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| Gaborik, Garon, Hartnell are the NHL's Three Stars |
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01/14/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Minnesota Wild forward Marian Gaborik, Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mathieu Garon and Philadelphia Flyers left wing Scott Hartnell were named the NHL's 'Three Stars' for the week ending January 13. Gaborik scored eight points (four goals, four assists) and posted a plus-nine rating as the Wild captured three of four games for the week. He recorded points in each game, including three multiple-point performances. Gaborik leads the Wild and ranks 18th in the league in scoring with 47 p |
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| Knuble, Timonen lead Flyers past Capitals |
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01/13/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - Mike Knuble scored twice and Kimmo Timonen had a goal and two assists, as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Washington Capitals, 6-4, at Verizon Center. Jim Dowd, R.J. Umberger and Mike Richards also tallied for the Flyers, who rebounded from a 4-3 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins on Saturday afternoon. Philadelphia has won four of their last five contests. Martin Biron stopped 28-of-32 shots for the Flyers. Alex Ovechkin, Michael Nylander and Mike Green each had a goal and |
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| Niittymaki's blunder gives Bruins OT win over Philly |
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01/12/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Best E Casino) - Aaron Ward scored 43 seconds into overtime to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wachovia Center. Marc Savard and Marco Sturm each scored a goal and added an assist for the Bruins, who blew a two-goal lead in the third. Zdeno Chara notched three assists in the victory, as Boston halted a two-game skid. Jeff Carter posted a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who had a three-game winning streak stopped and lost for only the second time in |
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| Flyers and Bruins clash in Philly matinee |
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01/12/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will aim for their seventh win in eight games today, when they welcome the Boston Bruins for an afternoon battle 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 |
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| Leading scorer Kovalchuk tops East All-Star reserves |
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01/11/2008 |
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| ls, 30 assists) for the conference-leading Ottawa Senators. Also getting All-Star nods at forward for the East were Scott Gomez of the New York Rangers, Eric Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes, Jason Spezza of the Ottawa Senators, Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Richards and Spezza were both named to their first All-Star teams, as was New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro. DiPietro and Tomas Vokoun of the Florida Panthers were named as the backups to Ma |
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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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| an 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 Niittymaki won his fourth straight start, and the Philadelphia Flyers rallied for a 6-2 victory to drop the Rangers to 0-4-1 in their last five games. In other games Thursday night, it was: New Jersey 4, Carolina 1; Florida 3, Atlanta 2 in a shootout; Montreal 5, Boston 2; Minnesota 6, Detroit 5 in a shootout; St. L |
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| Rangers, Flyers renew rivalry in New York |
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01/10/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - A pair of Atlantic Division rivals will resume hostilities this evening at Madison Square Garden, as the New York Rangers welcome the Philadelphia Flyers to Manhattan. Just one point separates the Flyers and Rangers in the division standings, as Philadelphia is third with 46 points and New York is tied for last with the Islanders. New Jersey leads the Atlantic with 51 points. The Rangers have defeated the Flyers in the first two of eight meetings between the clubs this season. New York has take |
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| Capitals send goalie Brent Johnson to AHL after being sidelined by knee injury |
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01/10/2008 |
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| s 3-4-1 this season. The day after Johnson was hurt, the Capitals recalled Frederic Cassivi from Hershey to be the backup to No. 1 goalie Olie Kolzig. The Capitals have won four of their last five games heading into their next outing, at home Sunday against the Philadelphia Flyers.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Ducks set to host Maple Leafs |
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01/09/2008 |
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| im won for the third time in four games. Anaheim has won its last four games at home and is 13-6-4 at the Honda Center this year. Toronto plays the first of three straight on the road and will try to rebound from Saturday's 3-2 home loss against the Philadelphia Flyers. Penalties cost Toronto over the weekend, as Ian White's interference call gave the Flyers a power play, and Philadelphia's Mike Richards cashed in with the game-winning tally with 2:51 left in the third. Then, with 1:55 to play, Pavel Kubina was ca |
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| Hurting Flyers head south for test against Thrashers |
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01/08/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Philadelphia Flyers will aim for their fifth win in six tries tonight, when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers for a battle at Philips Arena. The Flyers notched a 3-2 win Saturday evening in Toronto as Mike Richards scored the game-winner with just 2:51 to play. On the power play after Ian White was called for interference, Mike Knuble attempted a sweeping shot from the left side of the net that Andrew Raycroft stopped, but Richards was sitting at the right side and slammed home the rebound. |
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