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| Still in the hunt for NHL's top record, Bruins visit Sabres |
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| ron added two helpers and Chara one. Tim Thomas stopped 35 shots to pick up his 35th win of the year. It was the final home game of the regular season for Boston, which is closing the campaign on a two-game road trip that will end Sunday against the New York Islanders. The Bruins are 23-12-4 as the guest this year. The Sabres recorded a 5-1 decision over Carolina on Thursday, but it was not enough to keep their playoff hopes alive. Jason Pominville scored twice as Buffalo ended Carolina's nine-game winning streak |
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| Flyers shoot for season sweep of Islanders |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will continue their quest for home- ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs when they visit the lowly New York Islanders for today's battle at Nassau Coliseum. The Flyers have 97 points and are tied with Carolina and Pittsburgh for the Eastern Conference's fourth spot -- the last seed that awards home-ice in the opening round. The Hurricanes and Penguins are both playing their final games of the regular season today, while Philadelphia has a game in hand to use |
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| Devils, Hurricanes wrap regular season in New Jersey |
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04/11/2009 |
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| th seed, in which case it would face the Devils in the opening round of the playoffs. Carolina is playing its final game of the regular season today, as are the Penguins, who will visit Montreal tonight. The Flyers are also playing today against the New York Islanders, but Philadelphia has a game in hand to use Sunday when it battles the Rangers. The Devils secured the division title as Brendan Shanahan scored the shootout winner to lift Jersey to the 3-2 decision over the Senators at Scotiabank Place. The Devils |
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| Penguins recall Satan from minors |
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04/10/2009 |
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| goals and 19 assists, before being sent to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. In 10 games with the AHL club, the 34-year-old recorded three goals and six assists. Satan has played in parts of 13 seasons with Edmonton, Buffalo, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh, posting 354 goals and 367 assists in 1,012 career games. He reached the 1,000 games played mark on February 4 of this season. Selected in the fifth round of the 1993 draft by the Oilers, Satan had 41 points with the Islanders last se |
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| Penguins crush Islanders |
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04/10/2009 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Mathieu Garon was spectacular between the pipes, stopping 28 shots, and six different Pittsburgh players lit the lamp as the Penguins dominated the New York Islanders, 6-1, at Mellon Arena. Philippe Boucher, Pascal Dupuis, Matt Cooke, Bill Guerin, Sidney Crosby and Tyler Kennedy all lit the lamp for the Penguins, who had already punched their ticket to the postseason with a road win Tuesday over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and Carolina are tied for the fou |
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| Lundqvist helps Rangers clinch playoff spot, down Flyers |
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04/10/2009 |
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| the most since the 1993-94 season when New York captured the Stanley Cup to end a 54-year drought. New York completes its schedule Sunday in Philadelphia. However, this is not a home-and-home series, as the Flyers are playing a road game against the New York Islanders on Saturday. Montreal ends its season by hosting Pittsburgh Saturday. Danny Briere got the goal for Philadelphia, while Martin Biron turned back 29- of-31 shots in the setback, the club's fourth in its last six games. The Flyers secured a playoff sp |
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| Buffalo halts Carolina's nine-game win streak |
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04/09/2009 |
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| was good," Sabres head coach Lindy Ruff said. "It's tough to explain why the puck goes in the net sometimes, but it does. We got the early opportunity." Eric Staal tallied for Carolina, which tied the club's longest winning streak after routing the New York Islanders on Tuesday. The Hurricanes, who will wrap up their regular season at New Jersey on Saturday, are tied with Philadelphia and Pittsburgh for fourth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 97 points. The Penguins defeated the New York Islanders |
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| Despite OT loss to Bruins, Montreal clinches playoff spot |
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04/09/2009 |
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| he season series with the Canadiens, 5-0-1. The Bruins won their first season series with Montreal since 2003-2004. This was Boston's final home game of the regular season. The Bruins will close their schedule with road tests against Buffalo and the New York Islanders. Zdeno Chara, Bergeron, and Phil Kessel also lit the lamp for the Bruins, who bounced back from a loss to Ottawa on Tuesday. Bergeron added two helpers and Chara one. Tim Thomas stopped 35 shots to pick up his 35th win of the year. Matt D'Agostini s |
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| 'Canes go for club-record 10th straight win, battle Sabres |
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04/09/2009 |
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| arolina Hurricanes will try to set a franchise record with their 10th straight win when they host the Buffalo Sabres tonight at RBC Center. The Hurricanes won their ninth straight game in dominating fashion on Tuesday, as they destroyed the visiting New York Islanders by a 9-0 score. Carolina tied the club's longest winning streak, which was set twice during the 2005-06 season -- the same year the 'Canes won the franchise's only Stanley Cup championship. Carolina has already clinched a playoff berth and is tied w |
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| Penguins receive visit from lowly Islanders |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With a playoff spot secured the Pittsburgh Penguins will have postseason positioning in mind tonight when they host the lowly New York Islanders at Mellon Arena. The Penguins punched their ticket to the postseason with a road win Tuesday over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Pittsburgh is currently sixth in the Eastern Conference with 95 points and comes into tonight trailing Carolina and Philadelphia by two for the fourth seed. Both the Hurricanes and Flyers are in action tonight. Pittsburgh recorded |
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