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| Flames head to Los Angeles |
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02/15/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Calgary Flames continue their five-game tour of the Pacific Division tonight, as they are set to square off against the Los Angeles Kings at the Staples Center. The Flames began this five-game trek on Tuesday with a 4-3 overtime win over San Jose, with two of their top stars factoring in the victory. Dion Phaneuf netted the equalizer with 50 seconds left in the third, and then set up Jarome Iginla's game-winner with 25 ticks left in overtime. Phaneuf posted his second straight game with a |
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| Even after Richard Zednik's frightening injury, don't expect neck guards in NHL |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2008 |
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| ost 20 years after Sabres goaltender Clint Malarchuk severed his jugular vein when an opposing player's skate clipped him. He also recovered. ``Right after (Zednik's accident) happened, somebody on our team said maybe we should wear neck guards,'' Los Angeles Kings forward Michael Cammalleri said. ``I don't know if it would fly, to be honest with you, but there's been a couple of scary incidents and you never want to see that.'' The NHL always has had a macho culture. Goalies didn't regularly wear facemasks |
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| Blues defeat Kings in Gateway City |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - David Backes and Martin Rucinsky had a goal and an assist each to guide the St. Louis Blues past the road-weary Los Angeles Kings, 4-2, at Scottrade Center. Andy McDonald and Jay McKee also scored while Manny Legace made 25 stops for the Blues, who had dropped four straight and 11 of 13 coming in. Dustin Brown and Alexander Frolov lit the lamp for Los Angeles, which finished its eight-game road swing with a respectable 4-3-1 record. Jason LaBarbera made 30 saves in defeat. St. L |
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| Kings wrap up epic swing against struggling Blues |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Los Angeles Kings conclude a lengthy road trip with tonight's stop at St. Louis' Scottrade Center, where the host Blues hope to turn around a recent string of misfortune. St. Louis has played its way out of the Western Conference playoff mix with losses in 11 of its last 13 games, including the club's four most recent contests. The Blues, who have gone 2-8-3 during the rough patch, are coming off a hard-fought setback to visiting Minnesota on Sunday. Brent Burns netted the deciding goal i |
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| O'Sullivan leads Kings past Blue Jackets |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2008 |
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| Columbus, OH (Best E Casino) - Patrick O'Sullivan wristed in the game-winner in the shootout as the Los Angeles Kings topped the Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2. Anze Kopitar scored both regulation goals for the Kings, who have won three of four. Dan Cloutier stopped 31 shots, and O'Sullivan added an assist for LA. Ron Hainsey and Rick Nash scored for the Blue Jackets, who have lost two in a row and six of seven. Michael Peca had two assists and Pascal Leclaire, who returned after missing two games with a sprained |
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| Blue Jackets go for series sweep of Kings |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Columbus Blue Jackets seek their fifth straight win at home against the Los Angeles Kings tonight, as the two clubs face off at Nationwide Arena. Columbus played its second straight game on Friday without goaltender Pascal Leclaire, who didn't travel with the team after suffering a sprained neck in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime loss against Washington. Fredrik Norrena has started in his place and made 26 saves in Thursday's win over Phoenix before yielding two goals on 22 shots the following nig |
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| Selanne and the Ducks aim to stay hot, take on Red Wings |
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02/10/2008 |
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| air of games in Motown. The Red Wings have won four of six and seven of their last 11 overall versus the Ducks in the regular season. Detroit comes into this game as losers in two straight though. After blowing a third-period lead and falling to the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, the Red Wings lost a 3-2 overtime decision to Toronto on Saturday. Nik Antropov's goal 1:02 into overtime clinched the win for Toronto. The scoring chance came after a Red Wings turnover led to an odd-man rush for Toronto. Then, with De |
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| Flyers go for fifth straight win over Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
02/10/2008 |
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| fered a torn glute muscle. The loss dropped the Flyers out of first place and into third in the Atlantic Division, two points behind first-place Pittsburgh. The Penguins took over sole possession of the division with yesterday's 4-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Evgeni Malkin continued to carry his club in Sidney Crosby's absence, netting two power-play goals and an assist. Malkin has 17 points (7 goals, 10 assists) in nine games since Crosby went down with a high ankle sprain. Pittsburgh is 5-2-2 in that |
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| Antropov's OT score lifts Maple Leafs over Red Wings |
NHL Hockey |
02/09/2008 |
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| ir last four games. Nicklas Lidstrom had a goal and an assist for the Red Wings, who have dropped two straight on the heels of an eight-game win streak. The loss came after Detroit imploded in the third period and dropped Thursday's home test to the Los Angeles Kings. Mikael Samuelsson also scored, while Hasek turned aside 22 shots in defeat. "I thought we were playing a little bit better early in the game," said Detroit's Dallas Drake. "We have to create more chances offensively. That's our style of game and we |
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| Red-hot Malkin helps Pens down Kings |
NHL Hockey |
02/09/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Evgeni Malkin scored two power play goals and added an assist and Dany Sabourin saved 26-of-28 shots, leading the Pittsburgh Penguins over the Los Angeles Kings, 4-2, at Mellon Arena. Malkin now has 19 points in the nine games the Penguins have played since Sidney Crosby went out with a high ankle sprain on January 18. He leads the team with 69 points. Ryan Malone pitched in with a goal and an assist for the Penguins, who have won three of their last four games and with 67 poin |
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