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| Leafs trying for second straight win |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Best E Casino) - After ending a three-game losing streak Thursday, the Toronto Maple Leafs hope to win their second straight tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. The Leafs snapped the slide with a 5-3 victory over Phoenix at Air Canada Centre, marking their first home win of the season as well. Despite nearly blowing things with a poor third period, Toronto was able to hold on and earn goaltender Trevor Kidd his first triumph with the club. Kidd finished with 27 s |
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| Wild try to stay unbeaten |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| rnandez stopped 33 shots against his former team, including a glove save on a Mike Modano shot that would have tied the game with just over a minute to play. The Red Wings had their Stanley Cup celebration ruined at Joe Louis Arena Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens handed Detroit a 3-2 loss. Brendan Shanahan and Pavel Datsyuk scored goals for the Red Wings, who raised their 10th Stanley Cup championship banner in ceremonies before the contest. Curtis Joseph, in his first home start, made 11 saves for Detroit, |
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| Flyers Team Report: Back? What back? |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2002 |
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| ion, he's ready to shrug off the last two years, both of which were rather forgettable. The former All-Star and three-time 50-goal scorer has tallied six times in the young campaign, including a four-spot in Tuesday's 6-2 victory over the struggling Montreal Canadiens. New Flyer head coach Ken Hitchcock believes that a relaxed approach has pushed LeClair off to his torrid start. "He was pressing so hard for goals [last season]," Hitchcock said. "He is one of the best players in the league in taking away space. He |
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| Flyers aim to close out road trip perfect |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to remain unbeaten tonight when they close out a season-opening road trip against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. After skating to a 2-2 tie in Edmonton on opening night, the Flyers earned a 5-4 comeback victory in Calgary on Saturday. Mark Recchi recorded his fifth career hat trick as he led Philly back from a 4-2 deficit. In addition to tying the game with a pair of goals in a 1:45 span late, he set up Jeremy Roenick for the game-winnin |
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| Wings close out season-opening trip in Anaheim |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2002 |
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| r share of trouble winning in Los Angeles. The defeat dropped them to 0-4-1 in their last five regular season trips to the Staples Center. The Red Wings return home after tonight and will raise their Stanley Cup championship banner Thursday when the Montreal Canadiens come calling to Joe Louis Arena. Anaheim, meanwhile, will hold some festivities of its own tonight, as the Ducks will commemorate their 10th anniversary. The club will honor several members of the inaugural 1993-94 team. This year's version of the M |
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| Habs open season with victory at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
10/12/2002 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Yanic Perreault had a goal and an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a season-opening 4-1 win over the New York Rangers. Richard Zednik, Joe Juneau and Mariusz Czerkawski also scored for the Canadiens, who won their second straight season opener and snapped an eight- game winless streak (0-7-1) against the Rangers. Jose Theodore stopped 20 shots for the Canadiens, who returned to the playoffs last season after a three-year absence. Mikael Samuelsson scored the lone goal for |
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| Jagr starts second season with Caps, new coach |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2002 |
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| the club deep into the playoffs for a run at the Stanley Cup. However, injuries proved costly as Washington finished second behind the eventual Eastern Conference Champion Carolina Hurricanes in the Southeast Division, and just two points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the eighth and final seed in the East with a 36-33-11-2 mark. Key defensive performers Calle Johansson, Steve Konowalchuk and Jeff Halpern missed most of the season with injuries, and goaltender Olaf Kolzig suffered a knee injury and had a sub-p |
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| Rangers aim for second straight win to start season |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2002 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) -The New York Rangers will try for their second straight win to open the season and their sixth consecutive victory over the Montreal Canadiens in their home-opener at Madison Square Garden on Friday. New York used two goals each from 41-year-old captain Mark Messier and Petr Nedved to upend the defending Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes, 4-1, in the team's season-opener on Wednesday. Messier's two points moved him into a tie with Ron Greschner for sixth place on the |
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| Blackhawks start season minus Fleury |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| y Amonte exercised his right of free agency on July 1 and signed a four-year contract worth $24 million with the Phoenix Coyotes. Fleury was being counted on to help soften the loss of Amonte in the offensive end. The team also swung a deal with the Montreal Canadiens for crafty Sergei Berezin, who will attempt to recapture the scoring touch that allowed him to notch 37 goals for the Maple Leafs in the late 1990s. He managed a meager 11 scores last season with the Coyotes and Canadiens, but his raw speed and offe |
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| Rangers' great Rayner passes away |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| er played 10 seasons in the NHL, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1973. Rayner led the Rangers to within one goal of the Stanley Cup in 1950. Despite finishing fourth in the league's regular-season standings, the Rangers knocked off the Montreal Canadiens before facing the Detroit Red Wings in a seven-game final. Madison Square Garden was booked with the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, forcing the Rangers to host just two "home" games at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto. The Red Wings, w |
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