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| Price, Jagr, Huet selected as NHL's Three Stars |
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04/07/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price, New York Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr and Washington Capitals netminder Cristobal Huet have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the final week of the regular season. Price garnered first star honors by posting a 3-0-0 record and a 0.67 goals- against average with one shutout as the Habs ascended to the top of the Eastern Conference standings. He recorded his third whitewash of the season, making 32 stops in a 3-0 win over Ottawa on A |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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04/07/2008 |
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| ai Khabibulin stopped 34 shots in defeat. Final Score: New Jersey 3, NY Rangers 2 (SO) Newark, NJ (Best E Casino) - Patrik Elias scored the winning goal in the shootout, as the New Jersey Devils tuned up for a first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers with a 3-2 victory at the Prudential Center. The Devils and Rangers will meet in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, starting Wednesday in New Jersey. Home-ice advantage was up for grabs entering Sunday's regular-season finale, but t |
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| Devils top Rangers, earn home-ice advantage in first round |
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04/06/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (Best E Casino) - Patrik Elias scored the winning goal in the shootout, as the New Jersey Devils tuned up for a first-round playoff series against the New York Rangers with a 3-2 victory at the Prudential Center. The Devils and Rangers will meet in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, starting Wednesday in New Jersey. Home-ice advantage was up for grabs entering Sunday's regular-season finale, but the Rangers needed to win in regulation and couldn't do so after falling behind by two |
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| Flyers, Pens jockey for playoff positioning |
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04/06/2008 |
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| har registered a goal and two assists for the Penguins, who claimed a division title for the first time since winning the Northeast in 1997-98. Pittsburgh also became the first team other than New Jersey or Philadelphia to win the Atlantic since the New York Rangers took home the title in 1993-94. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, while Marc-Andre Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots to pick up the win. The Penguins are 21-16-3 as the visiting team this year, but have lost three of their last four road ga |
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| Rangers, Devils battle for home-ice advantage |
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04/06/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - New Jersey and the New York Rangers will fight for home-ice advantage in their opening-round playoff series today, as the Devils host the final regular-season test for both teams at the Prudential Center. The Devils are currently the fourth seed with 97 points and the Rangers are just one point behind. New Jersey just needs a point to stay in fourth, while New York needs a regulation win to pass the Devils. Either way, the clubs will face each other in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. N |
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| Bruins host Sabres, battle for higher seed |
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04/05/2008 |
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| finish ahead of Ottawa, which is tied with Boston and holds the tiebreaker as a result of its higher win total. Boston could finish as high as fifth in the conference or as low as eighth, depending on how the final two days of the season unfold. The New York Rangers are currently the fifth seed with 96 points and Philadelphia is eighth with 93. Both the Flyers and Rangers will complete their schedules on Sunday. Boston is 21-15-4 as the hosts this year and has won three of four, four of six and seven of its las |
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| Flyers blank Devils, secure playoff spot |
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04/05/2008 |
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| n schedule, but Boston hosts Buffalo Saturday night. Martin Brodeur made 33 saves for New Jersey, which had a three-game win streak snapped but can lock up the fourth seed in the East -- and home ice advantage -- with a point in its game against the New York Rangers Sunday at the Prudential Center. Kevin Weekes also made a brief appearance between the pipes, stopping one shot in the third period. Playing with a sense of desperation, the Flyers peppered Brodeur early and often. The netminder proved more than cap |
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| Playoff hopeful Flyers hope to get back on track against Devils |
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04/04/2008 |
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| ch a playoff spot tonight if it wins and Carolina gets no points against Florida. Meanwhile, the Devils have already clinched a postseason berth and can secure home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs with a win this evening or if the New York Rangers get no points in their game against the Islanders. New Jersey has 97 points and is two points ahead of the Rangers with two games to play for both teams. The Rangers would not win a tiebreaker against New Jersey because they can't reach the Devils' |
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| Wild clinch Northwest title; Flames in postseason despite loss |
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04/04/2008 |
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| th Toe Blake for 11th on the all-time victory list. Blake coached Lemaire when he was a NHL rookie with the Montreal Canadiens in 1967-68. Lemaire earned his first NHL coaching victory on Feb. 25, 1984 as bench boss of the Canadiens 7-4 win over the New York Rangers, replacing Bob Berry 65 games into the 1983-84 regular season...Minnesota had killed off all 22 of its opponents' power plays over the previous four games before Langkow's goal...The Flames won six of the season's eight meetings...The Wild will conc |
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| Habs end Sabres' playoff hopes, move into tie for first in East |
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04/04/2008 |
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| rday in their regular-season finale, while the Penguins close out their season Sunday in Philadelphia. Ales Kotalik tallied for the Sabres, who became the first team to win the Presidents' Trophy one season and miss the postseason the next since the New York Rangers sat out the playoffs in 1992-93. The Presidents' Trophy is awarded to the club that finishes the regular season with the best overall record. Ryan Miller allowed three goals on 25 shots in defeat. "It's been that way every night," Miller said about |
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