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| Rangers, Flyers begin home-and-home set in Philly |
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03/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Hoping to continue their turnaround on the road, the New York Rangers will aim to extend their recent 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 |
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| Preds try to get on track versus Coyotes |
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03/14/2009 |
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| il Edmonton and Dallas by only one point in the race for the final two postseason seeds. The Predators returned home from a March 7 loss at Philadelphia on Tuesday and were edged in overtime by Washington, then dropped a 4-2 decision to the visiting New York Rangers on Thursday. Nashville's last two losses came without the services of goaltender Pekka Rinne, the NHL's Rookie of the Month for February. The 26-year-old missed both games due to illness, but is expected to be available for tonight's tilt. Center Ja |
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| Panthers begin important homestand against Lightning |
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03/14/2009 |
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| t's tussle with the Tampa Bay Lightning from the BankAtlantic Center. Florida, which has not reached the postseason since the 1999-00 campaign, enters today's play in ninth place in the tightly-bunched Eastern Conference, but trails Carolina and the New York Rangers by only one point for one of the final two playoff spots. The Panthers appear to have a good opportunity to solidify their standing, as tonight's tilt marks the first of five consecutive home games for the club. The Panthers are a strong 18-9-5 at t |
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| Caps aim for first home win of March against Hurricanes |
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03/14/2009 |
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| esday and came out on the short end of a 3-2 decision at Dallas the following night. The Hurricanes had won four in a row prior to the Chicago game and are in the thick of a heated Eastern Conference playoff race. The club is presently tied with the New York Rangers for the final two postseason berths, but ninth-place Florida is lurking only one point behind both teams. Carolina also trails Pittsburgh by just one point for the No. 6 seed in the East. Cam Ward made 28 saves in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Stars, b |
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| Pens hope to extend home win streak against Senators |
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03/14/2009 |
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| ave Petr Sykora back on the ice tonight, as he has missed the last three games due to an upper-body injury. Pittsburgh enter's this contest sixth overall in the Eastern Conference, just one point back of Montreal but also a mere point up on both the New York Rangers and Carolina. The Pens' four straight home victories have pushed their mark at Mellon Arena to 18-12-2 this year. Pittsburgh continues its homestand on Sunday versus Eastern Conference-leading Boston. Ottawa also had a lengthy win streak end last ti |
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| Bruins aim for consecutive wins in test with Islanders |
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03/14/2009 |
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| sey 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' Trophy. The Bruins, who haven't won two straight since February 24 and 26, bounced back from consecutive defeats to the New York Rangers and Columbus with Thursday's 5-3 victory over Ottawa. Phil Kessel scored twice to leave him just one goal shy of his first-career 30-goal campaign in what is his third NHL season. P.J. Azelsson also scored and added an assist, while Aaron Ward and C |
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| Kessel tallies twice as Bruins down Senators |
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03/12/2009 |
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| nd P.J. Axelsson added a goal and an assist as the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins got by the Ottawa Senators, 5-3, at TD Banknorth Garden. Aaron Ward and Chuck Kobasew also tallied for Boston, which was coming off consecutive losses to the New York Rangers and Columbus. The Bruins claimed only their second win in the last seven contests, but remained points six ahead of New Jersey for top seed in the East. Tim Thomas stopped 25-of-28 shots for Boston. Jason Spezza had a pair of goals, while Christoph |
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| Gomez leads Rangers past Predators |
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03/12/2009 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Scott Gomez had a goal and two assists as the New York Rangers skated past the Nashville Predators, 4-2, at Sommet Center. Marc Staal and Fredrik Sjostrom each had a goal while Henrik Lundqvist stopped 19 shots for the Rangers, who have won four of their last five games. Sean Avery scored his first goal since rejoining New York last week. Shea Weber and J.P. Dumont each had a goal for the Predators, who have dropped their past three games on the heels of a six-game winning stre |
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| Rangers visit Preds for matchup between playoff hopefuls |
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03/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators have crept back into playoff contention on the strength of recent strong play on home ice, while lingering road troubles have the New York Rangers falling back in the postseason race. The Rangers hope to reverse their recent fortunes when they visit the Sommet Center for the first time in over three years for tonight's key clash with the Predators. New York stopped a nine-game road losing streak -- the franchise's longest such skid since 1965 -- with a 4-2 decision ov |
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| Caps aim for consecutive wins in test with Flyers |
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03/12/2009 |
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| o 5-2-1 against his former team. The Flyers, who are 20-9-4 as the host this year, are playing the fourth segment of a five-game homestand tonight. Philly will complete the residency Saturday in the opener of a home-and-home series against the rival New York Rangers. Philadelphia has taken two of three from the Caps this season and tonight's tilt will cap the season series. Washington has won seven of 11 overall in the series, but the Flyers have picked up a win in four of the last seven encounters. Philadelphi |
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