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| Blackhawks' Kane 1 of 16 rookies heading to NHL YoungStars competition |
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01/15/2008 |
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| nds), tie for second in assists (23) and rank fourth in points (26). He was the NHL rookie of the month in November. The other East defenseman are Kris Letang of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Mike Lundin of the Tampa Bay Lightning and Marc Staal of the New York Rangers. The forwards are the Washington Capitals' Nicklas Backstrom, the Rangers' Brandon Dubinsky, Pittsburgh's Tyler Kennedy and Milan Lucic of the Boston Bruins. All 16 players were chosen by the NHL's hockey operations department in consultation with |
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| Malkin's hat trick helps Pens dump slumping Blueshirts |
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01/14/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Evgeni Malkin recorded his second hat trick of the season and of his career as Pittsburgh topped the New York Rangers, 4-1, at Mellon Arena. "He is definitely all-star caliber and we truly believe that he should be there," said Pens head coach Michel Therrien about Malkin, who was not voted to go to the January 27 game in Atlanta. "He proved it tonight. We are disappointed for him that he will not be there. I am sure he will have his share of all-star games throughout his care |
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| Struggling Hurricanes fighting toughest foe yet: the flu |
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01/14/2008 |
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| he Toronto game with 48 points, two ahead of Atlanta. If the postseason started today, they would be seeded third in the Eastern Conference by virtue of their division lead. In any other division, however, Carolina would be fighting Boston and the New York Rangers for the No. 8 and final spot. ``We're still a first-place team, and we haven't played as well as we want to,'' left wing Cory Stillman said. ``Obviously, the gap's closing a little, but we have an opportunity to get healthy now, and we can win hoc |
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| Gaborik, Garon, Hartnell are the NHL's Three Stars |
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01/14/2008 |
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| ik leads the Wild and ranks 18th in the league in scoring with 47 points in 40 games. Garon posted a 3-0-0 record, 1.01 goals-against average and .968 save percentage for the Oilers during the week. Garon has posted a 14-9-1 record with a 2.34 goals-against average and three shutouts in 26 appearances this season. Hartnell had eight points in four games for the Flyers, including his second career hat trick in a 6-2 victory over the New York Rangers on January 10. Hartnell has 22 points in 41 games this season. |
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| Rangers, Pens clash at the Igloo |
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01/14/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in 2008 when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins for tonight's Atlantic Division battle at Mellon Arena. The Rangers were 0-4-1 in the new year before coming alive with a 4-1 victory over the visiting Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. Petr Prucha notched a goal and one assist, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 18 shots to lead the Rangers to the triumph at Madison Square Garden. Chris Drury, Martin Straka and Nigel Dawes also |
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| Rangers end skid by jumping on Habs early in 4-1 win |
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01/12/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Petr Prucha notched a goal and one assist, and Henrik Lundqvist stopped 18 shots as the New York Rangers clipped Montreal, 4-1, at Madison Square Garden. Chris Drury, Martin Straka and Nigel Dawes also scored for the Rangers, who halted a season-high five-game losing streak. "It just shows when we play like that as a team," Lundqvist said. "Tonight we just kept it going. You can talk so much (about the losing streak) and the concept is, you have to just go out there and perform. |
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| Rangers try to end '08 slide in home test vs. Habs |
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01/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try again for their first win of 2008 tonight, as they host the Montreal Canadiens at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers wrapped December with three straight wins, but have gone 0-4-1 in their first five games of January. That included a winless three-game road trip and setbacks in the first two games of their current three-game homestand that concludes tonight. The Rangers are 13-10-0 at home this year. New York was last in action on Thursday, when it fell to Atlan |
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| Flyers and Bruins clash in Philly matinee |
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01/12/2008 |
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| e at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers have won three in a row and recently completed a six-game road trip with a 5-1-0 record. Philly capped the swing Thursday night at Madison Square Garden, as the Flyers posted a decisive 6-2 victory over the rival New York Rangers. Scott Hartnell recorded the second hat trick of his career and Philadelphia overcame a two- goal first-period deficit to pummel the Rangers. Mike Richards collected three assists, while Simon Gagne, Stefan Ruzicka and Mike Knuble also lit the lamp |
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| Alex's big week: Ovechkin and his big contract headed back to NHL All-Star game |
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01/11/2008 |
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| Atlanta if Heatley and Kovalchuk play together. They were linemates with the hometown Thrashers during the 2001-02 season and finished 1-2 in rookie of the year voting, with Heatley capturing the award. Joining them up front are Scott Gomez of the New York Rangers, Atlanta's Marian Hossa, Carolina's Eric Staal and Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis. Hossa was traded to Atlanta in 2005 in the deal that sent Heatley to Ottawa. Florida's Tomas Vokoun will split time in goal with DiPietro and starter Martin Brodeur |
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| Penguins win eighth straight, Sabres and Rangers extend losing streaks |
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01/11/2008 |
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| , you don't want to have to talk about it every time either,'' Pittsburgh All-Star Sidney Crosby said. ``For us, we want to be considered a good team at home and on the road. We don't want to be known for having bad games.'' The Buffalo Sabres and New York Rangers are having a lot of bad games lately. Dean McAmmond scored on Ottawa's sixth attempt in the shootout and the Senators handed visiting Buffalo its eighth straight loss, 3-2. At New York, Scott Hartnell scored three consecutive goals, Antero Niittym |
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