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| Penguins, Hossa visit Boston |
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02/28/2008 |
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| 9- February 10, 2004. Tim Thomas made 22 saves for his sixth career shutout and second this season. Zdeno Chara scored two goals, David Krejci netted his first-career goal and Shawn Thornton also tallied for Boston. Boston is currently tied with the New York Rangers for sixth in the East with 72 points, while the Bruins are six points back of Ottawa for first in the Northeast Division. The Bruins had lost four in a row at home until Tuesday's win, and plays the second portion of three straight at home tonight. |
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| Winners and losers at the trade deadline |
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02/27/2008 |
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| t on Tuesday, when their lone trade was acquiring enforcer Chris Simon from the New York Islanders for a sixth-round pick in 2008. Simon supposedly learned his lesson last year after he swung his stick like a baseball bat and hit Ryan Hollweg of the New York Rangers in the face. He received a 25-game suspension for that incident, but eclipsed that this year when Simon was handed a 30-game exile for using his skate to stomp on the leg of Pittsburgh's Jarkko Ruutu. All told, Simon has been suspended seven times i |
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| Pens grab Hossa from Thrashers |
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02/26/2008 |
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| Heatley a Senator. In 689 career games, Hossa has notched 296 goals and 342 assists. Dupuis has 10 goals and five assists in 62 games with the Thrashers this year and has 81 goals and 81 assists in 419 career contests with Minnesota, Atlanta and the New York Rangers. The Thrashers get a pair of young forwards in Armstrong, 25, and the 24-year- old Christensen. Armstrong has played in 54 games this season and has nine goals and 15 assists. Christensen has 20 points (9g, 11a) in 49 contests. Esposito was the 20th |
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| Fresh scenery: Islanders send Simon to Wild |
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02/26/2008 |
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| ing, cross-checking, elbowing and slashing. The 36-year-old Simon has one goal, two assists and 43 penalty minutes in 28 games this year. He has 144 goals, 161 assists, 305 points and 1,808 penalty minutes in 772 career contests with Quebec/Colorado, Washington, Chicago, Calgary, the New York Rangers and Islanders. Simon gives the Wild a bit of a mean streak, as the club also has Derek Boogaard and Todd Fedoruk on the roster. Boogaard has 52 PIM in 25 games this year, while Fedoruk has totaled 103 in 49 games. |
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| Preds acquire Hlavac from Lightning |
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02/26/2008 |
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| sists in 62 games this year and the six-year veteran will join the sixth different team of his career. Prior to this season, the forward hadn't skated in the NHL since the 2003-04 season, when he netted five goals and 21 helpers in 72 games with the New York Rangers. He had spent the previous three seasons playing in Europe. Hlavac has had two stints with the Rangers in his career and has also skated with Philadelphia, Vancouver and Carolina in addition to Tampa Bay. In 418 career contests, the 31-year-old has |
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| Rangers trade Marcel Hossa to Coyotes in five-player swap |
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02/26/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers pulled off a trade deadline deal with Phoenix, sending forward Marcel Hossa and goaltender Al Montoya to the Coyotes for netminder David LeNeveu and forwards Fredrik Sjostrom and Josh Gratton. New York also picked up a conditional draft pick from the Coyotes in the deal. Hossa, 26, posted a goal and seven assists in 36 games with the Rangers this year and has 31 goals and 30 assists in 223 career games with New York and Montreal. Montoya is a former first-ro |
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| Rangers get Backman from Blues |
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02/26/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers acquired defenseman Christian Backman from the St. Louis Blues in exchange for a fourth-round pick in the 2008 NHL Entry Draft prior to the league's trade deadline Tuesday. Backman, 27, has one goal and nine assists in 45 games with the Blues this season. The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder has scored 19 goals and tallied 45 assists in 228 career games in the NHL, all with St. Louis. The Sweden native was St. Louis's first pick, 24th overall, in the 1998 NHL Entry Dra |
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| Shooting Star: Dallas acquires Richards from Tampa Bay |
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02/26/2008 |
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| y of Detroit for the best mark in the West. Meanwhile, Holmqvist is 20-16-6 with a 3.01 goals-against average and .890 save percentage in 45 games this year. He is 47-34-9 with a 2.97 GAA in 97 career outings between the pipes with Tampa Bay and the New York Rangers. He will back up Marty Turco in Dallas after making 90 starts since the start of last season. Smith should now slide into the starting role in Tampa Bay. He is 12-9-0 with a 2.46 GAA and .906 save percentage in 21 games (19 starts) this year. The 25 |
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| Devils visit Hurricanes shooting for sixth straight win |
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02/26/2008 |
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| v and Tim Conboy all collected two assists. Cam Ward stopped 31-of-34 shots to earn his 26th win of the season. Carolina is 2-0-1 so far on a six-game homestand and has won six of its last seven in Raleigh. The Hurricanes, who have tests against the New York Rangers and Tampa Bay left on this residency, are 17-11-3 as the host this season. New Jersey is 3-0 against the Hurricanes this season and has won eight of 10 and 10 of the last 13 meetings in the series. The Devils have also taken four straight, seven of |
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| Habs, Thrashers clash in Montreal |
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02/26/2008 |
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| stand against an Atlanta Thrashers club riding a three-game losing streak. Montreal's season-long struggles on home ice have continued during the squad's current four-game stretch. After beginning the residency with a thrilling comeback win over the New York Rangers a week ago, the Habs suffered a one- goal setback to Pittsburgh on Thursday before Saturday's shutout loss to Columbus. The Blue Jackets' Pascal Leclaire made 31 saves to register his league-leading ninth shutout of the season and Columbus scored tw |
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