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| Bruins go for series sweep of Senators |
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04/07/2009 |
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| ry to boost their chances in the race for the NHL's best record when they visit the Ottawa Senators tonight for a Northeast Division battle at Scotiabank Place. The Bruins clinched the East's No. 1 seed with Saturday's 1-0 decision over the visiting New York Rangers, marking the first time since 2002 that the club has won the top spot in the conference. With 112 points, Boston is three behind the San Jose Sharks for the Presidents' Trophy. The Sharks, who are hosting Colorado later tonight, have three games lef |
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| Canadiens, Rangers aim to stay in playoff picture at MSG |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to bounce back from a loss when they visit the New York Rangers for a key battle in the Eastern Conference playoff race tonight at Madison Square Garden. The Canadiens had won three straight and five of six before being dealt a regulation setback Monday against visiting Ottawa. Montreal is currently the seventh seed in the East with 92 points, while the Rangers are three points back in a tie with Florida for the conference's eighth and final postseason berth. |
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| Flyers host Panthers in key playoff race battle |
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04/07/2009 |
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| ction tonight as they are scheduled to host the New York Islanders. Philadelphia has a game in hand over the Hurricanes, with three tests left after tonight's outing. Florida hasn't made the postseason since 2000 and comes into tonight tied with the New York Rangers for the East's eighth and final postseason berth. Both teams have 89 points and three games left in the regular season. The Rangers are hosting Montreal this evening. The Panthers have wins in four of its last five games and are coming off Sunday's |
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| Heatley's third-period heroics lifts Sens past Habs |
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04/06/2009 |
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| t four ticks left in the frame. Game Notes Ottawa hosts Boston on Tuesday...The Habs won four of the six games against the Senators this season...Montreal was without defensemen Andrei Markov and Mathieu Schneider, both of whom suffered upper body injuries during Saturday's game against Toronto. Both players missed Monday's morning skate and could also be sidelined for Tuesday's game against the New York Rangers...Ottawa went 1-for-5 on the power play while Montreal failed to score on any of its three chances. |
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| Markov, Schneider ailing; Habs recall Janik |
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04/06/2009 |
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| Mathieu Schneider for Monday's game against Ottawa. Markov and Schneider both suffered upper body injuries during Saturday's game against Toronto. Both players missed Monday's morning skate and could also be sidelined for Tuesday's game against the New York Rangers. "Neither one of them are available to play tonight," Canadiens coach and general manager Bob Gainey said Monday. "Those are our number one and two blue line players on our power play. They're both experienced players. I don't know how I can to tell |
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| Streaking Habs host Senators |
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04/06/2009 |
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| least a point in six straight contests, going 5-0-1 over that stretch. With 92 points, Montreal is close to clinching one of the eight Eastern Conference postseason berths. The Habs are currently seventh in the East and are three points ahead of the New York Rangers and Florida, who are tied for the eighth seed. Montreal is also just one point back of idle Pittsburgh for the East's sixth spot. Montreal has fared well against the Senators this season, winning four of the five matchups. The Canadiens have taken s |
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| Desperate Sabres battle Red Wings in Buffalo |
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04/06/2009 |
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| hen they host the mighty Detroit Red Wings tonight in an interconference matchup at HSBC Arena. With 85 points and four games left in the regular season, the Sabres are running out of time to make the playoffs. Buffalo is four points behind both the New York Rangers and Florida for the eighth and final postseason berth in the Eastern Conference, but the Sabres get to use a game in hand over both clubs tonight. Buffalo had a streak of five straight games with a point snapped Saturday against visiting New Jersey. |
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| Pens visit playoff-hopeful Panthers for showdown in Sunrise |
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04/05/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Florida Panthers will continue their quest for a playoff berth when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins today at BankAtlantic Center. The Panthers, who haven't made the postseason since 2000, are currently two points behind the New York Rangers for the eighth and final playoff berth in the Eastern Conference. Florida has a game in hand to use against the idle Rangers today. The Penguins, meanwhile, are sixth in the East with 93 points on the year and are four points in front of the Rangers. Pittsburgh, which is also one behind Carolina, can clinch a playoff berth with a win today. Florida hurt its playoff chances when it had a three-game winning streak halted Friday by visiting Atlanta. Rich Peverley scored twice, including the game-winner in the third period, as the Thrashers continued their role of playoff spoiler with a 3-1 win against the Panthers. Gregory Campbell logged the lone score for Florida, which was seeking a season-high fourth win in a row. Craig Anderson, who was in net for each of the team's last three victories, surrendered three goals on 32 shots in the loss. Florida is 1-1 so far on a three-game homestand that is coming to a close today. The Panthers are 20-12-7 as the host club this season. The Penguins were in action Saturday at Carolina and dropped an overtime decision to the sizzling Hurricanes, who won their eighth straight contest. Anton Babchuk's point blast 1:11 into OT lifted Carolina over Pittsburgh, 3-2, and clinched a playoff spot for the Hurricanes. Jordan Staal and Tyler Kennedy scored the goals for Pittsburgh, which had a three-game win streak broken and lost for just the second time in its last eight games. Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves in the loss. The Penguins are playing the middle portion of a three-game road trip tonight and will close the swing Tuesday in Tampa. Pittsburgh is 18-14-6 as the road team this season. Pittsburgh has taken two of three from the Panthers this year and will try to close the season series with another victory. The Penguins have taken seven of the last nine overall against Florida and has won three of four in Sunrise. |
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| Caps and Thrashers begin home-and-home in D.C. |
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04/05/2009 |
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| traight Southeast crown despite losing to Buffalo on Friday night. The loss came in overtime and the point gained by Washington was enough to secure the division title. Since Boston clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a win over the New York Rangers on Saturday, Washington will either finish second or third in the playoff seeding. With 102 points, the Caps are currently tied with New Jersey, but Washington gets to use a game in hand over the idle Devils today. Today's game is the regular-season |
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| Ducks beat Sharks to improve playoff chances |
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04/05/2009 |
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| we have a chance to redeem ourselves tomorrow night," Thornton said. San Jose (113 points) is six points ahead of idle Detroit for the top spot in the West. The Sharks are one point ahead of Boston for the best record in the NHL. Boston shut out the New York Rangers 1-0 on Saturday afternoon. Anaheim drew first blood on a goal from Ryan just 2:47 into the game to give the visitors an early edge. Perry's 30th goal of the year at the 5:46 mark of the first frame extended Anaheim's lead to 2-0. After just keeping |
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