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| Flyers aim to snap skid versus sliding Devils |
NHL Hockey |
03/28/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will aim for their fifth straight victory tonight, when they visit the sliding New Jersey Devils in an Atlantic Division battle at the Prudential Center. This game features numerous storylines related to the Eastern Conference playoff race. New Jersey is currently tied for fifth in the East with the New York Rangers at 91 points apiece. The Devils currently hold the tiebreaker as a result of their higher win total and can move past the idle Rangers tonight. New Jersey is |
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| Rival Flyers, Rangers square off in Big Apple |
NHL Hockey |
03/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Rangers will meet for the second time in less than a week when the clubs get together for a Manhattan showdown tonight at Madison Square Garden. Just two points separate the Rangers and Flyers in the both the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference standings. New York is sixth in the conference with 88 points and Philadelphia is seventh with 86. The Flyers notched a close home victory over the Blueshirts on Friday as Mike Richards scored the deciding goal i |
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| Ovechkin, Toskala, Briere selected as NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin, Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala and Philadelphia Flyers center Daniel Briere have been named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending March 23. Ovechkin garnered the first star as he led all scorers with seven points (three goals, four assists) to help the Capitals start a six-game road trip with two wins in three games. In a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Friday, he scored twice to become the first player to re |
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| Flyers continue playoff push by beating Isles |
NHL Hockey |
03/23/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Danny Briere registered a goal and two assists as the Philadelphia Flyers coasted by the New York Islanders, 4-1, at the Wachovia Center. Vinny Prospal added a goal and one helper for the Flyers, who have won three straight and moved two points ahead of idle Boston into sole possession of the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference with 86 points. Braydon Coburn and Scott Hartnell also lit the lamp, while Martin Biron made 32 stops, improving to 6-0 this season against the Islan |
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| Flyers aim to halt losing ways against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to add some points to their playoff push tonight, when they welcome the New York Rangers for an Atlantic Division matchup at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers come into tonight with 82 points on the year and are just one ahead of Buffalo for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. The Sabres play tonight, as does Washington, which is 10th in the East with 80 points. New York has a more secure hold on a postseason spot, as it is sixth in the E |
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| Niittymaki helps Flyers secure 10th straight win over Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/18/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Vinny Prospal scored the game-winning goal in the third period and Antero Niittymaki's 17th and final save of the game was also his most important, as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Atlanta Thrashers, 3-2, at the Wachovia Center. Mike Richards and Jeff Carter also scored and Niittymaki earned a victory for the first time in six weeks for the Flyers, who halted a four-game winless skid and beat Atlanta for the 10th consecutive time. Philadelphia maintained its hold on the |
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| Struggling Flyers go for 10th straight win over Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/18/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The reeling Philadelphia Flyers will try to get back on track tonight, when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for a matchup at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers have lost four straight games and have seen their lead for the eighth and final playoff seed in the Eastern Conference shrink to just one point over Buffalo. The Sabres are idle tonight, as is Florida, which is two points behind the Flyers. Washington, though, is also just two points back and plays in Nashville tonight. An end to the slu |
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| Penguins aim to keep rolling, visit Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
03/18/2008 |
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| s week. Crosby has 67 points (22 goals, 45 assists) in just 49 games this season. He won the NHL's scoring title and was named league MVP after notching 120 points in 2006-07. Pittsburgh's latest triumph came with an easy 7-1 blowout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers. Petr Sykora and Evgeni Malkin each tallied two goals and two assists, as the Penguins rolled to the win at Mellon Arena. Hal Gill added a goal and assist, while Tyler Kennedy tallied and Marian Hossa scored in his home debut for red-hot Penguins. H |
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| Hossa may get first taste of Keystone battle, as Pens host Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
03/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Though Sidney Crosby is out this afternoon, the Pittsburgh Penguins may get Marian Hossa back into the lineup when they host the Philadelphia Flyers at Mellon Arena. Crosby and Hossa have yet to skate together as members of the Penguins. Crosby was sidelined with a high ankle sprain when Pittsburgh acquired Hossa from Atlanta at the trade deadline, and Hossa injured his right knee in a collision with Boston's Glen Murray in his first game with the Penguins on February 28. Hossa has missed the l |
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| Flyers' Richards returns to action |
NHL Hockey |
03/15/2008 |
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| Boston, MA (Best E Casino) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Mike Richards, who had missed nine games with a hamstring injury, returned to action in Saturday's afternoon contest at Boston. Richards, an assistant captain and leading scorer for Philadelphia, suffered the injury during the Flyers' 2-1 overtime loss to Florida on February 23. While skating towards the net, Richards became tangled awkwardly with Florida's Jay Bouwmeester in the third period and was dragged down before he crashed into the rear boards. In |
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