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| Isles hope to run unbeaten string to three games |
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10/19/2002 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - The New York Islanders try to run their unbeaten string to three games tonight when they battle the winless Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. The Islanders played horribly for the first two periods against the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday, but rallied in the third frame with a pair of goals and skated to a 3-3 tie at the First Union Center. Trailing by two, the Isles pulled within a goal on Mark Parrish's tally with 8:43 left in the third period. Parrish skated to a loose puck in |
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| Caps hope to match best start in team history in matinee with Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Capitals try to match the best start in team history today when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers in a matinee at the First Union Center. Currently at 3-0, the Caps can match the franchise mark that was last set in 1997-98, when the team used a 4-0 start as a springboard for its run to the Stanley Cup Finals. On Thursday the team remained perfect with a 2-1 victory over the reigning Eastern Conference-champion Carolina Hurricanes in the second installment of an |
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| Islanders Team Report: Snow shines as Isles get lucky |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2002 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Islanders played horribly for the first two periods against the Philadelphia Flyers Thursday, but rallied in the third frame with a pair of goals and skated to a 3-3 tie at the First Union Center. "We got beat to the checks, we got beat to the pucks. They played a spirited game and we just played a game," Isles head coach Peter Laviolette said. "And that's unacceptable." Trailing by two, the Isles pulled within a goal on Mark Parrish's tally with 8:43 left in the third period. Parr |
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| Flyers aim to close out road trip perfect |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Flyers try to remain unbeaten tonight when they close out a season-opening road trip against the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. After skating to a 2-2 tie in Edmonton on opening night, the Flyers earned a 5-4 comeback victory in Calgary on Saturday. Mark Recchi recorded his fifth career hat trick as he led Philly back from a 4-2 deficit. In addition to tying the game with a pair of goals in a 1:45 span late, he set up Jeremy Roenick for the game-winning |
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| Canucks shoot for first 3-0 start since 1999 |
NHL Hockey |
10/14/2002 |
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| ncouver has won seven of the last nine with the Flames, but has dropped two of its last three to Calgary on its home ice. The Flames, who hit the road for the first time this season after two losses at the Saddledome, were dealt a 5-4 setback to the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday. Martin Gelinas scored two goals and added an assist for the Flames, who scored three goals on three two-man advantages. Goaltender Roman Turek finished with 29 saves in the loss for Calgary, which scored four goals in the second period, |
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| Flyers' Primeau leaves game after blocking shot |
NHL Hockey |
10/13/2002 |
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| Calgary, Alberta (Sportsbooks) - Philadelphia Flyers captain Keith Primeau left Saturday night's 5-4 win over the Calgary Flames after blocking a shot. Primeau took a slapshot to the ankle in the first period, and did not return. An X-ray revealed no damage, and the diagnosis was a deep bruise. The 13-year veteran is in his fourth season with the Flyers. Philadelphia wraps up a three-game Canadian road trip to start the season in Montreal on Tuesday. |
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| Devils begin Pat Burns era in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| in Ottawa, the Senators proved they did not need Alexei Yashin to win and after a 32-27-7-9 regular season, the seventh-seeded Sens got out of the first round for the first time in four years with a convincing five-game victory over a more talented Philadelphia Flyers squad. Ottawa then lost to the gritty Toronto Maple Leafs in a tough seven games, after going up three games to two. The Senators lost winger Shawn McEachern in a financially motivated trade with Atlanta, but hope that their captain Daniel Alfredsso |
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| Gretzky Night in LA: No. 99 heads to the rafters |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| -best clip, especially shined after the Olympics, going 13-5-0 with a 2.09 GAA and.926 SP in that time. If Burke, who is 36, somehow cannot repeat his brilliance, the team has picked up an insurance policy in Brian Boucher, who was acquired from the Philadelphia Flyers for Michal Handzus and former backup Robert Esche. Phoenix, which is unbeaten in its last six against the Kings (2-0-4), is winless in its last four in LA (0-1-3). The Kings' last victory over the Coyotes came back on March 19, 2001, a 6-2 victory a |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| of pondering. Gone are players like Ulf Dahlen and Dmitri Khristich and arriving are Robert Lang and Mike Grier. It's hard to see things going as wrong as they did a season ago, and the Caps should raise their third division banner in four years. 4. Philadelphia Flyers - Folks in Philly are hoping to have one season without a soap opera theme, and they wouldn't mind it ending minus a first-round playoff loss as well. Hitchcock has had a full summer and preseason to get things in sync off the ice, and he now has th |
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