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| Cujo faces Leafs for first time |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| ing seven straight road games. The Leafs have matched the mark reached twice before, during the 1940-41 and 1960-61 seasons. In all, Pat Quinn's club has won six of its last seven and 11 of the last 13 contests. On Tuesday the Maple Leafs pasted the New York Islanders, 5-2, at Air Canada Centre, as Mats Sundin, with two goals, and Robert Reichel scored late in the second period to open up a 3-1 lead. Tie Domi and Travis Green also tallied, while Ed Belfour, Cujo's replacement, made 29 saves. Sundin, who misfired |
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| Sunshine State battle on tap in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning hope to move up the Eastern Conference ladder tonight when they welcome the Florida Panthers to the St. Pete Times Forum. With 67 points, the Bolts are tied with the New York Islanders for sixth in the East standings -- one ahead of eighth-place Boston. The Isles host New Jersey this evening, while Boston will visit the NY Rangers. Tampa is 4-1-2 in its last seven tries, including Tuesday's 2-0 blanking of Anaheim in the second portion of a three-game homestan |
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| Devils skate into Long Island |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. New Jersey is 2-0-1 in its last three, including Tuesday's 3-3 tie with the Rangers at the Meadowlands. Jamie Langenbrunner scored twice for the Devils, and Brian Gionta tallied as well, but New York's Petr Nedved knotted the match with 4:28 left in regulation. Martin Brodeur finished with 23 saves in the deadlock, including a pair of stellar |
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| Isles, Maple Leafs renew hostilities in Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
02/25/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders try to extend their unbeaten streak to six games this evening when they skate into Air Canada Centre to face off with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Isles, who were ousted in last year's Eastern Conference quarterfinals by the Leafs, enter Tuesday's clash on the heels of a disappointing 4-4 tie with the Boston Bruins on Sunday. Michael Peca scored twice, Jason Blake added a goal and an assist and Jason Wiemer tallied for New York, which is 3-0-2 in its las |
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| Teams to beat in the NHL? Still the usual suspects |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| force last season, suffered a torn ACL in November and is aiming for a playoff return. As for the Avalanche, they are probably the scarier of the two perennial contenders right now. Although their 14-game regulation unbeaten streak was ended by the New York Islanders Thursday night, they have been simply uncanny in the second half, led by the play of Milan Hejduk and Peter Forsberg. Colorado is a far cry from the club that floundered in fourth place back in December, thus costing coach Bob Hartley his job. Unfor |
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| Avalanche Team Report: Streaks squashed on Long Island |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche entered Friday's contest at Nassau Coliseum against the New York Islanders riding a pair of significant streaks. The team had not suffered a regulation loss in 14 straight games (11-0-2-1) and had scored the game's first goal in those same 14 contests. Well, Dave Scatchard's goal just 2:28 into the game made the second streak a thing of the past and by game's end, the Avalanche turned their sights on starting a new string because the Islanders and Garth Snow handed them |
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| Islanders Team Report: Who is that masked man? |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After a horrific start to the campaign, the New York Islanders are starting to resemble the team that returned to the postseason last year for the first time in eight seasons. With Friday night's 4-1 win over the streaking Colorado Avalanche, the Isles moved into sole possession of the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race with 66 points, one point ahead to the Tampa Bay Lightning and two in front of the Boston Bruins. "It seems like every single game in the last three months has b |
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| Snow-job: Isles assign DiPietro to AHL |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders assigned goaltender and former first overall draft selection Rick DiPietro to Bridgeport of the AHL on Friday. DiPietro has not played in more than two weeks as backup Garth Snow has gone 6-3-1 in Chris Osgood's absence. Osgood has been sidelined since January 23 when he sprained his ankle. Snow has allowed fewer than three goals in six straight starts (4-1-1), including his first shutout of the season on Wednesday, a 3-0 blanking of San Jose. DiPietro, who |
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| Sharks, Blue Jackets face off in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - A pair of struggling teams face off at HP Pavilion tonight when the San Jose Sharks welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets to town. San Jose fell for the third straight game on Wednesday when it was blanked 3-0 by the New York Islanders. Evgeni Nabokov stopped 30 shots for the Sharks, who have dropped seven of their last eight, and eight of their last 10. Nabokov has had success in his six encounters with the Blue Jackets and owns a 5-1 mark with a miniscule 1.50 GAA. Time, though, see |
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| Devils try to get back on track as Nieuwendyk approaches milestone |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2003 |
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| faced for Boston, which is 2-5-1-1 in its last nine games. The Bruins, who are 1-3-1 on their current seven-game road trip, are 2-8-1 in their last 11 away games. Boston is currently tied for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with the New York Islanders and Tampa Bay Lightning. All three teams have 64 points. New Jersey, which blanked the Bruins earlier in the season, has won four of its last six matchups with Boston, and two of its last three in the Garden State against the B's. Eleven of the last |
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