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| Rangers captain Drury out for Game 1 of playoffs |
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04/15/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (Sportsbooks) - New York Rangers captain Chris Drury missed Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the Verizon Center. Drury, who has missed the last four days with an undisclosed injury, was listed as a game-time decision, but did not suit up for the contest. He finished the 2008-09 regular season with 22 goals and 34 assists in 81 games. |
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| Oilers dump MacTavish |
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04/15/2009 |
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| ked third and was behind just Barry Trotz, who has been the coach of Nashville since its inaugural season of 1998-99, and Lindy Ruff, who has been in Buffalo since the 1997-98 campaign. The last player to skate in the NHL without a helmet, MacTavish totaled 213 goals and 267 assists in 1,093 career games with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton. He won four Stanley Cups, three with the Oilers and one while in New York, before retiring after the 1996-97 season. |
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| Devils open playoffs at home against 'Canes |
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04/15/2009 |
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| wins in the process. 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. While Brodeur has been the Devils' franchise player for nearly two decades, New Jersey now has an offensive weapon who could take over that mantle someday in winger Zach Parise. At 24 years of age, Parise turned in the finest campaign of |
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| Caps, Rangers kick off East quarters in D.C. |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The second-seeded Washington Capitals will begin their push for the Stanley Cup on home ice tonight, as they welcome the seventh-seeded New York Rangers for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals at Verizon Center. After a second straight Southeast Division title, expectations have increased greatly for the Capitals, who have quickly become the hottest ticket in the D.C. area. Washington and its superstar winger Alex Ovechkin seemed overwhelmed at the start of last year's playoff ser |
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| Pens host Flyers in Game 1 of East quarterfinals |
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04/15/2009 |
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| lost six out of 10 games during the stretch. Despite that slide, Philadelphia still had a chance to gain the fourth seed in the East and home-ice advantage in this series right up until the final day of the regular season when a 4-3 home loss to the New York Rangers gave Pittsburgh the edge. While the Penguins strength is in the dynamic duo of Crosby and Malkin, Philadelphia's biggest asset is its balanced scoring attack. The Flyers boasted a league-best six scorers with 25 or more goals and four of those playe |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia |
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04/14/2009 |
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| lost six out of 10 games during the stretch. Despite that slide, Philadelphia still had a chance to gain the fourth seed in the East and home-ice advantage in this series right up until the final day of the regular season when a 4-3 home loss to the New York Rangers gave Pittsburgh the edge. Still, the Flyers 2008-09 campaign could have been a lot worse, considering the club didn't record a win until its seventh game of the season. While the Penguins strength is in the dynamic duo of Crosby and Malkin, Philadel |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - New Jersey vs. Carolina |
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04/14/2009 |
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| st four postseasons. 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. While Brodeur has been the Devils' franchise player for nearly two decades, New Jersey now has an offensive weapon who could take over that mantle someday in winger Zach Parise. At 24 years of age, Parise turned in the finest campaign of |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Washington vs. NY Rangers |
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04/14/2009 |
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| ngton from last year was the offseason signing of Jose Theodore to man the pipes. The veteran goaltender had a solid if unremarkable season as he went 32-17-5 with a .900 save percentage and 2.87 goals against average as the club's top puck-stopper. NEW YORK RANGERS (7th seed, East) REGULAR SEASON RECORD: 43-30-9 2008 PLAYOFFS: Defeated New Jersey 4-1 in conference quarterfinals; lost to Pittsburgh 4-1 in conference semifinals (Sportsbooks) - The New York Rangers made the playoffs for the fourth straight sea |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Vancouver vs. St. Louis |
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04/14/2009 |
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| lames for first place in the Northwest Division, giving Vancouver its third division title in five seasons. Now the club just has to do something with it. Vancouver hasn't made it past the semifinals since a seven-game Stanley Cup Finals loss to the New York Rangers in 1994 and has never won an NHL title. Obviously the health of Roberto Luongo went a long way in the Canucks' success this year. He missed 24 games between November 24 and January 13 due to a groin issue and struggled upon his return to action befo |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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04/13/2009 |
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| on a four-game losing streak and with a 26-47-9 record. Their 61 points were the fewest of any NHL team. Final Score: NY Rangers 4, Philadelphia 3 Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Sean Avery and Blair Betts scored in the third period to lift the New York Rangers over the Philadelphia Flyers, 4-3, in the season finale for both teams at Wachovia Center. Brandon Dubinsky tallied twice for the Rangers (43-30-9), who ended the season with three straight wins and, as the seventh seed in the conference, begin the |
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