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| Gagne, Flyers down Senators |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Simon Gagne had a goal and an assist as the Philadelphia Flyers downed the Ottawa Senators, 6-4, at Wachovia Center. Matt Carle, Mike Richards, Jeff Carter, Andreas Nodl and Joffrey Lupul each had a goal for the Flyers, who have won two of their last three games. Antero Niittymaki made 17 saves in the win for Philadelphia, which has won six straight at home. Dany Heatley had two goals and an assist while Alex Auld gave up five goals on 31 shots for the Senators, who have droppe |
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| Streaking Devils aim to cool off red-hot Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| a concussion suffered Thursday against Carolina, Bergeron, who missed all but 10 games last year with a concussion, has four goals and 14 assists in 31 games this season. The Devils also earned their latest victory on Sunday, as they edged the rival Philadelphia Flyers, 3-2, in Newark. Travis Zajac scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout to give the Devils the extra point against its Atlantic Division foe. Patrik Elias and Brian Rolston scored in regulation for New Jersey, while Scott Clemmensen |
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| Flyers welcome Senators to Philadelphia |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will play their final home game before heading out on a lengthy road trip, as they welcome the Ottawa Senators for tonight's matchup at the Wachovia Center. Philadelphia has won five straight tests on home ice and is 11-4-3 in the City of Brotherly Love this season. The Flyers will begin a six-game trip after the Christmas break and they'll kick off that swing Friday evening in Chicago. Ottawa, meanwhile, is beginning its longest road trip of the season tonight, as it's |
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| Flyers RW Upshall out at least 10 days |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers right wing Scottie Upshall will miss at least 10 and up to 14 days after suffering a sprained right knee. Upshall left Sunday's 3-2 shootout loss to the Devils late in the second period and did not return with what was termed a lower-body injury. Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren updated Upshall's condition on Monday. The 25-year-old has five goals and 11 points in 33 games this season for Philadelphia. |
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| Dallas' Eriksson leads NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Dallas Stars left wing Loui Eriksson, Philadelphia Flyers center Jeff Carter and New Jersey Devils left wing Patrik Elias were named the NHL's "Three Stars" for the week ending December 21. Eriksson scored an NHL-leading six goals in three games last week, helping the Stars earn five of six possible points. He scored both goals in a 2-1 overtime win against Phoenix on Tuesday, added his first career hat trick in a 6-5 win over Columbus on Thursday 18 and scored once in a 5-4 overti |
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| Zajac leads Devils past Flyers in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (MySportsbook) - Travis Zajac scored the winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout, giving the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Prudential Center. Patrik Elias and Brian Rolston scored in regulation for New Jersey, which has won three straight and is 7-1-1 in its last nine. Scott Clemmensen made 27 saves in the victory. Jeff Carter and Joffrey Lupul each notched a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who were coming off a 7-1 victory over Washington on Saturday |
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| Flyers pay afternoon visit to Devils |
NHL Hockey |
12/21/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will attempt to post back-to-back wins in New Jersey for the first time since the 2001-02 season, as they visit the Devils today at the Prudential Center. The Flyers and Devils began their six-game season series on October 24 in New Jersey, with Philadelphia notching a 6-3 victory to halt a 12-game road series losing streak (0-9-3). The clubs have since met twice in Philadelphia and split those two contests, with both games going into overtime. Philadelphia hasn't won tw |
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| Hartnell, Niittymaki help Flyers smother Capitals |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Scott Hartnell had a hat trick and Antero Niittymaki finished the game with 47 saves as the Philadelphia Flyers crushed the Washington Capitals, 7-1, at the Wachovia Center. Jeff Carter had two goals and two assists while Joffrey Lupul added a goal and three assists for the Flyers, who have won six of their last seven games. Brooks Laich scored the lone goal for the Capitals, who had a five-game winning streak stopped. Brent Johnson started the game in net, but was pulled after |
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| Flyers' Jones returns from hip surgery |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Randy Jones has been recalled from a conditioning assignment at the club's AHL affiliate after missing the first 30 games of the season recovering from hip surgery. Jones underwent the procedure on his right hip October 15. He played two games for the Philadelphia Phantoms this week and posted two assists. The 27-year-old blueliner set career bests last season with five goals and 26 assists for 31 points in 71 games. He added two assists in 16 pla |
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| Canadiens try to get on a roll at home versus Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
12/20/2008 |
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| going 1-2-1 and netted just one goal a game in each of the three losses. That slide carried over into a road game versus Carolina, a 3-2 setback, but Montreal returned to the Bell Centre on Monday to begin a three-game homestand and knocked off the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2. Sergei Kostitsyn, Steve Begin and Guillaume Latendresse each posted a goal and an assist, while Alex Kovalev's goal marked his 900th career point. Matt D'Agostini also scored and Robert Lang donated two assists. Defenseman Mike Komisarek retur |
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