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| Rosters complete for 53rd annual NHL All-Star Game |
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01/16/2003 |
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| were Atlanta's Dany Heatley, Boston's Glen Murray and Joe Thornton, Carolina's Jeff O'Neill, Saku Koivu of Montreal, Marian Hossa of Ottawa, Jeremy Roenick of Philadelphia, Martin St. Louis of Tampa Bay and Toronto's Mats Sundin. Brian Leetch of the New York Rangers and Florida's Sandis Ozolinsh were elected as the starting defenseman for the Eastern Conference. The reserves include Zdeno Chara of Ottawa, Sergei Gonchar of Washington, Roman Hamrlik of the New York Islanders and New Jersey's Scott Stevens. Vanco |
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| Rangers Team Report: Things finally starting to come together |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - No matter how many goals the New York Rangers score, it has ultimately been the breakdowns in the defensive end that has led to the team's absence in the postseason for the last five years. Well for the first time in almost half a decade, the Blueshirts have started to take a more disciplined, defense-first approach on a nightly basis and are finally starting to live up their high-priced billing. "I think everyone sees what can happen by putting defense first," center Bobby Holik said "This |
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| Thrashers recall Hnilicka |
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01/15/2003 |
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| appeared in 13 games this season for Atlanta, compiling a 1-9-0 record with a 4.11 goals-against average. In nine games with the Wolves this season, Hnilicka is 7-2-0 with a 2.68 GAA. Hnilicka is playing in his third season with the Thrashers since breaking into the NHL during the 1999-00 season with the New York Rangers. The Thrashers also announced that forward J.P. Vigier has been re-assigned to Chicago. Vigier has no goals or assists in 13 games for Atlanta this season with a plus-minus rating of minus 13. |
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| Predators Team Report: Music City breathes a sigh of relief |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2003 |
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| the last five minutes of the second," Orszagh said. "But that's not an excuse because we have a good team, too." Nashville also got its first taste of hard-hitting defenseman Tomas Kloucek, who made his Predators debut after being acquired from the New York Rangers as part of the deal that sent goaltender Mike Dunham on Broadway. Kloucek, who never lived up to his billing in New York, was on the ice for 8:17 and ended the game plus-one. "He's fine," Trotz added. "He hits like a truck. He's going to help us." W |
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| Jagr, Capitals hope to stay hot against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2003 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals seek their fourth straight win tonight when they welcome the New York Rangers to MCI Center. Washington, 8-0-3-2 in its last 13 games overall, is coming off Monday's 4-3 overtime victory over the Islanders in the second installment of a four-game homestand. Jaromir Jagr followed up a seven-point effort by scoring the game- winner with 37 seconds remaining in overtime. The Czech star, who will start for the East in the All-Star Game, finished with two go |
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| Penguins Team Report: Mario comes back, sort of |
NHL Hockey |
01/14/2003 |
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| e back of the net for the Penguins, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Rookie Sebastien Caron stopped 31 shots, including all 15 he faced in the second period, in his first-ever NHL start. Caron played 38 minutes in Pittsburgh's 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday, stopping the 18 shots he faced in relief of Jean-Sebastien Aubin. Mike Knuble scored the lone Boston goal as the Bruins lost for the sixth time in seven games. Steve Shields stopped 18-of-20 shots for Boston, which traded netminder John |
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| Leafs try to stretch home unbeaten streak to 13 |
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01/14/2003 |
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| 't lose at Maple Leaf Gardens for 14 consecutive matches. The franchise record for a home unbeaten streak is 19, during the 1953-54 season. The Leafs return home hoping to break a two-game losing streak, which includes Monday night's 5-1 loss to the New York Rangers. New York jumped out to a 4-0 lead, and it wasn't until midway through the third period that Alyn McCauley got Toronto on the board. Trevor Kidd finished with 30 saves in the setback. Ironically, the Maple Leafs' current slide coincides with the ret |
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| Leafs hope to bounce back against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2003 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Two nights after having a three-game winning streak halted, the Toronto Maple Leafs try to bounce back when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The Leafs dropped a 6-2 decision to Boston on Saturday in the second installment of a three-game road trip, despite the return of captain Mats Sundin (shoulder). Alexander Mogilny scored a pair of second-period power-play goals to provide a 2-1 lead, but the Bruins responded with five unanswered tallies the rest of |
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| Khabibulin and Roy to start in net for All-Star Game |
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01/11/2003 |
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| ick Roy of the Colorado Avalanche. On ice for the opening faceoff for the East will be Mario Lemieux and Alexei Kovalev of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Jaromir Jagr of the Washington Capitals, Sandis Ozolinsh of the Florida Panthers, Brian Leetch of the New York Rangers and Nikolai Khabibulin of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Vancouver's Marc Crawford will coach the Western squad, and Ottawa's Jacques Martin will guide the East. The full rosters for the contest will be announced Thursday night. Lemieux, who leads the NHL |
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| Penguins welcome Rangers to the Igloo |
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01/11/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins try to snap a two- game losing streak this afternoon when they welcome the New York Rangers to the Igloo. Pittsburgh has fallen to the Islanders and Maple Leafs on the heels of a 6-1-0-1 spurt. On Thursday versus Toronto, the Pens rallied to tie from a 2-0 deficit before losing control in the third period. Shean Donovan and Steve McKenna scored in the loss, while Jean-Sebastien Aubin finished with 18 saves. The Penguins, who lead the National Hockey Lea |
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