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| Rangers Team Report: A win is a win |
NHL Hockey |
02/20/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It does not matter how you win, the only thing that matters is the two points at the end of the night. And when you are in the position of the New York Rangers, you take every point you can get, regardless of how they may come about. On Wednesday it was more of what Rangers fans have become accustomed to throughout the season. The team took stupid penalties, was atrocious on the penalty kill and received little, if any, support from the top two lines. However, when all was said and done it w |
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| Ducks try to get back on track versus Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| lace in the Western Conference with 66 points, a point ahead of Edmonton and one behind Minnesota The Ducks, who are unbeaten in their last five home games (4-0-1), are 15-7-6-1 at the Pond and will close a three-game homestand on Friday against the New York Rangers. Columbus also enters Wednesday's game on a sour note after falling 5-2 to the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday. David Vyborny and Mike Sillinger scored for the Blue Jackets, whose current skid comes after winning two straight. Marc Denis stopped 30 shots |
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| Wild target first-ever win over Blueshirts |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild hope to put the brakes on a two-game losing streak this evening when they welcome the slumping New York Rangers to the Xcel Energy Center. However, the Wild have never beaten the Rangers in four all-time matchups. After falling to Phoenix on Friday, the Wild suffered their second straight setback with a 3-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday. Jim Dowd and Pascal Dupuis scored for the Wild, who have dropped to third in the Northwest Division with 67 poi |
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| Eastern Conference titans tussle in the Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
02/19/2003 |
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| Jersey Devils at the Meadowlands. Ottawa leads the conference with 82 points, while New Jersey sits second with 78. The Devils do hold a pair of games in hand The Senators are 5-1-1 in their last seven tries, including Monday's 3-2 home win over the New York Rangers. Captain Daniel Alfredsson assisted on all three goals for Ottawa, which received second-period goals from Mike Fisher and Martin Havlat to provide the difference. Radek Bonk also tallied, while Patrick Lalime finished with 26 saves. Marian Hossa ch |
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| Bure returns for Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
02/17/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers forward Pavel Bure returned to the ice Monday after missing 31 games with a knee injury. He had been sidelined since early December after undergoing arthroscopic surgery to repair torn meniscus in his left knee. In addition, exploratory arthroscopic surgery was conducted on his right knee and revealed no damage to the anterior cruciate ligament. Bure was injured in a December 6 game against Buffalo. He notched an assist in Monday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Sena |
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| Sabres attempt to halt franchise-long skid |
NHL Hockey |
02/15/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will aim to put an end to their franchise-long eight-game losing streak (0-6-0-2) this evening when they host the New York Rangers at the HSBC Arena. Buffalo's losing streak extended on Thursday with a 4-2 loss at the hands of Buffalo's losing streak extended on Thursday with a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings. Tim Connolly and Denis Hamel each lit the lamp in the loss for the Sabres. The Sabres trimmed the margin to 3-1 on Connolly's eighth goal |
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| Kovalev sparks Rangers past former team |
NHL Hockey |
02/15/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Recently acquired Alexei Kovalev scored the games lone goal to lead the New York Rangers to a 1-0 win over his former club the Pittsburgh Penguins. Mike Dunham made 26 saves while posting his third shutout as a Ranger and 14th of his career. The Rangers have now won two straight contests and improved to 2-2-1-1 since General Manager Glenn Sather took over behind the bench. Johan Hedberg made 24 saves for the Penguins, who have won only once in their last six road tries (1-4-1). |
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| Leetch returns to Rangers lineup |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers All-Star defenseman Brian Leetch returned to the lineup for Friday's 1-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins after missing the last 31 games with a bruised ankle tendon. The 34-year-old Leetch was injured after getting hit by a puck in a December 3 game against Columbus. He has notched four goals and 11 assists in 28 games this season. The 10-time All-Star has twice won the Norris Trophy, given to the league's best defenseman, and took home the Rookie of the Ye |
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| Predators Team Report: Vokoun taking charge |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When the Nashville Predators dealt Mike Dunham to the New York Rangers back in mid-December, the team put their faith in 26-year-old netminder Tomas Vokoun, who has more than answered the challenge. "Tomas has played really well since that trade and really stepped up his performance for the last couple of months," Predators defenseman Bill Houlder said. "This was a nice stat for him tonight, to get that shutout. I certainly don't think he was lacking confidence, but this should make him even |
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| Rangers Team Report: Alexei pays immediate dividends |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers' recent re-acquisition of Alexei Kovalev paid immediate dividends on Wednesday, as the talented Russian's empty-net goal sealed the Rangers' 3-1 win over Florida in his first game with the club since November of 1998. "It was definitely nice to get that goal," said Kovalev. "It's a great feeling, with the team on a winless streak to jump in and win the game and be a big part of it." Kovalev, who sported his familiar No. 27, returned to New York on Monday as part of an ei |
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