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| Sharks invade the Staples Center |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2003 |
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| se Sharks try to make it two wins in a row tonight when they head to Los Angeles to face off with the Kings at the Staples Center. Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 29 shots for his first shutout this season and third of his career, as the Sharks blanked the Vancouver Canucks, 3-0, on Saturday. Vincent Damphousse, Patrick Marleau and Niklas Sundstrom scored for San Jose, which snapped a four-game winless streak (1-3-1). Teemu Selanne and Jim Fahey each had two assists for the Sharks, who finished their eight-game homesta |
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| Canucks hope to rebound against Sharks in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
01/11/2003 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks will try and get back on the winning track tonight in San Jose when they head to HP Pavilion to face off with the Sharks. The Canucks had their three-game winning streak snapped at the hands of the Columbus Blue Jackets on Friday with a tough 3-2 loss. Todd Bertuzzi had a goal and an assist, while Mattias Ohlund added two assists for Vancouver, which has won seven of its last 10 games. Markus Naslund scored his league-leading 31st goal of the season and exte |
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| Canucks aim to stay unbeaten versus Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks try to remain unbeaten versus the Blue Jackets when they welcome Columbus to GM Place tonight. Vancouver, which is 7-0-1 in the eight all-time meetings against Columbus, comes into Friday's tilt riding a three-game winning streak after Wednesday's 6-4 victory over the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators. Markus Naslund scored two goals for Vancouver to up his league-leading total to 30, while Dan Cloutier made 23 saves. Trevor Linden, J |
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| NHL first-half review |
NHL Hockey |
01/09/2003 |
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| quad into a playoff contender, but Lemaire has taken a club two years removed from expansion and put it in position to challenge the conference. Although they've struggled a bit of late, the defense-minded Wild remain within striking distance of the Vancouver Canucks in the Northwest Division. Lemaire, despite the new obstruction standards, has kept Minny in the top 10 of goals-against, but also has the club playing some semblance of consistent offense. And remember, although the Wild are led by a budding supers |
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| Canucks Team Report: Crawford gets All-Star coaching nod |
NHL Hockey |
01/09/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - When the Western Conference All-Stars hit the ice in Sunrise, Florida on February 2, it will be Vancouver Canucks head coach Marc Crawford that will be guiding the squad. Crawford earned the nod thanks to his team's impressive 6-4 win over the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators on Wednesday. The coach whose team had the best winning percentage at Wednesday's deadline earned the honor and with the victory the Canucks (25-11-5-0) have a clip of .671, while the Detroit Red Wings (24-10-7 |
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| Wild Team Report: Starting to struggle |
NHL Hockey |
01/09/2003 |
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| s robbed Cliff Ronning on a glove save with five minutes to play, and the Wild were not able to sustain any more pressure after pulling Roloson with just 25 seconds remaining. Minnesota still sits second in Northwest with 50 points, five back of the Vancouver Canucks, but just two and four points ahead of Edmonton and Colorado, respectively. WHAT'S AHEAD The Wild will continue their six-game homestand on Friday against the Phoenix Coyotes. Minnesota will close its stand with visits from Buffalo, Vancouver and An |
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| Flames hope to stay hot against Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
01/09/2003 |
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| Flames, who are 5-9-5-1 at home this season, will kick off a two-game stretch on home ice this evening. Calgary has posted a 4-9-2-1 mark against opponents from the Eastern Conference. Ottawa comes into Thursday's affair following a 6-4 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday. Mike Fisher scored twice for Ottawa, which has split the first two of a four- game road trip that concludes Saturday in Edmonton. Martin Havlat and Steve Martins also scored for the Senators. Patrick Lalime made 19 saves on 25 shots an |
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| Sens take on Canucks in heavyweight battle |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - Two of the NHL's best teams face off tonight in Vancouver when the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Ottawa Senators to GM Place. Ottawa, with 56 points, sits atop the Eastern Conference standings after winning its third game in four tries on Monday, a 5-2 triumph over the New York Rangers. Marian Hossa scored a pair of goals, including one during a three-goal third period, as Ottawa rolled to victory at Madison Square Garden. Magnus Arvedson and Petr Schastlivy also s |
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| Sens battle Canucks in heavyweight battle |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2003 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - Two of the NHL's best teams face off tonight in Vancouver when the Vancouver Canucks welcome the Ottawa Senators to GM Place. Ottawa, with 56 points, sits atop the Eastern Conference standings after winning its third game in four tries on Monday, a 5-2 triumph over the New York Rangers. Marian Hossa scored a pair of goals, including one during a three-goal third period, as Ottawa rolled to victory at Madison Square Garden. Magnus Arvedson and Petr Schastlivy also s |
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| Kings try and snap four-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2003 |
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| l and an assist for the Wild, who had their winning streak halted at three games and their unbeaten stretch stopped at four. Dwayne Roloson turned aside 28 shots in the setback. Minnesota, which is three points back of the Northwest Division-leading Vancouver Canucks, will beginning a season-long six-game set tonight on their home ice, where they are 12-6-3 on the season. Five of the six contests are against Western Conference foes. Marian Gaborik, who scored three goals against the Kings on November 4, has drop |
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