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| Sabres aim to keep playoff hopes alive against Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to keep their faint playoff hopes alive tonight, when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre for the final meeting between the clubs this season. The Sabres are five points out of a postseason berth in the Eastern Conference, as they trail Philadelphia and Boston for the eighth seed. Buffalo has just three games left in the regular season and could eliminate itself from playoff contention with a loss tonight. The Sabres picked up an important win in |
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| Koivu, Streit sit for Habs |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens were without captain Saku Koivu and defenseman Mark Streit for Saturday's 4-2 road loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Both players suffered foot injuries in Friday's 4-3 overtime win over Buffalo, but neither left the game and Streit recorded an assist on Cristopher Higgins' game-winning goal. Streit has recorded 18 goals and 40 assists in 78 games this season, while Koivu has 16 goals and 40 assists in 77 contests. |
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| Toronto tops Montreal, keeps Habs from clinching Northeast |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Jiri Tlusty had two goals and an assist, and Anton Stralman also scored a pair as the Toronto Maple Leafs topped the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, at Air Canada Centre. Nik Antropov added three assists for the Leafs, who snapped a two-game losing skid. Vesa Toskala made 21 saves to earn the win. "We said before the game, 'let's play for each other, let's play for the team,'" Stralman said. "We've got a couple of games left, we just want to finish it the right way." Tom Kostopoulos and Ma |
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| Habs visit Leafs, try to move closer to division crown |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens can clinch the Northeast Division title tonight with a little help and will try to do their part as they visit the rival Toronto Maple Leafs at Air Canada Centre. The Canadiens haven't won a division crown since taking the Adams in 1991-92, but can seal up the Northeast with a win and a loss by Ottawa in Boston. Montreal is also battling for the top spot in the Eastern Conference and currently is occupying the No. 1 seed, but has just a one-point lead over Pittsburgh. The |
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| Bruins, Sens meet in Beantown for key playoff battle |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| the East and is one point behind Philadelphia. The Bruins also own a two-point edge over Washington, and have a game in hand over the Capitals. On Thursday at home, Phil Kessel and Peter Schaefer each had a goal and an assist as the Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-2, eliminating their long-time opponents from the NHL playoff race. Marco Sturm and Glen Murray also scored and Tim Thomas ended with 30 saves for Boston, which swept the home-and-home series and has won two straight on the heels of a three-game |
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| Kessel, Schaefer help Bruins eliminate Toronto from postseason play |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - Phil Kessel and Peter Schaefer each had a goal and an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-2, eliminating their long-time opponents from the NHL playoff race. Marco Sturm and Glen Murray also scored and Tim Thomas ended with 30 saves for Boston, which swept the home-and-home series and bolstered its own postseason bid. The Bruins, who have won two straight on the heels of a three-game skid, moved into a seventh-place tie in the Eastern Conference with idle Phil |
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| Bruins go for big home-and-home sweep of Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins will aim for an important home-and-home sweep of the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight, when the clubs meet at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins posted a decisive win in Toronto on Tuesday to help them hang on to the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference. Boston has 86 points and is just two points ahead of Washington for the East's final playoff spot. The Capitals play tonight in Tampa. Meanwhile, the Leafs' playoff hopes are fading quickly as the club is six points behind Boston wit |
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| Bruins improve playoff chances with thrashing of Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (MySportsbook) - Marco Sturm, David Krejci and Shawn Thornton each registered a goal and an assist and Tim Thomas was strong with 28 saves, as the Boston Bruins defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-2, in the opener of a home-and-home set at Air Canada Centre. Glen Murray, Phil Kessel, and Jeremy Reich also scored for Boston, which snapped a three-game winless skid and will host Toronto on Thursday. The Bruins now have 86 points with six games remaining and maintained their hold of the eighth and fina |
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| Bruins hope to get on track versus Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Boston Bruins will try to end a damaging three-game losing streak when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at Air Canada Centre for the opener of a home-and-home series filled with playoff implications. The Bruins' recent slide has hurt the club's postseason standing, as Boston is currently holding onto the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Washington is just two points behind the Bruins, while Buffalo and Florida are just one point further back. All three clu |
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| Ovechkin, Toskala, Briere selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala and Philadelphia Flyers center Daniel Briere have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 23. Ovechkin garnered the first star as he led all scorers with seven points (three goals, four assists) to help the Capitals start a six-game road trip with two wins in three games. In a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday, he scored twice to become the first player to re |
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