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| Finland tops USA again; Russia rolls at Worlds |
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05/14/2008 |
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| by making 22 saves. Martin Gerber and Jonas Hiller combined to surrender six goals on 30 shots for Switzerland. Russian forward Ilya Kovalchuk will miss the semifinal, suspended for one game after earning his second misconduct of the tournament. The Atlanta Thrashers superstar earned a major for charging against Swiss defenseman Julien Vauclair. Earlier in the day at Halifax, Derek Roy netted a hat trick and added an assist as Canada crushed Norway, 8-2. Jonathan Toews netted a goal and contributed two assists w |
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| Lightning win NHL draft lottery; will pick first at June draft |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| mum of four spots, so only the five teams with the fewest points have a chance to win the first pick. The rest of the non-playoff teams will fall in line in order of poorest record behind Tampa Bay, with the Los Angeles Kings picking second. The Atlanta Thrashers, St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders round out the top five. The Columbus Blue Jackets will select sixth, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes. Nashville holds Florida's first-round pick and will select ninth. Vancouver picks |
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| Thrashers use late surge to ground Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves and Colby Armstrong scored the game-winner as the Atlanta Thrashers bested the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1 in the season finale for both teams. Armstrong's goal at the 15:51 mark of the third period sparked a three-goal barrage in less than four minutes for the Thrashers, who ended the season with two wins in three games. Bobby Holik and Jim Slater each tallied, while Eric Perrin logged two assists. Mathieu Darche netted Tampa's only goal, and Mike Smith a |
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| Booth pushes Panthers past Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - David Booth scored the eventual game-winner early in the third period as the Florida Panthers defeated the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, at Philips Arena. Olli Jokinen and Jay Bouwmeester each scored a goal for the Panthers, who snapped a three-game losing streak. Craig Anderson made 31 saves in the win. "I thought our special teams were very good tonight," said Florida coach Jacques Martin. "We got the power-play goal and won that part of the game. One positive from this year is our ro |
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| Kovalchuk, Lehtonen carry Thrashers over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/01/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL (Best E Casino) - Ilya Kovalchuk scored a pair of third period goals as the Atlanta Thrashers blanked the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0, at St. Pete Times Forum. Kari Lehtonen posted 36 saves to notch his fourth shutout of the season for the Thrashers, who have won two of their last three. "It was a tough battle," Lehtonen said. "It was so humid and hot, it felt like I was playing in a swimming pool, all the gear was so wet." Atlanta, which finished the road portion of its season with a 15-21-5 r |
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| Help Wanted: 'Canes hope to clinch Southeast crown in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
03/29/2008 |
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| vision lead. Carolina, which is also third in the Eastern Conference standings, could secure the Southeast title tonight with a win and a regulation loss by Washington at Florida. Carolina notched an easy win Friday night, as it pounded the visiting Atlanta Thrashers by a 7-1 count. Tuomo Ruutu and Jeff Hamilton each scored twice and Eric Staal had a goal and two assists to lift the Hurricanes to the blowout at RBC Center. Carolina finished the night with five power-play goals, tying a franchise record. Joe Corv |
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| 'Canes thrash Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (Best E Casino) - Tuomo Ruutu and Jeff Hamilton each scored twice, Eric Staal had a goal and two assists and the Carolina Hurricanes pummeled the lowly Atlanta Thrashers, 7-1, at RBC Center. Carolina finished the night with five power-play goals, tying a franchise record. Joe Corvo and Trevor Letowski each tallied and had a helper, while Cam Ward made 25 saves for the Southeast Division-leading Hurricanes, who now hold a four-point edge over idle Washington with four games remaining in the regular |
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| Hurricanes hope to blow past Thrashers in Carolina |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Carolina Hurricanes will try to extend their lead in the Southeast Division tonight when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the RBC Center. The Hurricanes have 88 points on the year and are just two points ahead of Washington for first in the Southeast and the third seed in the Eastern Conference. Carolina has a game in hand over the idle Capitals, but will use that tonight. The Caps and Hurricanes have one regular-season meeting left on April 1 in Washington. Carolina failed in a chan |
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| Holik lifts Thrashers over Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (Best E Casino) - Bobby Holik scored a pair of goals as the Atlanta Thrashers edged the Florida Panthers, 3-2, at BankAtlantic Center. Mark Recchi also tallied for the Thrashers, who got 42 saves in a spectacular outing from goaltender Kari Lehtonen. Atlanta snapped a five-game skid, but has already been eliminated from postseason contention. "That was great," said Lehtonen. "You have to be happy from that kind of thing, that it went our way finally. That's hard for them (the Panthers). That probab |
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| Panthers hope to rebound with home test vs. Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Florida's playoff chances took a big hit last time out. With their postseason hopes fading, the Panthers host the Atlanta Thrashers tonight at BankAtlantic Center. With five games left to play, the Panthers are tied for 10th in the Eastern Conference with Buffalo, five points back of eighth-seeded Boston. However, both the Bruins and Sabres have a game in hand over Florida. The Panthers faced the worst club in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday, but left Tampa Bay as 3-1 losers to take a split |
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