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| 2003 Stanley Cup playoffs outlook |
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04/08/2003 |
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| backed by an ultra-motivated Patrick Roy, who will try to prove that the debacle of last year's Game 7 loss to Detroit was merely an aberration. Realistically speaking... They were my pick to win it all before the season, and that remains the case. VANCOUVER CANUCKS - The Canucks resided atop the Northwest Division for much of the season before finally yielding to the surging Avalanche on the season's final day. Vancouver does, of course, sport the best one-two goal-scoring punch in the NHL with Markus Naslund |
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| The quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins Wednesday |
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04/06/2003 |
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| nts' 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 Minnesota Wild and the Vancouver Canucks will battle the St. Louis Blues on home ice. |
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| Canucks need one point for first division title since '93 |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks try for their first division title since 1993 this afternoon when they host the Los Angeles Kings in the regular season finale at GM Place. With 104 points, the Canucks lead the Colorado Avalanche by one in the Northwest and need just a point to snap Colorado's amazing eight-year run as division champion. However, if Vancouver fails to pick up that point, and the Avs win against St. Louis today, the Canucks will fall to fourth in the West and |
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| Avs hope to end day with ninth straight division crown |
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04/06/2003 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche target an NHL-record ninth straight division title this afternoon when they host the St. Louis Blues at the Pepsi Center in a possible playoff preview. With 103 points, the Avalanche trail the Vancouver Canucks by one point in the Northwest standings. If Colorado plans on keeping its miraculous run intact it must win and hope the Canucks fail to pick up a point in their finale against Los Angeles. Milan Hejduk scored his second goal of the game with 10 second |
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| Southeast Division champs target 14-game unbeaten streak |
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04/04/2003 |
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| e third seed in the Eastern Conference. The Lightning and Capitals will meet in the first round. The Bolts enter tonight's action 7-0-6 in their last 13 games, an unbeaten run that is the second-longest in the National Hockey League this season. The Vancouver Canucks posted the longest tear in the league this season with a 14- gamer (10-0-4) from January 26 - February 25. On Wednesday, Tampa ended a stretch of three straight ties with a 2-1 victory over visiting Montreal. Vaclav Prospal and Cory Sarich provided |
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| Canucks Team Report: Almost there |
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04/03/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the Vancouver Canucks wind up holding on to win the Northwest Division title, head coach Marc Crawford might want to place a call to someone in the Los Angeles Kings organization and offer his team's thanks. On Wednesday the Canucks entered the day just two points up on Colorado for the division lead with both in action that evening and the Avs still holding a game in hand. The Canucks, who played first, made things a bit interesting, as they skated to a 3-3 tie with the Phoenix Coyotes. W |
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| Avs hope to remain in hunt for ninth straight division title |
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04/02/2003 |
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| che resume their quest for an NHL-record ninth straight division title tonight when they head to Los Angeles to face off with the Kings at the Staples Center. After going winless in their first eight games at home, then falling 13 points back of the Vancouver Canucks on January 16, it looked as if the Avs' sensational divisional run was going to come to a screeching halt. However, since a mid-January setback to the Detroit Red Wings, the Avs have gone an astounding 23-4-3-3 in their last 33 games -- including a |
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| Canucks continue push towards Northwest title |
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04/02/2003 |
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| Phoenix, AZ (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks look to move one step closer to their first division title since 1993 when they head to Phoenix to face off with the struggling Coyotes at America West Arena. With 103 points and two games to play, the Canucks are atop the Northwest Division standings by just two points over the Colorado Avalanche, who also hold a game in hand. Vancouver is also in the hunt for the top overall mark in the West and is four points back of the Dallas Stars. The Canucks, though, |
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| Avalanche Team Report: Don't count them out yet |
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04/01/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After going winless in their first eight games at home, then falling 13 points back of the Vancouver Canucks on January 16, it looked as if the Colorado Avalanche's run towards an NHL-record ninth straight division title was going to come to a screeching halt. Not so fast. Since a mid-January setback to the Detroit Red Wings, the Avs have gone a club-record 16 games without a regulation home loss (13-0-2-1) and on Monday pulled within two points of idle Vancouver for first place in the Northw |
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| Stars continue push towards league's best record |
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03/31/2003 |
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| heir quest for the Presidents' Trophy this evening when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the AmericanAirlines Center. With 105 points the Stars sit atop the Western Conference standings by a point over the Detroit Red Wings and two in front of the Vancouver Canucks. Dallas is also just two points behind the Ottawa Senators for the top mark in the NHL. Brenden Morrow's power-play goal with 2:02 left in the third period lifted Dallas to a 4-3 win over San Jose on Saturday. Scott Young and Jere Lehtinen each post |
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