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| Flyers continue playoff push by beating Isles |
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03/23/2008 |
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| ed in the Eastern Conference with 86 points. Braydon Coburn and Scott Hartnell also lit the lamp, while Martin Biron made 32 stops, improving to 6-0 this season against the Islanders. The win also moves the club within two points of the sixth-seeded New York Rangers, who welcome the Flyers to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. Miroslav Satan scored for the Islanders, who have dropped seven of their last eight games. Joey MacDonald allowed four goals on 26 shots in defeat, his third career setback against Philly. |
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| Flyers vie to continue season-long dominance of Isles |
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03/23/2008 |
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| f earning a playoff berth with tonight's matchup against the visiting New York Islanders from the Wachovia Center. Philadelphia has won the first two tests of a three-game homestand and came through with a much-needed shootout victory over the rival New York Rangers on Friday. After squandering a two-goal lead in the third period, the Flyers received tallies from Mike Richards and Jeff Carter in the deciding phase to pull out a hard-fought 4-3 decision. The win puts Philadelphia in a tie with Boston for seventh |
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| Richards nets shootout winner as Flyers clip Rangers |
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03/21/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Mike Richards scored the deciding goal in the shootout, as the Philadelphia Flyers snapped a seven-game home losing streak against the New York Rangers with a 4-3 victory. In the first round, Richards moved in on Steve Valiquette with speed before faking a backhander and slipping the puck through the five hole. After Brendan Shanahan's backhand offering went wide of the net, Jeff Carter lifted a backhander high over the blocker of Valiquette. Martin Biron then stopped Nigel |
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| Rangers' Betts out 2-3 weeks after foot surgery |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - New York Rangers forward Blair Betts underwent minor foot surgery and is expected to miss the next two to three weeks, team general manager Glen Sather announced Friday. Dr. Steven Sheskier operated on Betts at the New York Hospital for Joint Disease. A 6-foot-3, 210-pounder from Edmonton, Betts has scored two goals and dished out five assists in 74 games for the Rangers this season. In 257 career games with Calgary and New York, the 28-year-old has totaled 22 goals and 16 assis |
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| Flyers aim to halt losing ways against Rangers |
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03/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to add some points to their playoff push tonight, when they welcome the New York Rangers for an Atlantic Division matchup at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers come into tonight with 82 points on the year and are just one ahead of Buffalo for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. The Sabres play tonight, as does Washington, which is 10th in the East with 80 points. New York has a more secure hold on a postseason spot, as it is sixth in th |
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| Devils try to regain control of East versus Islanders |
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03/21/2008 |
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| vision, but Jersey currently holds the tiebreaker as it has played one less game than the Penguins. Pittsburgh is off tonight after defeating Tampa Bay on Thursday to tie the Devils. New Jersey was handed a close loss its last time out, as the rival New York Rangers improved to 6-0-0 against the Devils this season. Nigel Dawes scored the lone goal in the shootout to lift the Rangers to the 2-1 road victory. After a scoreless first round, Dawes faked a shot, freezing Martin Brodeur, and slipped the puck between |
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| Penguins play host to Lightning |
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03/20/2008 |
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| Penguins will try to get back on the right track tonight, as they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a matchup at Mellon Arena. The Penguins are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference with 89 points. They are two points ahead of Ottawa and the New York Rangers in the conference standings, and two behind East-leading New Jersey for first place in the Atlantic Division. Pittsburgh had a three-game winning streak halted on Tuesday, as the club fell in a road test against the rival Rangers. Sean Avery notched |
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| Sens aim to get back on track versus Blues |
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03/20/2008 |
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| is Blues for an interconference battle at Scotiabank Place. The Senators had won three straight games before getting dealt a lopsided 5-1 loss Sunday at Carolina. Ottawa has 87 points and is tied for the fifth seed in the Eastern Conference with the New York Rangers. The Sens currently hold the tiebreaker over the Rangers, as they have played one less game and also have one more victory than New York. The Sens are also three points behind Montreal for the Northeast Division lead. Joe Corvo stung his former team |
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| Rangers continue mastery of Devils with shootout win |
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03/19/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (Best E Casino) - Nigel Dawes scored the lone goal in the shootout, as the New York Rangers ran their record to 6-0-0 this season against New Jersey with a 2-1 win at the Prudential Center. After a scoreless first round, Dawes faked a shot, freezing Martin Brodeur, and slipped the puck between the goaltender's legs. In the third round, Zach Parise had a chance to extend the extra segment, but Henrik Lundqvist turned aside his forehand offering to secure the victory. Chris Drury scored in regulation |
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| Rangers aim to continue season dominance of Devils |
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03/19/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Devils will try to grab a lead in the race for the Eastern Conference's top spot tonight, as they welcome the rival New York Rangers for an Atlantic Division battle at the Prudential Center. The Devils come into tonight's test with 90 points -- the same amount as the Northeast Division-leading Montreal Canadiens. New Jersey currently holds the tiebreaker and the No. 1 seed because it comes into tonight's game with two games in hand over the Canadiens, who are idle tonight. New |
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