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| Crosby helps Pens take 3-0 lead over Sens |
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04/14/2008 |
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| ding a backhander between Gerber's pads. Game Notes The last time the Penguins enjoyed a 3-0 series advantage came in 2000, when the club topped the Capitals in a five-game Eastern Conference quarterfinal...Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 New York Islanders have recovered from a 3-0 series deficit in NHL playoff history...Penguins forward Gary Roberts did not play, after posting two goals in the first two games...Alfredsson skated in his 100th career playoff game but did not register a point...Pittsbur |
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| Oilers sign Nilsson to three-year deal |
NHL Hockey |
04/12/2008 |
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| past season, recording 41 points with 10 goals and 31 assists in 71 games. He led the team with a rating of plus-eight. The 23-year-old native of Sweden was acquired by the Oilers in the February 2007 trade deadline deal that sent Ryan Smyth to the New York Islanders. Since making his debut with the Islanders during the 2005-06 season, Nilsson has posted 17 goals with 45 assists for 62 points in 128 games. Nilsson's signing is the second by the Oilers in two days, as they inked defenseman Tom Gilbert to a six-ye |
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| 2008 NHL Draft Order |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2008 |
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1. Tampa Bay 2. Los Angeles 3. Atlanta 4. St. Louis 5. New York Islanders 6. Columbus 7. Toronto 8. Phoenix 9. Nashville (from Florida) 10. Vancouver 11. Chicago 12. Anaheim (from Edmonton) 13. Buffalo 14. Carolina Rest TBACopyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Lightning win NHL draft lottery; will pick first at June draft |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| ms with the fewest points have a chance to win the first pick. The rest of the non-playoff teams will fall in line in order of poorest record behind Tampa Bay, with the Los Angeles Kings picking second. The Atlanta Thrashers, St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders round out the top five. The Columbus Blue Jackets will select sixth, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes. Nashville holds Florida's first-round pick and will select ninth. Vancouver picks 10th, Chicago 11th and Anaheim has the 1 |
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| Lightning win lottery for top NHL draft pick |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| ewest points had the chance to win the first overall selection, and no team could have moved up more than four spots, and no team could have slid backward more than one. The Kings were allotted the second pick, followed by Atlanta, St. Louis and the New York Islanders. Chicago was awarded the No. 1 overall slot in last year's draft for the first time in franchise history and selected forward Patrick Kane. The Lightning could select center Steve Stamkos with the top pick. Stamkos, who plays for the Sarnia Sting in |
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| Bridgeport's Tambellini grabs AHL weekly honors |
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04/07/2008 |
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| in goals (36), assists (36) and points (72) in just 53 games for Bridgeport this season. He is currently tied for the AHLs goal-scoring lead and is tied for eighth in points. The two-time AHL All-Star also skated in 31 NHL games this season with the New York Islanders, posting one goal and three assists. Tambellini, a 23-year-old Calgary native, has amassed 91 goals and 96 assists for 187 points in 159 career AHL contests, and has totaled four goals and 13 assists in 79 career NHL contests with the Islanders and |
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| Rangers open home-and-home with Isles hoping to claim playoff spot |
NHL Hockey |
04/03/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will try to clinch a playoff berth tonight, when they visit the rival New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum for the opener of a home-and-home series. The Rangers are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference with 93 points and can secure their third straight trip to the postseason with a point in tonight's contest or a regulation loss by Washington against Tampa Bay. The Blueshirts are just one point ahead of Ottawa and Boston in the conference standings. The Senators play |
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| Key to victory: Pens try to claim Atlantic title versus Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2008 |
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| ped two straight and seven of eight in the Steel City. The clubs will meet again on Sunday in Philadelphia to close out their regular seasons. The Flyers have won five of their last six games and are coming off Saturday's thrilling road win over the New York Islanders. Danny Briere notched the lone goal of the shootout, sending Philadelphia to the 4-3 triumph at Nassau Coliseum. Briere made several stick moves as he skated slowly down the ice towards Isles netminder Wade Dubielewicz. He waited until the goaltende |
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| Devils hope to claim playoff spot in test versus Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils will try to clinch a playoff berth tonight, when they visit the New York Islanders for an Atlantic Division matchup at Nassau Coliseum. New Jersey has 93 points and can officially lock up a postseason spot with a win or if Washington loses in regulation to Carolina tonight. The Devils are also trying to keep the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. New Jersey comes into tonight's contest tied with the New York Rangers for the fourth spot and is just one point ahead of O |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2008 |
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| foot injuries in Friday's overtime win at Buffalo. Final Score: Philadelphia 4, NY Islanders 3 (SO) Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - Danny Briere notched the lone goal of the shootout, sending the Philadelphia Flyers to a thrilling 4-3 win over the New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Briere made several stick moves as he skated slowly down the ice towards Isles netminder Wade Dubielewicz. He waited until the goaltender went for the poke check at the left side of the crease before slipping a backhander into th |
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