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| Devils make rare stop in Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Devils are set to take their recent strong play through western Canada tonight with the opener of a three-game road trip against the Vancouver Canucks at General Motors Place. New Jersey comes into this game as winners in two of three and 11 of its last 14 after defeating the Philadelphia Flyers on Sunday. John Madden's pair of goals and one assist paced the Devils to the 4-2 victory. Jamie Langenbrunner added a goal and one assist and Arron Asham also tallied for the Devils, w |
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| Streaking Oilers welcome Stars to town |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2007 |
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| Dallas Stars at Rexall Place. Edmonton has won its last three games, with each victory coming by way of a shootout. The Oilers are now 10-1 this season in shootouts. The Oilers logged extra ice time to defeat St. Louis and Detroit before topping the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, on Saturday. Fernando Pisani scored the deciding goal in the shootout. In the extra session, Vancouver's Trevor Linden and Edmonton's Sam Gagner were stopped in the first round, but Ryan Kesler snapped a wrister past the stick of Oilers goalte |
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| Morrison sidelined after wrist surgery |
NHL Hockey |
12/18/2007 |
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| Vancouver, BC (Best E Casino) - Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison underwent wrist surgery Monday and is expected to be sidelined for at least a couple of months. Morrison will likely wear a cast on his wrist for the next six weeks. In 30 games this season, Morrison has registered eight goals and 12 assists for 20 points with 14 penalty minutes. Morrison's ironman streak came to and end last week at 542 games, which had been the longest active run in the NHL. |
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| Canucks center Brendan Morrison may be out up to 12 weeks after wrist surgery |
NHL Hockey |
12/17/2007 |
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) -Vancouver Canucks center Brendan Morrison could be out up to 12 weeks after surgery on his right wrist Monday. He showed up at G.M. Place on Monday in a cast that ran from his right finger, past his elbow to his upper arm. He's expected to remain in a cast at least six weeks. Morrison, who jammed his wrist into the boards during an exhibition game on Sept. 26, learned he needed surgery Thursday. Morrison's 542-game playing streak, the longest current run in the NHL, ended |
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| Pisani's shootout goal carries Edmonton over Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
12/16/2007 |
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| Edmonton, AB (Best E Casino) - Fernando Pisani scored the deciding goal in the shootout, as the Edmonton Oilers edged the Vancouver Canucks, 2-1, at Rexall Place. After an overtime session when each team registered three shots, the game was decided in a shootout. Vancouver's Trevor Linden and Edmonton's Sam Gagner were stopped in the first round, but Ryan Kesler snapped a wrister past the stick of Oilers goaltender Mathieu Garon in round two. Ales Hemsky failed to score, giving Taylor Pyatt an opportunity to w |
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| Struggling Canucks head to Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
12/15/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks are struggling on their current road trip, which has featured a change in net. The club will try to break even on the swing tonight when it tangles with the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place. Vancouver began a four-game road swing on Monday in Los Angeles with Curtis Sanford in net after starter Roberto Luongo aggravated a rib injury in pre- game warmups. Since, Sanford has been in net for the first three contests of this trip, including Monday's loss, and is 1-2 in that s |
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| Sharks put D Alexei Semenov on injured reserve |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2007 |
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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -The San Jose Sharks put defenseman Alexei Semenov on injured reserve Friday because of a broken finger on his right hand. Semenov was hurt early in the Sharks' 5-2 victory over the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. He left the locker room with a heavy wrap on his right hand, particularly the last two fingers. The 6-foot-6 Russian defenseman has one goal and two assists in 13 games since signing with the Sharks in the offseason. San Jose, which already has forwards Jonathan Cheech |
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| Thornton, Sharks down Canucks |
NHL Hockey |
12/14/2007 |
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| San Jose, CA (Best E Casino) - Joe Thornton had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Sharks roughed up the Vancouver Canucks, 5-2, at HP Pavilion. Milan Michalek, Patrick Marleau, Joe Pavelski and Steve Bernier each had a goal for the Sharks, who have won five of their last six games. Evgeni Nabokov only needed to make 15 saves for the win. "We came out strong tonight and we're able to rebound from a tough start to the third period," said Marleau. "Home games are huge for us and hopefully we can keep winning h |
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| Ailing Canucks visit Sharks in San Jose |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2007 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Vancouver Canucks didn't let two big injuries stop them from posting a win on Wednesday. The club will try for back-to-back wins tonight when they visit the San Jose Sharks at the HP Pavilion. Vancouver lost the opener of a four-game road trip on Monday in Los Angeles, and then skated yesterday without both goaltender Roberto Luongo and center Brendan Morrison. However, Jason Jaffray registered a goal and an assist in his NHL debut to help Vancouver defeat the Anaheim Ducks, 3-2, at Honda |
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| Jaffray shines in NHL debut as Canucks edge Ducks |
NHL Hockey |
12/13/2007 |
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| missed the game with a rib injury...Anaheim's Ryan Getzlaf extended his point streak to five games with an assist on Schneider's goal...Vancouver was 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Ducks failed to score on their two chances...Before the game, Vancouver Canucks senior vice-president and general manager Dave Nonis announced that center Brendan Morrison will undergo wrist surgery this week, sidelining him indefinitely. Morrison's ironman streak came to an end at 542 games, which was the longest current run i |
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