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| Rangers try to climb out of 0-2 hole against Pens |
NHL Hockey |
04/29/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers will try to avoid an 0-3 series deficit tonight, when they welcome the second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins to Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. The Penguins utilized their home-ice advantage in Games 1 and 2, winning both tests to take the two-game lead in the series. After rallying from three goals down to win the opener by a 5-4 count, Pittsburgh blanked the fifth-seeded Rangers, 2-0, in the second game at Mellon Arena. |
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| Stars' defenseman Zubov returns |
NHL Hockey |
04/28/2008 |
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| n Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Zubov had been sidelined since late January -- first with a hairline fracture in his foot and then by a sports hernia that required surgery. He wasn't cleared to play until moments before the game, and finished with one assist. The 15-year veteran, who had four goals and 31 assists during the regular season, has won Stanley Cups with both the New York Rangers and Dallas. The Stars head home for Game 3 on Tuesday with a 2-0 edge in the best-of-seven series. |
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| Stars try to take 2-0 lead in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
04/27/2008 |
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| to recover from a sports hernia. Zubov, who has been out since late January, has begun to skate with the team and is questionable for tonight's game. Zubov, who has 111 points in 153 career playoff games, has won two Stanley Cup titles, one with the New York Rangers in 1994 and another with Dallas in '99. Jonathan Cheechoo and Milan Michalek scored for the Sharks, while Nabokov allowed three goals on 18 shots in defeat. San Jose was coming off a grueling first-round series against Calgary that ended Tuesday nig |
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| Pens aim for 2-0 series' lead against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
04/27/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The second-seeded Pittsburgh Penguins will try to grab a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals today, as they host the division rival New York Rangers in Game 2 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins, champions of the Atlantic Division, claimed a thrilling comeback victory on their home ice in Friday's Game 1 matchup at the Igloo. Evgeni Malkin's power-play goal with 1:41 left in the third period was the game-winner as Pittsburgh rallied from a three-goal deficit to post a 5-4 v |
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| Penguins' Roberts will sit for Game 1 |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2008 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - Pittsburgh Penguins forward Gary Roberts will miss Game 1 of his club's Eastern Conference semifinal Friday against the New York Rangers with a groin injury. The 41-year-old Roberts scored a pair of goals over the first two contests during the Pens' four-game sweep over Ottawa in the first round, but missed the final two games with a sore groin. Roberts had missed time during the regular-season from the end of December through April due to injury, posting just three goals and |
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| Sharks welcome Stars for Game 1 of West semis |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2008 |
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| also had a strong series against the Ducks with two goals and four assists. The 37-year- old Minnesota native is the Stars' all-time leading playoff scorer with 139 points (55g, 84a) in 162 games. Stars defenseman Sergei Zubov has been out since late January with a sports hernia, but has begun to skate with the team and is questionable for tonight's game. Zubov, who has 111 points in 153 career playoff games, has won two Stanley Cup titles, one with the New York Rangers in 1994 and another with Dallas in '99. |
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| Pens, Rangers battle in Game 1 at the Igloo |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of Atlantic Division rivals will begin the best-of- seven Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, as the Pittsburgh Penguins welcome the New York Rangers for Game 1 at Mellon Arena. The second-seeded Penguins won the Atlantic this season, giving the club its first division title since winning the Northeast crown in 1998. The Penguins made quick work of the Ottawa Senators in the opening round, sweeping the Sens in four games. Pittsburgh is now in the second round of the postseason for |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. NY Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2008 |
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| two games of the series with a groin injury. The veteran left winger is expected to be ready for the start of this series. The Penguins are into the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001, when they reached the conference finals. NEW YORK RANGERS (5th seed, East) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 42-27-13 2008 PLAYOFFS: Defeated New Jersey 4-1 in conference quarterfinals (Best E Casino) - The New York Rangers were unable to live up to some lofty preseason predictions early on this year, but the Bluesh |
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| Lupul's OT tally wins series for Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2008 |
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| a, 16-5, and spent much of the time in the Flyers end of the ice. Biron, though, kept coming up with the big saves and the teams skated to sudden death. Game Notes The other Eastern Conference semifinal features the Pittsburgh Penguins taking on the New York Rangers. Pittsburgh has home-ice advantage in the series...It was the second overtime playoff winner in Lupul's career...The last time the Capitals played a Game 7 was in the 1995 quarterfinals, which the team lost to Pittsburgh...It was the 29th Game 7 ove |
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| Sharks host Game 7 against Flames |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2008 |
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| ts in the losing effort for the Sharks. Nabokov is coming off his finest NHL season and on Monday was named as one of three finalists for the Vezina Trophy. The 32-year-old backstop will battle New Jersey's Martin Brodeur and Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers for the trophy awarded annually to the league's top goaltender. The Sharks hope to have defenseman Kyle McLaren back in the lineup tonight after he sat out Game 6 with a groin injury. The 6-4, 235-pound McLaren is a physical force on the blueline fo |
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