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| Isles try and get back on track against Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Best E Casino) - The New York Islanders hope to halt a five-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The slide has shoved the Isles down into the Atlantic Division basement with seven points -- 13 behind first-place Philadelphia. On Monday, Peter Laviolette's club dropped a 4-2 decision to Calgary in the second and last installment of a brief homestand. Roman Hamrlik and Alexei Yashin scored second-period goals to bring New York back from a 2-0 defi |
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| Blues shoot for ninth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues will try for their ninth straight win tonight when they conclude a three-game road trip against the Montreal Canadiens. St. Louis, which is unbeaten in its last nine (8-0-1), is undefeated in four road contests (4-0-0) and most recently upended the New York Rangers, 3-2, on Sunday. Scott Mellanby scored the go-ahead goal 6:03 into the third period and also added an assist to lift the Blues to victory on Sunday. Dallas Drake and Martin Rucinsky also lit the |
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| Lightning hope to turn things around in Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2002 |
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| e 600 mark. Following tonight's contest, the Bolts will return home, where they are undefeated (4-0-0) through four games. The Maple Leafs enter Tuesday's contest in the midst of a two-game winless streak (0-1-1) and were handed a 5-2 setback by the Montreal Canadiens in Saturday's Hall of Fame game. Bryan McCabe and Mikael Renberg scored for the Maple Leafs, while Ed Belfour made 23 saves in defeat. All five of Toronto's goals in its last two games have come on the power play, as the Maple Leafs have converted o |
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| Leafs, Habs faceoff in Hall of Fame game |
NHL Hockey |
11/02/2002 |
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| Toronto, Ontario (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will host the Montreal Canadiens as one of hockey's storied rivalries is renewed in the fourth annual Hall of Fame game Saturday at Air Canada Centre. On Monday Bernie Federko, Clark Gillies and Rod Langway will be enshrined as players in the Hockey Hall of Fame, while Roger Neilson will be honored in the builder category. The Leafs, who are 1-0-2-0 in Hall of Fame games, enter Saturday's tilt on a two-game unbeaten streak (1-0-1), most recently tying t |
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| Wild trade Blouin to Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
10/31/2002 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Wild traded left wing Sylvain Blouin to the Montreal Canadiens Thursday in exchange for a seventh-round pick in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. The 28-year-old Blouin appeared in two games with the Wild this season and recorded four penalty minutes. He has played in 86 games over his NHL career and has three goals and four assists with 293 penalty minutes. Blouin was selected by the Wild from Montreal in the 2000 NHL Waiver Draft. |
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| Rucinsky reaches deal with Blues; Jonsson has cancer |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues signed forward Martin Rucinsky on Wednesday. The 31-year-old Rucinsky played in a combined 75 games last season for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. He recorded 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points. The 6-1, 205-pound left wing has appeared in 674 career NHL games, compiling 433 points (178 goals, 255 assists) and 567 penalty minutes. The Blues also announced that defenseman Robin Jonsson, a fourth-round draft pick from June of this |
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| Blues and Rucinsky reach tentative agreement |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2002 |
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| MO (Best E Casino) - The St. Louis Blues have reached a tentative contract agreement with forward Martin Rucinsky. The team is expected to make a formal announcement within the next couple of days. The 31-year-old Rucinsky played in a combined 75 games last season for the New York Rangers, Dallas Stars and Montreal Canadiens. He recorded 11 goals and 27 assists for 38 points. The 6-1, 205-pound left wing has appeared in 674 career NHL games, compiling 433 points (178 goals, 255 assists) and 567 penalty minutes. |
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| Flyers Team Report: Miscues lead to first loss |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2002 |
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| the third period, we made too many mistakes -- too many high-risk plays at both blue lines." Philadelphia has now dropped five consecutive games against the Sabres, and has not won at HSBC Arena since April 8, 2001, the final game of the 2000-01 season. UP NEXT The Flyers try to get back on the winning track on Thursday when they welcome the Montreal Canadiens to the First Union Center. The club plays four of its next five games overall on home ice, with the lone exception being Saturday's match on Long Island. |
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| Roy ready for another record |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2002 |
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| Leafs, LA Kings and New York Rangers compiled a 447-330-172 mark in his career. The 37-year-old Roy, who at 56,711 career minutes is also close to breaking Sawchuck's record of 57,194 minutes. Roy played his first game on February 23, 1985 with the Montreal Canadiens in a relief effort of Doug Soetaert against the Winnipeg Jets. Roy owns 31 career victories over the Oilers which matches the most he has against any team in the league. He has also beaten the Boston Bruins 31 times. Colorado, which is 0-1-1 in Denv |
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| Penguins attempt to stretch unbeaten streak to five in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Penguins attempt to stretch their unbeaten streak to five games tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Since opening the campaign with an embarrassing 6-0 home loss to Toronto, the Pens have gone 3-0-1, including Saturday's 3-3 tie with the still-undefeated Tampa Bay Lightning. Alexei Kovalev scored his second of the season to provide a 3-2 lead early in the third, but the Lightning's Dan Boyle tied things with a power-play goal midwa |
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