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| Oilers Team Report: Still going strong |
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12/12/2002 |
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| locker, glove save, goalmouth pass, they ran the gamut on us in the first period and they couldn't beat him." The Oilers have also been getting a contribution of late from Mike York, who lit the lamp twice in Wednesday's win. York, acquired from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline last season, got off to a sluggish start but has found the back of the net five times in his last eight games. "I was getting opportunities but the puck wasn't going in -- now they are," York said. "It's a good feeling. If anyt |
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| Blackhawks claim Eastwood off waivers |
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12/11/2002 |
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| as originally selected by Toronto as the 91st overall pick in the Eastwood was originally selected by Toronto as the 91st overall pick in the 1987 NHL Entry Draft. During his career, he has played for the Maple Leafs, Winnipeg Jets, Phoenix Coyotes, New York Rangers and Blues. Smith also announced that the club has signed defensemen Burke Henry. Henry has appeared in 27 games with the Norfolk Admirals (AHL) this season, recording four goals and 11 assists for 15 points and 60 penalty minutes. He will continue t |
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| Maple Leafs Team Report: Treading water |
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12/11/2002 |
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| d a backhander over Belfour's right shoulder for a 2-1 score. Lemieux's seventh power-play goal of the season midway through the third period evened the score. Lemieux stopped Kovalev's pass with his stick and tried stuffing the puck through Belfour's pads. Lemieux then corralled the rebound and lifted his second attempt over the goaltender's stick. UP NEXT The Leafs, who are 10-1 when leading after two periods, will visit Philadelphia on Thursday before returning home to face the New York Rangers on Saturday. |
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| Satan selected as NHL Player of the Week |
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12/09/2002 |
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| g (+5). Buffalo won all three games during the week. Satan collected multiple points in each game, starting with two assists in a 4-0 win versus Anaheim on December 4. The 28-year-old recorded his fourth-career hat trick in a 4-1 triumph against the New York Rangers on December 6. He now has five goals in two games versus the Blueshirts. Satan, a Topolcany, Slovakia native, finished the week with a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals on December 7. He leads the team in scoring with 21 p |
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| Dahlen and Muller placed on IR |
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12/09/2002 |
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| ered a high ankle sprain during last Friday's game against Detroit and will be re-evaluated in two weeks. In 28 games this season, he has recorded 10 goals and eight assists. The 36-year-old Muller sustained a fractured rib on November 29 versus the New York Rangers and was placed on injured reserve retroactive to November 30. He will also be re-evaluated in two weeks. In 20 contests this year, Muller has one goal and one assist. Meanwhile, the club recalled right wing Jon Sim from Utah of the American Hockey L |
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| Rangers Team Report: Keeping their fingers crossed |
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12/09/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers' drive towards their first postseason appearance since 1997 might have come to a crashing halt over the weekend when it was learned that leading-scorer Pavel Bure will miss at least several weeks with a left knee injury and could be lost for the season, pending the findings during arthroscopic surgery later in the week. "Nobody likes to lose their top scorer," said coach Bryan Trottier. "But we learned a long time ago that you have to take business as usual." Bure suffer |
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| Bure to undergo knee surgery |
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12/08/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers forward Pavel Bure has a torn medial meniscus and a Grade 1 sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his left knee. He will undergo arthroscopic surgery in the near future. The Rangers announced the injury during their 4-1 loss to Boston on Sunday. The team said that the official rehabilitation period cannot be determined until the surgery occurs. He will be re-evaluated on Tuesday. Bure said after the game that a piece of his meniscus was removed when he was |
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| Isles look for third consecutive win |
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12/07/2002 |
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| mes. Lemieux has one goal and five assists in three games when playing second leg of games on consecutive days The Penguins, who have scored only four goals in their last three games, are 7-4-1-1 at Mellon Arena this season. It was only a week ago that Pittsburgh was two points up on the rest of the Atlantic Division, but they now are two behind the third-place New York Rangers. The Islanders are 5-2-1 in the last eight meetings with the Penguins and are unbeaten in their last four trips to Pittsburgh (3-0-1). |
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| Sabres target third straight win |
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12/07/2002 |
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| work) - The Buffalo Sabres hope to make it three wins in a row tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the HSBC Arena for the start of a three-game homestand. After beating the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on Wednesday, the Sabres handed the New York Rangers a 4-1 setback on Friday for their first back-to-back wins since the first two games of the season. Miroslav Satan recorded his fourth career hat trick and Martin Biron registered 32 saves to lead the Buffalo attack at Madison Square Garden. Dmitri K |
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| Rocket Grounded: Bure could miss season |
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12/07/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Rangers forward Pavel Bure could be lost for the rest of the season after suffering a left knee injury in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. The New York Post reported in its Saturday edition that sources in the Rangers organization said that Bure will miss the rest of the year and also stated the team's medical staff would be surprised if any good news came out of the Russian Rocket's scheduled MRI later in the day on Saturday. Bure, who is considered by many the |
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