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| Ovechkin, Capitals hit the road to face Maple Leafs |
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12/06/2008 |
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| Hurricanes this Sunday in Raleigh. Washington leads the Southeast with 31 points, while the Hurricanes are second with 25 points. Washington ended a two-game losing streak its last time out, as it earned a victory Thursday night against the visiting New York Islanders. Ovechkin had a goal and two assists and Donald Brashear's first goal of the year represented the game-winner as the Capitals defeated the Isles, 5-2, at the Verizon Center. Ovechkin has recorded a point in 12 of his last 13 games and has 12 goals a |
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| Islanders host Thrashers in battle of basement dwellers |
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12/06/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of last-place clubs will meet tonight on Long Island, as the free-falling Atlanta Thrashers visit the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. In addition to being basement dwellers in the Southeast Division, the Thrashers are dead last in the NHL with just 19 points on the year and have lost their last five games. Since tying a franchise record with five straight victories from November 2-14, Atlanta has gone just 1-7-1 in its last nine outings. Atlanta's most recent setback came Wednesd |
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| Sens host Penguins in afternoon matchup |
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12/06/2008 |
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| s are currently last in the Northeast Division, but have won three of four games on the heels of a season-high six-game losing streak. Ottawa began the surge by winning back-to-back tests over the New York Rangers and Toronto and after losing to the New York Islanders last Saturday, the Sens answered with Wednesday's 5-1 decision over visiting Atlanta. Dany Heatley registered a goal and two assists to lift the Senators to the easy victory over the Thrashers. Daniel Alfredsson and Brendan Bell both added a goal an |
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| Ovechkin, Caps down Islanders |
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12/04/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alexander Ovechkin had a goal and two assists and Donald Brashear's first goal of the year represented the game- winner as the Washington Capitals defeated the New York Islanders, 5-2, at the Verizon Center. Eric Fehr's third-period goal gave the Caps some breathing room while Viktor Kozlov and Nicklas Backstrom also scored as Washington snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 10-1-1 at home this season. Brent Johnson made 27 saves to pick up the win for the Caps, who w |
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| Caps aim to get on track versus Islanders |
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12/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Washington Capitals will try to avoid a third straight loss when they invite the New York Islanders for tonight's battle at the Verizon Center. The Capitals, who lead the Southeast Division with 29 points, have lost consecutive games to Columbus and Florida and are just 2-5-0 in their last seven outings. Before dropping five of seven, Washington had picked up wins in six of its previous seven contests. Washington was blanked, 3-0, in Columbus on Saturday and then was dealt a hom |
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| Hurricanes fire Laviolette; Maurice returns |
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12/03/2008 |
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| es organization, and we wish him and his family the best moving forward," added Rutherford. Laviolette was in his fifth season with the Hurricanes and had a record of 167-126-30. Before his stint with the 'Canes, Laviolette was the head coach of the New York Islanders for two seasons from 2001-02 through 2002-03, and earlier this year became the winningest American-born head coach in NHL history. Maurice had a mark of 268-291-115 with the Carolina franchise. He first became the head coach 12 games into the 1995-9 |
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| Thrashers, Sens meet in Ottawa |
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12/03/2008 |
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| t. Tonight marks the middle portion of a three-game road trip for the Thrashers, who are just 3-7-2 as the visiting team this season. Atlanta has lost three of its last four road tests and will complete this swing with Saturday's matchup against the New York Islanders. Meanwhile, the Senators have had a dreadful start to the season, winning just eight of their first 22 games (8-10-4). Ottawa ended November by losing seven of nine contests (2-5-2) and heads into the new month as the last-place team in the Northeas |
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| Hurricanes fire Laviolette |
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12/03/2008 |
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| spring of 2006. Laviolette was in his fifth season with the Hurricanes and has a record of 167-126-30 since taking over when Maurice was fired 30 games into the 2003-04 campaign. Before his stint with the 'Canes, Laviolette was the head coach of the New York Islanders for two seasons from 2001-02 through 2002-03. Maurice had a mark of 297-340-107 with the Carolina franchise. He first became the head coach 12 games into the 1995-96 season when the club was located in Hartford. After his run with the Hurricanes, Ma |
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| Ovechkin, Malkin, MacDonald named top players for November |
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12/01/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Washington Capitals left wing Alexander Ovechkin, Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and New York Islanders goaltender Joey MacDonald have been selected as the NHL's top players for the month of November. Ovechkin was chosen as the First Star after leading all scorers with 25 points for the month. He notched 11 goals and 14 assists in 14 games, helping the Capitals post a record of 8-5-2. The reigning NHL MVP had a 10-game point streak during the month and became the second |
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| Meyer nets two as Islanders edge Senators |
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11/29/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Freddy Meyer finished with a pair of goals and an assist, as the New York Islanders held on for a 4-2 win over the Ottawa Senators at Nassau Coliseum. Andy Hilbert and Trent Hunter each had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who snapped a two-game slide. Joey MacDonald stopped 19 shots in the win for New York, which has won all three contests against Ottawa so far this season. Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson both lit the lamp and assisted on a goal for the Senators, whose |
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