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| Priceless! Canadiens blank Bruins in Game 7 |
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04/22/2008 |
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| ley Cup that hasn't faced adversity, but it's a great character builder for us. "It's more important to get the win (rather than the shutout)," he added. "We could've won 10-9, and it would have been just as important." Montreal will face either the New York Rangers or Philadelphia in the next round. The Flyers and third-seeded Washington are headed to a Game 7 in that quarterfinal matchup on Tuesday night, while the fifth-seeded Rangers finished off New Jersey in the first round. Andrei Kostitsyn scored twice, |
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| Brodeur, Lundqvist, Nabokov named Vezina finalists |
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04/21/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils, Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers, and San Jose's Evgeni Nabokov were named the finalists for the 2008 Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender on Monday. Brodeur, who also won the award in 2003, 2004 and 2007, posted a 44-27-6 mark with a 2.17 goals-against average and four shutouts for the Devils this past season. This is his eighth selection for the award. During the season, the 35-year-old surpassed the 500-win plateau, while |
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| Rangers try to end series in Jersey |
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04/18/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Rangers will try to clinch their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series tonight, when they visit the New Jersey Devils for Game 5 at Prudential Center. The Blueshirts hold a 3-1 edge in the best-of-seven series and have already won twice in this set on New Jersey's home ice. Including the regular season, the Rangers are 10-1-1 against the Devils this year and 5-0-1 in Newark. New York extended its series' lead on Wednesday, as it posted a 5-3 decision at Madison Square Garden. |
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| Staal's late tally gives Rangers 3-1 series lead over Devils |
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04/17/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Marc Staal scored the game-winning goal with 3:13 remaining in regulation, lifting the New York Rangers over the New Jersey Devils, 5-3, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Madison Square Garden. Scott Gomez had a pair of tallies, while Chris Drury and Martin Straka each added a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who have taken a commanding 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Henrik Lundqvist made 28 saves. "It's important to find a way to win games like this |
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| Devils try to even series in Game 4 against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils will try to even their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the New York Rangers tonight, when they visit the rival Blueshirts for Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. The fifth-seeded Rangers won the first two games of this best-of-seven series on the road, outscoring the Devils, 6-2, in the process. However, New Jersey rebounded with a Game 3 victory in the Big Apple to cut the series' deficit to 2-1. John Madden scored at the 6:01 mark of overtime as the fourth-se |
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| NHL implements new unsportsmanlike rule |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The National Hockey League has quickly implemented a new unsportsmanlike conduct rule in the wake of Sunday's actions by New York Rangers instigator Sean Avery. In Sunday's Eastern Conference quarterfinal game against the New Jersey Devils, Avery planted himself in front of goaltender Martin Brodeur during a Rangers power play and began faceguarding the star netminder while waving his stick in front of Brodeur's face. There was no formal rule against the action, until Monday, wh |
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| Devils try to avoid 3-0 series' deficit against Rangers |
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04/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils will try to avoid falling behind three games to none in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals tonight, as they visit the New York Rangers for Game 3 at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in this series by winning the first two games in New Jersey. For New York its a continuation of a dominating regular season against the rival Devils. The Atlantic Division combatants also met eight times prior to the postseason and the Rangers |
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| Jagr and Avery give Blueshirts 2-0 series lead |
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04/11/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery scored third-period goals 23 seconds apart as the New York Rangers posted a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 2 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series from Prudential Center. Henrik Lundqvist made 26 stops for the Rangers, who have never enjoyed a 2-0 series lead in any of their four prior playoff series against the Devils. Scott Gomez picked up an assist in the victory, his fourth in two games in his first playoff series |
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| Rangers surge in third to beat Devils in playoff opener |
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04/10/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Ryan Callahan scored the go-ahead short-handed goal in the third period and Scott Gomez added three assists against his former team, as the New York Rangers surged past the New Jersey Devils, 4-1, in the opener of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the Prudential Center. The Rangers scored three times in the decisive third period. Brendan Shanahan and Sean Avery each had a goal and an assist, Nigel Dawes also tallied and Henrik Lundqvist ended with 26 saves for New Yo |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Montreal vs. Boston |
NHL Hockey |
04/09/2008 |
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| ason. They're a club that many pundits, myself included, considered to be a non-playoff team and all the Habs did was take the top seed in the Eastern Conference. The East powers coming into this season were supposed to be Pittsburgh, Ottawa and the New York Rangers, but Montreal gradually worked its way into that conversation and now has home-ice advantage through the conference playoffs. How exactly was it that so many people were so wrong about this year's edition of the Habs? First of all, few people could |
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