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| Ovechkin once again the hero, as Caps nip Isles in OT |
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12/17/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Alex Ovechkin's laser wrist shot from the slot in the waning seconds of overtime lifted the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 win over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Ovechkin also scored in regulation along with Boyd Gordon, Brooks Laich and Milan Jurcina for the Capitals, who have won four consecutive games. Brent Johnson stopped 35 shots in the victory. Doug Weight, Richard Park, Andy Sutton and Jon Sim scored for struggling New York, which has lost seven straight games |
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| Leafs try to make it three wins in a row, take on Devils |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to record their longest winning streak of the season when they host the New Jersey Devils in tonight's matchup at Air Canada Centre. The Maple Leafs have recently earned wins over the New York Islanders and Buffalo Sabres, giving them back-to-back victories for just the second time this season. Toronto hasn't won three straight since March 18-22 of last season. The Leafs were last in action on Friday when they notched a 2-1 decision over the Sabres in Buffalo. |
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| Caps aim to extend win streak in test with Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will shoot for their fourth consecutive victory when they visit the lowly New York Islanders for tonight's battle at Nassau Coliseum. The Capitals have outscored the opposition 10-3 during their three-game winning streak and have been victorious in five of their last six games overall. Washington is leading the Southeast Division with 39 points and is eight ahead of both Carolina and Florida. The club posted its latest victory this past Saturday in Montreal. Michael Nyl |
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| Bruins sniper Kessel leads NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/15/2008 |
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| riding a career-high 15-game point streak, the longest in the league this season and longest by a Boston player since Adam Oates recorded points in 20 consecutive games from January 7-February 20, 1997. Sykora recorded his first career NHL hat trick and collected five assists to earn second star honors. The 13-year veteran accomplished the feat in a 9-2 drubbing of the New York Islanders on Thursday. Vanek, whose 24 tallies are tops in the NHL, netted five goals, including a pair of game-winners, for the Sabres. |
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| NHL Atlantic: Devils thriving without Brodeur |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2008 |
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| os Angeles and San Jose. ISLANDERS: BASEMENT BLUES ON LONG ISLAND The Atlantic Division sent four teams to the Eastern Conference playoffs a year ago and if the regular season ended today, the same four teams would be included in the tournament. The New York Islanders are not one of those teams. The Isles have compiled just 22 points on the season and are by far the worst team in the Atlantic Division once again. In fact, New York is 12 points behind New Jersey, the next lowest team in the division. Head coach Sc |
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| Blackhawks host Jackets with shot at fourth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2008 |
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| heels of three straight losses. Columbus has won three in a row on just one other occasion this season, posting victories over Edmonton, Montreal and Calgary from November 5-8. Columbus earned its most recent win Saturday night against the visiting New York Islanders. Jason Chimera's tally with 1:54 remaining in the second period proved to be the game-winner, as the Blue Jackets topped the struggling Isles, 3-1, at Nationwide Arena. Fredrik Modin and Andrew Murray also scored for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-0-0 |
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| Blue Jackets defeat struggling Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - Jason Chimera's tally with 1:54 remaining in the second period proved to be the game-winner, as the Columbus Blue Jackets topped the struggling New York Islanders, 3-1, at Nationwide Arena. Fredrik Modin and Andrew Murray also scored for the Blue Jackets, who are 5-0-0 with one tie all-time against the Islanders at home. Rookie Steve Mason, who entered play among the league-leaders with a 2.05 goals-against average, made 24 saves to earn his eighth win of the season. "The nice par |
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| Nylander breaks scoring drought to help Caps edge Habs |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| dlocked heading into the intermission. Both goaltenders were busy during the second period with Varlamov turning aside 12-of-13 shots for the Caps. Halak stopped all nine shots faced in the stanza for the Habs. Game Notes Washington will play at the New York Islanders on Tuesday night, while the Canadiens visit Carolina...Montreal was without several key players including goaltender Carey Price (flu), captain Saku Koivu (lower-body injury), defenseman Mathieu Dandenault (broken arm) and left wing Chris Higgins (u |
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| Isles slide into Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The sliding New York Islanders will try to avoid a sixth consecutive loss tonight, as they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for an interconference battle at Nationwide Arena. The Islanders have lost five straight games and each of those setbacks have come in regulation. The low point came Thursday evening in Pittsburgh as the Penguins destroyed New York by a 9-2 score. Petr Sykora and Pascal Dupuis both recorded their first career hat tricks to help the Pens post the blowout victory at Mellon A |
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| Penguins send Curry back to Wilkes Barre/Scranton |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2008 |
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| ork) - The Pittsburgh Penguins have assigned goaltender John Curry and forward Chris Minard to their AHL affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Curry was recalled late last month and made his NHL debut in Pittsburgh's 5-3, come-from-behind win over the New York Islanders on November 26. He posted a record of 2-1 with a 2.40 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage in three games for the Penguins. The Minnesota native stopped 24 shots in Pittsburgh's 9-2 win over the Islanders on Thursday. Minard has appeared |
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