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| Keystone Clash: Pens host Flyers in Game 1 of East finals |
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05/09/2008 |
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| won three straight in the series before Philadelphia posted a 2-0 victory on the final day of the regular season. Pittsburgh swept the Ottawa Senators in four games during the opening round and then notched a five-game series victory over the rival New York Rangers. The Penguins are 8-1 in the playoffs and have won 19 of their last 25 games dating back to the regular season. The Flyers outlasted Washington in seven games during the opening round and disposed of top-seeded Montreal in five tests to reach the co |
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| NHL Playoff Preview Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
05/07/2008 |
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Capsules of NHL conference final series:EASTERN CONFERENCENo. 2 PITTSBURGH PENGUINS (47-27-8) vs. No. 6 PHILADELPHIA FLYERS (42-29-11).2007-08 series record: Philadelphia 5-3.How they got here: Pittsburgh defeated No. 7 Ottawa 4-0; No. 5 New York Rangers 4-1. Philadelphia defeated No. 3 Washington 4-3; No. 1 Montreal 4-1.Playoff History: Philadelphia 3-0. Last meeting: Philadelphia 4-2 in 2000 conference semifinals.Last Stanley Cup semifinals appearance: Pittsburgh lost 4-1 to New Jersey in 2001. Philadelphi |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
05/06/2008 |
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| oping that formula will work once again, as they face an Atlantic Division rival for the second consecutive round. Pittsburgh swept the Ottawa Senators in four games during the opening round and then notched a five-game series victory over the rival New York Rangers. The Penguins will now take on their cross-state foes in the Philadelphia Flyers. It marks the first time two teams from the same state or province are meeting with a Stanley Cup berth on the line since the New York Islanders defeated the Rangers in |
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| Rangers try to stay alive in Pittsburgh |
NHL Hockey |
05/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will again try to end the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals this afternoon, when they welcome the New York Rangers for Game 5 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins, champions of the Atlantic Division, won the first three games of this series before getting shut out in Thursday's Game 4 meeting at Madison Square Garden. To win this series, the fifth-seeded Rangers need to become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to take a playof |
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| Upshall nets winner as Flyers finish off Habs |
NHL Hockey |
05/04/2008 |
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| vable feeling right now. We're in the finals and it feels fantastic." Martin Biron continued to make the big saves and stopped 31 shots in the win for Philadelphia, which finished last season in last place and now awaits the winner of the Pittsburgh/New York Rangers series. The Penguins hold a 3-1 lead in that series with Game 5 scheduled for Sunday in Pittsburgh. Andrei Kostitsyn, Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who were the top seed in the playoffs, but dropped |
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| Umberger scores twice as Flyers finish off Habs |
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05/03/2008 |
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| vable feeling right now. We're in the finals and it feels fantastic." Martin Biron continued to make the big saves and stopped 31 shots in the win for Philadelphia, which finished last season in last place and now awaits the winner of the Pittsburgh/New York Rangers series. The Penguins hold a 3-1 lead in that series with Game 5 scheduled for Sunday in Pittsburgh. Andrei Kostitsyn, Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec each had a goal and an assist for the Canadiens, who were the top seed in the playoffs, but dropped |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
05/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 29 shots he faced for his second career postseason shutout to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at Madison Square Garden. Jaromir Jagr scored twice and assisted on Brandon Dubinsky's goal for the Rangers, who staved off elimination and now trail 3-1 in the series. Lundqvist was especially sharp late in the second period, when he stopped two breakaways, one of |
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| Rangers stay alive with shutout win over Pens at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
05/02/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 29 shots he faced for his second career postseason shutout to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at Madison Square Garden. Jaromir Jagr scored twice and assisted on Brandon Dubinsky's goal for the Rangers, who staved off elimination and now trail 3-1 in the series. Lundqvist was especially sharp late in the second period, when he stopped two breakaways, one of |
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| Pens shoot for sweep of Rangers at the Garden |
NHL Hockey |
05/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will try to complete a sweep of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, when they visit the New York Rangers for Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. The Penguins, champions of the Atlantic Division, utilized their home-ice advantage in Games 1 and 2, winning both tests to take a two-game lead to New York. Pittsburgh kept the pressure on the fifth-seeded Rangers in Tuesday's meeting in Manhattan, as the Pens notched a 5-3 decision to take a |
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| Malkin leads the way as Pens grab 3-0 series lead |
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04/29/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Evgeni Malkin registered two goals and an assist, as the Pittsburgh Penguins took a commanding 3-0 series lead with a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinal from Madison Square Garden. Marian Hossa added a goal and a helper for the Penguins, who are one win away from advancing to the conference finals for the first time since 2001. Georges Laraque and Ryan Malone also tallied, while Sidney Crosby, Petr Sykora and Sergei Gonchar pick |
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