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| Avs shoot for 2-0 lead against Wild |
NHL Hockey |
04/11/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The sixth-seeded Colorado Avalanche will try to take a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals, as they visit the Northwest Division champion Minnesota Wild for Game 2 at Xcel Energy Center. Joe Sakic scored the game-winning goal 11:11 into overtime of Game 1, as the Avalanche clipped the third-seeded Wild, 3-2, on Wednesday night in St. Paul. In the extra session, Ruslan Salei fired a slap shot from the left point that hit Minnesota defenseman Martin Skoula in front and |
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| Sakic's OT winner lifts Avs over Wild in Game 1 thriller |
NHL Hockey |
04/10/2008 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Best E Casino) - Joe Sakic scored the game-winning goal 11:11 into the first overtime, as the Colorado Avalanche clipped the Minnesota Wild, 3-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series at the Xcel Energy Center. In the extra session, Ruslan Salei fired a slap shot from the left point that hit Minnesota Wild defenseman Martin Skoula in front and went right to the stick of Sakic, who backhanded the puck past Niklas Backstrom. Kurt Sauer and Ryan Smyth also tallied fo |
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| Wild, Avs continue to battle in Game 1 of West quarterfinals |
NHL Hockey |
04/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - After battling it out for the Northwest Division title all season long, the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche will meet tonight for Game 1 of a best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. With four of the clubs in the division alive in the battle for the crown late in the season, it was the Wild who made the fewest number of mistakes on the way to winning their first-ever Northwest crown as well as the third seed in the West. The Avalanche fi |
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| Talent and experience rule out West; Youth abounds throughout East |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2008 |
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| e in a best-of-seven series starting Thursday in Hockeytown. Pittsburgh and No. 7 Ottawa will get things started Wednesday, along with the New Jersey Devils and New York Rangers in a 4 vs. 5 Eastern Conference border battle; the Minnesota Wild and Colorado Avalanche in a 3 vs. 6 matchup in the West; and the Sharks hosting the Calgary Flames in a No. 2 against No. 7 series. Joining Detroit and Nashville in Game 1 action on Thursday are the No. 8 Boston Bruins and No. 1 seed Montreal Canadiens, and Dallas and A |
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| Stanley Cup Finals Preview - Minnesota vs. Colorado |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2008 |
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| strom made 58 appearances this year, 57 of those starts, and finished 33-13-8 with a 2.31 GAA. He was also decent in his first-ever postseason appearance last year, allowing just 11 goals in five games versus the eventual Stanley Cup champion Ducks. COLORADO AVALANCHE (6th seed, West) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 44-31-7 2007 PLAYOFFS: Did not qualify (Best E Casino) - Apparently, the Colorado Avalanche didn't like missing the postseason last year. So, they brought back some old faces to ensure it didn't happen again. |
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| Wild defenseman Nick Schultz has appendectomy |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| ppendectomy Monday night, two days before they open a playoff series. The team said the operation was successful and Schultz was resting comfortably at a Twin Cities hospital. Minnesota opens the Western Conference playoffs Wednesday against the Colorado Avalanche. The Wild said Schultz's status would be updated when the team had more information. Schultz played 81 games this season and had two goals and 15 points with a plus-9 rating.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The info |
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| Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins Wednesday |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| es (42-30-10) beginning Wednesday at HP Pavilion. Calgary took three of the four meetings during the regular season. In an intriguing matchup between Northwest Division rivals, the third-seeded Minnesota Wild (44-28-10) will take on the sixth-seeded Colorado Avalanche (44-31-7) in a series set to open Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, who captured their first-ever division crown, won five of the eight meetings this season. Colorado overcame injuries to Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny, which ke |
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| Quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins Tuesday |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2008 |
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| es (42-30-10) beginning Wednesday at HP Pavilion. Calgary took three of the four meetings during the regular season. In an intriguing matchup between Northwest Division rivals, the third-seeded Minnesota Wild (44-28-10) will take on the sixth-seeded Colorado Avalanche (44-31-7) in a series set to open Wednesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, who captured their first-ever division crown, won five of the eight meetings this season. Colorado overcame injuries to Joe Sakic, Ryan Smyth and Paul Stastny, which ke |
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| Avs wrap up regular season by besting Wild in playoff preview |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Wojtek Wolski scored the game-deciding goal in the shootout, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Minnesota Wild, 4-3, in the regular-season finale at the Pepsi Center. In the first round of the shootout, Wolski skated in on Josh Harding and faked the backhander before pulling the puck back to the forehand and tucking it into the net. After Jose Theodore turned aside Petteri Nummelin's offering, Joe Sakic snapped a wrister past the glove of Harding. Pierre-Marc Bouchard had a chan |
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| Avalanche host Wild, aim for higher seed |
NHL Hockey |
04/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A preview of a potential opening-round playoff series is on tap today, as the Colorado Avalanche host the Minnesota Wild at the Pepsi Center in the final regular-season test for both clubs. The Wild are the champions of the Northwest Division for the first time in franchise history and are locked into the third seed in the Western Conference. Colorado is currently seventh in the West and just one point behind Calgary, which has completed its regular season. The Avalanche need just a point in t |
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