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| Thrashers down Habs in shootout at Bell Centre |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2007 |
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| Montreal, QC (Best E Casino) - Bryan Little and Ilya Kovalchuk each scored in the shootout, lifting the Atlanta Thrashers over the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at the Bell Centre. Little, the second skater for Atlanta in the extra session, beat Montreal rookie Carey Price with a backhand shot, while Kovalchuk stunned the Habs netminder on the third attempt with a quick snapshot into the low right corner of the net. On the other side of the ice, Johan Hedberg denied Tomas Plekanec's wrister, allowed a highlight-reel |
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| Thrashers battle Canadiens seeking consecutive wins |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Thrashers will try for back-to-back wins for the first time this season when they battle the Montreal Canadiens tonight at the Bell Centre. Atlanta dropped its first six games of the season, prompting an early coaching change. The club has since won three of five games since general manager Don Waddell replaced Bob Hartley on an interim basis, though it hasn't been able to string together consecutive victories. The Thrashers are in the midst of a seven-game road trip and are 2-2-0 |
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| Markov's shootout score puts Canadiens past Penguins |
NHL Hockey |
10/28/2007 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Andrei Markov scored the lone goal of the shootout and also tallied in regulation as the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4-3, at Mellon Arena After the first 16 players were unable to score in the shootout, Markov skated in faked a fore-hander and slid the backhander through the pads of Dany Sabourin to give the Canadiens the win and two points. "It's more important we got two points in an important game," said Markov. "It's a little tough when you play two |
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| Pittsburgh Penguins recall forward Tyler Kennedy from AHL |
NHL Hockey |
10/27/2007 |
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| TSBURGH (AP) -The Penguins recalled forward Tyler Kennedy from their American Hockey League affiliate in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton on Saturday. Kennedy, a fourth-round pick in the 2004 draft, made his NHL debut Saturday night in Pittsburgh against the Montreal Canadiens. The 5-foot-11, 183-pound Kennedy was tied for second in scoring for his AHL team with five points (three goals, two assists) in six games. He had 12 goals and 25 assists for the AHL Penguins last season. Pittsburgh had an open roster spot, so the |
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| Canadiens score 5 power-play goals, beat Hurricanes 7-4 |
NHL Hockey |
10/27/2007 |
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Tomas Plekanec and the Montreal Canadiens overpowered the Carolina Hurricanes. Plekanec had two goals and two assists, all on the power play, to help the visiting Canadiens beat the Hurricanes 7-4 on Friday night. ``We wanted to get the puck on the net and get rebounds,'' Plekanec said. ``We did all the right things and it paid off.'' Montreal scored five power-play goals, four in the first period, en route to its third straight victory. The Canadiens have scored eight of their NHL-best 16 power-play goa |
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| Oilers' Souray placed on IR |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2007 |
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| e injury occurred as Souray, who signed a five-year contract in the summer, fell to the ice during a third-period fight with Vancouver's Byron Ritchie in on October 13. 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 goals by a defenseman. This season, the backliner posted just one goal and one assist in six games before bein |
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| Hurricanes welcome Sabres to RBC Center |
NHL Hockey |
10/24/2007 |
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| ers, are off to a 3-4-0 start to the season and have dropped their last two games. Buffalo is now in danger of losing three straight contests for the first time since March 7-13 of last season. Buffalo was last in action Saturday evening against the Montreal Canadiens and the Habs posted a 4-2 triumph on their home ice. Roman Hamrlik got credit for the game-winning tally and also had two assists, as the Canadiens doubled up the Sabres at the Bell Centre. Paul Gaustad and Derek Roy each scored for Buffalo, while R |
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| Bruins battle Canadiens aiming for fifth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
10/22/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The streaking Boston Bruins will aim for their fifth consecutive victory tonight, when they visit the rival Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Boston has won four in a row for the first time since February 17-23 of last season. The Bruins haven't had a five-game winning streak since rattling off six straight victories from January 29-February 10, 2004. The Bruins latest triumph came in dramatic fashion against the visiting New York Rangers on Saturday. Phil Kessel scored the lone goal of t |
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| Sabres battle Habs in Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
10/20/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to halt a three-game losing streak this evening, when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres to the Bell Centre. The Canadiens have gone 0-2-1 during their skid with the lone point gained in a shootout loss to Florida on Tuesday. Montreal was in action Thursday night in Ottawa and was handed a close loss at Scotiabank Place. Jason Spezza scored the go-ahead goal with 6:45 remaining in the third period, as the Senators fended off the Habs, 4-3. Guillaume Latendresse, Mi |
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| Habs and Sens battle in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Ottawa Senators are off to a hot start this season and will try to stay on track tonight versus the Montreal Canadiens at Scotiabank Place. Ottawa leads the NHL with 12 points and is 6-1-0 so far in 2007-08. It opened the campaign with five straight wins before losing to the Carolina Hurricanes on October 11 at home. The Senators rebounded with Saturday's 3-1 victory over the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden, as Dany Heatley, Chris Phillips and Patrick Eaves all scored in a 52-sec |
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