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| Sabres shoot for fourth straight win, host Maple Leafs |
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12/12/2008 |
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| of the 28 shots he faced for the Sabres. Buffalo is 8-6-1 as the host this year and has won three of its last four at HSBC. The Maple Leafs were able to snap a three-game losing streak their last time out, as they earned a 4-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Monday. Jason Blake netted what turned out to be the game-winning goal late in the second period and assisted on two others as Toronto topped the Isles at Air Canada Centre. Jeremy Williams tallied a goal and assist while Nikolai Kulemin and Ian |
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| Lightning recall Heward |
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12/11/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled defenseman Jamie Heward from their AHL affiliate in Norfolk. Heward has appeared in four games with the Lightning this season, posting two assists. In 20 games with Norfolk, he has six goals and 14 assists. The 37-year-old journeyman has recorded 38 goals and 124 points in 385 NHL games over parts of nine seasons with Tampa Bay, Toronto, Nashville, Columbus, Washington, Los Angeles and the New York Islanders. |
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| Skidding Islanders visit Penguins |
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12/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will try to avoid a fifth consecutive loss when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for an Atlantic Division matchup at Mellon Arena. The Islanders have opened the month of December with four losses in a row and have dropped six of their last seven games overall. The club is also currently last in the division with just 22 points on the season. New York's most recent setback came Tuesday evening against the Philadelphia Flyers, another Atlantic Division rival. Simon Gagne |
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| Blue Jackets hope to avoid fourth straight loss in test with Preds |
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12/11/2008 |
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| ick Nash, Columbus' captain and leading scorer, was held without a point for the second straight game. The Blue Jackets should be happy to be home, as seven of the team's 11 victories this season have come in Ohio. Columbus, which will also host the New York Islanders on Saturday, is 7-5-1 at Nationwide Arena this year. The Predators, meanwhile, are coming off back-to-back losses and last played on Tuesday when they were handed a close loss by visiting Vancouver. Alexander Edler notched the game-winner early in t |
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| Flyers, Hurricanes wrap season series in Philadelphia |
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12/11/2008 |
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| ia has taken six of eight and seven of the last 10 meetings between the clubs, but the Hurricanes have come out on top in their last two trips to the City of Brotherly Love. The Flyers followed up Saturday's win in Carolina by defeating the visiting New York Islanders on Tuesday night. Simon Gagne's power-play goal late in the third period lifted Philadelphia over the Isles, 4-3, at the Wachovia Center. Jeff Carter and Arron Asham also lit the lamp for the Flyers, who have won three of four games to begin Decembe |
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| Rangers take on Thrashers aiming to halt slide |
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12/10/2008 |
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| mes on the road. The Rangers are 7-4-1 as the visiting team this year. The Thrashers snapped a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 rout on Long Island this past Sunday. Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists to lead Atlanta to the victory over the New York Islanders. Bryan Little, Eric Perrin, Chris Thorburn and Eric Boulton each scored once for Atlanta, which won for just the second time in its last 10 games (2-7-1). Johan Hedberg made 28 saves in the win and improved to 5-4-1 on the season. The veteran backst |
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| Gagne's tally gives Flyers win over Isles |
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12/09/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Simon Gagne's power-play goal late in the third period lifted Philadelphia over the New York Islanders, 4-3, at the Wachovia Center. Jeff Carter and Arron Asham also lit the lamp for the Flyers, who have won three of four. Darroll Powe registered his first NHL tally, and Mike Richards picked up two assists. Martin Biron stopped 24 shots to record his ninth straight win over the Islanders. Andy Hilbert, Doug Weight and Blake Comeau scored for the Islanders, who wasted a two-goa |
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| Maple Leafs double up Islanders |
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12/09/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Jason Blake netted what turned out to be the game-winning goal late in the second period and assisted on two others as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the New York Islanders, 4-2, at Air Canada Centre. Jeremy Williams tallied a goal and assist while Nikolai Kulemin and Ian White had the other scores for Toronto, which halted a three-game slide. Vesa Toskala picked up the win with 26 saves. "I didn't think I'd be nervous but I was. It was like my first game all over again with coach |
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| Maple Leafs welcome Islanders to Air Canada Centre |
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12/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of last-place clubs will meet this evening in Toronto, as the Maple Leafs host the New York Islanders for a matchup at Air Canada Centre. The Islanders are last in the Atlantic Division with 22 points, while Toronto has 24 points and is tied with Ottawa for the bottom spot in the Northeast. Toronto has dropped three straight games and was handed a close loss on Saturday by the visiting Washington Capitals. Milan Jurcina's third-period goal was the difference, as the Caps edged the Leafs |
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| Atlanta thrashes Islanders in New York |
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12/06/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Ilya Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists, as the Atlanta Thrashers dominated the New York Islanders, 5-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Bryan Little, Eric Perrin, Chris Thorburn and Eric Boulton each scored once for Atlanta, which snapped a five-game losing streak one contest after it lost 5-1 to Ottawa. Johan Hedberg made 28 saves in the win for the Thrashers. "We've been struggling mightily here lately, so however the win looks doesn't matter as long as it's two points," Hedberg said. " |
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