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| Iginla, Budaj and Hossa selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
10/27/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Calgary Flames right winger Jarome Iginla, Colorado Avalanche goaltender Peter Budaj and Detroit Red Wings right winger Marian Hossa have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending October 26. Iginla registered five goals and two assists to lead all scorers as the Flames went 3-0-0. The 31-year-old tallied a hat trick on Thursday against the Predators. Budaj, 26, posted a 3-0-0 record with a 1.62 goals-against average and .941 save percentage. Colorado has won five str |
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| Sens aim to halt four-game skid, take on Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
10/27/2008 |
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| f just two teams remaining in the NHL without a regulation loss. Buffalo, which leads the Northeast with 14 points, is coming off Saturday's shootout loss in Denver. Ryan Smyth scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche came away with a 2-1 victory at the Pepsi Center. Daniel Paille scored the lone regulation tally for the Sabres, who have dropped two of their last four games. Ryan Miller let in one goal on 29 shots in defeat. The Sabres are a perfect 3-0 in wester |
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| Smyth's game-winner in shootout propels Avs over Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
10/26/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Ryan Smyth scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of the shootout, and the Colorado Avalanche came away with a 2-1 victory over the Buffalo Sabres at Pepsi Center. Jordan Leopold scored the tying goal late in the third period for the Avalanche, who have won five straight after starting the season with three consecutive losses. Peter Budaj stopped 29-of-30 shots he faced in the win. "It was more of a pass then anything else," Leopold said of his goal. "I was trying to get a |
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| Foote's foot leads to early departure for the Colorado D |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Colorado Avalanche defenseman Adam Foote left Saturday's game against the Buffalo Sabres in the first period with a foot injury. The 37-year-old Foote, who earlier this month played in his 1,000th career NHL game, exited the ice and made his way to the locker room after suffering the injury. The 16-year vet has tallied 65 goals and 219 assists throughout his career, which has seen Foote wear the sweaters of the Nordiques and Blue Jackets in addition to the Avs. |
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| Canucks, Oilers meet in Northwest Division clash in Vancouver |
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10/25/2008 |
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| ame losing streak and has dropped four of its last five outings (1-4-0). Chicago dealt the Oilers their first loss of the year, posting a 3-0 decision in the Windy City on Wednesday. The following night, Edmonton was handed another road loss, as the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Oilers by a 4-1 count. Ian Laperriere had a goal and an assist to lead the Avs to victory. Shawn Horcoff lit the lamp and Mathieu Garon allowed four goals on 25 shots for Edmonton. The Oilers, who are 2-2-0 as the visiting team this yea |
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| Sabres try to avoid first regulation loss versus Avs |
NHL Hockey |
10/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to remain one of just three teams in the NHL yet to be handed a regulation loss when they visit the surging Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Pepsi Center. Buffalo is 6-0-1 on the season and has won back-to-back contests since sustaining their lone setback of the year, a 3-2 shootout loss last Saturday in Atlanta. Montreal and Minnesota have also yet to receive a regulation defeats, as they are 5-0-1 and 4-0-1, respectively. The Wild's only loss came Thursday evenin |
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| Avs use late surge to slip past Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (Best E Casino) - Ian Laperriere had a goal and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche downed the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, at Pepsi Center. Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic and Cody McLeod also scored for the Avalanche, who have reeled off four straight wins after beginning the season with three consecutive one-goal losses. Ben Guite and Darcy Tucker each collected two assists, while Peter Budaj made 25 saves. "I felt good tonight," said Budaj. "We all played well, especially in the third. Our hard work paid off." |
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| Avs try to hand Edmonton second straight loss |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to rebound from their first loss of the season, as they visit the Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Pepsi Center. Edmonton opened up the season with four straight wins, its best start since beginning the 1985-86 season with five consecutive victories. However, the season-opening burst came to an end Wednesday night after a 3-0 setback to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers failed to get any of their 23 shots by Chicago netminder Nikolai Khabibulin and Edmonton manag |
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| Kings, Avs square off in LA |
NHL Hockey |
10/20/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of teams shooting for their third straight victories will meet tonight in Southern California, as the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Colorado Avalanche to the Staples Center. Colorado has won its last two contests after beginning the season on a three- game skid, while the Kings have rebounded with back-to-back victories after starting the year 0-2. The Avalanche picked up their first win of the year with a 5-2 pounding of visiting Philadelphia on Thursday and followed that triumph with |
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| Avalanche build big lead then hold on to down Stars |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (Best E Casino) - Milan Hejduk scored a pair of goals, as the Colorado Avalanche built a big lead and survived a disallowed tying goal to hold on for a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic and Wojtek Wolski each notched two assists for the Avalanche, who have won two straight after losing their first three games of the season. Andrew Raycroft finished with 26 saves in the victory. Marty Turco stopped just 17 shots in defeat and Brad Richards scored a |
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