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| Habs open season with victory at MSG |
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10/12/2002 |
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| had given the Rangers a 1-0 lead at 8:56 of the first period. Samuelsson pushed the puck into the Canadiens' zone and faked a pass to Matthew Barnaby before beating Theodore with a wrister from the left circle. Czerkawski, who was acquired from the New York Islanders in the offseason, added an empty-net goal in the third period for his first tally in a Canadiens sweater. The Habs had dropped four straight at Madison Square Garden. The Rangers' last loss to Montreal came on April 5, 2000 New York was without star |
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| Thrashers decide to rotate team captaincy among four players |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| nine goals and 13 assists with Buffalo. Krupp has played for two Stanley Cup Championship teams with Colorado (1995-96) and Detroit (2001-2002) during his 15-year NHL career. Krupp has tallied 69 goals and 212 assists in 725 games with Buffalo, the New York Islanders, Quebec/Colorado and Detroit. McEachern posted 15 goals and 31 assists in 80 games for Ottawa last season and won a Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh during his rookie season in 1991-92. Odgers, 33, led the Thrashers with 135 penalty minutes last season, |
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| Isles, Sabres kick off season in Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| Buffalo, NY (Sportsbooks) - The reborn New York Islanders open their 2002-03 NHL season against the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena Thursday. The Islanders, who enjoyed the fourth best single-season turnaround in NHL history last year, returned to the postseason for the first time since 1994 after a 42-28-8-4 regular season, good enough for fifth place in the Eastern Conference. General manager Mike Milbury's big moves paid off as franchise players Michael Peca, Alexei Yashin and goaltender Chris Osgood brought |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
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10/09/2002 |
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| two of those skaters, Hossa and Havlat, have yet to show their best. Jacques Martin's group still lacks grit, and goalie Patrick Lalime needs to prove his playoff wasn't a fluke, but the Senators will give the Leafs a tough run for the Northeast. 7. New York Islanders - The Isles' success will depend on how well they weather the storm until captain Michael Peca returns to the lineup, which isn't likely to be until at least early December. Last season, of course, New York's resurgence was rooted in its sensational |
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| Panthers re-assign Flaherty to minors |
NHL Hockey |
10/05/2002 |
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| erican Hockey League. Flaherty was 0-3 with a 4.34 goals-against average in three games this pre- season. He spent most of last season in the minors and played just four games with the Panthers, posting a 2.94 GAA in that span. The 34-year-old veteran has played parts of 10 NHL seasons with San Jose, the New York Islanders, Tampa Bay and Florida, mostly as a backup. The Panthers will likely start the regular season with Jani Hurme as the backup to Roberto Luongo. Hurme was acquired from Ottawa earlier this week. |
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| Minnesota's Hendrickson to miss three months |
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09/25/2002 |
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| lames Monday. He is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday to repair the arm. It is Hendrickson's second serious injury in the last six months, as a puck hit his left eye late last season causing him to miss the final six games of the year. The puck ricocheted off his stick and struck his left eye, and for a time, Hendrickson was unsure if he would ever have normal vision again. Hendrickson has also played for Toronto, the New York Islanders and Vancouver, collecting 62 goals and 56 assists in 456-career NHL games. |
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