, South Korea has 10 goals and 14 assists in 57 games for the Islanders. For his career, Park has registered 82 goals and 107 assists in 589 games with the Penguins, Ducks, Flyers, Wild, Canucks and Islanders. |
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| 'Canes hope to break out of slump versus Islanders |
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02/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Hoping to break out of a slump, the Carolina Hurricanes will take on the NHL's worst team this season as they visit the New York Islanders for tonight's meeting at Nassau Coliseum. The Hurricanes have lost three of their last four games and each of those setbacks during that stretch have come by way of blowouts. Carolina has been outscored by a whopping 15-2 margin over its last three defeats and was handed a 5-1 setback Tuesday night by visiting Boston. David Krejci and Patrice Bergeron recor |
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| Gomez's power-play goal lifts Rangers over Isles |
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02/18/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Scott Gomez notched the game-winning goal in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves as the New York Rangers clipped the New York Islanders, 3-1, at Madison Square Garden. Nigel Dawes and Fredrik Sjostrom also scored for the Rangers, who won for just the second time in their last 10 games. Chris Drury added assists on all three goals. Mark Streit got the lone goal for the Islanders, who have dropped six of seven. Yann Danis took the loss despite 35 stops. A rare Range |
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| Isles slip past Pens in shootout to spoil Bylsma's debut |
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02/16/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Jeff Tambellini notched the winner in the shootout as the New York Islanders slipped by Pittsburgh, 3-2, at Nassau Coliseum. After each club scored in the first round, Tambellini opened the second round with a blistering slap shot to put the Isles ahead. Evgeni Malkin followed with an unsuccessful attempt, then Kyle Okposo didn't release a shot on his chance. Sidney Crosby could have extended the contest, but Joey MacDonald closed the door on his forehander headed for the left po |
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| Devils' Parise highlights NHL's weekly stars |
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02/16/2009 |
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| ward Ilya Kovalchuk have been selected as the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending February 15. Parise was the league's top scorer last week with eight points off four goals and four assists. That includes a four-point performance in a win over the New York Islanders on Wednesday and Parise is now tied for second in the NHL with 34 goals. He helped the Devils win all four of their games last week and increase their lead for first place in the Atlantic Division to eight points over the Philadelphia Flyers. Lombar |
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| Pens begin Bylsma era with matinee on Long Island |
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02/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will host a Presidents' Day matinee matchup this afternoon, as they welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins and their new head coach for an Atlantic Division clash at Nassau Coliseum. The Penguins, last year's runner-up in the Stanley Cup Finals, fired head coach Michel Therrien Sunday night and replaced him with Dan Bylsma on an interim basis. The 38-year-old Bylsma had been the head coach of the team's American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Pittsburgh has d |
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| Flyers, Rangers renew rivalry at MSG |
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02/15/2009 |
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| rik Sjostrom scored in the first period for the Rangers. New York is 17-8-3 as the host this year and have won three of their last four home games. The Flyers have won three of their last four games and are coming off Saturday's blowout win over the New York Islanders. Scott Hartnell was one of five different goal scorers, as Philadelphia defeated the Islanders, 5-1, at the Wachovia Center. Matt Carle, Claude Giroux, Simon Gagne and Arron Asham also scored for the Flyers. With Antero Niittymaki the latest player |
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| Flyers, Biron continue mastery of Islanders |
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02/14/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Scott Hartnell was one of five different goal scorers, as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-1, at the Wachovia Center. Matt Carle, Claude Giroux, Simon Gagne and Arron Asham also scored for the Flyers, who have won three of their last four games. With Antero Niittymaki the latest player to be bitten by the stubborn flu bug, Martin Biron started between the pipes for Philadelphia, looking to snap a personal four-game losing streak. Biron made 38 saves t |
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