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| Sens try to stay hot in home test against Isles |
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03/21/2009 |
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| venth consecutive victory, the longest winning streak by a rookie netminder in franchise history. Ottawa has won six straight as the host and is closing a three-game homestand tonight. The Sens, who will begin a six-game road trip Sunday against the New York Rangers, are 19-12-6 at Scotiabank Place this season. The Islanders, who are last in the NHL with 56 points, have lost two of three and are coming off Friday's setback at Carolina. Chad LaRose scored twice, including the game-winner in the third period, as |
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| Maple Leafs try to play spoiler in Montreal |
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03/21/2009 |
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| s lost four in a row three times this year and is just 9-15-3 in its last 27 games. That has dropped the Canadiens into the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Ninth-seeded Florida is just a point back with 80 points, while the New York Rangers are one point ahead in the seventh spot. Toronto, meanwhile, is 11th overall in the East and 10 points back of a postseason spot with 10 games to play. Montreal saw its skid extended on Thursday with a 5-4 loss to Ottawa. Guillaume Latendresse score |
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| Flyers shoot for season sweep of Sabres |
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03/20/2009 |
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| d an assist, and Toni Lydman added a marker for the Sabres, who lost their sixth straight road game. Mikael Tellqvist allowed four goals on 36 shots for Buffalo. Tellqvist was making his first start since being acquired by Buffalo from Phoenix at the NHL trade deadline on March 4. Buffalo, which is 20-12-3 as the host this year, is playing three of its next four games on home ice beginning with this evening's test. The Sabres will head to the road for their next outing against the New York Rangers on Saturday. |
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| Habs hope to continue dominance of Sens |
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03/19/2009 |
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| eau last week. The Canadiens have 81 points on the season and are tied with Carolina for the final two playoff berths in the Eastern Conference. The Habs were last in action on Tuesday night when they dropped a shootout decision against the visiting New York Rangers. Chris Drury notched the game- winner in the third round of the shootout, as the Rangers clipped Montreal, 4-3. After Montreal's Andrei Markov began the round with a goal to tie the shootout at two-apiece, Drury beat Carey Price with a sizzling wris |
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| Drury helps Rangers edge Habs in SO |
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03/17/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Chris Drury notched the game-winner in the third round of the shootout, as the New York Rangers clipped Montreal, 4-3, at the Bell Centre. After Montreal's Andrei Markov began the round with a goal to tie the shootout at two-apiece, Drury beat Carey Price with a sizzling wrister from the slot to ice the game for New York. Nik Antropov, Nikolai Zherdev and Ryan Callahan scored in regulation for the Rangers, who have won three of their last four games. Henrik Lundqvist stopped 26 |
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| Rangers, Habs to battle for playoff position |
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03/17/2009 |
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| diens fans had a reason to cheer the last time their team took the ice, but it didn't have anything to do with the home club's play. Montreal will try to avoid wrapping up a four-game homestand with three straight losses in tonight's battle with the New York Rangers at Bell Centre. The Canadiens are 21-7-5 at home this season, have lost four of their last six overall and are currently tied with the Rangers for sixth overall in the Eastern Conference with 80 points. They began their current residency with an ove |
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| Flyers aim for first win in Detroit in over 20 years |
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03/17/2009 |
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| rs find themselves looking over their shoulder in the standings as well, as the club's lead over hard-charging Pittsburgh for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race dwindled to just two points following Sunday's 4-1 loss to the rival New York Rangers. The Penguins closed the gap with a 6-4 victory over Boston on Sunday. Philadelphia had won three of its four most recent tilts prior to Sunday's setback, which came one day after the team defeated the Rangers at home by a 4-2 score. Simon Gagne sco |
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| Rinne, Preds visit Kings |
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03/16/2009 |
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| to build off his seventh shutout of the year, as the Predators visit the Los Angeles Kings tonight at Staples Center. The flu held Rinne out of Nashville's previous two contests, a 2-1 overtime loss to Washington followed by a 4-2 setback versus the New York Rangers, but the 26-year-old was sharp in making 18 saves on Saturday in a 2-0 win over Phoenix. With the win, Rinne broke Dan Ellis' single-season shutout record of six set a year ago. Rinne won for the seventh time in his last eight starts and he has post |
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| Avery scores twice as Rangers use power play to down Flyers |
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03/15/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Sean Avery scored a pair of power-play goals to lift the New York Rangers to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at Madison Square Garden. Nik Antropov also scored on the power play and Fredrik Sjostrom tacked on a third-period goal for the Rangers, who gained a split of the home-and-home set after dropping a 4-2 decision on Saturday in Philadelphia. New York, which started the day tied with Florida for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, has won |
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| Biron sharp again, Asham nets a pair as Flyers beat Rangers |
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03/14/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Martin Biron stopped 39-of-41 shots to help the Philadelphia Flyers take a 4-2 victory over the New York Rangers in the opener of a home-and-home set at the Wachovia Center. Aaron Asham had two goals while Scott Hartnell and Mike Richards each lit the lamp for the Flyers, who have won three of their last four games and wrapped up a five-game homestand with a mark of 3-2-0. "Every game from here on in are huge games for us," said Asham. "Everything is so tight in the Eastern |
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