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| Luongo, Canucks put shutout streak on the line vs. Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/12/2008 |
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| Network) - Goaltender Roberto Luongo has been showing the Vancouver fans perfection over the last three games. The Canucks captain will try to stretch his shutout streak tonight and break his own club record in the process when his club takes on the Colorado Avalanche at General Motors Place. Luongo enters this test having posted three straight shutouts. He hasn't allowed a goal since the second period of a loss to Detroit last Sunday, blanking Nashville, Phoenix and Minnesota in the process while stopping all 81 |
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| Edmonton Oilers |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
11/12/2008 |
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| Claimed forward Jesse Boulerice off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche; placed left winger Steve MacIntyre on the injured reserve list. |
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| Edmonton claims Boulerice |
NHL Hockey |
11/11/2008 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers claimed forward Jesse Boulerice off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday. Boulerice, a 6-foot-2, 215-pound enforcer has scored two goals with two assists and 46 penalty minutes in 12 games this season with the Lake Erie Monsters, Colorado's AHL affiliate. Drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the fifth round of the 1996 NHL Entry Draft, the 30-year-old Boulerice made his NHL debut with the Flyers in 2001-02. Boulerice has played 170 NHL games with Phi |
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| Budaj, Avs blank Predators |
NHL Hockey |
11/09/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Peter Budaj stopped all 26 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season, as the Colorado Avalanche blanked Nashville, 1-0, at the Pepsi Center. It was the sixth career shutout for Budaj, who helped the Avs halt their five- game losing streak. Darcy Tucker provided the game's only tally with his 200th career goal. "I think it was a huge win for our team, especially with us losing five in a row," Budaj said. "I don't think we played that bad in those five games but we couldn't g |
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| Avs host Preds, try to end five-game slide |
NHL Hockey |
11/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to put the breaks on a five-game losing streak when they welcome the Nashville Predators for tonight's matchup at the Pepsi Center. Colorado's skid has come on the heels of a five-game winning streak. Another loss tonight would give the Avalanche their longest slide since also dropping six straight from March 30-April 11, 1998. All of Colorado's setbacks on the current slide have come in regulation, meaning the club hasn't gained a point in the standings since p |
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| Avs' Sakic possible for Saturday; recall RW Jones |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Colorado Avalanche coach Tony Granato said that forward Joe Sakic might be available for Saturday's game against Nashville. "I'd say there's a pretty good chance he'll play," said Granato. "If he feels like he does this morning and there's no setbacks, I think he'll be ready to go." Sakic, who sat out Thursday's 3-1 loss to Minnesota, is currently suffering from back problems. In 12 games this year, the captain has two goals and 10 assists. In other news, Colorado recalled right win |
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| Colorado's Sakic scratched Thursday with back strain |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Colorado Avalanche centerman Joe Sakic was scratched from Thursday night's 3-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild with a strained back. Sakic was third on the Avalanche with 12 points (2 G, 10 A) entering Thursday's action through 12 games. The 39-year-old played in just 44 games last season because of groin problems and subsequent hernia surgery. He posted career lows with 13 goals and 40 points. The native of British Columbia has spent his entire career with the Colorado franchise and dec |
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| Avalanche recall Hensick from Erie |
MLH |
11/06/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - The NHL's Colorado Avalanche announced that forward T.J. Hensick has been recalled from the club's American Hockey League affiliate, the Lake Erie Monsters, on Thursday. Hensick currently leads the Monsters in scoring with six goals and seven assists while being tied for fifth among all AHL scorers. His three power-play goals also lead Lake Erie. Colorado also recalled defenseman Kyle Cumiskey from the Monsters on Thursday after clearing space on the roster by loaning forward David |
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| Stars sign Parrish |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2008 |
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| cap concerns. The Wild originally signed him to a five-year contract in July 2006. The Bloomington, Minnesota native scored a career-low 16 goals and collected 14 assists in 66 games last season for the Wild. The club also bought out the three remaining years of Parrish's contract after he cleared waivers, making him a free agent. Originally selected by the Colorado Avalanche in third round of the 1996 draft, Parrish has 208 goals and 164 assists in 660 career games with the Panthers, Islanders, Kings and Wild. |
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| Quenneville's Blackhawks get best of Avs |
NHL Hockey |
11/04/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (Best E Casino) - Patrick Sharp and Andrew Ladd scored two goals apiece to send the Chicago Blackhawks past the Colorado Avalanche 6-2 at the United Center. Troy Brouwer and Cameron Barker had the other goals, while Sharp and Ladd both added helpers to register three-point nights for Chicago, which notched its third straight victory. "Our line is starting to feel comfortable with each other. We have to keep building on our success," Ladd said. "We've been playing well at both ends of the ice but we |
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