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| Lundqvist the difference as Rangers grab 3-1 series lead |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Henrik Lundqvist made 38 saves to lead the New York Rangers over the Washington Capitals, 2-1, in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Madison Square Garden. "I think it's very important not to find an excuse not to play as good as you can. That was important for the whole team," Lundqvist said of his own performance after allowing four goals in Game 3. "Being patient is number one for me or any goalie, when you're fighting pucks it makes it tougher. When you w |
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| Capitals try to even series in NYC |
NHL Hockey |
04/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Capitals were finally able to break out of their offensive slump in Game 3 and will try to tie their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series tonight, when they visit the New York Rangers for Game 4 at Madison Square Garden. The second-seeded Capitals dug themselves an 0-2 hole by losing the first two tests of this best-of-seven series on home ice, but were able to get a win in Monday's meeting in the Big Apple. After scoring just three goals on 70 shots against Rangers goaltend |
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| Varlamov posts first career shutout; Caps get back in series |
NHL Hockey |
04/20/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Alexander Semin tallied twice and Simeon Varlamov posted his first career shutout in his second career playoff start, as the Washington Capitals downed the New York Rangers, 4-0, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Madison Square Garden. Varlamov, who held the Rangers to one goal in a 1-0 setback in Game 2 at Verizon Center on Saturday, stopped 33 shots for his first career postseason victory. Brooks Laich and Tom Poti contributed power-play goals for th |
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| Desperate Caps visit Rangers for Game 3 at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
04/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The second-seeded Washington Capitals will be desperate for a win tonight when they visit the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The seventh-seeded Rangers are back home with a 2-0 lead in this series after stunning the Southeast Division champion Capitals with wins in Games 1 and 2 in D.C. New York, which will also host Game 4 on Wednesday, was 26-11-4 at the Garden this year, while the Caps were 21-15-5 as the visitin |
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| Caps can't solve Lundqvist; Rangers take 2-0 series lead |
NHL Hockey |
04/19/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - Henrik Lundqvist made 35 saves for the third playoff shutout of his career, as the New York Rangers scored early and held on to take a 1-0 victory over the Washington Capitals in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Verizon Center. Ryan Callahan scored the lone goal on assists from Markus Naslund and Brandon Dubinsky for the Rangers, who lead the best-of-seven series, 2-0. "We battled the whole game," said Lundqvist. "I think we were a little nervous in the |
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| Caps try to even series in Game 2 against Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
04/18/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The second-seeded Washington Capitals will try to avoid falling into an 0-2 series hole when they host the seventh-seeded New York Rangers today in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals. The Capitals opened the series at the Verizon Center on Wednesday and were dealt a 4-3 loss by the visiting Blueshirts. Another win by New York today battle would give the Rangers a 2-0 lead with the series shifting to Madison Square Garden for Games 3 and 4. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series is sc |
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| Rangers sign Hobey Baker winner Gilroy |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - The New York Rangers agreed to terms with defenseman and 2009 Hobey Baker Award winner Matt Gilroy. Gilroy, 24, captured the Hobey, which is given to the top player in collegiate hockey, as he helped Boston University win the NCAA men's hockey championship for the fifth time in school history and first since 1995. He became the second BU player to win the Hobey after Chris Drury was honored in 1998, and was also the first backliner in Hockey East history to be honored as a First |
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| Pens try to extend lead in Game 2 against Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2009 |
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| was called. Philadelphia head coach John Stevens was also fined $10,000 for his attempt to "send a message". The Pens were 25-13-3 as the host team this season, while Philadelphia posted a 20-14-7 record as the guest. Following tonight's test, the series will shift to Philadelphia for Games 3 and 4 with the Flyers hosting the next matchup on Sunday afternoon. The Flyers had a chance to get home-ice advantage for this series on the final day of the regular season, but lost in regulation to the New York Rangers. |
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| Devils crush Hurricanes in Game 1 |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2009 |
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| om the slot that escaped Ward for the 4-1 final. Game Notes Since winning the franchise's last Stanley Cup title in 2003, the Devils haven't moved past the second round and were bounced out in the conference quarterfinals twice during that stretch, including a five-game series loss to the New York Rangers last year...Carolina was 0-for-2 on the power play while New Jersey failed to convert on each of its four chances...Devils defensemen Paul Martin and Johnny Oduya were each a plus-2 for New Jersey in the win. |
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| Dubinsky, Rangers sneak by Capitals |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - Brandon Dubinsky scored the go-ahead goal with a little more than eight minutes left in the third period and the New York Rangers held on to edge the Washington Capitals, 4-3, in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at Verizon Center. Scott Gomez registered a goal and two assists, while Nik Antropov and Markus Naslund each had a goal and a helper for the seventh-seeded Rangers, who finished the regular season in fourth place in the Atlantic Division with a 43 |
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