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| 'Canes storm Brodeur in closing 80 seconds, shock Devils in Game 7 |
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04/29/2009 |
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| around and the puck bounced on their side." Jamie Langenbrunner and Jay Pandolfo also scored for the Devils, who for the second spring in a row suffered an early playoff exit. Last season, New Jersey was ousted in five games by the cross-town rival New York Rangers. "I'm still in shock -- it stings, that's for certain," said Langenbrunner. "We battled though a lot and we gave ourselves a chance tonight, but this one hurts." With the roaring home crowd standing ready to celebrate the series victory, the Devils, |
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| Rangers and Caps meet for decisive Game 7 in D.C. |
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04/28/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The second-seeded Washington Capitals have fought back from a three games to one deficit in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals and now get to host the New York Rangers in tonight's decisive Game 7 at the Verizon Center. The seventh-seeded Rangers held leads of 2-0 and 3-1 in this series, but since New York won Game 4, the Capitals have rattled off back-to-back victories to even the best-of-seven set at three games apiece. Washington has exploded for a total of nine goals in the last two ga |
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| NHL hands down six-game suspension for Caps' Brashear |
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04/27/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The NHL has suspended Washington Capitals forward Donald Brashear six games for two separate incidents in Game 6 of Sunday's Eastern Conference quarterfinal series with the New York Rangers. The Caps' enforcer was suspended five games for his hit on the Rangers' Blair Betts midway through the first period. Brashear caught Betts with a shoulder to the chin with the Rangers' pivot having just dished the puck to a teammate at center ice. The hit caught Betts looking in the opposite |
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| Rangers' Betts knocked out of Game 6 |
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04/26/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - New York Rangers forward Blair Betts was forced to leave Game 6 of Sunday's quarterfinal series with Washington after absorbing a hit from Capitals enforcer Donald Brashear midway through the first period. Brashear caught Betts with a forearm to the chin with the Rangers' pivot having just dished the puck to a teammate at center ice. The hit caught Betts looking in the opposite direction, and he lay on the ice for several minutes before being helped to the locker room by two tea |
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| Without Tortorella, Rangers host Caps in Game 6 |
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04/26/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Rangers will get a second chance to end their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series today, and, although this time they'll get the opportunity on home ice, they won't have their head coach behind the bench when they host the second-seeded Washington Capitals in Game 6 at Madison Square Garden. The seventh-seeded Rangers hold a 3-2 edge in the best-of-seven set, but were handed a decisive loss in Friday's Game 5 encounter in D.C. During that game, New York head coach John Tortor |
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04/26/2009 |
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| Suspended New York Rangers' coach John Tortorella for one game. |
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| Caps stay alive in playoffs, blank Rangers |
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04/25/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - Matt Bradley scored twice in the first period and Simeon Varlamov posted 20 saves as the Washington Capitals staved off elimination in the playoffs with a 4-0 win over the New York Rangers at Verizon Center. Alexander Ovechkin and Alexander Semin each had a goal for the Caps, who still trail the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal series, 3-2. "We didn't try to think about it too much," said Ovechkin about facing elimination. "We came out with a plan and now we have |
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| Datsyuk again among Lady Byng finalists |
NHL Hockey |
04/24/2009 |
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| d as one of three finalists for the 2009 award. Datsyuk is trying to become only the second player ever to capture the award four years in a row, which would match Hall of Fame forward Frank Boucher. Boucher won the award from 1928-31 while with the New York Rangers Tampa Bay's Martin St. Louis and New Jersey's Zach Parise were also named finalists for the trophy, which is awarded annually to the player who combines sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with excellence on the ice. The winner will be announced o |
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| Rangers try to complete upset of Caps in D.C. |
NHL Hockey |
04/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Rangers will try to complete a first-round upset when they visit the second-seeded Washington Capitals at Verizon Center for Game 5 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The seventh-seeded Rangers grabbed a three games to one lead in the set with Wednesday's close victory at Madison Square Garden. New York will now try to end this series by remaining perfect in D.C., where it shocked the Capitals by winning Games 1 and 2 at the Verizon Center. The Caps had a ter |
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| Lundqvist stealing series for Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2009 |
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| -time high. Goals usually come easy for the Russian superstar, a fact made clear by his status as the NHL's two-time reigning Rocket Richard winner as the league's top goal-scorer. However, the Richard Trophy is a regular-season award and, thanks to New York Rangers goaltender Henrik Lundqvist, Ovechkin has found playoff markers to be a scarce commodity. Lundqvist has been sensational so far in leading his Blueshirts to a 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals over Ovechkin and the Washington C |
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