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| Blackhawks hope to bounce back against Canucks |
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12/17/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - After an embarrassing loss on Sunday to the Dallas Stars, the Chicago Blackhawks hope to rebound tonight against the Vancouver Canucks at the United Center. The Blackhawks, who kicked off a five-game homestand, were blanked 5-0 at the hands of the Western Conference-leading Stars on Sunday. Jocelyn Thibault made 23 saves for Chicago, which had its unbeaten streak halted at four games (3-0-1). Theo Fleury, who is four goals away from 450 in his career, received two unsportsmanlike |
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| Preds, Flames tangle in Nashville |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2002 |
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| ings and move out of last place in the conference for the first time since October 24. Calgary, meanwhile, is winless in its last three games after a 2-0-1 start under interim head coach Al MacNeil. On Sunday, the Flames skated to a 3-3 tie with the Vancouver Canucks. Bob Boughner, Scott Nichol and Craig Conroy tallied goals for Calgary, which also got 30 saves from Roman Turek. Calgary played its fourth straight game without reigning Art Ross Trophy winner Jarome Iginla (hip flexor/groin). He is day-to-day. The |
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| Sakic, Forsberg out for Avs; Kolzig set to return for Caps |
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12/16/2002 |
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| ead of steam tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the Pepsi Center. Colorado is fighting to stay in the Northwest race as it shoots for its NHL- record ninth straight division championship. With 32 points, the Avs are nine behind the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild, who are tied for first place. The Avalanche hope to build on Saturday's 3-1 victory in Calgary, which came after a 1-3-2-1 slump. Despite missing both Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg due to injuries, Colorado earned the win at the S |
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| Avs seek second straight; Kolzig set to return for Caps |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2002 |
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| ead of steam tonight when they welcome the Washington Capitals to the Pepsi Center. Colorado is fighting to stay in the Northwest race as it shoots for its NHL- record ninth straight division championship. With 32 points, the Avs are nine behind the Vancouver Canucks and Minnesota Wild, who are tied for first place. The Avalanche hope to build on Saturday's 3-1 victory in Calgary, which came after a 1-3-2-1 slump. Despite missing both Joe Sakic and Peter Forsberg due to injuries, Colorado earned the win at the S |
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| First-place Canucks host Calgary |
NHL Hockey |
12/15/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The first-place Vancouver Canucks seek their third straight win tonight when they welcome the Calgary Flames to GM Place. The Canucks moved into the top spot in the Northwest with Saturday's 6-3 win in Edmonton. Captain Markus Naslund notched his first career four-goal game in the triumph, and now leads the NHL with 20 tallies overall. Todd Bertuzzi and Daniel Sedin also scored, while Bertuzzi, Brendan Morrison, Mattias Ohlund and Ed Jovanovski added two assists ap |
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| Oilers Team Report: Still going strong |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2002 |
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| ting to go in." With Salo's solid play between the pipes and the improved play of York to go along with the consistency of Ryan Smyth, Anson Carter and Mike Comrie among others, the Oilers find themselves knocking at the door of the Northwest Division, three points behind the Vancouver Canucks. And they seem to be getting stronger as the season goes on. UP NEXT The Oilers continue a three-game homestand on Friday versus Colorado before closing the set against Vancouver in a pivotal divisional clash on Saturday. |
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| Avalanche Team Report: Sakic joins elite company |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic scored the 500th goal of his career in Wednesday's 3-1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place. "Right now, I'm glad I got it over with but there's nothing really to be happy about," Sakic said of his milestone goal. "It was a great feeling to get it, but it's tough right now when you lose a hockey game and you drop in the standings to a division team." Sakic, a native of nearby Burnaby, British Columbia, has spent his entire 15- year career with the Que |
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| Druken claimed by Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have claimed forward Harold Druken off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes. Druken was acquired by the Hurricanes along with Jan Hlavac on November 1 from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Marek Malik and Darren Langdon. He tallied a goal and two assists in 13 games with Carolina. Druken had a goal and an assist in three games with Vancouver prior to the trade. To make room for Druken, Toronto placed forward Shayne Corson on injured reserve. Corso |
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| Flames hope to push unbeaten string to three |
NHL Hockey |
12/09/2002 |
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| Vancouver, British Columbia (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames try to remain unbeaten in the post- Gilbert era tonight when they visit the Vancouver Canucks at GM Place. Calgary is 1-0-1 in its last two games since the firing of head coach Greg Gilbert, who was replaced on an interim basis by longtime member of the organization Al MacNeil. The short run comes on the heels of a 1-10-0-1 lull that led to Gilbert's dismissal. On Thursday the Flames skated to a 1-1 tie with Minnesota at the Saddledome, as goalte |
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| Wild Team Report: Gaborik trifecta narrows gap in the Northwest |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Marian Gaborik recorded his third hat trick of the season Saturday night, as the Minnesota Wild defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 in a key Northwest Division battle at GM Place. Gaborik, who was a game-time decision because of a painful charley horse suffered in Thursday's tie in Calgary, notched his fifth career three-goal game, and Minnesota won for the first time in its last six contests (1-2-2-1). "(The leg) hurt a little bit in the morning but I tried to warm it up good and it was great |
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