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| Blue Jackets' Nash named NHL Rookie of the Month |
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12/02/2002 |
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| ing in 14 games) for the award. Nash ranks third among NHL rookies in scoring with 12 points (five goals, seven assists) in 23 games. He recorded a point in four consecutive games from November 7-14, including his first career two-goal game in a 6-3 home victory over the New York Rangers on November 9. Nash later tallied goals in consecutive games -- providing the Blue Jackets' lone score in a 3-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers on November 27 and aiding in a 4-2 victory over the New York Islanders on November 29. |
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| Flyers, Devils set for Atlantic battle |
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12/02/2002 |
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| burgh. Simon Gagne also sat Saturday, and is questionable for this evening's tilt due to an abdominal pull. Philly, 5-2-4 on home ice, kicks off a three-game homestand tonight. The set will resume Thursday against former captain Eric Lindros and the New York Rangers. New Jersey, meanwhile, concludes a four-game road trip tonight on the heels of victories in Nashville and St. Louis. Saturday against the Blues, Jeff Friesen scored with 12 seconds left in overtime to give the Devils a 5-4 win at the Savvis Center. |
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| Stars, Predators faceoff in Music City |
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11/30/2002 |
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| n streak to four games tonight when they travel to Nashville to tangle with the Predators. After back-to-back wins over the Phoenix Coyotes and Minnesota Wild by a combined 10-1 margin, the high-powered Stars rallied for a 3-3 tie Friday against the New York Rangers. Brenden Morrow scored twice, including the equalizer midway through the second period, to fuel the deadlock. Jason Arnott also scored for Dallas, while Jere Lehtinen had two assists for the Stars, who moved to 7-1-2 over their last 10 games. Marty |
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| Stars hope to shine versus Rangers |
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11/29/2002 |
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| Dallas, TX (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars hope to push their winning streak to three tonight when they welcome the New York Rangers to the American Airlines Center. Dallas, which has outscored its last two opponents 10-2, come into Friday's tilt after blanking the Minnesota Wild, 5-0, on Wednesday. Mike Modano finished with a goal and an assist and Marty Turco posted his ninth career shutout to lead Dallas to the rout at American Airlines Center Bill Guerin, Ulf Dahlen, Scott Young and Jason Arnott also s |
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| Two of West's best clash in Big D |
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11/27/2002 |
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| of the LA Kings in the Pacific. Marty Turco stopped 19 shots, while Pierre Turgeon added three assists, and Sergei Zubov notched two assists as the Stars improved to 8-2-2 in their last 12 games. The Stars, who wrap up their set on Friday versus the New York Rangers, improved to 8-0-0-1 at home this season, and remain the only team in the NHL that has not has lost a home game in regulation. The Wild, who sit just two points ahead of Vancouver atop the Northwest with 30, come into Wednesday's showdown on a sour |
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| Hurricanes Team Report: Weekes, Canes fading? |
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11/27/2002 |
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| l for much of the season's opening quarter, has suddenly hit a lull, as has his team. Weekes is 0-3-2 in his last five starts, and has yielded 13 goals in that time -- 10 in the last three alone. That stretch includes the Hurricanes' 3-1 loss to the New York Rangers on Monday in the final piece of a three-game road trip. New York broke open a 1-1 game with two goals in the third, and Glen Wesley's power-play score early in the second was all Carolina could manage on the board. The setback dropped Paul Maurice's |
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| Fleury cleared to practice |
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11/26/2002 |
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| a second time. The Blackhawks signed the 34-year-old free agent to a reported two-year contract worth $4 million per season this summer, but he had been suspended without pay while he was undergoing his rehab. He missed 20 games in 2000-01 with the New York Rangers after checking himself into the substance-abuse program and continued to take part in a mandatory after-care program. He also was troubled by a personal relationship last season, which appeared to play a role in his anger-management issues on the ic |
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| Rangers hope to get back on track against the Hurricanes |
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11/25/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers hope to bounce back tonight when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to Madison Square Garden. New York squandered a chance to reach the .500 mark with Saturday's 3-1 loss to the rival Islanders at MSG. Tom Poti's second-period goal provided the Blueshirts with a 1-0 lead, but the Isles responded with three markers in the first 10:43 of the third. The Rangers were also held back by their still-impotent power play unit, which fired at an 0-for-5 clip. New Yo |
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| Ottawa's Neilson in hospital |
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11/24/2002 |
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| ll of Fame earlier this month. Neilson reportedly has not been feeling well recently, though his doctors felt they had his cancer under control. He underwent a successful stem cell transplant in 2000, but was diagnosed with malignant melanoma in January 2001. This is a dangerous form of the fatal disease. During his 25-yaer career, Neilson has coached Toronto, Buffalo, Vancouver, Los Angeles, the New York Rangers and Philadelphia. He has also been an assistant with Buffalo, Chicago, St. Louis and the Senators. |
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| Devils Team Report: Fit to be tied |
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11/22/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A goal from pesky veteran Mark Messier with 3:35 remaining in Thursday's game against the rival New York Rangers was all that separated the Devils from their fourth win in five games. Instead, Messier's goal forced a 4-4 tie and New Jersey recorded its first stalemate of the season. The Devils had scored twice in the third period to erase a one-goal deficit, but could not hold on. New Jersey moved to 3-1-1 in its last five games. Patrik Elias notched a goal and an assist for the Devils, whil |
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