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| Stars shooting for another win over Thrashers |
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01/27/2009 |
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| streak halted when it dropped a 5-3 test in Philadelphia, its 13th consecutive defeat at the hands of the Flyers. Last in the Southeast Division with 39 points, the Thrashers are tied with Ottawa for 13th in the Eastern Conference, ahead of only the New York Islanders and their 31 points. Atlanta has lost five of its last seven on the road and is 8-13-3 overall as the visiting club this year. The Thrashers will host the Islanders on Thursday before hitting the road again for two straight. The Stars come out of th |
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| Coyotes host Ducks in Pacific Division battle |
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01/27/2009 |
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| st four games. Ilya Bryzgalov made 34 shots to help Phoenix snap a nine-game losing streak to Detroit and record its first home win over the Red Wings since January 24, 2004. Anaheim has not taken the ice since last Wednesday's 2-1 loss to the lowly New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The Ducks were stoned by Isles netminder Yann Danis, who turned aside 39-of-40 shots to earn his first NHL win in over three years. Jean-Sebastien Giguere wasn't nearly as sharp between the pipes for Anaheim, as the veteran goalt |
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| SuperSkills event kicks off All-Star action in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
01/24/2009 |
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| t title the previous season (100.4 mph) in an event that used to be dominated by Hall of Famer Al MacInnis. Chara's competition this year includes Montreal's Mike Komisarek, Vincent Lecavalier of Tampa Bay, Nashville's Shea Weber, Mark Streit of the New York Islanders and Edmonton's Sheldon Souray. The hardest shot trail will be the SuperSkill's fourth event, as things will kick off with the fastest skater contest. The event will feature four individual runs, as Philadelphia's Jeff Carter and Zach Parise of New J |
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| Danis masterful as Isles shoot down Ducks to notch first win in '09 |
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01/22/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Yann Danis made 39 saves to earn his first win in more than three years, as the New York Islanders edged the Anaheim Ducks, 2-1, and snapped an eight-game losing streak. Danis was recalled from the AHL last week to help offset the injuries of the Islanders' goaltending corps. Starting netminder Rick DiPietro has played only five games this season, underwent knee surgery on October 31 and will miss the rest of the season, while backup Joey MacDonald is out with a strained groin. H |
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| Kings visit Avalanche |
NHL Hockey |
01/21/2009 |
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| historic night at Pepsi Center. Hejduk and Smyth became only the second teammates in NHL history to both record their 300th career goal in the same game. Danny Gare and Ivan Boldirev accomplished the feat for Detroit on February 26, 1983 against the New York Islanders at Joe Louis Arena. Smyth also added two assists for the Avalanche, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Marek Svatos, Chris Stewart, Cody McLeod and Ruslan Salei also scored, while Peter Budaj made 39 saves to halt a personal four-game skid. The |
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| Islanders aim to avoid ninth straight loss, host Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
01/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will try to avoid a ninth consecutive loss when they welcome the Anaheim Ducks for this evening's matchup at Nassau Coliseum. The eight-game losing streak is the second-longest of the season for the Islanders, who also dropped 10 straight from December 4-23. All told, New York, which is dead last in the NHL with just 29 points, has lost 20 of its last 22 games (2-17-3). The Islanders recorded their first point of this current slide in Monday's afternoon contest against v |
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| Isles' DiPietro out for season |
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01/20/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders announced Tuesday that goaltender Rick DiPietro will miss the remainder of the 2008-09 season. DiPietro had arthroscopic knee surgery to repair a meniscus injury on Oct. 31. The decision is a precautionary measure to address swelling in the knee. The Boston University product and first-overall pick in the 2000 draft is expected to resume skating this summer in preparation for the 2009-10 season. "This has been one of the most frustrating situations I have e |
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| Capitals head north to battle Senators |
NHL Hockey |
01/20/2009 |
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| Senators for this evening's matchup at Scotiabank Place. The Capitals, who are first in the Southeast Division with 63 points, have won three in a row on the heels of a three-game slide and are coming off Monday afternoon's overtime victory over the New York Islanders. Washington recorded the thrilling victory on Long Island thanks to Alex Ovechkin, who scored two goals, including the game-winner with 3:14 left in overtime as the Capitals edged the Islanders, 2-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Ovechkin now has 31 goals on |
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| Ovechkin's OT winner sends Islanders to eighth defeat in a row |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin scored twice, including the game-winner with 3:14 left in overtime as the Washington Capitals edged the New York Islanders, 2-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Washington was awarded a power play after a slashing call on Brendan Witt at the 1:25 mark of the overtime. Sergei Fedorov skated the puck into the New York end and slammed on the brakes at the right circle. He fed a short pass over to Alexander Semin, who skated to the low right side and fed the puck out front for |
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| Shanahan, Devils make a stop in Nashville |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2009 |
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| ranchise netminder Martin Brodeur since November 1 due to injury. New Jersey is one point behind the idle New York Rangers in the standings. The Devils also wrap their six-game road trip tonight. They are 4-1-0 so far on the trek and knocked off the New York Islanders, 3-1, on Saturday. Zach Parise registered a goal and an assist and has now scored in four of his past five games. New Jersey's lone All-Star representative also has two assists over his last five games. Travis Zajac and David Clarkson also tallied f |
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