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| Niittymaki, Flyers continue dominance of Thrashers |
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11/16/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Simon Gagne registered a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers ended Atlanta's bid for a franchise record sixth straight win with a 4-3 victory at the Wachovia Center. Gagne leads the team with 22 points and now has seven points in two games against the Thrashers this year while Antero Niittymaki continued his dominance over Atlanta, moving to 11-0-0 for his career against the club. Niittymaki also started the October 28 7-0 rout of Atlanta, earning his fourth career |
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| Thrashers aim for club-record win streak in Philly |
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11/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Atlanta Thrashers will shoot for the first six-game winning streak in franchise history when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers for tonight's battle at the Wachovia Center. Atlanta beat the visiting Carolina Hurricanes on Friday to win five in a row for the fourth time in club history. Johan Hedberg finished with 27 saves as the streaking Thrashers downed the Hurricanes, 3-2, in the Southeast Division battle at Philips Arena. Marty Reasoner, Eric Perrin and Slava Kozlov each scored a goal f |
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| Biron, Flyers end regular season skid to Canadiens |
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11/15/2008 |
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| Montreal, QC (MySportsbook) - Martin Biron made 24 saves and the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game losing streak against Montreal with a 2-1 win over the Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Scottie Upshall and Jeff Carter each scored a goal for the Flyers, who last defeated Montreal in the regular season on November 25, 2006. Mike Richards and Simon Gagne had the primary assists for Philadelphia, which had dropped four of five coming into the game. "It's one of the best games after playing against the Thrasher |
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| Pens blow three-goal lead but win in shootout |
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11/14/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Rookie defenseman Alex Goligoski scored the lone shootout goal, as the Pittsburgh Penguins continued their home dominance over the Philadelphia Flyers with a 5-4 win. After Dany Sabourin stoned Joffrey Lupul to end the fifth round, Goligoski faked the backhand before switching to the forehand and tucking the disc behind Martin Biron. Scott Hartnell looked to even the shootout, but lost the handle and the game ended in Pittsburgh's favor. Sidney Crosby scored two goals, while Evge |
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| Pens take on Flyers aiming to extend winning streak |
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11/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to extend their season- high winning streak to five games tonight, when they welcome the Philadelphia Flyers to Mellon Arena for another edition of this intrastate rivalry. The Penguins had won three in a row heading into Tuesday's much-hyped game in Detroit and appeared to be headed for a loss in the rematch of last year's Stanley Cup finals, but that was before Pittsburgh put together a furious comeback in the third period. Jordan Staal used a hat trick to ign |
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| Edmonton claims Boulerice |
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11/11/2008 |
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| off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Boulerice, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound enforcer has scored two goals with two assists and 46 penalty minutes in 12 games this season with the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's AHL affiliate. Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, the 30-year-old Boulerice made his NHL debut with the Flyers in 2001-02. Boulerice has played 170 NHL games with Philadelphia, Carolina and St. Louis, scoring eight goals with two assists and 333 penal |
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| Islanders host Flyers in New York matinee |
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11/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will host a Veterans Day matinee when they welcome the Philadelphia Flyers for this afternoon's matchup at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The Flyers and Islanders are the bottom two teams in the Atlantic Division. Philadelphia has 11 points on the year and New York is just one point behind in last place. These teams met once already this season, as Philadelphia posted a 3-2 overtime victory over visiting New York on October 30. Overall, the Flyers have won five straig |
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| Briere set to return as Flyers host Bolts |
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11/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will have center Daniel Briere back on the ice tonight, as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Wachovia Center in a battle between two teams that also pulled off a trade with each other on Friday. Briere had 31 goals and 41 assists in 79 games with the Flyers last season, his first year with the club after signing an eight-year deal that offseason. He had three goals and four assists in six games before suffering a torn abdominal muscle that required surgery on Octo |
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| Flyers acquire D Carle from Lightning |
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11/07/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Matt Carle on Friday from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Steve Eminger and forward Steve Downie. The Flyers also acquired the San Jose Sharks' third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and sent Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft back to the Lightning. Philadelphia had acquired Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in a June trade for the rights to Vaclav Prospal. The 24-year-old Carle recorded a goal and a |
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| Senators down Flyers in Ottawa |
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11/06/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (MySportsbook) - Jesse Winchester finished with his first career goal and an assist to lead the Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Scotiabank Place. Dany Heatley, Anton Volchenkov and Chris Neil each tallied once for the Senators, who have won four of five. Alex Auld made 17 saves in the win. "(The team is) seeing that if they play hard as a team, they will have some success," Senators head coach Craig Hartsburg said. "I can see them building confidence as a team." Arron Ash |
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