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| Nolan set for Leafs debut against Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - Owen Nolan makes his Maple Leaf debut tonight when Toronto welcomes the Vancouver Canucks to Air Canada Centre. On Wednesday, Toronto acquired Nolan from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for center Alyn McCauley, prospect forward Brad Boyes and a first-round pick in the 2003 draft. The 31-year-old Nolan, a 40-goal scorer twice in his career, posted 22 goals and 20 assists in 61 games for the underachieving Sharks this season. Nolan, who is expected to play on the second line a |
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| Rangers, Flyers renew hostilities in New York |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2003 |
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| k) - The Philadelphia Flyers seek their fifth consecutive victory tonight when they visit the rival New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia, 6-1-2 in its last nine games, is coming off Tuesday night's 3-0 blanking of the high-powered Vancouver Canucks. Michal Handzus and Radovan Somik each had a goal and an assist and Roman Cechmanek posted his fourth shutout of the season to lift Philly, which sits fourth in the Eastern Conference with 83 points -- four ahead than Toronto. Donald Brashear also s |
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| Canucks seek rebound in Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2003 |
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| Columbus, OH (MySportsbook) - Two nights after having their franchise-record road unbeaten streak halted, the Vancouver Canucks try to bounce back when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena. Vancouver was 6-0-3 in its previous nine away games entering Tuesday's tilt in Philadelphia, but fell 3-0 at the First Union Center. The Flyers' Roman Cechmanek stymied the high-powered Canucks with 41 saves, and Philly beat Vancouver goaltender Peter Skudra twice on three shots in the opening 2:49. Sku |
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| Canucks Team Report: Bullied on Broad Street |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks ran into a hot goaltender in Philadelphia's Roman Cechmanek on Tuesday, but it really did not matter because the man between their own nets failed to show up. Peter Skudra, playing his fourth straight game in place of an injured Dan Cloutier, stopped just 1-of-3 shots he faced and put his team in a 2-0 hole, just three minutes into the game, as the Canucks fell for the second time in 18 tries with the 3-0 loss to the Flyers. The defeat also ended a nine-game unbeaten str |
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| Ducks welcome slumping Canadiens to Anaheim |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2003 |
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| keep their fading playoff hopes alive tonight when they kick off a six-game road trip in Anaheim against the Mighty Ducks at the Pond. The Canadiens come into Wednesday's affair winless in their last six (0-4-1-1) after skating to a 1-1 tie with the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday. Donald Audette scored and Jose Theodore made 37 saves for Montreal, which had lost its previous five contests. Montreal is currently 10th in the Eastern Conference playoff race with 63 points - six back of the eighth-place Boston Bruins |
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| Cechmanek stellar in shutout over Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Michal Handzus and Radovan Somik each had a goal and an assist and Roman Cechmanek posted his fourth shutout of the season to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-0 victory over the Vancouver Canucks. Donald Brashear also scored for the Flyers, who have won four straight games and are 6-1-2 in their last nine contests. Cechmanek turned aside 41 shots to record his third shutout in his last six outings. The whitewashing was also the 18th of Cechmanek's career, tying him with Ro |
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| Blue Jackets Team Report: Playing out the string |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| ammed in a rebound with just more than four minutes remaining, while Jamie Allison's bullet from the top of the left circle with 2:04 left was blocked by Legace, as Allison slammed his stick to the ice in frustration. "We had a great third period," added MacLean. "Great chances and great saves by Legace. He made five or six great saves at the end." WHAT'S AHEAD Columbus will continue their five-game homestand against the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday before closing the set with a visit from Calgary on Saturday. |
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| Rangers Team Report: Leetch's heroics keep dream alive |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| proved that he is one of the all-time Ranger greats with a spectacular end-to-end goal late in regulation of Monday's 1-1 deadlock with the hated New York Islanders, as the Blueshirts gained a much-needed point on the Boston Bruins, who fell to the Vancouver Canucks. "We wanted two points," said Leetch, who was forced to log 33:05 of ice-time after Vladimir Malakhov left the game with what could be a dislocated left shoulder. "To be down halfway through the third and to tie it up, we certainly feel better about |
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| Bruins hope to bounce back against woeful Canes |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| 1 in the last eight overall. The Bruins sit eighth in the Eastern Conference with 67 points -- just two more than the surging New York Rangers. The B's do, however, hold four games in hand. On Monday the Bruins dropped a 6-4 decision to the visiting Vancouver Canucks. Glen Murray scored twice in defeat, and Jonathan Girard and P.J. Axelsson tallied as well. Jeff Hackett allowed five goals on 31 shots and fell to 4-8-0 since being acquired from Montreal. Boston's current winless slide is its longest since 1999-20 |
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| Flyers try for fourth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2003 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers seek their fourth consecutive victory tonight when they welcome the Vancouver Canucks to First Union Center. Philly, 5-1-2 in its last eight tries, has toppled Chicago, twice, and Boston during its tear, including Saturday's 3-2 overtime win in Beantown. Jeremy Roenick scored his second goal of the game one minute into the extra frame to provide the heroics for the Flyers, who also received a tally from Donald Brashear. Roman Cechmanek finished with 24 |
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