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| Kessel, Bruins visit Penguins |
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03/15/2009 |
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| n Arena. Boston has won two straight following a 1-4-1 stretch in large part to Kessel's offense. The 21-year-old scored twice in the Bruins' 5-3 win over Ottawa on Thursday before netting a goal and setting up another in Saturday's 2-1 win over the New York Islanders. Kessel became the first Bruin to net 30 goals in a season since Patrice Bergeron in 2005-06 and did so in his third NHL season. Marc Savard also scored and Tim Thomas made 21 saves for the Bruins, who won for the third straight time on home ice but |
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| Early burst helps Bruins down Isles |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Phil Kessel scored a goal and set up another in a 65-second span early in the first period, as the Boston Bruins held on for a 2-1 victory over the New York Islanders at TD Banknorth Garden. Marc Savard also scored and Tim Thomas made 21 saves for the Bruins, who have won two in a row on the heels of a 1-4-1 skid. Boston has won three straight on home ice. "We had a good start but at the same time, the inability to play that way for a full game continues to be an issue right now," s |
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| Rangers, Flyers begin home-and-home set in Philly |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| ecent success in Philadelphia with today's contest versus the Flyers at the Wachovia Center that begins a home- and-home series. The Rangers halted a nine-game road losing streak -- the franchise's longest such skid since 1965 -- with a win over the New York Islanders last Thursday. After a home win against Boston, New York fell back into the loss column in Carolina on Monday, but rebounded in the middle portion of a three-game road trip with Thursday's 4-2 victory in Nashville. Scott Gomez had a goal and two ass |
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| Brodeur tries for record-tying win in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| vious meetings while Brodeur was injured. The Devils have won 12 of their last 15 versus the Canadiens and five of their last seven trips to Montreal. The struggling Canadiens had a two-game win streak end on Thursday with a 3-2 overtime loss to the New York Islanders. Tomas Plekanec and Tom Kostopoulos accounted for the Montreal goals, while Carey Price halted 36 shots in defeat. The setback dropped Montreal to just 9-13-2 since January 20, though the club is still fifth overall in the East with 80 points, two b |
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| Bruins aim for consecutive wins in test with Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins will try to win consecutive games for the first time in over two weeks while also extending their winning streak over the New York Islanders today at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston is still tops in the East with 97 points despite going just 5-8-3 since February 7. However, the Bruins' recent struggles have allowed New Jersey to pull within six points for the top mark in the East, while Detroit is now even with Boston in the race for the Presidents' Tro |
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| Blue Jackets aim to set single-season win record versus Blackhawks |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Columbus Blue Jackets will try to set a franchise record for the most wins in a single season tonight, as they visit the Chicago Blackhawks in a battle of playoff contenders at the United Center. The Blue Jackets halted Pittsburgh's seven-game winning streak with a 4-3 shootout win on Thursday night. Kristian Huselius, who scored in regulation, beat Penguins netminder Marc-Andre Fleury with a wrister, while Evgeni Malkin fired wide left on his subsequent chance to give Columbus the win. The triumph matched the franchise-record 35 victories Columbus posted in 2005-06 and the club is now just four points shy of the single-season record 80 it notched last season. The Blue Jackets, sixth in the Western Conference and one point back of fifth-seeded Vancouver, have never made the playoffs since entering the league prior to 2000-01. Jason Williams and Antoine Vermette tallied a goal and an assist apiece for the Blue Jackets, who have won three consecutive contests. Steve Mason made 38 saves to pick up his 28th win on the year, breaking the franchise's single- season record set by Marc Denis in 2002-03. Columbus, 13-17-4 on the road this year, returns home to host Detroit on Sunday before getting a visit from Chicago on Wednesday. The Blackhawks, who sit fourth overall in the West with 83 points, won for just the third time in eight games on Wednesday with a 3-2 shootout win over Carolina. Kris Versteeg had the deciding shootout tally, converting a wrister just below the crossbar in the fourth round. Sergei Samsonov represented the last hope for Carolina, but Cristobal Huet made the save to secure the win for Chicago, its first over the Hurricanes since 1999. Troy Brouwer and Versteeg scored in regulation for Chicago, while Huet made 29 saves for his 19th win of the season. Chicago activated goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin off injured reserve on Wednesday. He has been out since February 11 due to a groin injury and could return to the ice tonight. However, Martin Havlat is questionable with a lower-body injury that forced him to miss Wednesday's game. Havlat is tied with Jonathan Toews for second on the club with 57 points off 21 goals and 36 assists. Chicago has split the first two games of a four-game homestand and is 18-6-6 at the United Center this year. The Blackhawks end the residency on Sunday versus the New York Islanders. The 'Hawks have won both of their meetings with the Blue Jackets this year, claiming one victory by way of the shootout. Chicago has won three straight and five of the last six meetings in the series, as well as three of the last four as the host. |
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| Kessel tallies twice as Bruins down Senators |
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03/12/2009 |
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| "We did a great job of killing them and then we got a goal and then our first power play, we got a goal and I thought that was huge for us." Spezza's 24th of the year on a pass from Dany Heatley with 7:12 left in the first got Ottawa on the board, and the score stood through the second period. Game Notes Boston will host the New York Islanders on Saturday, while Ottawa visits Pittsburgh...Boston has won all four meetings with the Senators this season and has taken six straight and eight of the last nine overall. |
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| Okposo's OT goal leads Islanders past Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Kyle Okposo scored the game-winning goal 26 seconds into overtime as the New York Islanders edged the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at the Bell Centre. With the contest tied at 2-2 at the end of regulation, the Islanders ended things quickly. Bruno Gervais kept the puck in at the visitors blue line off an offensive zone faceoff and took a soft wrist shot that was knocked down in front. Okposo, standing in front, jammed away at the rebound and the disc slid under the left pad of Carey P |
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| Gainey and Habs try to build momentum against Isles |
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03/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A sudden coaching change produced an instant boost for the Montreal Canadiens. The embattled club will now try to build off that encouraging victory when the New York Islanders invade the Bell Centre this evening. Just one day after general manager Bob Gainey replaced Guy Carbonneau with himself behind the bench, the Canadiens rallied behind captain Saku Koivu to overtake the visiting Edmonton Oilers in overtime on Tuesday. Koivu scored the game-tying goal with 4:35 remaining in regulation, th |
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| Lightning slide into Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2009 |
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| home. Toronto has been on a bit of an upswing as of late, having won six of its last nine contests and earning a point in eight of the past 11 outings. The Maple Leafs had been mired in a brief two-game slide before getting past the cellar- dwelling New York Islanders Tuesday at the Air Canada Centre. The Leafs delivered a 3-2 win over New York on Mikhail Grabovski's goal 50 seconds into overtime. Toronto trailed 2-1 entering the third period, but drew even when Alexei Ponikarovsky scored unassisted with 11:14 re |
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