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| Panthers Team Report: Patience is a virtue |
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11/21/2002 |
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| is finally utilizing his 225-pound frame to create space and chances on a more consistent basis. Jokinen, meanwhile, is the club's leading scorer after averaging a mere seven goals and 15 assists in the past two seasons since being acquired from the New York Islanders. Joining them near the top of Florida's stat sheet is sophomore Kristian Huselius, who has given the Cats a threat on the second line while building upon his stellar rookie effort. A Calder finalist last season, the elusive Huselius' nine goals are |
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| Flames target first win in seven games |
NHL Hockey |
11/21/2002 |
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| Calgary, Alberta (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames will try and put the brakes on a six- game losing streak tonight when they welcome the Edmonton Oilers to the Saddledome. After back-to-back road victories over the New York Islanders and the New Jersey Devils, the Flames have dropped six in a row and have been blanked four times in that span, while getting outscored 9-2. Its latest setback came on Tuesday when Calgary was blanked 5-0 by the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings. Jamie McLennan fi |
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| Isles visit Tampa to face Bolts |
NHL Hockey |
11/21/2002 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders continue a five-game road trip tonight when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. New York is 1-1-1 on the swing thus far, including Wednesday night's 3-3 tie in Sunrise against the Panthers. Despite outshooting Florida by a 42-24 margin, the Isles needed Kenny Jonsson's goal midway through the third period to salvage the point. Claude Lapointe and Alexei Yashin also tallied, while Chris Osgood finished with 21 saves. The Islanders, wh |
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| Panthers hope to get on track versus Islanders |
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11/20/2002 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers try to put the brakes on a five-game winless streak tonight when they welcome the New York Islanders to the Office Depot Center. Florida is 0-1-2-2 during the skid, and has, to its credit, earned a point in four of the five games. On Tuesday the Cats dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to Atlanta at Philips Arena, as the Thrashers rallied from a 3-1 second-period deficit. Shawn McEachern's power-play goal off a two-on-one break proved to be the game-winner 3:23 int |
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| Penguins defenseman Bergevin fined |
NHL Hockey |
11/18/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - THe NHL fined Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Marc Bergevin $1,000 on Monday. Bergevin was fined for verbally abusing an official after Pittsburgh's 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders on Saturday. Bergevin was then given a gross misconduct penalty following the game. The penalty calls for an automatic $200 penalty and referral of the case to the league for further disciplinary action. Pittsburgh is in the midst of a five-game winless streak (0-4-1). |
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| Isles hope to get on track at Igloo |
NHL Hockey |
11/16/2002 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Trying to catch a break, the New York Islanders hope to snap a two-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo. New York, 2-8-0 in its last 10 overall, has dropped consecutive decisions to Ottawa and Boston, including Thursday's 4-1 loss to the host Bruins. Captain Michael Peca, who suffered a torn left ACL last spring, made an early return to the lineup but was forced to leave the match after sustaining a right knee sprain in the second perio |
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| Streaking B's head to City of Brotherly Love |
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11/16/2002 |
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| ht win tonight when they kick off a brief two-game road trip in Philadelphia, where they will faceoff with the Flyers at the First Union Center. Glen Murray had a goal and an assist and John Grahame made 30 saves to help Boston to a 4-1 win over the New York Islanders at the FleetCenter on Thursday. Joe Thornton, P.J. Axelsson and Brian Rolston also scored for the Bruins, who sit atop the Eastern Conference standings with 25 points (11-2-2-1). Boston has not won five in a row since December 20-28, 2001. Over its |
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| Islanders' Peca suffers injury in return to lineup |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - New York Islanders forward Michael Peca made his return to the lineup in Thursday's 4-1 loss to Boston, but was forced to leave the game with a right knee sprain. Peca was seeing his first significant action since suffering a torn ACL in his left knee during last year's playoffs. He had returned to the ice for a motivational first shift on November 2 against St. Louis, but sat on the bench the remainder of the game and soon returned to injured reserve. Peca, who originally wasn't sc |
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| Peca set to return for Isles |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Holders of the Eastern Conference's best record, the Boston Bruins seek their fourth consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the New York Islanders to the FleetCenter. The Bruins will take on a New York club that will be joined by its captain, Michael Peca, tonight. Peca, who suffered a torn ACL during last spring's playoffs, returned to the ice for a motivational first shift on November 2 against St. Louis, but sat on the bench the remainder of the game. This evening's appear |
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| Flames welcome Rangers to Saddledome |
NHL Hockey |
11/14/2002 |
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| ed the lone goal for the Flames, who finished 0-for-6 on the power play. Calgary has not scored with the man-advantage in its last four games (0- for-15) and has not tallied a power play goal since Craig Conroy scored in the first period against the New York Islanders back on November 4. Jarome Iginla, who has not scored in six games, assisted on Clark's goal and is one helper shy of 200 for his NHL career. Last season's scoring champ has struggled in the early portion of the season trying to find the net. In 16 |
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