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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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12/05/2008 |
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| play in Minnesota on Friday. Final Score: Nashville 3, Colorado 2 Nashville, TN (Best E Casino) - David Legwand's wrister with 0.3 seconds left in the first proved to be the difference, as the Nashville Predators hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Sommet Center. Shea Weber and Vernon Fiddler also tallied for the Predators, who snapped a three-game home losing skid. Ville Koistinen registered two assists, and Pekka Rinne remained unbeaten on the season with an 18-save effort. Rinne is curre |
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| Legwand's tally leads Predators past Avs |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2008 |
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| Nashville, TN (Best E Casino) - David Legwand's wrister with 0.3 seconds left in the first period proved to be the difference, as the Nashville Predators hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche at Sommet Center. Shea Weber and Vernon Fiddler also tallied for the Predators, who snapped a three-game home losing skid. Ville Koistinen registered two assists, and Pekka Rinne remained unbeaten on the season with an 18-save effort. Rinne is currently 5-0-0 in seven starts. Ryan Smyth and Wojtek Wolski po |
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| Avs take trip to Nashville without Sakic |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche will continue a three-game road trip tonight without their captain, as they travel to Nashville to take on the Predators at the Sommet Center. Colorado begin its swing with a 6-5 win in Minnesota on Monday. It did so without Joe Sakic, who will miss the next six weeks due to a herniated disc in his back. Sakic, 39, has missed nine of Colorado's last 12 games due to his back, though he sat out one of those tests due to a tooth infection. He returned to the lineup last Fri |
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| Sakic out at least six weeks |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Colorado Avalanche center Joe Sakic will miss at least the next six weeks while receiving treatment for a herniated disc in his back. Sakic sustained the injury on his first shift of the November 28 game at Phoenix and did not return. "He'll continue to be monitored by our medical staff who will prescribe a treatment regimen that will hopefully allow Joe to be back playing as quickly as possible," said Avalanche general manager Francois Giguere. "Our team physicians are confident th |
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| Wild continue homestand vs. Blues |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Wild continue a three-game homestand tonight with a visit by the St. Louis Blues to Xcel Energy Center. The Wild began the residency with a 6-5 setback to the Colorado Avalanche. on Saturday. The loss was Minnesota's fourth in its last six as the host. Pierre-Marc Bouchard had two goals and an assist while Mikko Koivu had two assists and a goal for Minnesota, which had won two straight and three of its last four games coming in. The Wild continue to click on the man advantage, as |
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| Avs aim to end Minnesota drought |
NHL Hockey |
12/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to halt a five-game losing streak in Minnesota, where they play the Wild tonight at Xcel Energy Center. The Avalanche haven't won in Minnesota since a 2-1 shootout victory on January 6, 2007. The Wild's success over the Avalanche hasn't been limited to just St. Paul either, as they have won six of their last nine overall versus Colorado. Colorado lost a 3-1 home decision to the Wild back on November 6. Peter Budaj allowed three goals on 20 shots, as the Avs play |
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| Avs recall MacKenzie from Lake Erie |
MLH |
11/30/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche recalled defenseman Aaron MacKenzie from their American Hockey league affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters. This is the 6-foot-0, 193-pound MacKenzie's first NHL call-up after scoring three goals and three assists in 16 games with the Monsters. |
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| Avs place Foote on IR |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche placed defenseman Adam Foote on injured reserve, retroactive to November 22, on Saturday. Foote is suffering from upper back and knee injuries and has just one assist in 19 games this season. The 37-year-old veteran was checked from behind by the Kings' John Zeiler late in the second period of last Saturday's 4-3 shootout victory over Los Angeles. Foote was motionless on the ice momentarily before eventually skating off hesitantly under his own power. Zeiler w |
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| Struggling Lightning make a stop in Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try for just their second win in the seventh game since the firing of head coach Barry Melrose when they visit the Colorado Avalanche for tonight's matchup at the Pepsi Center. The Lightning axed Melrose after a loss to Detroit on November 13 and are 1-2-3 under interim head coach Rick Tocchet. Tampa has lost eight of nine and 10 of its last 12 contests overall. Tampa Bay's third straight setback came Friday afternoon in Minnesota, as Mikko Koivu scored the go-ahea |
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| Oilers slide into St. Louis |
NHL Hockey |
11/29/2008 |
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| d 22 points. The 25-year-old's point total is seven more than his next closest teammate. He has two goals and 17 assists in 19 career meetings with the Blues. St. Louis had a three-game winning streak snapped on Wednesday thanks to a 3-1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Manny Legace allowed three goals on 28 shots, while Keith Tkachuk scored the Blues' lone goal. St. Louis had a four-minute power play late in the third period, but failed to draw closer on the scoreboard because of some big saves by Colorado's Pete |
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