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| Sabres hope to continue recent tear with win over Thrashers |
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02/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Sabres will aim for their fourth consecutive victory this evening, when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for a battle at Philips Arena. The Sabres had lost 12 of their previous 13 games before beginning this three- game winning streak. It's the longest winning stretch for Buffalo since the club rattled of six victories in a row from December 12-22. Buffalo's latest victory came Wednesday night in Florida as Ryan Miller stopped all 32 shots he faced to record his second shutout of |
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| Thrashers F Kovalchuk out for next two games |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk will miss the next two games due to a knee injury, the team announced on Thursday. Atlanta coach Don Waddell ruled the 24-year-old star out for Friday's home game against Buffalo and Saturday's game in Washington. Kovalchuk will have an MRI performed on Thursday to determine if there is any damage. Kovalchuk injured his right knee during Atlanta's 4-1 win over Pittsburgh on Wednesday after a knee-to-knee collision with Pens forward Jarkko R |
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| Thrashers star Kovalchuk to miss at least 2 games |
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01/31/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk will miss at least two games but apparently avoided serious injury to his right knee when he was hurt in Wednesday night's game against Pittsburgh. Thrashers general manager and interim coach Don Waddell said Kovalchuk would have a ``precautionary'' MRI exam on the knee Thursday afternoon. Waddell said he was encouraged that Kovalchuk felt better Thursday. He had no substantial swelling in the knee and was walking without a limp. The news was good, but |
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| Henrik Zetterberg returns to Wings; Ilya Kovalchuk limps off for Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2008 |
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Henrik Zetterberg's return to the lineup gave the Detroit Red Wings a lift. Ilya Kovalchuk's gimpy walk to the dressing room handed the Atlanta Thrashers quite a scare. The NHL is back from the All-Star break and the health of the league's stars will go a long way in determining who eventually gets into the playoffs. Zetterberg came back from a back injury in style Wednesday night, scoring a quick goal to help the Red Wings beat the Phoenix Coyotes 3-2 at home - the fifth straight win for high-flying Detr |
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| Thrashers F Kovalchuk leaves game |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Atlanta Thrashers forward Ilya Kovalchuk left Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins with an apparent knee injury. Kovalchuk recorded his 38th goal of the season, the eventual game-winner late in the first period, then left the game after Pens forward Jarkko Ruutu's knee collided with his own right knee along the boards at center ice with 3:21 played in the second. Atlanta's leading scorer was eventually able to get to the locker room under his own power, and Ruutu was g |
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| Thrashers aim to halt skid, host Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try to pick up their first win in over two weeks tonight, when they welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins to Philips Arena. The Thrashers, who hosted last weekend's All-Star festivities, had dropped five in a row heading into the break and last posted a victory in a 5-1 win over Detroit on January 15. Atlanta's last two setbacks came in a two-game road series against the New York Rangers. New York posted a 4-0 win last Tuesday and followed with a 2-1 shootout triumph on T |
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| Detroit alone on top as NHL enters 2nd half ready to gear up for playoff races |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2008 |
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| e break in first place. The Southeast is one of the NHL's most balanced - some say weak - divisions where seven points separate first place and fifth. Carolina is one point ahead of Washington, with MVP contender Alex Ovechkin, two in front of the Atlanta Thrashers, three above Florida, and seven ahead of Tampa Bay, which at 20 wins is tied for the fewest in the NHL. With the trade deadline only a few weeks away, tough decisions whether to be buyers or sellers will have to be made. The Thrashers need to figu |
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| Nabokov shuts out Kovalchuk in entertaining second-period duel |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2008 |
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| slanders goalie Rick DiPietro and Montreal defenseman Andrei Markov. Markov scored his first All-Star goal in the first period to give the East a 2-1 lead. Another first-time All-Star for the East, Boston forward Marc Savard, played for the host Atlanta Thrashers from 2003-06 and had the game-winning goal. --- NUMBER 9: Ottawa's Jason Spezza wears No. 19 for the Senators but switched to No. 9 Sunday. New York Rangers forward Scott Gomez wore No. 19 for the Eastern Conference. Spezza said No. 9 was his |
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| Arnott makes All-Star return after an 11-year gap |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2008 |
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| slanders goalie Rick DiPietro and Montreal defenseman Andrei Markov. Markov scored his first All-Star goal in the first period to give the East a 2-1 lead. Another first-time All-Star for the East, Boston forward Marc Savard, played for the host Atlanta Thrashers from 2003-06. --- LONG-TERM DEALS: There's a lot of long-term money tied up in some Eastern Conference All-Stars. Philadelphia Flyers center Mike Richards signed a 12-year, $69-million contract extension last month. One of his East teammates, |
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| Kovalchuk, DiPietro, Osgood, Nash chosen as All-Star starting replacements |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| ome good news from the NHL. Just days after receiving a one-game suspension for an illegal check from behind, Kovalchuk was upgraded to the Eastern Conference starting lineup Saturday for the game played in his home arena. Kovalchuk, of the host Atlanta Thrashers, took the spot of injured Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby, forced out of the event by a high ankle sprain. The 24-year-old left wing is second in the league with 37 goals and fourth in points (63). He will start on a forward line with NH |
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