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| Lightning hope to strike Penguins in Steel City |
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12/23/2008 |
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| its last three games, Tampa Bay has dropped 12 of its last 13 games. Tampa is also just 2-9-5 since Rick Tocchet took over as head coach on an interim basis for the fired Barry Melrose. The Bolts were handed a close loss their last time out, as the Atlanta Thrashers earned a 4-3 home triumph over Tampa this past Saturday. Kari Lehtonen made his first appearance in almost two months and stopped 36 shots to help the Thrashers pick up the win at Philips Arena. Martin St. Louis scored twice and Adam Hall had a goal |
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| Pogge gets first win as Leafs rout Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Justin Pogge got the win in his NHL debut and the line of Alexei Ponikarovsky, Matt Stajan and Nik Antropov accounted for nine points, as the suddenly high-powered Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Atlanta Thrashers by a 6-2 final at Philips Arena. Pogge, who was recalled from Toronto's AHL affiliate on Sunday, got the start between the pipes with first-stringer Vesa Toskala dealing with a groin pull. A third-round choice in the 2004 NHL Draft, Pogge needed just 19 saves to get the |
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| Maple Leafs aim to stay hot versus Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will aim for their fifth win in six games when they head south to face the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. The Maple Leafs picked up an impressive two points Saturday in Pittsburgh, as they pounded the Penguins, 7-3. Nik Antropov had a goal and two assists to lead Toronto to the easy win at Mellon Arena. The Leafs led 3-1 after the first period and held a 5-1 advantage after 40 minutes of play. Pavel Kubina and Alex Ponikarovsky each had a goal and an assist for th |
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| Malkin leads Pens past Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Evgeni Malkin finished with two goals and two assists, as the Pittsburgh Penguins doubled up the Atlanta Thrashers, 6-3, at Philips Arena. Jordan Staal, Matt Cooke, Philippe Boucher and Miroslav Satan each scored once for the Penguins, who won for just the second time in the past six games. Pittsburgh goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury returned to the ice for his first game since suffering an injury November 15 against Buffalo. He made 28 saves in the win. "First of all, it was an ugly |
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| Struggling Pens hope to welcome Fleury back against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to emerge from a lengthy break with a win, as they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for tonight's encounter at Philips Arena. The Penguins last played on Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia and were handed a 6-3 setback in that game. The loss dropped Pittsburgh to 2-4-1 in December. Mike Knuble tallied a pair of power-play goals and Kimmo Timonen registered four assists as the Flyers breezed past the Pens at the Wachovia Center. Jordan Staal, Eric Godard and Ruslan |
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| Maple Leafs try to stay hot against powerful Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2008 |
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| nce with 46 points and are tied for the top seed with the New York Rangers. Boston is also nine points ahead of second-place Montreal for the division lead. Toronto is in fourth place with 30 points. Boston is coming off a home-and-home sweep of the Atlanta Thrashers, as it earned a 7-3 victory in the road portion on Friday and followed with a 4-2 home decision the following day. The Bruins have won seven of eight games and have a 16-2-1 record in their last 19 outings. Phil Kessel led the way in Saturday's win |
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| Armstrong leads Thrashers over Sens in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| Ottawa, ON (Best E Casino) - Colby Armstrong netted a pair of goals and Ondrej Pavelec made 28 saves to help the Atlanta Thrashers top the Ottawa Senators, 4-1. Vyacheslav Kozlov scored on the power play as Atlanta snapped a three-game skid. Todd White added an empty-netter for the victors. Martin Gerber, coming off a shutout, was beaten three times on 24 shots, and Chris Kelly registered the only Senators goal in the club's fourth loss in five games. Kozlov redirected Ron Hainsey's shot from the point to scor |
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| Sens take on Thrashers in battle of last-place teams |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A battle between last-place teams is on tap tonight in Canada's capital city, as the Ottawa Senators welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to Scotiabank Place. The Senators have 27 points and are currently last in the Northeast Division, while the Thrashers have 22 points and are the bottom team in the Southeast Division as well as tied for last in the Eastern Conference. Ottawa was able to secure a victory its last time out, as it posted a shutout over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. M |
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| Thrashers send Stuart to Chicago |
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12/14/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers have reassigned left winger Colin Stuart to the Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League. Stuart has recorded three goals and five points in 19 NHL contests with Atlanta over the last two seasons. The 26-year-old forward also has appeared in 25 games with the Wolves this season, scoring six goals and five assists. |
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| Kessel continues streak as Bruins beat Thrashers again |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Phil Kessel extended his point streak with a goal and an assist as the Boston Bruins downed the Atlanta Thrashers, 4-2, in the back end of a home-and-home set at TD Banknorth Garden. Kessel is riding a 15-game point streak and has 12 goals and 10 assists during that run. "The key word has always been confidence and he's got that now and he's scoring goals," said Boston coach Claude Julien. "He's been hot with the stick and definitely something we've been looking for for a long time |
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