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| Lemieux injures groin |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Pittsburgh Penguins superstar center Mario Lemieux injured his groin during Tuesday's game against the New York Islanders. Lemieux left the contest in the second period of the 6-3 loss, but said the injury didn't appear serious. He hopes to play in Thursday's game against Toronto. "I just felt a little pop," Lemieux said after the game. "It's just a strain, but I won't know until I get up tomorrow and see how it feels and really go from there. With groins, you never know." Lemieu |
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| Penguins target third straight win |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins seek their third consecutive victory tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum in the back end of a home-and-home. In all, Pittsburgh has won six of its last eight games (6-1-0-1) on the heels of a near franchise-record 10-game losing streak. With 42 points, the Pens are third in the Atlantic Division -- seven off the pace of the first-place Flyers, and two ahead of the Isles. On Saturday, in the opener of this set, Martin Straka sc |
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| Penguins Team Report: Back in the race |
NHL Hockey |
01/05/2003 |
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| the Pens to stay in the race. With 42 points they are only five off the pace of New Jersey and Philadelphia. On Friday the Penguins won their second straight game when Martin Straka scored 42 seconds into overtime to lift them to a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders at the Igloo. Pittsburgh has won six of its last eight contests. Mario Lemieux and Michal Sivek each scored for the Penguins, who ended a two- game slide against the Islanders and moved two up on them in the standings. Johan Hedberg made 26 saves in |
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| Isles seek sixth straight win in home-and-home opener |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh,PA (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders seek their sixth straight win tonight when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo for the front end of a home-and-home. New York is 6-1-1 in its last eight games overall, including Friday's 8-4 win over Boston at Nassau Coliseum. Mark Parrish notched his fourth-career hat trick to lead the Isles, as six different players found the net for the victors. Jason Blake, Dave Scatchard, Alexei Yashin, Mattias Weinhandl and Eric Godard also tallied, while |
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| Lightning, Capitals to tangle at MCI Center |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2002 |
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| shington, meanwhile, is tied for third in the Southeast with 33 points, and hopes to win its third straight game on the heels of a 1-3-1 lull. Michael Nylander scored a pair of goals in the third period to lead the Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum on Saturday. Kip Miller added an assist and an empty-net goal for the Capitals, who improved to 21-1-3 in their last 25 meetings with the Islanders. Olaf Kolzig, who played in his third game back from a pulled thigh muscle, made 1 |
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| Islanders welcome Canadiens to Nassau |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2002 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens seek their third straight win tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Montreal, 4-1 in its last five tries overall, has placed itself back into the Northeast Division race, as the Habs are now six off the pace with 38 points. On Saturday the Canadiens posted a 6-2 victory over the lowly Buffalo Sabres at the Bell Centre. Doug Gilmour scored twice to lead the way for Montreal, which also received tallies from Yanic Perreault, Saku |
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| Avs hope to stay perfect under Granato |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2002 |
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| e just 4-5-6-1 at the Pepsi Center. Colorado wraps up a four-game homestand on Monday versus the Canucks. Minnesota, meanwhile, continues to be the surprise of the NHL, but comes into Colorado on a losing note following Thursday's 4-2 setback to the New York Islanders. Sergei Zholtok and Cliff Ronning scored goals for the Wild, who blew an early two-goal advantage and had a brief two-game win streak snapped. Dwayne Roloson stopped 28 shots in the loss. The Wild though continue to sit atop the Northwest with Vanco |
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| Penguins aim to end 10-game losing streak |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2002 |
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| losing streak in NHL history is 17, achieved by the 1974-75 Washington Capitals and the 1992-93 San Jose Sharks. The Penguins, who were tied for first in the Atlantic Division when their streak began, are now tied for last in the standings with the New York Islanders with 29 points. They are also 11 off the pace of the first-place Philadelphia Flyers. The most recent team to make the playoffs despite a losing streak of 10 or more was the 1985-86 Calgary Flames, who went on to reach the Stanley Cup more was the 1 |
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| Wild Team Report: Quick start not enough |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild put two on the board in the first eight minutes of the first period Thursday night against the New York Islanders, but unfortunately that was it, as the Isles regrouped and rallied for a 4-2 win at the Xcel Energy Center. "We got two goals early and then felt comfortable," center Sergei Zholtok said. "This team probably would have been better off facing adversity right away." Zholtok and Cliff Ronning scored the goals for the Wild, who had a brief two-game win streak snapped |
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| Islanders Team Report: DiPietro hopes he is back for good |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When the New York Islanders selected Rick DiPietro with the first overall pick in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, they thought they had their goaltender of the future. After a disappointing rookie campaign, the 21-year-old netminder spent all of last season honing his game in Bridgeport of the AHL, where he shined. Given the poor play at the start of the season from the Isles' two-headed goaltending monster of Chris Osgood and Garth Snow, it seemed to be just a matter of time before DiPietro would b |
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