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| Crosby, Brodeur lead in voting for East All-Stars |
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12/18/2007 |
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| n Conference players in voting for this season's All-Star Game and Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils is tops among goaltenders. Crosby, who became the youngest player to be voted to an NHL All-Star Game last season, has received 381,941 votes. Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov and Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara round out the top three leading vote-getters in the Eastern Conference for the fifth straight week. Crosby, Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier (168,782), and Ottawa captain Daniel Alfreds |
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| Habs welcome Panthers to Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will try for back-to-back home wins for the first time in over a month when they host the Florida Panthers tonight at the Bell Centre. Montreal defeated the rival Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday to halt a six-game home losing streak. The club hasn't won consecutive games as the host since capping a four-game homestand with a victory on November 5 before following a four-game road trip with a home win against Boston on November 17. Saku Koivu netted two goals as Montreal |
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| Habs trying to claw their way back |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens hit some rough patches on their season recently, but the Habs are beginning to feel their way back to their impressive early-season form. Montreal started the year with a surprising 12-6-3 start, but went just 2-5-2 in its next nine contests. However, the Canadiens hope that posting wins in back-to-back games will get them back on the right track. Montreal's most recent win was a satisfying one as the club beat the archrival Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday night. Canadie |
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| Flyers open doors of Wachovia Center for Canadiens |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The struggling Montreal Canadiens will aim for just their third win in 10 games this evening, when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center. The Canadiens have dropped five of their last six games and are just 5-8-2 over the past 15 contests. Montreal's latest setback came Tuesday in a shootout, as Brad Richards scored the only goal in the deciding segment to lead the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory at the Bell Centre. Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec scored for t |
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| Wrist injury ends Morrison's ironman streak at 542 games |
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12/12/2007 |
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| ign, and an abdominal injury last season. Both required offseason surgery. Calgary defenseman Cory Sarich is now the current leader with 419 consecutive games, a streak that began Nov. 27, 2001, when he played for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Former Montreal Canadiens center Doug Jarvis holds the NHL record of 946 consecutive games played.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed with |
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| Lightning down Canadiens in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2007 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Brad Richards scored the only goal in the shootout and the Tampa Bay Lightning outlasted the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at the Bell Centre. Vinny Lecavalier, playing in his native Montreal, scored his 20th goal and Andre Roy also scored for Tampa Bay, which improved to 4-1-1 in its last six games. Marc Denis allowed two goals on 30 shots in the victory. Alex Kovalev and Tomas Plekanec scored for the Canadiens, who are now winless in their last six home games (0-4-2). Carey Price sto |
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| Oilers activate Souray from IR |
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12/11/2007 |
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| ber with a second degree sprain of his left shoulder, sustained the injury during a fight with Vancouver's Byron Ritchie on October 13. Souray signed a five-year contract in the summer and posted one goal and one assist in six games prior to the injury. A native of Elk Point, Alberta, Souray enjoyed a career year last season for the Montreal Canadiens after scoring 26 goals and picking up 38 assists. Nineteen of his 26 goals came on the power play, setting a new NHL record for power play tallies by a defenseman. |
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| Crosby maintains lead in voting for East All-Stars |
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12/11/2007 |
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| Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby continues to lead all Eastern Conference players in voting for this season's All-Star Game. Crosby, who became the youngest player to be voted to an NHL All-Star Game last season, has received 326,131 votes. Montreal Canadiens defenseman Andrei Markov and Boston Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara round out the top three leading vote-getters in the Eastern Conference for the fourth straight week. Crosby, Ottawa Senators right wing Daniel Alfredsson (143,819) and Tampa Bay's Vin |
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| Habs try to rebound against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The struggling Montreal Canadiens will try to get back on the right track this evening, when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have dropped four of five and six of their last eight contests and were slammed at home this past Saturday by Carolina. Ray Whitney scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Hurricanes crushed Montreal, 5-1. Montreal has now dropped into third place in the Northeast Division with 32 points on the year. Andrei Kostitsyn had t |
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| Whitney's three-point performance helps Carolina defeat Montreal |
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12/09/2007 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Ray Whitney scored a pair of goals and added an assist as the Carolina Hurricanes crushed the Montreal Canadiens, 5-1, at the Bell Centre. Erik Cole added a goal and assist, and Matt Cullen collected three helpers, as the feast-or-famine Hurricanes got back on the winning track. Carolina has alternated wins and losses for the past six games, scored at least four goals in the three wins, and tallied just one goal in the losses. Cam Ward stopped 35-of-36 shots for the Hurricanes, wh |
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