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| Atlantic-leading Devils close road set on Long Island |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Atlantic Division-leading New Jersey Devils hope to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Jersey, which paces the division by four over Philadelphia, has fallen to Minnesota and Calgary during its current lull, including Wednesday's 5-4 overtime loss to the host Flames. Scott Stevens, Brian Rafalski, Patrik Elias and Jamie Langenbrunner scored in defeat, while Corey Schwab made 27 saves in place of a rest |
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| Nolan set for Leafs debut against Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| ins sidelined with a knee sprain. Naslund's tally was his NHL-leading 42nd of the season, and his 87 points are two more than Mario Lemieux atop the Art Ross Trophy race. Vancouver, which trails Dallas by two points for the best record in the NHL, caps off a five-game road trip tonight. The Canucks will open a three-game homestand Tuesday against the New York Islanders. Toronto topped Vancouver, 5-3, on December 31 and is 3-1-1 in the last five meetings. The Canucks are 1-2-1 in their last four trips to Toronto. |
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| Devils head to Calgary to face Flames |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2003 |
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| -1-2 in its last five away from home. Backup Corey Schwab will likely be between the pipes tonight though. Schwab, who has not played since February 15, is 4-2 on the year with .946 save percentage . The Devils, who will close their trip against the New York Islanders on Saturday, continue to pace the Atlantic Division with 86 points - three in front of the Philadelphia Flyers. New Jersey is also just four points behind the Ottawa Senators in the race for the Presidents' Trophy. Calgary, meanwhile, is just playin |
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| Rangers Team Report: Leetch's heroics keep dream alive |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| d he's proven it again," Mark Messier said. Leetch, celebrating his 35th birthday on Monday, once again proved that he is one of the all-time Ranger greats with a spectacular end-to-end goal late in regulation of Monday's 1-1 deadlock with the hated New York Islanders, as the Blueshirts gained a much-needed point on the Boston Bruins, who fell to the Vancouver Canucks. "We wanted two points," said Leetch, who was forced to log 33:05 of ice-time after Vladimir Malakhov left the game with what could be a dislocated |
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| Isles host Lightning in crucial Eastern Conference matchup |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning seek their fourth straight victory tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum in a crucial Eastern Conference matchup. Both teams enter the day tied for sixth in the East with 71 points, although the Isles hold the tiebreaker by virtue of having two more wins. Eighth-place Boston trails Tampa and New York by four. Tampa Bay, which is 6-1-2 in its last nine contests, has toppled Anaheim, Florida and Ottawa during its tear, including S |
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| Bruins hope to bounce back against woeful Canes |
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03/04/2003 |
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| owed five goals on 31 shots and fell to 4-8-0 since being acquired from Montreal. Boston's current winless slide is its longest since 1999-2000, when it went 0-5-4 to start the campaign. The Bruins, 0-4-2 in their last six on the road, will host the New York Islanders on Thursday. Perhaps a reason to hope, the B's will face a Carolina club in far worse shape than them. The Hurricanes are 0-5-3 in their last eight games and 1-10-3-2 in the last 16. In fact, the defending Eastern Conference champions have won only |
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| Caps skate into Buffalo |
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03/04/2003 |
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| o maintain sole possession of first place tonight when they visit the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. Washington leads the Southeast Division by two over Tampa Bay with 73 points, although the Lightning have two games in hand. The Bolts will visit the New York Islanders this evening. The Capitals have won three of their last four games (3-0-0-1), including Sunday's 2-0 home victory over woeful Carolina. Olaf Kolzig made 21 saves for his third shutout of the season, while Jason Doig and Dainius Zubrus provided goals |
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| Rangers continue push towards playoffs |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - It will be a playoff-like atmosphere at Madison Square Garden tonight when the New York Rangers continue their improbable push towards the postseason against the hated New York Islanders. With 64 points, the Rangers have moved into sole possession of the ninth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, three behind the slumping eighth-place Boston Bruins. However, the B's hold four games in hand on the Blueshirts. The Rangers improved to 4-1-1 over their last six on Saturday wit |
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| Devils host Capitals in battle of division leaders |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2003 |
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| ten streak to five games tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the Meadowlands. After back-to-back wins, the Atlantic Division-leading Devils have come away with ties in their last two games, including Thursday's 3-3 deadlock with the New York Islanders. Martin Brodeur turned aside 19 shots for New Jersey, which with 84 points leads the Philadelphia Flyers by five points in the Atlantic and has drawn within just four points of the Eastern Conference and NHL-leading Ottawa Senators. Scott Gomez, Jef |
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| Isles recall DiPietro from AHL |
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02/27/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro was recalled from AHL Bridgeport on Thursday. DiPietro rejoins the Islanders, where he has compiled a 2-2 mark this season with a 2.02 goals-against average and a .926 save percentage. With Bridgeport, DiPietro went 14-10-8 with a 2.21 goals-against average and three shutouts. Meanwhile, center Justin Mapletoft was also recalled from Bridgeport. In eight games for New York this season, he has one goal and two assists. Finally, goaltende |
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