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| Report: Leafs fire Maurice |
NHL Hockey |
05/07/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (Best E Casino) - The Toronto Maple Leafs have scheduled a press conference for Wednesday afternoon, at which time the team is expected to announce the firing of head coach Paul Maurice. TSN of Canada has reported that Maurice will not be retained for the final year of his three-year contract. The Maple Leafs posted a record of 76-66-22 during Maurice's two years at the helm, but the storied franchise missed the playoffs in both seasons and has not reached the postseason in the three years since the |
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| Rangers try to stay alive in Pittsburgh |
NHL Hockey |
05/04/2008 |
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| become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to take a playoff series. However, the Penguins are one of the two clubs to blow a 3-0 edge, as they lost in seven games to the New York Islanders in the 1975 quarterfinals. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs also overcame the 0-3 hole to defeat Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. If necessary, Game 6 of this series will take place Monday night in Manhattan. The Rangers cut the series' deficit to 3-1 in Thursday's test at MSG. Henrik Lundqvist stopped all |
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| Pens shoot for sweep of Rangers at the Garden |
NHL Hockey |
05/01/2008 |
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| become just the third team in NHL history to erase an 0-3 deficit to take a playoff series. However, the Penguins are one of the two clubs to blow a 3-0 edge, as they lost in seven games to the New York Islanders in the 1975 quarterfinals. The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs also overcame the 0-3 hole to defeat Detroit in the Stanley Cup finals. New York will have to pull off the monumental comeback without energetic forward Sean Avery, who is out for the remainder of the playoffs after being hospitalized Wednesday morn |
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| Sharks stave off elimination, sweep, in narrow win over Stars |
NHL Hockey |
05/01/2008 |
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| he blue line and skated in alone on Turco. As he approached the middle of the right circle, Marleau snapped a wrister that beat the Dallas netminder stick-side at 9:19. Game Notes Dallas opened the scoring for the first time in the series...The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders are the only NHL teams ever to win a playoff series after dropping the first three games...Center Stu Barnes sat out for Dallas, a day after he took a hard hit to the head in Game 3...San Jose finished 1-for-6 on the |
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| Red Wings edge Avalanche to take 3-0 series lead |
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04/30/2008 |
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| Game Notes Franzen has six goals in the series...Hensick appeared in his first career playoff game and notched an assist...The Avalanche have lost all seven games against Detroit this season...Colorado finished 2-for-5 on the power play, while the Red Wings went 2-for-7...The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and the 1975 New York Islanders are the only NHL teams ever to win a playoff series after dropping the first three games...Colorado forward Paul Stastny sustained a knee injury in the first period and did not return. |
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| Norstrom's OT winner sends Sharks to brink of elimination |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2008 |
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| eft in the frame. The second period went scoreless as Dallas had nine shots while San Jose threw seven shots on net, all of which the goaltenders stopped. Game Notes The Stars signed center Steve Ott to a two-year contract on Tuesday...Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 New York Islanders have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series...Dallas has not reached the conference finals since 2000, when it fell to New Jersey in the Stanley Cup finals...San Jose fell in the conference quarterfinals to Edmonton i |
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| Malkin leads the way as Pens grab 3-0 series lead |
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04/29/2008 |
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| ay," Therrien said of Malkin. "That fourth goal put us in a good position to win the game. That was huge." Game Notes Pittsburgh is the first team to win each of its first seven playoff games since the New York Rangers did it in 1994...Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 New York Islanders have rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win a series...Rangers forward Chris Drury left the game with a groin injury but returned for the third period...New York is just 1-for-14 on the power play in series after an 0-for-5 ni |
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| Franzen scores in OT as Red Wings take series lead |
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04/18/2008 |
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| s Lidstrom played in his 197th career postseason game, moving him past Steve Yzerman into first for most career playoff contests in Red Wings history...Kronvall assisted on both goals...With their next playoff series win, the Red Wings will pass the Toronto Maple Leafs and move into second place on the all-time playoff series wins list. The two clubs are currently tied with 58 playoff series wins...Each team was 0-for-3 on the power play...Nashville's Jason Arnott was out with the flu while teammate David Legwand |
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| Crosby helps Pens take 3-0 lead over Sens |
NHL Hockey |
04/14/2008 |
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| lead pass from Hossa and sliding a backhander between Gerber's pads. Game Notes The last time the Penguins enjoyed a 3-0 series advantage came in 2000, when the club topped the Capitals in a five-game Eastern Conference quarterfinal...Only the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs and 1975 New York Islanders have recovered from a 3-0 series deficit in NHL playoff history...Penguins forward Gary Roberts did not play, after posting two goals in the first two games...Alfredsson skated in his 100th career playoff game but did not |
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| Lightning win NHL draft lottery; will pick first at June draft |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| ll in line in order of poorest record behind Tampa Bay, with the Los Angeles Kings picking second. The Atlanta Thrashers, St. Louis Blues and New York Islanders round out the top five. The Columbus Blue Jackets will select sixth, followed by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Phoenix Coyotes. Nashville holds Florida's first-round pick and will select ninth. Vancouver picks 10th, Chicago 11th and Anaheim has the 12th pick, acquired from Edmonton. Buffalo picks 13th and Carolina 14th. Forward Steven Stamkos is the h |
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