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| Gilroy wins 2009 Hobey Baker Award |
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04/10/2009 |
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| n of the Terriers, has posted eight goals and 36 points in 43 games. He led all Hockey East backliners in points and also ranks third in the nation in point total. He is the second player in Boston University history to earn the honor, after current New York Rangers captain Chris Drury was named in 1998. Gilroy is the first Hobey winner with a chance to lead his team to a national championship since Minnesota defenseman Jordan Leopold did so in 2002. That year, the Golden Gophers topped Maine in overtime for th |
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| Lundqvist helps Rangers clinch playoff spot, down Flyers |
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04/10/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Henrik Lundqvist stood tall down the stretch and finished with 37 saves to help the New York Rangers clinch a playoff spot for the fourth straight year with a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia at Madison Square Garden. Markus Naslund and Ryan Callahan collected the goals for New York, and Chris Drury posted two assists while Lundqvist tied his own career mark for wins in a season with 37. The Rangers moved into a virtual tie for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference with Montre |
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| Buffalo halts Carolina's nine-game win streak |
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04/09/2009 |
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| s, 5-1, ending Carolina's nine-game winning streak. Matt Ellis, Jochen Hecht and Derek Roy also tallied for the Sabres, who were coming off a 3-1 win at Toronto on Wednesday. Despite the win, Buffalo was eliminated from the playoff picture after the New York Rangers edged Philadelphia, 2-1, on Thursday. The Sabres have has split their last six overall. Tim Connolly, Daniel Paille and Jaroslav Spacek each registered two assists in the win. Ryan Miller was solid, turning aside 26-of-27 shots for the Sabres, who w |
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| 'Canes go for club-record 10th straight win, battle Sabres |
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04/09/2009 |
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| 06 season -- the same year the 'Canes won the franchise's only Stanley Cup championship. Carolina has already clinched a playoff berth and is tied with Philadelphia for fourth in the Eastern Conference with 97 points. The Flyers, who are playing the New York Rangers tonight, have three games left in the regular season compared to two for the Hurricanes. The Sabres' playoff hopes, meanwhile, are hanging on by a thread. Buffalo needs to win its final two games and have the Rangers lose their last two tests in reg |
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| Panthers hope to keep playoff chances alive against Thrashers |
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04/09/2009 |
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| nder, the Florida Panthers will visit the Atlanta Thrashers for this evening's clash at Philips Arena. The Panthers, who haven't made the playoffs since 2000, need to win their final two games of the year and get a great deal of help from either the New York Rangers or Montreal Canadiens to avoid elimination. With 89 points, Florida is two behind the Rangers and four in back of Montreal. The Canadiens can clinch a playoff berth with a point against Boston tonight, while New York needs a win over Philadelphia to |
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| Rangers hope to punch ticket to postseason at home vs. Flyers |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try to clinch a playoff berth tonight when they welcome the rival Philadelphia Flyers for an Atlantic Division battle at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers are currently holding onto the eighth and final postseason spot in the Eastern Conference with 91 points on the year and can make the playoffs for a fourth straight year with a victory tonight. New York is two points ahead of Florida, which would be eliminated from playoff contention with a Blueshirts win. The Fl |
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| Habs try to clinch playoff spot versus Bruins |
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04/09/2009 |
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| val Boston Bruins for a Northeast Division battle at TD Banknorth Garden. The Canadiens are seventh in the East with 92 points and need just one more point to secure a trip to their second straight postseason. Montreal is also one point ahead of the New York Rangers for the conference's eighth seed with two games left for both clubs. With 112 points, Boston has already clinched the top seed in the East, but is close to being eliminated in the race for the Presidents' Trophy. San Jose leads the NHL with 117 poin |
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| Fading Sabres visit Maple Leafs |
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04/08/2009 |
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| ) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to hold onto their slim playoff hopes when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's test at Air Canada Centre. The Sabres have no margin for error at this point, as they are six points behind the eighth-seeded New York Rangers with three games to play. Buffalo must win all three of its remaining tests and have New York lose both of its final two games in regulation in order for the Sabres to make the postseason. After Toronto won the first game over the Sabres this year o |
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| Blues continue playoff quest with test in Phoenix |
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04/07/2009 |
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| oan had the lone goal for Phoenix -- his career-high 31st of the season -- and he now has three goals and two helpers over a four-game point streak. Making his third career start, Al Montoya allowed all six goals on 32 shots faced. Acquired from the New York Rangers at the trade deadline, Montoya had posted a shutout victory in his NHL debut versus Colorado on April 1 before halting 20-of-21 shots faced in a home win versus the Kings the following night. Phoenix has still won four straight at home and is 22-14- |
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| Pens hope to get on track versus Lightning |
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04/07/2009 |
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| ts last 21 games, hasn't lost three in a row since a five-game skid from December 27-January 5. With 93 points, Pittsburgh is sixth in the Eastern Conference and just one point ahead of Montreal. Both the Penguins and Canadiens, who are visiting the New York Rangers tonight, have three games left in the regular season. Pittsburgh is also just two points in back of Philadelphia and Carolina for the conference's fourth seed and both the Flyers and Hurricanes are also in action tonight. The Penguins were handed a |
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