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| Rangers stay alive with shutout win over Pens at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
05/02/2008 |
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| s not easy to close out a series," said Jagr. "We have to win four games. No matter if it's 3-0 or 3-1. Nobody gives us a chance, but the chance is still there." Game Notes This marked Pittsburgh's first loss in the 2008 postseason -- they swept the Ottawa Senators in the first round...New York will not have the services of pesky forward Sean Avery for the remainder of the postseason. Avery was hospitalized Wednesday morning with a lacerated spleen after he suffered an injury in Tuesday's game...Rangers forwar |
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| Pens, Rangers battle in Game 1 at the Igloo |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2008 |
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| sburgh Penguins welcome the New York Rangers for Game 1 at Mellon Arena. The second-seeded Penguins won the Atlantic this season, giving the club its first division title since winning the Northeast crown in 1998. The Penguins made quick work of the Ottawa Senators in the opening round, sweeping the Sens in four games. Pittsburgh is now in the second round of the postseason for the first time since getting to the conference finals in 2001. New York also had an easy first-round series as it eliminated New Jerse |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2008 |
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| ing Lundqvist stop pucks for the Rangers is a solid group of defensemen led by Michal Rozsival. In the first round, New York had four blueliners post a plus-three rating in Rozsival, Daniel Girardi, Fedor Tyutin and Marc Staal. MATCHUP Just like the Ottawa Senators did a year ago, the Penguins are poised to make a deep run into the postseason by relying mainly on a trio of superstar forwards. However, Pittsburgh's offense is more effective than that of the Senators because unlike Ottawa's single unit of Daniel |
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| Stanley Cup Notebook: Pens get revenge on Sens |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - It's been said that revenge is a dish best served cold. The Pittsburgh Penguins seemed to have little use for that proverb in their opening-round series against the Ottawa Senators. Last year, the Penguins made it back to the playoffs for the first time since 2001, but their stay wasn't long, as Ottawa won the conference quarterfinal series in five games en route to a run to the Stanley Cup finals. However, it was a completely different story this year, as Pittsburgh rolled past the Senator |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins complete the sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Scotiabank Place. Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist and Evgeni Malkin and Jarkko Ruutu each had a goal as the Penguins won a playoff series for the first time since downing Buffalo in the 2001 Eastern Conference semifinals. In addition, it was the Penguins' first sweep of an opponent since beating Chicag |
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| Pens unleash the brooms against Sens |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves to help the Pittsburgh Penguins complete the sweep of the Ottawa Senators with a 3-1 win in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Scotiabank Place. Sidney Crosby had a goal and an assist and Evegni Malkin and Jarkko Ruutu each had a goal as the Penguins won a playoff series for the first time since downing Buffalo in the 2001 Eastern Conference semifinals. In addition, it was the Penguins' first sweep of an opponent since beating Chicag |
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| Pens aim for sweep in Game 4 at Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will try to complete a sweep of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series tonight, when they visit the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place for Game 4 of the best-of-seven set. The Penguins have won all three meetings so far in this series and have outscored Ottawa, 13-4, in the process. This series has been much different from last year's postseason encounter, when the Senators knocked Pittsburgh out in five games during the conference quarterfinals. |
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| Crosby helps Pens take 3-0 lead over Sens |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Sidney Crosby scored the game-winning goal, adding an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins scored three times in the third period en route to a 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series from Scotiabank Place. Marian Hossa posted a goal and two helpers while Maxime Talbot and Jordan Staal also tallied for the Penguins, who hold a dominating 3-0 series lead and will look to wrap up the series in Game 4 set for Wednesday in Ottawa. Marc- |
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| Ottawa's Spezza to play in Game 3 |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Ottawa Senators star center Jason Spezza took the ice in Game 3 of the team's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Spezza was questionable after injuring his leg late in the Senators' 5-3 Game 2 loss in Pittsburgh on Friday. "I knew I had to skate today and see how I felt. I'm not 100 percent, but I'll be fine," Spezza stated. Spezza recorded the lone assist on the Sens' lone goal in a 4-1 loss, which put Ottawa in a nearly-insurmountable three |
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| Sens try to avoid deeper hole in Game 3 vs. Pens |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators will try to avoid a three games to none deficit in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals when they host the second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Scotiabank Place. The seventh-seeded Senators, last year's Eastern Conference champions, desperately need a victory in Game 3 tonight or they will have little margin for error. The Penguins, meanwhile, hope to continue where they left off in the Steel City. Pittsburgh won Games 1 and 2 on its home ice, posti |
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