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| Hurricanes Team Report: Searching for consistency |
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01/05/2003 |
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| ed on a shot from the point to make it 3-1 with just 11 seconds left in the period. Murray cut the lead to 3-2 at 2:08 of the third. Thornton won the faceoff back to Murray, whose shot from the top of the right circle sailed over Irbe's blocker. However, Cole scored with 7:05 left to complete the scoring. His slap shot from the left point beat Shields. UP NEXT Carolina will play the third installment of a four-game road set Tuesday in Atlanta. The Hurricanes will visit the New York Rangers the following night. |
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| Holik faces former team for first time |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils seek their third straight win tonight when they head across the Hudson to face the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. The matchup will mark Bobby Holik's first against his former team, after fleeing the Meadowlands in favor of MSG as a free agent over the summer. The nasty Holik, who spent 10 years in Jersey, missed out on the teams' first meeting on November 21 as he was out of the lineup with a hip injury. Holik's old 'mates have toppled Pittsburg |
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| Blue Jackets Team Report: Failing to gain ground |
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12/21/2002 |
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| 5-3-2), has been fairly competitive in the first portion of the season but must get a more consistent effort on a nightly basis if it wants to compete for a playoff spot. The Blue Jackets, who are 3-5-2 in their last 10, are currently 12 points back of the first-place Detroit Red Wings, who face the New York Rangers on Saturday. WHAT'S AHEAD The Blue Jackets will start a home-and-home set with the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in Columbus on Monday and conclude the set on Thursday in Motown. |
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| Oilers, Canucks tangle in Northwest Division clash |
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12/21/2002 |
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| in Denver when the Colorado Avalanche and new head coach Tony Granato handed Edmonton a 3-2 loss. Mike York scored the lone tally with two seconds remaining for the Oilers, while Tommy Salo made 27 saves in the losing effort. York, acquired from the New York Rangers at last year's trade deadline, is starting to live up to expectations and enters tonight's tilt as one of the hottest players in the league. The 24-year-old Waterford, Michigan native is riding a six-game points streak (7g, 1a) and a five-game goal- |
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| Red Wings target seventh straight win over Rangers |
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12/21/2002 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Red Wings will try to beat the New York Rangers for a seventh straight time tonight when they welcome the Blueshirts to Joe Louis Arena. The Red Wings, who are 6-1-1 in the last eight in Motown against the Rangers, last fell to New York back on January 30, 1999 and have outscored the Blueshirts 14-4 in the last three meetings. After beating the Columbus Blue Jackets last Saturday, the Red Wings have responded with back-to-back ties, including Thursday's 1-1 deadlock w |
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| Red Wings Team Report: Deadlocked in Detroit |
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12/20/2002 |
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| stopped both shots he saw in the extra session, started in place of usual No. 1 Curtis Joseph, who was given the night off after starting the previous 10 games. "I thought Manny was very strong -- made some timely saves, was good, was rhythmatic, looked strong, looked big, very fluid in the net, moved the puck well," Lewis said. WHAT'S NEXT The Red Wings close a brief two-game homestand on Saturday against the New York Rangers, then will kickoff a home-and home set in Columbus with the Blue Jackets on Monday. |
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| Canadiens Team Report: Habs star on Broadway |
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12/20/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Yanic Perreault scored twice Thursday night, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Richard Zednik also tallied, while Doug Gilmour had two assists. Jose Theodore stopped 41 shots for Montreal, which has won three of its last four games. He stopped 14 shots in each of the first two periods, and 13 in the final stanza. Eric Lindros scored the lone New York goal and Mike Dunham made 20 saves for the Rangers, who have won just once in the |
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| Canadiens head to New York to battle Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers hope to put together a winning streak tonight when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to Madison Square Garden. The clubs will play on the 85th anniversary of the National Hockey League's first-ever slate of games, which included the Canadiens. On December 19, 1917, the Habs defeated the Ottawa Senators, 7-4, in Ottawa and the Montreal Wanderers downed the Toronto Arenas, 10-9, at Montreal. Back to present-day, New York snapped a five-game losing streak (0- |
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| Tony Granato era starts tonight for the Colorado Avalanche |
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12/19/2002 |
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| istant, to head coach. In four-plus seasons with the Avalanche, Hartley posted a 193-109-48-9 record, including a 10-8-9-4 mark this year. Granato, who is in his first season as a coach with the Avalanche, played in 773 regular season games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks. Colorado is unbeaten in its last two (1-0-1) following Monday's 2-2 tie with the Washington Capitals. Milan Hejduk scored the game-tying goal late in the second period for the Avs, while Steven Reinprecht als |
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| Avalanche fire Hartley, name Granato head coach |
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12/18/2002 |
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| e Avalanche, Hartley posted a 193-109-48-9 record, including a 10-8-9-4 mark this year. Assistant Coach Tony Granato will replace Hartley. Granato, who is in his first season as a coach with the Avalanche, played in 773 regular season games with the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks. Hartley, who guided the Avalanche to the 2001 Stanley Cup title, was named the 11th head coach in club history in June 1998. In his first four seasons as head coach, Hartley recorded more wins (183) than any |
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