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| Bruins knock off slumping Rangers in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Phil Kessel scored the game-winner in the shootout as the Boston Bruins held off the New York Rangers, 4-3, in the opener of a home-and-home set at TD Banknorth Garden. Chuck Kobasew scored twice while Marco Sturm had a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who had dropped three of four coming into the game. Tim Thomas finished the game with 25 saves, including stopping both shooters he faced in the shootout. "When we fell down, 3-2, we stayed right at them and didn't let that goa |
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| Rangers hope to get hot versus Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
01/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in 2008 when they visit the Boston Bruins for this afternoon's battle at TD Banknorth Garden. Today's test marks the opener of a home-and-home series between the Bruins and Rangers. Boston will make the return trip to New York City on Sunday afternoon. The Rangers last won consecutive tilts during a three-game winning streak from December 26-30. The Blueshirts then dropped five in a row to begin the new calendar ye |
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| Hockey finally returns the love to O'Ree |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2008 |
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Friday will mark 50 years to the day that a rangy black kid from Fredericton, New Brunswick, donned a Boston Bruins sweater and broke pro hockey's color barrier on a sheet of ice in Montreal. If you're lucky enough to catch 72-year-old Willie O'Ree telling stories during the festivities the NHL and the rest of the hockey community has planned to commemorate the occasion, listen closely. Turns out he's got another tale about overcoming adversity that might be even better. ``That's one reason I feel ble |
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| Maple Leafs visit Bruins aiming for consecutive wins |
NHL Hockey |
01/17/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to win consecutive games for the first time in over a month when they visit the rival Boston Bruins for tonight's Northeast Division battle at TD Banknorth Garden. The Maple Leafs ended a five-game slide their last time out, as they handed the visiting Carolina Hurricanes a loss on Tuesday night. It was just the third victory in the last 14 games (3-9-2) for Toronto. Toronto hasn't notched back-to-back wins since defeating Tampa Bay and Atlanta on December |
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| Bruins recall forward Pascal Pelletier |
NHL Hockey |
01/16/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Bruins recalled American Hockey League goal-scoring leader Pascal Pelletier from Providence on Wednesday. Pelletier, who leads the AHL with 24 goals, also has 24 assists in 40 games for Providence this season. He was signed by Boston as a free agent in 2006. The forward was expected in Boston for Thursday night's game with Toronto. Pelletier, 22, of Quebec City, was named a starter for the Canadian team in the 2008 AHL All-Star game.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. |
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| Blackhawks' Kane 1 of 16 rookies heading to NHL YoungStars competition |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2008 |
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| of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Lundin of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Marc Staal of the New York Rangers. The forwards are the Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom, the Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky, Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy and Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins. All 16 players were chosen by the NHL's hockey operations department in consultation with the league's 30 general managers.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be |
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| Bruins C Savard added to All-Star game, replaces Heatley |
NHL Hockey |
01/14/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Boston Bruins center Marc Savard was added to the Eastern Conference All-Star team Monday, replacing Ottawa forward Dany Heatley. Heatley suffered a separated right shoulder in the Senators' 3-2 win over Detroit on Saturday, and will miss up to six weeks. Savard, who leads the Bruins with 47 points (11 goals, 36 assists) will make his first All-Star game appearance in his 10th NHL season. He played 184 games over three seasons with Atlanta, where the All-Star game will take p |
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| Bruins C Marc Savard chosen for NHL All-Star game |
NHL Hockey |
01/14/2008 |
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BOSTON (AP) -Boston Bruins center Marc Savard was selected Monday to the Eastern Conference team for the NHL All-Star game. Savard, chosen for the first time in his 10 seasons, leads the Bruins with 47 points on 11 goals and 36 assists. He joins Boston defenseman Zdeno Chara, who was selected as a starter for the game, which will take place Jan. 27 in Atlanta. Last season, his first with Boston, Savard had a career-best 74 assists and had 96 points, one less than his high set the previous season with |
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| Knuble, Timonen lead Flyers past Capitals |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2008 |
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| e and Kimmo Timonen had a goal and two assists, as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals, 6-4, at Verizon Center. Jim Dowd, R.J. Umberger and Mike Richards also tallied for the Flyers, who rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia has won four of their last five contests. Martin Biron stopped 28-of-32 shots for the Flyers. Alex Ovechkin, Michael Nylander and Mike Green each had a goal and an assist apiece for Washington, which had a brief t |
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| Niittymaki's blunder gives Bruins OT win over Philly |
NHL Hockey |
01/12/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Aaron Ward scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center. Marc Savard and Marco Sturm each scored a goal and added an assist for the Bruins, who blew a two-goal lead in the third. Zdeno Chara notched three assists in the victory, as Boston halted a two-game skid. Jeff Carter posted a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who had a three-game winning streak stopped and lost for only the second ti |
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