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| Devils tangle with Toronto at the Meadowlands |
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04/01/2003 |
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| w Jersey, with four games remaining, is also in the hunt for the Presidents' Trophy and trails the NHL and Eastern Conference- leading Ottawa Senators by four points, but hold a game in hand. After consecutive ties, the Devils exploded Sunday on the New York Islanders, beating them 6-0 in the opener of a three-game homestand. Patrik Elias notched a career-high four goals and Martin Brodeur recorded his 64th career shutout to lead the way. Scott Gomez tallied five assists for the Devils, who have won two straight |
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| Isles look to put final nail in Rangers' coffin |
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04/01/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders try to clinch the final Eastern Conference playoff berth tonight when they welcome the rival Rangers to Nassau Coliseum. The Isles can secure the spot with a victory this evening, as they enter the day's action three points ahead of the ninth-place Blueshirts, who have three games remaining. Peter Laviolette's club will, however, have to end a two-game losing streak and rebound from Sunday's 6-0 pounding at the hands of the division-leading New Jersey Devil |
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| Hurricanes recall forward from minors |
NHL Hockey |
03/31/2003 |
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| ft wing Mike Watt from Lowell of the American Hockey League. Watt is celebrating his 27th birthday Monday. Watt, who was signed as a free agent by Carolina in the 2002 offseason, has not recorded a point in three games this season for the Hurricanes. Watt, who is playing in his fifth NHL season, has also spent time with Edmonton, the New York Islanders and Nashville. He has 15 goals and 26 assists in 155 games. He was originally selected by Edmonton in the second round (32nd overall) in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft. |
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| Devil of a game; Elias, Brodeur shine for NJ |
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03/30/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - Patrik Elias notched a career-high four goals and Martin Brodeur recorded his 64th career shutout as the New Jersey Devils blanked the New York Islanders, 6-0, at Continental Airlines Arena. Scott Gomez tallied five assists for the Devils, who moved four points ahead of the idle Philadelphia Flyers for first place in the Atlantic Division. New Jersey now sits four points behind the Ottawa Senators for first place overall in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders remained in |
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| Devils, Isles square off in Jersey |
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03/30/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils hope to open up some room in the Atlantic Division this afternoon when they welcome the New York Islanders to the Meadowlands. With 101 points, the Devils are two ahead of second-place Philadelphia with a game in hand. New Jersey has five games remaining on the schedule. The Devs are unbeaten in their last six games (4-0-2), including consecutive ties in Tampa and Atlanta. On Friday they skated to a 1-1 deadlock with the Thrashers, getting frustrated b |
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| Isles hope to inch closer to clinching |
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03/28/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders hope to draw closer to clinching a playoff spot tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to Nassau Coliseum. With 80 points and a game in hand, the Isles hold a lead of six over the rival Rangers for the final berth in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders trail seventh-place Boston by three points. New York has won two of its last three games, and is 4-2-1 in the last seven. On Tuesday, Peter Laviolette's club pounded host Chicago 9-2, as Alexei Y |
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| Blues Team Report: Osgood as it gets |
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03/27/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When the St. Louis Blues acquired goaltender Chris Osgood from the New York Islanders at the NHL trading deadline, they hoped they had found the man to take them deep into playoffs. On Wednesday, Osgood continued to make everyone involved in the decision process to bring him to the Gateway City look real good as he stopped 31 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, as the Blues blanked the Minnesota Wild, 1-0, at the Xcel Energy Center. Cory Stillman scored the game's lone goal for St. Lou |
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| Yashin's four-goal night propels Islanders over Chicago |
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03/26/2003 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Alexei Yashin scored four goals to power the New York Islanders to a 9-2 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center. Arron Asham added a goal and four assists for the Islanders, who won in Chicago for the first time since 1990, and solidified their hold on the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders improved to 4-2-1 in their last seven games and are six points ahead of the ninth-place Rangers with six games remaining for each. The Isles also pulled wit |
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| Lightning in a bottle? |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2003 |
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| ral manager Jay Feaster and head coach John Tortorella, the Bolts are in a surprising dogfight for the Southeast Division title with the Washington Capitals, whose payroll is roughly $20 million to the north. But how has this been made possible? The New York Islanders went from one of the league's worst clubs in 2000-01 to a mid-level seed a season ago, but that turnaround was ignited by the key acquisitions of Alexei Yashin and Mike Peca. The Minnesota Wild are gearing up for the postseason in just their third c |
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| Bruins begin post-Ftorek era |
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03/21/2003 |
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| lay their first game without head coach Robbie Ftorek tonight when they continue a three-game road trip in San Jose against the Sharks at HP Pavilion. The Bruins, who with 78 points, are currently tied for the seventh spot in the conference with the New York Islanders -- five back of the Washington Capitals. However, the team fired Ftorek on Wednesday despite their almost certain postseason appearance. Ftorek was in his second season with the Bruins. He led Boston to the best record in the Eastern Conference last |
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