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| Gomez leads Rangers over Wild at MSG |
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03/24/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Scott Gomez notched the game-winner early in the second period and Henrik Lundqvist turned aside 18 shots, as the New York Rangers edged the Minnesota Wild, 2-1, at Madison Square Garden. Nikolai Zherdev finished with a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have won eight of their last 11 games. New York moved into a tie with idle Pittsburgh for sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings. Marian Gaborik lit the lamp for Minnesota, which has dropped six of eight. Niklas Ba |
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| Fading Habs try to halt longest slide of season versus Thrashers |
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03/24/2009 |
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| ssists during the tear. Kozlov has eight goals and four assists during an eight-game point streak. Atlanta has won four of its last five road games and is 16-18-4 as the visiting club this season. The Thrashers will play their next three tests on home ice, beginning with Thursday's matchup against the New York Rangers. The Thrashers have taken two of three from Montreal this season and they have won five of eight overall in the series. However, Atlanta has lost two in a row and four of its last five in Quebec. |
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| Rangers host playoff-hopeful Wild |
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03/24/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will try to get back on the winning track when they welcome the Minnesota Wild for tonight's interconference clash at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers had won three straight and seven of nine games prior to Sunday's loss against visiting Ottawa. New York is fighting to stay amongst the eight playoff seeds in the East and is currently seventh in the conference with 84 points. Montreal and Florida are tied for the eighth and final postseason berth with 81 points. New Yor |
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| Rangers D Rozsival out 7-to-10 days |
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03/23/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers defenseman Michal Rozsival will miss 7-to-10 days with a lower body injury. Rozsival suffered the injury Sunday, in the second period of the Rangers' 2-1 loss to Ottawa, and his absence comes at a time when the Rangers are fighting for playoff position. Prior to Monday's slate of games, they are seventh in the Eastern Conference standings with 84 points, only one point behind sixth- place Carolina and two behind fifth-place Pittsburgh. In 72 games, Rozsival is N |
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| Sens edge Rangers for fifth straight win |
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03/22/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Ryan Shannon notched the game-winner early in the third period and Alex Auld stopped 28 shots as Ottawa clipped the New York Rangers, 2-1, at Madison Square Garden. "We kinda let them dictate the pace of the game and they are a very quick team. Overall, I thought it was a pretty solid game," said Senators head coach Cory Clouston. "He (Auld) was our best player. He was very composed. It was clear he was the best player on the ice for us tonight." Mike Comrie picked up the other |
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| Surging clubs meet as Rangers host Sens at MSG |
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03/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of hot teams will meet tonight in the Big Apple, as the New York Rangers welcome the Ottawa Senators for an Eastern Conference battle at Madison Square Garden. The Senators have won four straight and eight of their last nine contests to keep their slim playoff hopes alive. Ottawa, which has qualified for the postseason in each of the last 11 seasons, is currently 12th in the East and nine points behind Montreal for the conference's eighth and final playoff berth. New York, meanwhile, |
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| Oilers visit Wild with shot at fourth straight victory |
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03/22/2009 |
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| nnesota and was yanked in the second period after yielding three goals on 11 shots. Josh Harding finished with 17 saves for the Wild. Minnesota is back in St. Paul for just one game as the club will kick off a four-game road trip Tuesday against the New York Rangers. The Wild are 19-11-6 as the host team this season. The Wild and Oilers have split four meetings so far this season, but Minnesota has won six out of 10 against Edmonton. The home team has won eight straight and 13 of the last 14 matchups in this se |
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| Former Ranger Walt Poddubny dies |
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03/22/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Former New York Rangers forward Walt Poddubny died at the age of 49 on Saturday. Poddubny, who had 78 goals and 175 points in two seasons with the Rangers, apparently collapsed at his sister's home on Saturday. It was not known whether he had been suffering from any health problems. Only the third player in Rangers history to lead the team in scoring for each of his seasons with the club, Poddubny played 468 games in the NHL with the Oilers, Maple Leafs, Rangers, Nordiques and D |
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| Resurgent Blueshirts continue winning ways |
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03/21/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Henrik Lundqvist made 37 saves to help the resurgent New York Rangers to a 5-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres at Madison Square Garden. Ryan Callahan tallied two goals while Nikolai Zherdev, Chris Drury and Markus Naslund each had a goal for the Rangers, who have won three straight and seven of their last nine games. "They kept putting a lot of pucks on the net," said Lundqvist. "You have to be sharp. We put them in a bad spot early. It was a fun game to play, there was a lot of ac |
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| Rangers try to keep rolling in home tilt against struggling Sabres |
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03/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will shoot for a third consecutive victory when they host the struggling Buffalo Sabres in tonight's Empire State clash at Madison Square Garden. Despite its recent hardships, Buffalo has won all three meetings against the Rangers this year and can sweep the season series with another victory tonight. The Sabres have taken seven of 11 overall from the Blueshirts and have won three of five and six of nine in New York City. The Rangers are coming off victories over Philade |
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