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| Sens host a much different Flyers team in Game 1 |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Presidents' Trophy-winning Ottawa Senators begin the second leg of their Stanley Cup journey tonight when they host the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at Corel Centre. The meeting is a rematch of last spring's opening round, when the Senators eliminated a dysfunctional Flyers club in five games and limited them to an NHL record-low two goals. After finishing with the league's best record in the regular season, Ottawa received a |
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| Flyers, Leafs go at it one more time |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2003 |
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| game. Fellow rookie Dennis Seidenberg would likely be inserted into the lineup in place of Vandermeer, who will be re-evaluated today. Toronto received an early return from center Nik Antropov, who wasn't expected back in this series after suffering a broken foot in the opener. That leaves Doug Gilmour as the only injured Maple Leaf at the moment. The winner of this series will take on the Presidents' Trophy-winning Ottawa Senators, who have been sitting and waiting since disposing of the Isles last Thursday. |
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| Flying onward? Philly tries to eliminate Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
04/21/2003 |
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| settles everything down, so we're not just missing a big part of our defense but a big part of our hockey club." Philadelphia is 10-0 in a playoff series when winning Game 5 of a set that was tied at 2-2. If the team wins tonight it will take on the Ottawa Senators in the next round. The Sens, of course, ousted the Flyers in five games last spring. Toronto, meanwhile, is used to having its back against the wall, so tonight will be nothing new. Twice last year the Maple Leafs won a seven-game series, including |
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| Senators finish off Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
04/18/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Radek Bonk scored twice and added an assist and Patrick Lalime made 31 saves as the Ottawa Senators downed the New York Islanders, 4-1, to win their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series by a four games to one margin. Wade Redden added two assists for the Senators, who were blanked, 3-0, in Game 1, but responded with four straight wins to reach the conference semifinals for the second straight season. "In order to be successful in a playoff game you have to play well away f |
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| Sens try to rid themselves of Isles en route to Round 2 |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators try to win a playoff series for the second consecutive year tonight when they host the New York Islanders in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Corel Centre. After being stunned by the eighth-seeded Isles in Game 1, the Sens have responded with three straight victories, including a 3-1 triumph less than 24 hours ago. In the Wednesday win, Marian Hossa notched a goal and an assist and Patrick Lalime made 21 saves to back the effort. |
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| Sens seek firm command against Isles |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators hope to draw within a game of advancing tonight when they take on the New York Islanders in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Nassau Coliseum. After being shocked in the opener, 3-0, in their own building, the Sens have come through with consecutive victories to take a two games to one series edge. On Monday night at Nassau, Todd White scored 2:25 into the second overtime to provide the heroics in a 3-2 victory. White netted his seco |
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| Isles hope to draw from Nassau energy in Game 3 |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - With things tied at a game apiece, the scene shifts to what should be a raucous Nassau Coliseum tonight when the New York Islanders host the Ottawa Senators in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal set. After getting shut out, 3-0, in the series opener, the Presidents' Trophy winning Senators answered the call in Game 2 with a win by the same score on Saturday night. Patrick Lalime made 16 saves for his fifth career playoff shutout as Ottawa outshot New York by a 34- |
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| 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs outlook |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2003 |
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| in the recent wave of expansion teams to qualify for the playoffs, while the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are back in the fold for the first time in four years. So here's a look at each club of the 2003 playoff field, in order of seed. EASTERN CONFERENCE OTTAWA SENATORS - The Sens shed their stigma of being soft chokers to some extent last spring, but the temperature gauge in the pressure cooker has just spiked. The 113 points they earned to take home the Presidents' Trophy means they're "expected to win now." On p |
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| The quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins Wednesday |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2003 |
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| 6 teams vie for the most-difficult trophy to win in all of professional sports. The best-of-seven conference quarterfinal matchups get underway with four games on Wednesday and four more on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Ottawa Senators, will host the New York Islanders, the New Jersey Devils will host the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers will host the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Dallas Stars will welcome the Edmonton Oilers. On Thursday, the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red |
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| 'Battle of Ontario' serves as tune-up for Sens, Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - With the Presidents' Trophy officially theirs, the Ottawa Senators seek their fourth straight victory tonight when they visit the Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre in the regular season finale for both clubs. Ottawa, which has racked up a franchise-record 111 points, clinched the league's best record by virtue of Detroit's 5-5 tie with Columbus on Friday night. Both the Red Wings and Dallas Stars trail the Sens by two with a game remaining, but neither holds the necessary ti |
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