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| Bonk injured; Senators recall Spezza |
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10/24/2002 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators have recalled highly touted teenager Jason Spezza from Binghamton of the American Hockey League. Spezza, 19, was recalled after center Radek Bonk was injured in the Senators' 4-1 win over Carolina Wednesday night. Bonk, who suffered a chest injury, experienced pain after finishing the game. He will be re-examined Thursday and is listed as day-to-day. The Senators selected Spezza with the second overall pick in the June 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The pick was a |
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| Hurricanes seek third straight victory |
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10/23/2002 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Carolina Hurricanes seek their third consecutive victory tonight when they visit a well-rested Ottawa Senators team at the Corel Centre. Carolina, after dropping three-in-a-row, has disposed of the Devils and Islanders, including Tuesday night's 4-1 road pounding of New York. Sami Kapanen and Rod Brind'Amour scored power-play goals 23 seconds apart in the second period to give the Canes a commanding 3-0 lead, while Kevin Weekes stopped 36 shots in his fourth consecutive |
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| Red Wings welcome Kings to Detroit |
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10/23/2002 |
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| trong each found the back of the net during a five minute spurt in the third period and Felix Potvin made 17 stops for the Kings, who mustered just 16 shots on goal in the deadlock. Armstrong's goal was his first tally since he scored twice with the Ottawa Senators during the 1997-1998 season. Tonight's tilt begins a five-game, eight-day road trip for the Kings, who could get right wing Ziggy Palffy back in the lineup. Palffy, who is eligible to be taken off injured reserve, has missed three games with a strai |
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| Wild try to get back on winning track |
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10/22/2002 |
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| the season to the defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings Saturday, 5-3. Bill Muckalt had a goal and two assists for the Wild and leads the team with four goals and seven points through the first five games. Last season in 70 games with the Ottawa Senators Muckalt recorded just eight assists and did not net a goal. Muckalt's linemates, Antti Laaksonen and Wes Walz also lit the lamp, as the trio combined for all three goals, had seven points and were a stellar plus- eight on the game. Dwayne Roloson st |
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| Wild Team Report: Checking line has fans Wild about start |
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10/21/2002 |
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| o Detroit on Saturday, Minnesota's first of the year, the triumvirate combined for all three goals, seven points and were a stellar plus-eight on the game. Muckalt had his finest game in a Wild sweater since joining the team as a free agent from the Ottawa Senators, and netted a goal and two assists. Walz and Laaksonen each finished with a goal and a helper. "On the rush it seems if they make one good pass, they get a chance because of their speed and their shot," Wild coach Jacques Lemaire the Minnesota Star- |
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| Senators Team Report: Early vacation |
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10/19/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators are obviously thrilled to be on a two-game winning streak after opening the season with a 2-1 loss to New Jersey. Unfortunately, the momentum the team built with victories over Toronto and Phoenix in the last week has slowly dissipated during an early-season hiatus. Jacques Martin's club won't take game ice again until Wednesday when it takes on the Carolina Hurricanes at the Corel Centre, having last played on Tuesday versus the Coyotes. The Carolina tilt sparks a span |
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| Coyotes try to make it two in a row |
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10/15/2002 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - A night after securing their first victory of the season, the Phoenix Coyotes try to make it two straight when they visit the Ottawa Senators at the Corel Centre. After dropping decisions to Los Angeles and Dallas to begin the season, the Coyotes notched a 4-2 triumph on Monday night in Columbus. In what coach Bob Francis called a "must win" game, Ladislav Nagy, Shane Doan and Paul Mara each converted a power play, and Landon Wilson added an even-strength tally. The Coyotes |
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| Battle of Ontario renews in Toronto |
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10/12/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to stay undefeated on the young NHL season when they play host to the Ottawa Senators Saturday in their home opener at the Air Canada Centre. Ed Belfour stopped all 33 shots he faced in his debut for the Maple Leafs as Toronto blanked the Pittsburgh Penguins, 6-0, in the season-opener at the Igloo on Thursday. The Leafs' top line of Mats Sundin, Alexander Mogilny and Darcy Tucker accounted for four goals and seven assists to lead the onslaught. S |
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| Belfour shuts out Penguins in Toronto debut |
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10/11/2002 |
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| Alexandre Daigle both came up empty in their respective comeback attempts, as the Penguins lost their fourth straight season-opener. Daigle played in his first NHL game since retiring after the 1999-2000 season. The former first overall pick by the Ottawa Senators in the 1993 Entry Draft made the Penguins' squad after signing a tryout deal in the off-season. Lemieux stepped onto the ice for the first time since February of last year, when a chronic hip problem ended his season after he appeared in just 24 gam |
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| Devils begin Pat Burns era in Ottawa |
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10/10/2002 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Pat Burns era begins tonight for New Jersey as the Devils open their 2002-03 campaign against the Ottawa Senators at the Corel Centre. Interim coach Kevin Constantine, who replaced a fired Larry Robinson back in January, led the Devils to a 20-8 mark down the stretch and the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference with an overall 41-28-9-4 mark. However, New Jersey became the first victim of the Hurricanes on their improbable run towards the Stanley Cup and were ousted by C |
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