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| Briere to join Phantoms on conditioning assignment |
MLH |
01/13/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) The Philadelphia Flyers assigned center Danny Briere to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, for conditioning purposes, it was announced on Tuesday. Briere will play in Wednesday's Phantoms game against Worcester and Friday's game against Lowell. "We are doing this just to make sure everything is okay with Danny," Flyers General Manager Paul Holmgren said. "This will give him the opportunity to play in some games prior to re-joining the Flyers. He wi |
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| Penguins, Flyers collide in Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The struggling Pittsburgh Penguins will meet a bitter rival tonight, as they visit the first-place Philadelphia Flyers for an Atlantic Division battle at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers are leading the Atlantic with 55 points and the Penguins, who have lost seven of their last eight games, have fallen to fourth place with 44 points. Pittsburgh has won two of three against the Flyers this year, but Philadelphia has earned at least a point in each of the matchups, going 1-0-2. The first two encou |
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| Flyers put home streak on the line against Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will attempt to win an eighth straight game on home ice tonight, as they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to the Wachovia Center. The Flyers bring a 13-4-3 record as the host into tonight's game and haven't lost in Philadelphia since a 3-2 overtime setback to New Jersey on December 4. They are also 11-0-2 in their last 13 games at the Wachovia Center, having not lost there in regulation since a one-goal setback to Tampa Bay on November 8. After a six-game road trip in whi |
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| Wild continue successful road trip in Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off an impressive win in Boston, the Minnesota Wild will try to continue their new-found road success when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at the Wachovia Center. The Wild had lost six straight games as the guest before embarking on their current four-game road trip. Minnesota began the swing with Sunday's 2-0 decision at Colorado and posted another shutout Tuesday evening in Boston, becoming the first team to blank the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins this season. Marek Zidli |
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| Kozlov scores in shootout to lift Caps over Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Viktor Kozlov scored the game-winner in the shootout as the Washington Capitals won a hard-fought battle against the Philadelphia Flyers, 2-1, at Verizon Center. Kozlov was the first shooter and he lifted a backhander over Martin Biron. Jose Theodore then made pad saves on Simon Gagne, Mike Richards and Jeff Carter to preserve the win. Nicklas Backstrom scored the goal in regulation while Theodore finished the game with 33 saves for the red-hot Capitals, who have won seven straig |
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| Streaking Capitals aim for win over Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The scorching Washington Capitals will aim for a seventh consecutive victory when they host the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at Verizon Center. The Capitals have won six straight games, but their last setback came in Philadelphia on December 20 when the Flyers posted a 7-1 blowout victory. That was the first meeting between the clubs since Philadelphia posted an overtime win on the road in Game 7 of last year's opening-round playoff series. Philadelphia has taken two of three and three of the la |
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| Ducks' Perry suspended four games |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Anaheim Ducks winger Corey Perry has been suspended four games by the NHL for an elbowing incident in Friday's 5-4 shootout loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Perry received a double-minor for high sticking at 5:36 of the third period but a closer look revealed it was an elbow that left Philadelphia's Claude Giroux bloodied on the ice. The 23-year-old will miss home games against Phoenix and Tampa Bay as well as a home-and-home set with Los Angeles. He finished the contest with a goa |
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| Flyers continue road trip with a stop in LA |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to win for a third straight time on their season-long road trip, as they visit the Los Angeles Kings for tonight's contest at the Staples Center. The Flyers began this six-game road trip with a 7-4-4 mark on the road and dropped the first two tests of the trek to Chicago and Columbus. They then responded with a 3-2 victory in Vancouver on Tuesday before knocking off the Anaheim Ducks, 5-4, in a shootout on Friday night. Mike Richards had the game-winner in the s |
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| Flyers top Ducks in SO |
NHL Hockey |
01/03/2009 |
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| Anaheim, CA (MySportsbook) - Mike Richards scored the game-winner in the shootout and added three assists as the Philadelphia Flyers downed the Anaheim Ducks, 5-4, at Honda Center. Richards was the second shooter for Philadelphia and he snapped a wrister past Jean-Sebastien Giguere and off the crossbar. Ryan Getzlaf had the last chance for Anaheim, but he fired his shot wide of the net to give Philadelphia the win. Mike Knuble had a goal and an assist while Martin Biron made 23 saves to improve to 8-0 in his ca |
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| Fernandez, Thomas, Carter, Ovechkin named top players for December |
NHL Hockey |
01/02/2009 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Boston Bruins goaltenders Manny Fernandez and Tim Thomas, Philadelphia Flyers center Jeff Carter and Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin have been selected as the NHL's top players for the month of December. Fernandez and Thomas were chosen as the co-First Stars after combining for a 12-1-0 record, 2.00 goals-against average and a .929 save percentage. The Bruins ended the month with a 28-5-4 record, which marks their best start since 1929-30, when the team was 32-4-1. Carter |
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