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| Bruins battle Capitals aiming for seventh straight win |
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03/03/2008 |
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| ce. The Bruins are also just five points behind first-place Montreal in the Northeast Division. Boston extended its winning run on Saturday, as Phil Kessel scored the only goal of the shootout and Tim Thomas made 26 saves to lift the Bruins past the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2. Kessel, skating in the second round of the shootout, raced up the ice, pulled to the left and tucked the puck under the leg of a sliding Johan Hedberg. Thomas was perfect at the other end, denying Slava Kozlov, Erik Christensen and Ilya Kovalc |
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| Letang's shootout tally lifts Pens over Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Kristopher Letang scored the lone goal of the shootout and Marc-Andre Fleury was solid, making 31 saves, as the Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, at Mellon Arena. After the first two shooters were unable to score in the shootout, Letang got a backhander past Kari Lehtonen on the stick side to give the Penguins the advantage. Three shooters later Fleury stopped Ilya Kovalchuk with a pad save and Pittsburgh prevailed, earning the two points. Ryan Malone and |
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| No Hossa as Penguins host Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Penguins will have to wait a little while longer for Marian Hossa to make his home debut. Hossa will also miss a chance to face his former team this afternoon, as Pittsburgh hosts the Atlanta Thrashers at Mellon Arena. Unable to sign the forward to a contract extension, the Thrashers traded Hossa to Pittsburgh on Tuesday prior to the trade deadline along with forward Pascal Dupuis in exchange for forwards Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen, prospect Angelo Esposito and a 2008 first-roun |
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| Kessel, Bruins top Thrashers in SO; extend win streak to six games |
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03/01/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Phil Kessel scored the only goal of the shootout, and Tim Thomas made 26 saves as the Boston Bruins rallied past the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, for their sixth consecutive victory. Kessel, skating in the second round of the shootout, raced up the ice, pulled to the left and tucked the puck under the leg of a sliding Johan Hedberg. Thomas was perfect at the other end, denying Slava Kozlov, Erik Christensen and Ilya Kovalchuk in succession. Glen Murray and David Krejci scored in regulat |
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| Bruins host Thrashers aiming for sixth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The red-hot Boston Bruins will aim for their sixth consecutive victory today, when they welcome the sliding Atlanta Thrashers for a matinee matchup at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins' recent surge has moved the club into a tie with the New York Rangers for the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. Boston, which has 74 points, is five behind Montreal for the Northeast Division lead Boston has won its last two contests by a combined 9-1 margin and slammed the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins, 5-1, |
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| Sliding Thrashers invite Isles to town |
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02/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to avoid a fifth consecutive loss this evening, when they welcome the New York Islanders for a battle at Philips Arena. The Thrashers have 62 points on the year and are 14th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference. However, Atlanta is still only nine points away from first-place Carolina in the underachieving Southeast Division. Atlanta dealt sniper Marian Hossa to Pittsburgh at Tuesday's deadline and was dealt a 5-1 loss in Montreal later that evening. Chris |
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| Winners and losers at the trade deadline |
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02/27/2008 |
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| bute on offense is the big if, but Foote and Salei were solid moves designed to shore up Colorado's depth on defense. Pittsburgh Penguins - The Penguins landed the biggest offensive weapon on Tuesday, as they grabbed right wing Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers. Pittsburgh, which also received left wing Pascal Dupuis from Atlanta, gave up NHL forwards Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen, prospect Angelo Esposito and a first-round pick in the 2008 draft. There is no doubt that the Penguins surrendered a lo |
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| Pens grab Hossa from Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Penguins added a huge piece to their playoff push just minutes before Tuesday's trade deadline, as they acquired right wing Marian Hossa from the Atlanta Thrashers. Along with Hossa, Pittsburgh also gets left wing Pascal Dupuis in exchange for NHL forwards Colby Armstrong and Erik Christensen, prospect Angelo Esposito and a first-round pick in the 2008 draft. Hossa has been an offensive force in recent years, scoring 80 or more points in each of the last four sea |
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| Habs, Thrashers clash in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
02/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of teams currently going through winless stretches will face off tonight at Montreal's Bell Centre, where the Canadiens continue a homestand against an Atlanta Thrashers club riding a three-game losing streak. Montreal's season-long struggles on home ice have continued during the squad's current four-game stretch. After beginning the residency with a thrilling comeback win over the New York Rangers a week ago, the Habs suffered a one- goal setback to Pittsburgh on Thursday before Satur |
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| Steen nets game-winner as Leafs edge Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Alex Steen scored the game-winning goal early in the third period to help the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Air Canada Centre. Steen, who earlier on Saturday signed a two-year contract extension, added an assist while Nik Antropov also had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games. Vesa Toskala made 24 saves in the win. "Overall it was a good game," said Antropov. "In the first period we had a lot of shot |
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