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| Lundqvist blanks Isles to lead Blueshirts into playoffs |
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04/03/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (Best E Casino) - Henrik Lundqvist made 25 saves for his league-leading 10th shutout of the season and the New York Rangers clinched a playoff berth with a 3-0 win over the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Jaromir Jagr scored twice while Martin Straka had a goal and an assist for the Rangers, who secured a playoff berth with the victory and sit in the fifth spot in the Eastern Conference. "It's not easy to make the playoffs anymore, you have 30 teams and half the teams aren't going to make it," sai |
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| Habs end Sabres' playoff hopes, move into tie for first in conference |
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04/03/2008 |
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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 President's Trophy one season and miss the postseason the next since the New York Rangers sat out the playoffs in 1992-93. The President's 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. The Canadiens opened the scoring on the power play, |
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| Sabres try to keep postseason dreams alive against Habs |
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04/03/2008 |
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| 19 shots for Buffalo, which won the Presidents' Trophy last season as the best team in the regular season. The Sabres are trying to avoid becoming the first team to win the Presidents' Trophy in one season and miss the postseason the next since the New York Rangers sat out the playoffs in 1992-93. The only other team to have the dubious distinction in the expansion era were the 1969-70 Canadiens. Buffalo, which is 18-15-6 as the visitors this year, is closing out its schedule on a three-game road trip. The Sab |
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| Sens aim to secure postseason spot versus Maple Leafs |
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04/03/2008 |
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| egulation loss by Washington against Tampa Bay. Ottawa could also get in with a win and if the Capitals get one or no points tonight. The Senators can move ahead of idle Boston for sole possession of the sixth seed and are still one point behind the New York Rangers for the No. 5 spot. The Rangers play tonight against the Islanders. The Maple Leafs have been eliminated from the playoffs, but will still relish an opportunity to win the season series in the Battle of Ottawa. Toronto is 4-2-1 against the Sens this |
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| Rangers open home-and-home with Isles hoping to claim playoff spot |
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04/03/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try to clinch a playoff berth tonight, when they visit the rival New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum for the opener of a home-and-home series. The Rangers are currently fifth in the Eastern Conference with 93 points and can secure their third straight trip to the postseason with a point in tonight's contest or a regulation loss by Washington against Tampa Bay. The Blueshirts are just one point ahead of Ottawa and Boston in the conference standings. The Senators pl |
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| Penguins double up Flyers, clinch Atlantic Division crown |
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04/03/2008 |
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| nning the division. "We been consistent all year, battled a lot of adversity throughout the season. It's pretty nice to get rewarded for that." 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. The Penguins, with 102 points, hold a two-point lead over idle Montreal for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist, while Marc-Andre Fleury allowed two goals on 29 shots to pick |
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| Devils, Bruins fight for postseason positioning in Jersey |
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04/02/2008 |
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| Devils will get a chance to extend that lead tonight, when they welcome the Boston Bruins to the Prudential Center. The Devils secured a postseason berth with Tuesday's win over the New York Islanders. New Jersey is currently two points ahead of the New York Rangers for the fourth spot in the East -- the final seed to have home-ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs. Both the Devils and Rangers have three games left in the regular season and Jersey would like to increase their advantage over the idl |
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| Key to victory: Pens try to claim Atlantic title versus Flyers |
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04/02/2008 |
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| heir final two games of the regular season against the Flyers as they won't play again until Sunday. Pittsburgh had a three-game winning streak halted Monday night at Madison Square Garden. Chris Drury's power-play goal 1:46 into overtime lifted the New York Rangers to the dramatic 2-1 win over the Penguins. Sergei Gonchar got called for holding just 24 seconds into the extra frame to give New York a 4-on-3 power play. Jaromir Jagr skated the puck behind the net and threw a pass out front. The puck missed its i |
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| Habs shoot for division crown in Ottawa |
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04/01/2008 |
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| ttawa, which has reached the playoffs in each of last 10 seasons, needs at least a point tonight and a regulation loss by Washington, which hosts Carolina. The Senators enter tonight's game sixth in the conference, a point back of New Jersey and the New York Rangers in the standings. In Saturday's loss to the Bruins, Martin Gerber gave up four goals on 31 shots as the Senators fell in defeat for the fourth time in their last five games. Jason Spezza had a nine-game point streak snapped (6 goals, 6 assists) in t |
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| Devils hope to claim playoff spot in test versus Islanders |
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04/01/2008 |
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| nts and can officially lock up a postseason spot with a win or if Washington loses in regulation to Carolina tonight. The Devils are also trying to keep the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. New Jersey comes into tonight's contest tied with the New York Rangers for the fourth spot and is just one point ahead of Ottawa. The Devils are ahead of New York in the win column and also have a game in hand over both the Rangers and Senators. The Rangers are idle tonight, while the Senators have a home test against |
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