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| Penguins and Sabres practice on outdoor rink, all set to play for real Tuesday |
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12/31/2007 |
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| NBC and Canada's CBC plan to take advantage of camera stands on the field, generally used for football games, to call this one from the great outdoors. As cold as it might be, it doesn't compare to the brutal conditions of four years ago when the Montreal Canadiens beat the host Oilers in the Heritage Classic at Edmonton. If a postponement is necessary, the game will be shifted to Wednesday and will be played under the lights. ``Once you're out there, you bundle up and go out and play,'' Penguins forward R |
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| Pens G Conklin gets starting nod, making him 2-for-2 in NHL outdoor games |
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12/31/2007 |
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| nguins goalie got the starting nod for Tuesday's Winter Classic against the Buffalo Sabres, just as he did four years ago while with the Edmonton Oilers in the Heritage Classic. Conklin allowed four goals on 27 shots in the Oilers' 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in the NHL's only other outdoor game, back in 2003. ``For everybody, it'll be a pretty big deal,'' said Conklin, who signed with Pittsburgh this summer after spending some time last season as a backup with Buffalo. ``What gets lost is how much wor |
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| Bruins down Thrashers; snap six-game skid |
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12/31/2007 |
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| e the puck next to him. I wasnt able to do that at all today and thats no good." Mark Stuart's blast from the top of the left circle on a pass from Peter Schaefer gave the Bruins a 3-2 lead midway through the second. Game Notes Attendance was 17,565...Boston will host Washington on Thursday night, while Atlanta will play at Carolina on Wednesday night...Wideman's tally gave the Bruins 18,000 goals in franchise history. The only other team with at least 18,000 is the Montreal Canadiens, who currently have 18,886. |
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| Bruins become 2nd NHL team with 18,000 goals after Wideman scores against Thrashers |
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12/31/2007 |
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BOSTON (AP) -The Boston Bruins became just the second team in NHL history to reach 18,000 goals when Dennis Wideman scored on a power play 4:40 into the second period Monday against Atlanta. The Montreal Canadiens are the only other team to reach 18,000 goals. They currently have 18,886. Wideman scored on a wrist shot from the point, sending a shot that slipped past goaltender Kari Lehtonen that cut the Thrashers' lead to 2-1.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information |
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| Shanahan scores in overtime, giving Rangers 4-3 victory over Canadiens |
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12/31/2007 |
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Brendan Shanahan sure doesn't mess around in overtime. For the second time in three weeks, Shanahan scored early in the extra session, this one capping a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night to extend the New York Rangers' winning streak to three games. Shanahan was sprung on a breakaway by Chris Drury. He skated straight down on Montreal goalie Cristobal Huet and sent a 15-foot wrist shot over his left shoulder 1:06 into the extra period. ``There was a turnover at the blue li |
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| Miller prepares for another outdoor game, thinking of new ways to stay warm |
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12/30/2007 |
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| ook, the Buffalo Sabres goalie is considering wearing a tuque - a knitted ski cap - on top of his mask during the Winter Classic on Tuesday at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The look will be a la Theodore, who made quite the fashion statement when the then-Montreal Canadiens netminder donned one during the Heritage Classic four years ago at Edmonton. ``I can't think of a real comfortable way otherwise,'' said Miller, who also played an outdoor game at Michigan State. ``As a goalie, you get used to wearing your helmet |
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| Montreal closes out road swing with a trip to New York |
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12/30/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens close out their season-long six-game road trip tonight, as they visit the Big Apple and Madison Square Garden to tangle with the New York Rangers. Montreal is 3-1-1 so far on the trip and 13-6-2 overall on the road. The Canadiens have won their last two games, including a 5-1 victory in Florida on Friday. Christopher Higgins had a goal and two assists and Cristobal Huet made 40 saves to lead Montreal. Mark Streit added a goal and an assist for Montreal, while Guillaume L |
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| Ex-Oiler Ryan Smyth remembers bitter cold, extra clothing of 1st outdoor NHL game |
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12/29/2007 |
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Bitter cold, funny hats and lots of extra clothing. That's what Ryan Smyth remembers from the first NHL game played outdoors. Smyth skated in the Oilers' 4-3 loss to the Montreal Canadiens at Edmonton's Commonwealth Stadium on Nov. 22, 2003. The players and the 57,167 parka-clad fans endured a wind chill of minus 4 degrees. ``It was so cold, the ice would chip away,'' Smyth told The Canadian Press. ``Chunks of ice would come out.'' Milder weather is forecast for the NHL's second outdoor game, the Winter |
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| Flyers pay a visit to Tampa to battle the Lightning |
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12/29/2007 |
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| nue the swing with Sunday's test in Florida. Meanwhile, Tampa is 12-7-2 as the host this season, but has dropped five of its last six tests at the Forum. The Bolts lost their third consecutive contest on Thursday as they were pounded by the visiting Montreal Canadiens. Cristobal Huet stopped 28 shots and five different Montreal players lit the lamp, as the Canadiens thumped the Lightning, 5-2. Vaclav Prospal and Jan Hlavac had the goals for the Lightning, who have also dropped eight of their last 10. Johan Holmqv |
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| On Frozen Pond: Penguins and Sabres set to stage NHL's first U.S. outdoor game |
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12/28/2007 |
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| posts came down, the crown in the field was leveled, and the transformation was well under way for the event that came together with only about six months of planning. The other time the NHL played a real game outside was on Nov. 22, 2003, when the Montreal Canadiens went to Edmonton to take on the Oilers in the subfreezing temperatures of Alberta. That event, dubbed the ``Heritage Classic,'' came off after three years of prep work. It was a smash hit, from the ski cap on the head of Canadiens goalie Jose Theo |
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