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| Flames aim to end scoring drought against Wild |
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03/28/2009 |
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| has won four of its last six contests. While the Flames have had trouble scoring goals, a healthy Gaborik has had no trouble finding the scoresheet as of late. The pending free agent had two goals and two assists in Wednesday's 6-2 victory over the New York Islanders, giving him five points in three games since returning from hip surgery. Gaborik had a career year last season with 42 goals, 41 assists and 83 points, but has been limited to just nine games this campaign due to injury. His return has helped offset |
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| Flyers shoot for ninth straight defeat of Islanders |
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03/28/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will hope their recent success over the New York Islanders will help them extend their edge for the fourth spot in the Eastern Conference, as the two clubs battle tonight at Nassau Coliseum. The Flyers enter this contest with 90 points on the season, giving them a one- point advantage over fifth-seeded Carolina in the standings. Pittsburgh, meanwhile, is just two points back in sixth place, but Philadelphia has three games in hand on the Hurricanes and two on the Pengui |
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| MacDonald, Isles stymie Red Wings |
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03/28/2009 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - Joey MacDonald stopped all 42 shots he faced to record his first career shutout, as the New York Islanders posted a surprising 2-0 win over Detroit at Joe Louis Arena. Frans Nielsen and Josh Bailey provided the scores for the Islanders, who put an end to a three-game losing streak with their second consecutive win in Detroit following a 2-1 decision on December 4, 2005. "When you look at that lineup and you're wondering how somebody's fourth line could have more than your first lin |
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| Red Wings shoot for fourth straight 50-win season vs. Islanders |
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03/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of teams on opposite ends of the NHL spectrum will meet tonight in the Motor City, as the Detroit Red Wings welcome the New York Islanders for an interconference matchup at Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings have 107 points and are tied with San Jose for the most points in both the Western Conference and the NHL. The Islanders, meanwhile, are dead last in the NHL with just 56 points on the year. Detroit, which can pull ahead of idle San Jose tonight, is one win away from its fourth consecut |
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| Surging Flyers to host slumping Panthers |
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03/26/2009 |
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| on the power play and killed off seven of New Jersey's eight power-play opportunities. The Flyers are 22-10-4 as the host this year and have won four of their last five home games. Next up for the Orange and Black is Saturday's road tilt against the New York Islanders. Florida, meanwhile, is ninth in the East with 81 points and is two points in back of Montreal for the conference's eighth and final playoff berth. The Panthers, who haven't qualified for the postseason since 2001, have lost three straight and seven |
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| Wild improve playoff standing with thumping of Isles |
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03/26/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Marian Gaborik scored twice and dished out two assists, as Minnesota moved into a tie for the West's final playoff spot with a 6-2 beating of the lowly New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The Wild now have 78 points and are one point behind Edmonton for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Antti Miettinen, Owen Nolan, Martin Skoula, and Andrew Brunette also scored for the Wild, who bounced back from a 2-1 loss to the Rangers on Tuesday to win for the second time in three |
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| Wild aim to keep playoff hopes alive versus Islanders |
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03/25/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Minnesota Wild will try to help their cause in the Western Conference playoff race when they visit the lowly New York Islanders for an interconference matchup at Nassau Coliseum. The Wild have lost two of three and six of their last eight games, but, with 76 points, Minnesota is just two behind Anaheim and Nashville for the West's eighth and final postseason. Minnesota has just four wins in its last 15 games, posting a 4-7-4 record over that stretch. The Wild were in action Tues |
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| Surging clubs meet as Rangers host Sens at MSG |
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03/22/2009 |
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| s won its last three outings and is 7-3-1 since firing head coach Tom Renney and replacing him with John Tortorella. The Rangers are seventh in the East with 84 points on the year. Ottawa earned its latest victory Saturday night against the visiting New York Islanders. Dany Heatley's team-leading 34th goal of the season capped a four- goal second period, as the Senators rolled past the Islanders, 5-2, at Scotiabank Place. Mike Fisher, Chris Neil, Nick Foligno and Filip Kuba also tallied for the red- hot Senators. |
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| Coyotes use crazy goal in win over Canucks |
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03/22/2009 |
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| in the third, while Burrows scored for Vancouver in the final moments. Game Notes The season series is tied, 2-2...Vancouver is still 16-4-1 since the start of February...The Coyotes finished 2-1-1 on a four-game homestand...The Canucks began a six-game road trip on Saturday and also face Dallas, St. Louis, Colorado, Chicago and Minnesota before returning home...O'Brien is not the only player this year to score on his own net, as Montreal's Ryan O'Byrne did it earlier this season against the New York Islanders. |
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| Senators blow past Islanders to win fourth straight |
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03/21/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Dany Heatley's team-leading 34th goal of the season capped a four-goal second period, as the Ottawa Senators defeated the New York Islanders, 5-2, at Scotiabank Place. Mike Fisher, Chris Neil, Nick Foligno and Filip Kuba also tallied for the red- hot Senators, who have won four straight and eight of their last nine contests. Daniel Alfredsson recorded three assists, while Brian Elliott made 20 saves to extend his winning streak to eight games, the longest by a rookie goaltender in f |
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