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| Sliding Sens host Hurricanes |
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01/13/2009 |
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| olina Hurricanes tonight at Scotiabank Place. Ottawa has lost five straight games and is in danger of matching a season- worst six-game slide set from November 7-20. The Senators' last four setbacks had come on the road before a 2-0 home loss to the New York Rangers on Saturday. With No. 1 netminder Alex Auld 0-5-2 over his last seven starts and having allowed four or more goals in six of those contests, the Senators recalled Brian Elliott from the American Hockey League on Friday. The 23-year-old made just his |
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| With Sundin back, will others follow? |
NHL Hockey |
01/12/2009 |
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| sberg would hardly be surprising, but it was a shock to hear Jaromir Jagr recently throw his hat into the ring as a possible rental player for this season. Jagr, who is one point shy of 1,600 for his NHL career, played his last four seasons with the New York Rangers before signing a lucrative two-year deal to play for Avangard Omsk in Russia's Kontinental Hockey League, which is in its first year of existence. That league is now reportedly experiencing some serious growing pains as a result of the international |
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| Lundqvist, Rangers blank Senators |
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01/10/2009 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 33 shots he faced, notching his second shutout of the season, as the New York Rangers blanked the Ottawa Senators, 2-0, at Scotiabank Place. Rookie Lauri Korpikoski posted a goal and an assist, as New York snapped a two-game slide. Brandon Dubinsky also tallied for the Rangers, who had lost nine of their last 11 in Ottawa. Brian Elliott, who was recalled Friday from the AHL, made his second career NHL start and first of the season. He gave up both goal |
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| Shanahan to return with Devils |
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01/10/2009 |
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| oals scored with 650, ranking 11th on the all-time list, only 18 behind Hall of Fame forward Luc Robitaille. He has also appeared in eight All-Star games and captured three Stanley Cup titles while with the Red Wings in 1997, 1998 and 2002. With the New York Rangers a season ago, his second on Broadway, Shanahan posted 23 goals and 46 points in 73 games. The gritty winger has appeared in 1,490 career games with the Devils, Blues, Hartford Whalers, Detroit Red Wings and Rangers, adding 690 assists for 1,340 poin |
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| Sharks make a stop in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| ck-to-back games for the first time in over two weeks when they visit Mats Sundin and the Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place. The Sharks, who lead the NHL with 65 points, haven't recorded consecutive victories since posting home wins over the New York Rangers and the Canucks on December 20 and 23, respectively. However, San Jose has just one regulation loss over its last eight games, going 5-1-2 over that stretch. San Jose has had a great deal of success against the Canucks recently, winning five straigh |
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| Red Wings host Sabres in battle of streaking teams |
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01/10/2009 |
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| d has notched 10 goals and 12 assists over that stretch. He is leading Detroit in points this season with 47. The Sabres also come into tonight's game on a hot streak as they've won four straight tests, including a shootout victory over the visiting New York Rangers on Friday night. Ales Kotalik scored the lone shootout goal, as Buffalo slipped by the Rangers, 2-1, at HSBC Arena. Kotalik was the first shooter in the extra segment and with a quick release drilled a shot that beat Steve Valiquette on the glove si |
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| Flyers put home streak on the line against Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| e man advantage. Scott Hartnell also scored for the Flyers in the win, as the club improved to 3-0-2 in its last five contests overall. Martin Biron made 27 saves to help the Flyers jump into first place in the Atlantic Division, two games up on the New York Rangers. Biron is 9-10-3 with two ties and a 2.74 goals against average in his career versus Toronto. Though the Flyers will again be without Danny Briere, who has played in just nine games this year due to groin trouble, as well as Claude Giroux and backup |
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| Sens return from bad trip to host Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators will be happy to be back on home ice when they welcome the struggling New York Rangers for tonight's encounter at Scotiabank Place. The Senators are coming off a season-high eight-game road trip and dropped the last four games on that swing to finish the trek with a 1-6-1 record. The club is now back in Ottawa for two straight and five of its next six games. Ottawa, which is last in the Northeast Division with 32 points, has recorded nine of its 13 victories this season o |
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| Kotalik, Miller carry Sabres in shootout win over Rangers |
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01/09/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - Ales Kotalik scored the lone shootout goal, as the Buffalo Sabres slipped by the New York Rangers, 2-1, at HSBC Arena. Kotalik was the first shooter in the extra segment and with a quick release drilled a shot that beat Steve Valiquette on the glove side. Ryan Miller turned aside all three Ranger bids, including a stop on former Sabres co- captain Chris Drury to seal the win. Derek Roy scored in regulation for Buffalo, which matched its longest winning streak since opening the 20 |
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| Sophomores and rookies to face off in NHL YoungStars Game |
NHL Hockey |
01/09/2009 |
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| th at the Bell Centre in Montreal. The remaining forwards for the sophomore squad are Bryan Little, who leads the Thrashers with 19 goals, Devin Setoguchi, who ranks second among Sharks in goals (18), 2008 YoungStars Game MVP Brandon Dubinsky of the New York Rangers, Milan Lucic of the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins, Andrew Cogliano of the Edmonton Oilers and Mason Raymond of the Vancouver Canucks. Pittsburgh's Kris Letang and the Rangers' Marc Staal comprise the defense pair for the sophomores, who w |
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