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| Leafs and Lightning square off in Toronto |
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01/01/2008 |
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| club has lost three consecutive tests and has been defeated in six of its last seven trips to the ice. The Leafs are currently last in the Northeast Division with 38 points. The Maple Leafs are coming off Saturday's embarrassing loss to the visiting New York Rangers. Jaromir Jagr registered a goal and three assists to lead the Rangers to a 6-1 romp at Air Canada Centre. Darcy Tucker scored the Maple Leafs, who were playing their first home game since December 10, following a 2-4-1 road trip. Andrew Raycroft too |
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| Ovechkin, Jagr and Nabokov named NHL Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2007 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin, New York Rangers forward Jaromir Jagr and San Jose Sharks goaltender Evgeni Nabokov have been named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending December 30. Ovechkin took first star honors after he finished tied for first among scorers with five goals and seven points. On Dec. 29, Ovechkin registered the first five-point game of his career, four goals and an assist, in an 8-6 triumph over the Senators. Jagr tallied four goals and collecte |
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| Canucks hope to continue dominance of Flames |
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12/31/2007 |
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| nwhile, evened the score at 3-3 in the second and he capped the game with an empty-net goal. Iginla now has 27 goals on the season, which is third in the NHL, while his 53 points are second in the league behind only Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier's 56 points. Miikka Kiprusoff made 29 saves in the win for the Flames, who snapped a three- game losing streak. The win came in the opener of a three-game homestand that will wrap on Wednesday against the New York Rangers. The Flames are 8-7-6 as the host this season. |
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| Shanahan scores in overtime, giving Rangers 4-3 victory over Canadiens |
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12/31/2007 |
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Brendan Shanahan sure doesn't mess around in overtime. For the second time in three weeks, Shanahan scored early in the extra session, this one capping a 4-3 comeback victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Sunday night to extend the New York Rangers' winning streak to three games. Shanahan was sprung on a breakaway by Chris Drury. He skated straight down on Montreal goalie Cristobal Huet and sent a 15-foot wrist shot over his left shoulder 1:06 into the extra period. ``There was a turnover at the blue |
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| Montreal closes out road swing with a trip to New York |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Montreal Canadiens close out their season-long six-game road trip tonight, as they visit the Big Apple and Madison Square Garden to tangle with the New York Rangers. Montreal is 3-1-1 so far on the trip and 13-6-2 overall on the road. The Canadiens have won their last two games, including a 5-1 victory in Florida on Friday. Christopher Higgins had a goal and two assists and Cristobal Huet made 40 saves to lead Montreal. Mark Streit added a goal and an assist for Montreal, while Guillaume |
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| Flyers try to stay hot in Florida |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2007 |
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| evening is unknown. Philadelphia is already without defenseman Randy Jones, who did not make the trip to Florida due to a knee injury. Philadelphia improved to 10-9-0 on the road with the win and will also visit New Jersey, Toronto, Atlanta and the New York Rangers on their current six- game road trip. The Panthers have lost just two of their last six games, but are coming off of a 5-1 setback to Montreal that saw Tomas Vokoun turn in a horrid game. The starting netminder saw his goals-against average lift to |
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| Rangers rout Leafs behind five power-play goals |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - Jaromir Jagr registered a goal and three assists as the New York Rangers routed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 6-1, at Air Canada Centre. Martin Straka added a goal and a helper for the Rangers, who have won two in a row and set a new season high for goals in one game. Petr Prucha scored twice, while Blair Betts and Brendan Shanahan tallied once each. Stephen Valiquette made 27 stops to post his second win of the season. Darcy Tucker hit the net for the Maple Leafs, losers of three in |
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| Ducks aim to douse Flames in Calgary |
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12/29/2007 |
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| was taken out for Curtis McElhinney 6:59 into the third period. McElhinney did not have to make a save in relief. The Flames are 1-2-4 in their last seven games as the host, giving them a 7-7-6 overall mark in Calgary this year. The club will also host Vancouver and the New York Rangers on its current stand. Anaheim has won three of the last four against Calgary, including a 4-1 road win in the first matchup between the clubs this season. That victory snapped a six-game series road losing streak for the Ducks. |
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| Maple Leafs return home to host Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will play their first game at home in nearly three weeks when they welcome the New York Rangers to Air Canada Centre for a battle of Original Six franchises. The Maple Leafs went 2-3-2 on a seven-game road trip that ended with Thursday's setback in Philadelphia. Toronto hasn't played in front of its home fans since beating the Tampa Bay Lightning on December 10. The loss to the Flyers was the second straight defeat and fifth setback in six games for Toronto. Joffrey L |
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| Senators, Capitals clash in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2007 |
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| sist, as Ottawa continued its dominance of the Isles with the 5-2 victory. Spezza extended his points streak to nine games and has eight goals and 11 assists during the run. It's currently the second-longest streak in the NHL to the 10-gamer held by New York Rangers center Scott Gomez. Daniel Alfredsson, Mike Fisher, Antoine Vermette and Nick Foligno also scored for the Senators. Martin Gerber stopped 25 shots, while Dany Heatley and Chris Phillips each had two assists for Ottawa, which has also won nine of the |
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