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| Panthers still on a quest for the postseason |
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02/04/2008 |
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| da are just three points behind and Tampa Bay is in last with 47 points. It's not a far stretch to say that only the Southeast champion will make the playoffs from the division this year. After all, every team in the division is currently behind the Boston Bruins, who are the eighth and final playoff seed in the East with 59 points. The Panthers haven't made the postseason since 2000 and their stretch of six straight seasons without a playoff berth is the longest run of any team in the league. Still, Florida |
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| Ovechkin and Caps still in postseason hunt |
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02/04/2008 |
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| ace in the lowly Southeast Division. At this stage of the season, it appears that the only way a Southeast club can get into the playoffs will be to win the division. After all, coming into Monday every team in the Southeast are currently behind the Boston Bruins, who are the eighth and final playoff seed in the East with 59 points. The Caps haven't made the playoffs since 2003 and will have to give Ovechkin some help if they plan to join the postseason this year. Ovechkin's 43 goals are 29 more than Mike Gr |
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| Hurricanes find themselves in familiar predicament |
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02/04/2008 |
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| e 'Canes are tied atop the Southeast with 56 points apiece. Winning the Southeast may be the only way the Hurricanes and their division mates can get into the playoffs this year. Coming into Monday, every team in the division is currently behind the Boston Bruins, who are the eighth and final playoff seed in the East with 59 points. The Hurricanes were picked by most experts to win the division, but Carolina has struggled to find a consistent winning form so far this season. In fact, the Hurricanes' longest |
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| Red Wings come back to beat Bruins, win seventh straight |
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02/03/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Pavel Datsyuk scored the go-ahead goal after setting up Detroit's first score, and the Red Wings came back to down the Boston Bruins, 3-1. Henrik Zetterberg also had a goal and an assist for the streaking Red Wings, who have won seven straight. Brian Rafalski also scored for Detroit, and Chris Osgood stopped 22-of-23 shots on the night. Chuck Kobasew scored the lone goal for Boston, with assists by Glen Metropolit and Milan Lucic. Tim Thomas let in the three scores on 32 shots |
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| Bruins throw hat into Northeast race |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Earlier this season it seemed like the Ottawa Senators were going to run away with the Northeast Division crown as well as the top seed in the East. Lately, the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens have had something to say about that. Ottawa has been hurt by the loss of winger Dany Heatley to a separated right shoulder and the Sens have won just three of their last nine games. Montreal and the Bruins have taken advantage of the Sens' slide and are closing in on the division leaders. Comi |
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| Sens and Leafs clash in Toronto |
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02/02/2008 |
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| struggled a bit lately and has allowed Montreal to close in on the division lead. The Senators have dropped six of their last nine games and now the Canadiens are second in the Northeast with 63 points. Ottawa had won two in a row before hosting the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Marc Savard and Chuck Kobasew had a goal and an assist each to lead Boston to the 4-1 decision at Scotiabank Place. Antoine Vermette lit the lamp for the Senators, while Martin Gerber allowed three goals on 21 shots in the loss. Gerber |
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| Powerful Red Wings soar into Boston |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Detroit Red Wings will aim for their seventh consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the Boston Bruins for a battle at TD Banknorth Garden. The Red Wings have by far the best record in the NHL this season with 82 points. Detroit currently holds a 25-point lead over Nashville, the Red Wings nearest competition in the Central Division. The Red Wings are also 14 points ahead of Ottawa in the race for the Presidents' Cup. Detroit notched its sixth straight victory on Friday night, as |
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| Sens take on Bruins in Northeast Division clash |
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01/31/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Ottawa has already let one team back into the Northeast Division race. The Senators will try to prevent another team from making a move in the standings tonight when they host the Boston Bruins at Scotiabank Place. Ottawa, which had the best record in the Eastern Conference in the first half of the season, headed into the All-Star break as losers in five of seven. That allowed Montreal to inch back into the race for the division crown. The Senators won their final game before the mid-seas |
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| Savard, Bruins host Predators |
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01/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Boston Bruins will aim for their fourth win in five games when they host the Nashville Predators tonight at TD Banknorth Garden in the first contest after the All-Star break for both teams. The Bruins last played on Thursday, when they notched a 4-1 victory over the visiting New York Islanders. Marc Savard registered a goal and an assist, and Tim Thomas stopped 28 shots to lead Boston. Savard also played a big role in the Eastern Conference's All-Star Game victory on Sunday, as he sco |
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| 52 years after first visit to Atlanta, O'Ree celebrated for breaking NHL color barrier |
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01/25/2008 |
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ATLANTA (AP) -In 1956, two years before breaking the NHL color barrier with the Boston Bruins, Willie O'Ree gave professional baseball a try in Waycross, Ga., more than 4 hours south of Atlanta. Spotted by Milwaukee Braves scouts while playing for a semipro team in his hometown of Fredericton, New Brunswick, O'Ree's introduction to the pre-integration South began with his first step off the plane in Atlanta. ``I'd never been in the South before, so I fly into Atlanta and step off the plane and went in |
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