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| Ovechkin, Caps roll into Beantown |
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03/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Alex Ovechkin and the Washington Capitals will continue their quest for the playoffs this afternoon, when they visit the Boston Bruins for a matinee at TD Banknorth Garden. The Capitals have 72 points on the year and are four behind Philadelphia for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference. Washington is also five points in back of Carolina for the Southeast Division lead. Washington last made it to the NHL's second season in 2003 and is in the midst of its longest |
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| Carter lifts Flyers past Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2008 |
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| e January 18, 2003 -- breaking a string of eight consecutive losses. With 76 points, the Orange and Black occupy the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race, three ahead of Buffalo. They also pulled to within a point of the seventh-seeded Boston Bruins, who lost to Toronto on Thursday. Jussi Jokinen and Michel Ouellet scored for the Lightning, who have gone 1-7-1 in their last nine games to fall further out of playoff contention in the East. Mike Smith stopped 22-of-25 shots in the loss. With the |
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| McCabe's four-point night helps Toronto rout Boston |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Bryan McCabe had a goal and three assists -- tying a career-high with four points -- and Nik Antropov scored twice as the Toronto Maple Leafs ripped the Boston Bruins, 8-2. Mats Sundin and Jason Blake each had a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won five of seven, but with 70 points sit six points behind the Flyers for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference Philadelphia downed Tampa Bay on Thursday. "We're going to have to stay in the fight |
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| With Crosby, Pens battle Panthers aiming for third straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2008 |
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| their last six away from the Steel City. Pittsburgh will complete its swing Sunday afternoon in Washington. The Panthers will also be aiming for their third straight victory tonight after posting consecutive road wins over the New York Islanders and Boston Bruins. Both wins came by 1-0 scores as Florida's backup goaltender Craig Anderson has notched consecutive shutouts. Florida's latest victory came in Tuesday's overtime decision against the Bruins. Nathan Horton's goal just 22 seconds into OT gave the Pant |
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| Bruins aim to rebound against Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Bruins hope to shake off a pair of discouraging recent losses when the playoff hopefuls continue a homestand tonight with a matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. One night after being dealt their most lopsided defeat of the season, a 10-2 drubbing at the hands of the Washington Capitals, the Bruins were stymied by a sensational performance by Florida goaltender Craig Anderson on Tuesday. The red-hot netminder turned aside all 40 shots he faced as the Panthers edged Boston, 1 |
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| Caps hope for another offensive explosion, battle Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2008 |
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| will try to carry over some momentum from an amazing offensive display in their last game, as they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's contest at HSBC Arena. The Capitals won for the third time in four outings Monday night, as they destroyed the Boston Bruins, 10-2, at the Verizon Center. Alexander Ovechkin recorded the fifth hat trick of his career to reach the 50- goal mark on the season and added two assists as Washington dominated the visiting Bruins, who had won six straight before the blowout. Nick |
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| Panthers edge Bruins in goaltending duel |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Nathan Horton's goal just 22 seconds into overtime gave the Florida Panthers a 1-0 win over the Boston Bruins at TD Banknorth Garden. After 60 minutes of scoreless hockey, Horton got a pass from Stephen Weiss in the Boston zone, skated to the left circle and beat Alexander Auld with a wrister over the right shoulder for the victory. Craig Anderson made 40 saves for his second consecutive shutout for the Panthers, who have won their last two games. Anderson stopped 53 shots duri |
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| Bruins battle Capitals aiming for seventh straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Bruins will try to record seven wins in a row for the first time in nearly 15 years tonight, when they visit the Washington Capitals and the Verizon Center. The Bruins have won a season-high six straight games for the first time since January 29-February 10, 2004. Boston hasn't posted seven consecutive wins since closing out the 1992-93 season with eight wins in a row from March 30- April 14. That season, the likes of Adam Oates, Joe Juneau and Ray Bourque were busy leading Bos |
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| No Hossa as Penguins host Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/02/2008 |
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| hree games since the trade deadline and six in a row overall. That has the Thrashers nine points out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the East. On Saturday, Phil Kessel scored the only goal of the shootout, and Tim Thomas made 26 saves as the Boston Bruins rallied past the 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 |
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| Kessel, Bruins top Thrashers in SO; extend win streak to six games |
NHL Hockey |
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 reg |
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