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| Isles agree to terms with Dubielewicz |
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01/15/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (Sportsbooks) - The New York Islanders on Thursday agreed to terms with former backup goaltender Wade Dubielewicz on a one-way NHL contract for the remainder of the season. Dubielewicz went 16-13-1-1 with a 2.55 goals-against average over parts of four seasons with the Islanders through the end of last year. After the club did not offer him a contract in the offseason, Dubielewicz signed with Ak Bars Kazan of the Continental League in Russia. He was 11-8-3 in 21 games, posting a 2.77 GAA. Comple |
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| Opposites attract: East-leading Bruins visit lowly Isles |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The two extremes in the Eastern Conference standings will meet tonight, as the mighty Boston Bruins visit the lowly New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The Bruins lead the East with 68 points and are a full 40 points ahead of the Islanders, who are dead last in the conference with just 28 points through their first 43 games of the season. Boston won the first of four meetings between these clubs on November 28, notching a 7-2 home victory. The Bruins have won three straight and four of five |
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| McAmmond, Sens notch victory over Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2009 |
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| ve some strong offensive players. We were able to shut them down for the most part." Todd White and Chris Thorburn tallied for the sputtering Thrashers, who have lost eight of 10 and are last in the Southeast Division with 33 points. Only the woeful New York Islanders have accrued fewer points (28) in the league. Kari Lehtonen allowed three goals on 30 shots to take the loss. "The effort was there," said Thorburn. "I think if we can build on that we'll be fine. We just to have to learn to win the close games." Th |
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| Islanders goaltender MacDonald exits game |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (Sportsbooks) - New York Islanders goaltender Joey MacDonald left Tuesday's game versus the crosstown rival Rangers with an undisclosed injury. Less than five minutes into the first period, MacDonald made a save and the whistle blew. The goaltender then remained on the ice and trainers helped him to the locker room. Yann Danis replaced MacDonald. MacDonald, of course, has been filling in for franchise netminder Rick DiPietro, who is out of the lineup indefinitely with a knee injury. Entering Tue |
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| Wild activate D Bergeron from IR |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| St. Paul, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Wild activated defenseman Marc- Andre Bergeron from injured reserve on Tuesday. The 28-year-old Bergeron missed the last 10 games with a lower-body injury suffered on December 19 against the New York Islanders. He has recorded three goals and 13 assists in 31 games with Minnesota this season. To make room for the Quebec native on the roster, the Wild reassigned defenseman John Scott to Houston of the American Hockey League. |
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| Flames hope to continue mastery of Blues |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| . Louis this year and has 20 goals and 36 assists for 56 points in 46 career tests against the Blues. The Flames wrap a three-game homestand tonight and have won both previous tests by 5-2 scores. They downed San Jose last Tuesday before sending the New York Islanders out of town with a loss on Thursday. Daymond Langkow had a goal and two assists in the win, giving him six goals and six assists over a 12-game point streak. He also has five goals over his last four games. Michael Cammalleri, Rene Bourque and Curti |
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| Canadiens try to gain ground on Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| four of its last five road tests. The Habs will host Nashville on Thursday before heading out on a five-game road trip. Meanwhile, Boston is completing a six-game homestand tonight and is 3-2-0 so far on the residency. The Bruins, who will visit the New York Islanders on Thursday, are 16-3-1 as the host this season. The Bruins have won two in a row directly on the heels of back-to-back losses. When Boston was handed consecutive setbacks by Buffalo and Minnesota last week, it was the first time the team had lost t |
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| Lightning aim to continue dominance of Coyotes |
NHL Hockey |
01/08/2009 |
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| last four games on the road. Phoenix enters this test having been shut out in back-to-back games and in three of its last five contests. The Coyotes were blanked 4-0 by Los Angeles on December 27 and after back-to-back wins against Colorado and the New York Islanders, they were shut out by Anaheim, 2-0, on Sunday. Two days later the Coyotes hosted Chicago, but failed to get any of their 22 shots past Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet in a 6-0 setback. Mikael Tellqvist started the game in net for Phoenix, but |
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| Sundin could make debut in Canucks road test vs. Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
01/07/2009 |
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| begins Friday against St. Louis. Meanwhile, the Oilers will aim for their third straight victory when they take the ice tonight. The Oilers, who are tied for last in the division with 41 points, are unbeaten in 2009, posting wins over Dallas and the New York Islanders at the start of a five-game homestand. Edmonton earned a close victory over the visiting Islanders on Monday, picking up a 3-2 decision. Andrew Cogliano scored the game-winning goal near the halfway mark of the third period to lift the Oilers to the |
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| Sharks make a stop in Calgary |
NHL Hockey |
01/06/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Jose Sharks begin their tour of western Canada tonight, as they visit the Calgary Flames and Pengrowth Saddledome. The Sharks hit the road after a brief stop at home, where they posted a 5-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday. The contest in San Jose had followed a 1-0-2 road trip. In fact, though they have lost four of their last five on the road, the Sharks still managed points in four of those games (1-1-3) and are 10-4-3 as the road club this season. In Saturday's home |
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