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| 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs outlook |
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04/08/2003 |
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| in for a war with Toronto in Round 1, but if they can get through it, while banged up physically they'll be, Hitchcock's troops may be lifted psychologically. Philadelphia is one of the five Eastern teams I believe can legitimately reach the Finals. TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - Pat Quinn spent the time leading up to the March 11 trade deadline beefing up his veteran presence with the hope of ending the team's post-expansion Cup drought. Owen Nolan was the most pivotal of the acquisitions made, and he gives the team a thi |
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| The quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins Wednesday |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2003 |
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| way with four games on Wednesday and four more on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Presidents' Trophy winners, the Ottawa Senators, will host the New York Islanders, the New Jersey Devils will host the Boston Bruins, the Philadelphia Flyers will host the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Dallas Stars will welcome the Edmonton Oilers. On Thursday, the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings will host the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, the Tampa Bay Lightning will host the Washington Capitals, the Colorado Avalanche will host the Min |
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| Maple Leafs Team Report: Eddie gets No. 400 |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2003 |
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| for the Vezina Trophy on Tuesday night, going head-to-head with New Jersey counterpart Martin Brodeur. Check this one off for the Eagle. Belfour made 37 saves to become just the seventh goaltender in NHL history to earn 400 career victories, as the Toronto Maple Leafs managed a 3-2 overtime win at the Meadowlands. With 36 wins this season, Belfour tied Curtis Joseph for the franchise record. "Quiet frankly, 400 is a ton," Maple Leafs coach Pat Quinn said. "Eddie is a top guy in that category. He's had a marvelous |
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| Devils Team Report: Philly knocking at the door |
NHL Hockey |
04/02/2003 |
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| rk) - If things went right for the New Jersey Devils Tuesday night, they would have wrapped up their fifth Atlantic Division title in seven years. If being the operative word in that sentence. Tomas Kaberle scored midway through overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 3-2 victory over New Jersey at the Meadowlands. Wade Belak and Mats Sundin also scored for the Leafs and Kaberle assisted on both of those goals for a three-point game. Jeff Friesen and Jamie Langenbrunner scored for the Devils, who lost for the f |
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| Devils tangle with Toronto at the Meadowlands |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2003 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New Jersey Devils try to clinch the Atlantic Division title and push their unbeaten streak to eight games tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to town in a battle of playoff teams at the Meadowlands. The Devils, who would claim the crown with a win and a regulation loss by the Philadelphia Flyers, sit atop the Atlantic with 103 points -- just two in front of the Flyers. New Jersey, with four games remaining, is also in the hunt for the Presidents' Trophy and |
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| Some to watch this spring |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2003 |
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| the reason for another playoff disappointment. The Flyers are 30-1-1 this season when they score three goals or more. In other words, if the offensive attack is on, as it has been with Amonte in the fold, they will be tough to overcome. OWEN NOLAN, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS - The Leafs were extremely busy before the trade deadline, but their meal ticket is this guy. Nolan's presence gives whomever the Leafs' playoff opponent(s) will be, likely Philadelphia in the opening round, the inability to merely concentrate on st |
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| Caps visit Leafs in key Eastern clash |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals seek their third straight victory tonight when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre in the final portion of a six-game Canadian road trip. Washington, with 87 points, has drawn within two of first-place Tampa Bay in the Southeast Division race. The Lightning do hold a game in hand, and will host Florida tonight. On Friday the Capitals posted a 3-2 victory in Ottawa, as Peter Bondra and Trent Whitfield each finished with a goal and an a |
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| Tie-happy Flyers open home-and-home with Pens |
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03/29/2003 |
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| irst Union Center in the opener of a home-and-home. Philadelphia has skated to deadlocks with Nashville and Boston, and is 5-2-2 in its last nine games. With 97 points, the Flyers are fourth in the Eastern Conference -- five ahead of the fifth-place Toronto Maple Leafs with a game in hand. Philly trails New Jersey by four in the Atlantic Division race. In Thursday's 2-2 stalemate with the Bruins, Tony Amonte continued his sizzling start in the Orange and Black with a two-goal night, including the shorthanded equal |
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| Isles hope to inch closer to clinching |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2003 |
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| Uniondale, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders hope to draw closer to clinching a playoff spot tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to Nassau Coliseum. With 80 points and a game in hand, the Isles hold a lead of six over the rival Rangers for the final berth in the Eastern Conference. The Islanders trail seventh-place Boston by three points. New York has won two of its last three games, and is 4-2-1 in the last seven. On Tuesday, Peter Laviolette's club pounded host Chicago 9-2, as Alexei Ya |
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| Hurricanes hope to halt five-game winless string |
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03/26/2003 |
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| t Philips Arena. With 61 points, the Hurricanes are tied with the Pittsburgh Penguins for the worst mark in the league and are just two behind the Thrashers and Buffalo Sabres. Carolina comes into tonight's contest on the heels of a 3-3 tie with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday. Jeff O'Neill scored with 33 seconds left in the third period to lift the Canes to the draw. O'Neill also posted an assist, while Thomas Kurka and Aaron Ward added markers for Carolina, which is 0-3-2 in its last five. O'Neill, who has 10 |
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