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| Rangers face NHL-best Senators |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - It will be all hands on deck for the New York Rangers tonight when they continue their playoff push against the NHL- leading Ottawa Senators at Corel Centre. The Rangers enter the evening's action 10th in the Eastern Conference with 67 points -- four behind the eighth-place Islanders, who hold two games in hand. points -- four behind the eighth-place Islanders, who hold two games in hand. The Blueshirts trail ninth-place Montreal by one. New York tweaked its roster prior to |
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| Devils aim to return to win column |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2003 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils hope to get on track tonight when they visit the Boston Bruins at the FleetCenter. Jersey has lost three of its last four games (1-2-0-1) and fallen seven points behind the Ottawa Senators in the Eastern Conference race, although the Devils do hold two games in hand. Pat Burns' club is four up on second-place Philadelphia in the Atlantic Division standings. On Tuesday the Devs dropped a 3-2 decision to lowly Atlanta, which scored two goals in the second peri |
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| Stars try to take over top spot in NHL |
NHL Hockey |
03/12/2003 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - The Dallas Stars try to take over the top spot in the NHL this evening when they continue their three-game road trip in Minnesota against the Wild at the Xcel Energy Center. With 95 points, the Stars trail the Ottawa Senators by one point in the race for the Presidents' Trophy, but lead the Western Conference by three points over the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks. Dallas, though, enters Wednesday's contest riding a two-game winning streak after Tuesday's 2-0 triu |
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| Smolinski lands in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators acquired center Bryan Smolinski from the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday in exchange for defensive prospect Tim Gleason. The 31-year-old Smolinski, who has spent portions of 11 NHL seasons with the Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins, New York Islanders and Kings, has tallied 18 goals and 20 assists in 58 games this season. His best season came during the 1995-96 campaign with the Penguins when he lit the lamp 24 times to go along with 40 assists. Smolinski b |
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| Sabres Team Report: The dumping has begun |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Rob Ray and captain Stu Barnes were the first to go. The question is, will they be the last? Ray, who had spent his entire 14-year NHL career with the club, was sent to the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators for future considerations Monday. Barnes, who joined the Sabres just prior to their run to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1999, was shipped to the West-leading Dallas Stars for second round draft pick in 2003 and prospect Mike Ryan. Ray joined Buffalo in 1989-90 after being selected |
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| Sabres trade Rob Ray to the Senators |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres traded forward Rob Ray to the Ottawa Senators Monday in exchange for future considerations. Ray has spent his entire 14-year NHL career with the Sabres. His 3,189 career penalty minutes rank fifth all-time in NHL history and are a record for the most with one team. In 889 career games, he has recorded 40 goals and 50 assists for 90 points. "Rob has been an invaluable member of our organization for the last 14 seasons," said Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier |
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| East-leading Sens open home-and-home in Pittsburgh |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators make a quick road stop tonight when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Igloo in the opener of a home-and-home. Ottawa, which holds a three-point advantage over New Jersey atop the conference, is 3-2 in its last five games, including Tuesday's 4-1 win over Toronto in a match that was marred by a third-period melee. Radek Bonk, Mike Fisher, Karel Rachunek and Wade Redden all posted power-play goals as the Sens took advantage |
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| Preds continue playoff push in Dallas |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2003 |
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| ton Oilers for the final playoff berth in the conference. The Predators are 1-3-1-1 in their last six away from home and just 8-12-7-5 on the road this season. Dallas, meanwhile, keeps chugging along, and with 91 points holds a one-point edge on the Ottawa Senators for the top overall mark in the league. The Stars come into Friday's tilt riding a two-game winning streak after a 7-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday. Philippe Boucher's goal 5:36 into the third period snapped a tie and propelled Dalla |
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| Sens' Varada sidelined with knee injury |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2003 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators will be without the services of newly-acquired forward Vaclav Varada for up to 10 days because a sprained ligament in his left knee. Varada, who was acquired from Buffalo in February, injured his knee in the first period of Tuesday night's 4-1 win over Toronto. The 26-year-old has tallied seven goals and four assists in 47 games this season, but has not recorded a point in three games with the Senators. For his career, which spans 379 games, Varada has 46 |
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| Ottawa's Neil and Rachunek fined |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Ottawa Senators forward Chris Neil and defenseman Karel Rachunek each were fined $1,000 on Wednesday for their involvement in a scuffle during Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Maple Leafs. The altercation took place 7:30 into the third period in front of the Ottawa bench. Toronto forward Darcy Tucker skated to the Senators bench and cross-checked Neil before throwing punches at the Ottawa right wing, who was on the bench. While the melee was going on, Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn |
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