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| Canucks move into eighth in West by routing Flames |
NHL Hockey |
03/31/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Trevor Linden scored a pair of goals and Roberto Luongo made 27 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat up on the Calgary Flames, 6-2, in a crucial Northwest Division showdown at General Motors Place. Sami Salo, Markus Naslund, Matt Pettinger and Brad Isbister also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a four-game skid and moved a point ahead of Nashville for the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference. Both clubs have three games remaining in the regular season, but the Preda |
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| Canucks moved into eighth in West by routing Flames |
NHL Hockey |
03/31/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Trevor Linden scored a pair of goals and Roberto Luongo made 27 saves as the Vancouver Canucks beat up on the Calgary Flames, 6-2, in a crucial Northwest Division showdown at General Motors Place. Sami Salo, Markus Naslund, Matt Pettinger and Brad Isbister also scored for Vancouver, which snapped a four-game skid and moved a point ahead of Nashville for the eighth and final spot in the Western Conference. Both clubs have three games remaining in the regular season, but the Preda |
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| Canucks and Flames meet in B.C. |
NHL Hockey |
03/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Vancouver Canucks will try to snap out of their recent funk and get back on the right track to the postseason tonight, as they welcome the Calgary Flames to General Motors Place. The Canucks have lost four in a row and are now tied with Nashville and Edmonton for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference. The Predators, who play today in Detroit, currently hold the tiebreaker with one more win on the year than Vancouver. Both the Canucks and Nashville have four games lef |
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| Backstrom blanks Canucks; Wild pad division lead |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| St. Paul, MN (MySportsbook) - Niklas Backstrom made 28 saves to record his fourth shutout of the season and ninth of his career, as the Minnesota Wild blanked the Vancouver Canucks, 4-0, at Xcel Energy Center. Backstrom picked up his 31st win of the season, breaking the franchise mark set by Manny Fernandez in 2005-06. Mikko Koivu registered a goal and an assist and Marian Gaborik added two helpers for the Wild, who have won two straight and increased their lead to three points over idle Calgary for first pla |
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| Wild welcome Canucks for Northwest showdown |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Minnesota Wild will try to extend their edge in the Northwest standings tonight, as they host the division-rival Vancouver Canucks at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild leapt past the Calgary Flames in the standings on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over Edmonton. Minnesota now has 91 points on the year, one better than the Flames, who are idle tonight before hosting the Oilers on Saturday. A win tonight would be big for Minnesota, which will have played two more games than Calgary following toni |
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| Morrison out for season after ACL injury |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the second period of his club's 6-3 loss against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. As a result, the 32-year-old will miss the remainder of the season. Morrison notched nine goals and 16 assists for 25 points in only 39 games this season for Vancouver, which is fighting a four-way battle with Minnesota, Calgary and Colorado for first place in the Northwest Division. |
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| Hejduk, Forsberg help Avs bury Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (MySportsbook) - Milan Hejduk picked up two goals and an assist as the Colorado Avalanche used a four-goal second period to top the Vancouver Canucks, 6-3, at Pepsi Center. Paul Stastny added a goal and two assists for the Avs, winners of two straight after a four-game losing streak. Jordan Leopold, Cody McLeod and Ben Guite also tallied for Colorado, while Peter Forsberg posted a trio of helpers, his first three-point game since returning to the Avalanche on March 4. "I just have to keep on workin |
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| Flames top Canucks, grab top spot in the Northwest |
NHL Hockey |
03/26/2008 |
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| Calgary, AB (MySportsbook) - Dion Phaneuf's third-period goal proved to be the game-winner, as the Calgary Flames rallied to down the Vancouver Canucks, 3-2, at Pengrowth Saddledome. Jarome Iginla and Daymond Langkow each registered a goal and an assist for the Flames, who leapt over idle Minnesota for first place in the Northwest Division. Miikka Kiprusoff stopped 32-of-34 shots to pick up the win. "We have to make sure we're on our game," Calgary's Alex Tanguay said referring to the tight race in the divisi |
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| Flames host Canucks, aim for top spot in Northwest |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Calgary Flames will try to take over first place in the Northwest Division tonight, as they host the rival Vancouver Canucks at Pengrowth Saddledome. The Flames have 88 points on the season, one fewer than first-place Minnesota, which is idle tonight. Calgary has also played one less game than the Wild and will make that up tonight. Calgary was in action last night and had a two-game winning streak ended with a 2-0 loss in Colorado. The Flames failed to get any of their 23 shots by the Av |
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| Wild nip Canucks to gain breathing room in tight Northwest |
NHL Hockey |
03/22/2008 |
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| Vancouver, BC (MySportsbook) - Branko Radivojevic's third-period marker proved to be the game-winner, as the Minnesota Wild edged the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, at GM Place. Brian Rolston also tallied for the Wild, who have earned at least a point in their last seven games (3-0-4). Pavol Demitra collected two assists and Niklas Backstrom made 30 saves to pick up the win. "I liked the way we played," Minnesota coach Jacques Lemaire said. "I know they had some good chances, but I think we played hard the whole gam |
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