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| Islanders Team Report: Peca's return fails to inspire lifeless Isles |
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11/03/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With his team struggling, New York Islanders' captain Michael Peca made an unexpected return to the lineup on Saturday with the intent of firing up his teammates, as well as the Nassau Coliseum faithful. When it was announced that Peca would be in the starting lineup, chants of "Mi-chael Pe-ca! Mi-chael Pe-ca!" rang throughout the arena and the crowd on Long Island seemed to resemble the excited bunch that filled the Coliseum last season on a nightly basis. Well, it did not last long. The Isle |
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| Canadiens Team Report: Revenge time for Theodore, Habs |
NHL Hockey |
11/01/2002 |
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| ation. The Hurricanes will try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games against the Canadiens. They are 2-0-1 in their last three tilts, and 4-1-1 in the last six. On Wednesday night they opened a nine-game homestand with a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders. Sami Kapanen, Jeff O'Neill and Niclas Wallin scored second-period goals as the Canes climbed out of a 2-0 hole. Rod Brind'Amour added an empty-netter in the third for good measure. Goaltender Kevin Weekes, meanwhile, improved to 4-0-1 in his last f |
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| Going Wild in St. Paul -- again |
NHL Hockey |
10/31/2002 |
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| elphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Every year in the National Hockey League there are those precious few clubs that thumb their noses at the so-called experts and make the transition from pushover to playoff team. Last year it was the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders and Montreal Canadiens making that leap. After this past offseason there were a scattered group of clubs who some believed could possibly do the same. Not thought to be among them, however, were the Minnesota Wild, who are in only their third season |
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| Isles attempt to halt two-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2002 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders try to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes at the RBC Center. New York dropped matches to Philadelphia and Phoenix to close out a four-game homestand, including Tuesday night's 3-2 loss against the Coyotes. Mark Parrish and Alexei Yashin tallied first-period power-play goals to hand the Isles a 2-0 lead, but Phoenix came back with a pair of scores its own in the second and won by virtue of Landon Wilson's |
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| Wild open trek in Chicago |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| ill be lost for 2-3 weeks. Despite the injury, Muckalt tied a franchise record with a four-game scoring streak (5g, 2a). Muckalt, who has had three shoulder surgeries in his career, suffered a dislocated right shoulder in October 2000 while with the New York Islanders. The Blackhawks enter Thursday's tilt on the heels of a 5-2 setback to the Flames on Saturday, as Chicago continued its four-game homestand. Steve Thomas and Steve Sullivan notched the two Blackhawk goals, while Jocelyn Thibault, who had allowed a l |
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| Panthers seek third straight victory |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers try for their third consecutive victory tonight when they visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. After dropping successive games to Minnesota, Chicago and Columbus by a combined 12-3 margin, the Panthers have disposed of Atlanta and Toronto, including Wednesday's 4-1 triumph in Toronto. Olli Jokinen scored twice and had an assist, and Roberto Luongo made 30 saves to give Florida its first win over a team other than the lowly Thrashers. Valeri Bure a |
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| Bonk injured; Senators recall Spezza |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| win over Carolina Wednesday night. Bonk, who suffered a chest injury, experienced pain after finishing the game. He will be re-examined Thursday and is listed as day-to-day. The Senators selected Spezza with the second overall pick in the June 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The pick was acquired from the New York Islanders along with defenseman Zdeno Chara and right wing Bill Muckalt in the trade for star center Alexei Yashin. Spezza, a center, had three goals and three assists in six games with the Binghamton Senators. |
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| Islanders Team Report: Struggling at the outset |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Without Michael Peca, the New York Islanders knew they would be in trouble at the beginning of the season. However, the play the team has put forth through its first six games has left sophomore head coach Peter Laviolette wondering if this was the same team that started last year 9-0-1-1 and returned to the postseason for the first time since 1994. "It's all frustrating," Laviolette said. "We're in it for results and we're not getting them." New York, which is 2-3-1, has looked brutal in the |
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| Islanders' Peca progressing ahead of schedule |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2002 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Islanders forward Michael Peca might return ahead of schedule from a serious knee injury. Head coach Peter Laviolette told Newsday that the Islanders' captain has been given December 4th as a target return date by team doctors. Peca underwent successful surgery in May to repair a torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee. He was expected to be sidelined through December at that time. "It could very easily go beyond that," Peca told Newsday, |
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| Isles' Kvasha out with ankle fracture |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2002 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Islanders forward Oleg Kvasha will miss at least two weeks with a left ankle fracture that he suffered in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Carolina. Kvasha was injured late in the second period after getting hit in the leg by a slap shot off the stick of Hurricanes defenseman Bret Hedican. The 24-year-old Moscow native has yet to record a point this season despite taking 14 shots. In 285 career games, the five-year NHL veteran has scored 41 goals and added 67 assists while recordin |
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