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| Lightning Team Report: October magic |
NHL Hockey |
11/01/2002 |
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| aid. "I look at after Christmas, after the holidays -- those are the dog days. Maybe sometime when you are struggling you may be able to fall back on getting some early points." The Lightning closed out their October slate with a 3-0 blanking of the New York Rangers on Wednesday at the St. Pete Times Forum. Nikolai Khabibulin made 24 saves for his 29th shutout and remained undefeated on the season. He also improved to 27-4-4-3 in games when the Lightning have scored three or more goals in front of him. The Buli |
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| Bruins seek longest unbeaten streak since '89 |
NHL Hockey |
10/31/2002 |
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| tonight will give the Bruins 16 points on the season and equal the best 10-game start in their history. They have reached that mark on four other occasions (1929-30, 41-42, 76-77, 78-79). Boston begins a brief homestand tonight, and will welcome the New York Rangers to town on Saturday. Anaheim, meanwhile, hopes to find a win as it concludes a five-game road trip. The Ducks are 0-2-2 on the trek thus far, including a 2-2 tie with Montreal on Tuesday. Defenseman Keith Carney scored with 4:52 left in regulation t |
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| Rucinsky reaches deal with Blues; Jonsson has cancer |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues signed forward Martin Rucinsky on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Rucinsky played in a combined 75 games last season for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. He recorded 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points. The 6-1, 205-pound left wing has appeared in 674 career NHL games, compiling 433 points (178 goals, 255 assists) and 567 penalty minutes. The Blues also announced that defenseman Robin Jonsson, a fourth-round draft pick from June of thi |
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| Bruins hope to stretch unbeaten string to eight |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2002 |
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| has found the net three times in the last two games. Rolston scored the equalizer in a 2-2 tie with Ottawa last Thursday. The Bruins begin a stretch of three games in four nights this evening. They will host Anaheim on Thursday before welcoming the New York Rangers to Beantown on Saturday. Washington, meanwhile, is winless in its last three games (0-2-1), and is 1-4-1 since opening the campaign with a three-match winning streak. The Caps concluded an eight-game road trip Monday night with a 3-2 loss to Mario L |
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| Kings resume trek in Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
10/27/2002 |
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| Network) - Unbeaten in their last three games, the Los Angeles Kings continue their current road trip today when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Los Angeles is 1-0-2 in its last three games, including a 6-2 pounding of the New York Rangers on Friday. Adam Deadmarsh led the charge with his second career hat trick, as the Kings jumped ahead with three goals in the game's first 11:08 and never looked back. Derek Armstrong, Bryan Smolinski and Alexander Frolov also scored, while Jason All |
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| Rangers search for answers against Kings |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2002 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The Los Angeles Kings try to snap a three-game winless streak tonight when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in the second installment of a five-game road trip. Los Angeles is 0-1-2 since beginning the campaign with three consecutive victories, and began its trek with a 3-3 tie in Detroit on Wednesday night. Jason Allison scored off a deflection midway through the third period to salvage the deadlock for the Kings, who also received goals from Lubomir Visn |
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| Blues and Rucinsky reach tentative agreement |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The St. Louis Blues have reached a tentative contract agreement with forward Martin Rucinsky. The team is expected to make a formal announcement within the next couple of days. The 31-year-old Rucinsky played in a combined 75 games last season for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. He recorded 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points. The 6-1, 205-pound left wing has appeared in 674 career NHL games, compiling 433 points (178 goals, 255 assists) and 567 penalty minutes. |
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| Same ol' routine in Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| bottom of the Southeast Division standings came courtesy of a 5-4 overtime loss to Florida back on October 12. The 0-6-0-1 start is the worst in the franchise's dismal history, but thankfully Atlanta is not quite halfway toward matching the 1943-44 New York Rangers' disastrous record of 15 games without a victory to begin a campaign. The frustration continued this past Wednesday night at Philips Arena as Fraser's crew dropped a 2-1 decision to the New Jersey Devils. It already marked the Thrashers' fifth one-g |
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| Roy set to pass Sawchuk -- again |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| . Roy is expected to appear in his 972nd career game, which will surpass Terry Sawchuk's mark that he tied on Tuesday night against Edmonton. Sawchuk, who played 21 seasons with the Detroit Red Wings, Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, LA Kings and New York Rangers compiled a 447-330-172 mark in his career. Roy played his first game on February 23, 1985 with the Montreal Canadiens in a relief effort of Doug Soetaert against the Winnipeg Jets, who are now, of course, the Coyotes. Roy already owns 10 NHL records |
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| Bruins set to host Sens, honor O'Reilly |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| eilly will become the ninth Bruin so honored, joining Eddie Shore (2), Lionel Hitchman (3), Bobby Orr (4), Aubrey "Dit" Clapper (5), Phil Esposito (7), John Bucyk (9), Milt Schmidt (15) and Ray Bourque (77). O'Reilly, now an assistant coach with the New York Rangers, was Boston's second pick, 14th overall, in the 1971 NHL Amateur Draft and played his entire 13-year NHL career with the Bruins. He retired as a player at the conclusion of the 1984-85 season and remains the club's all-time penalty minute leader whi |
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