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| Columbus' Brassard named top rookie for October |
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11/04/2008 |
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| bus finished the month with a 4-6-0 record. He recorded points in eight of 10 games in the month and had his first multi- point game (one goal, one assist) of his career in a 4-2 victory over Colorado on October 30. Other candidates for the monthly honor included forwards Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks, Jakub Voracek of Columbus and Fabian Brunnstrom of the Dallas Stars, and defensemen Drew Doughty of the Los Angeles Kings, Luke Schenn of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Luca Sbisa of the Philadelphia Flyers. |
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| Trio of Ducks highlight NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
11/03/2008 |
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| result the next night in Vancouver. He became the first Bruins netminder since Byron Dafoe in 1999 to blank opponents in consecutive games and is only the second netminder in NHL history to post two straight 1-0 decisions. Third star honors came to Philadelphia Flyers forward Simon Gagne. Gagne posted eight points (three goals, five assists) in three games. His best contest in the stretch came in a 7-0 rout of Atlanta on October 28, where the ninth-year pro recorded two goals and two assists. Gagne is currently n |
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| Flyers go for fifth straight win in afternoon clash with Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
11/02/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The suddenly-hot Philadelphia Flyers shoot for a fifth straight win this afternoon, as they welcome the Edmonton Oilers to the Wachovia Center. The Flyers began the season with six straight losses (0-3-3), but have responded with four wins in a row and points in each of their last six games (4-0-2). Interestingly, Philadelphia's winning streak began after Daniel Briere suffered an abdominal injury that will cost him another three weeks of action. Briere has missed the club's last four games. Je |
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| Nashville Predators |
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10/31/2008 |
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| Acquired forward Hugh Jessiman from the New York Rangers in exchange for future considerations; acquired defenseman Tim Ramholt from the Philadelphia Flyers for forward Josh Gratton. |
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| Girardi keeps Rangers streaking with game-winner against Atlanta |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| a 14-9 in the middle period, but neither team could find the back of the net. Game Notes Thrashers rookie defenseman Zach Bogosian, the third overall pick in this year's draft, will be out indefinitely after breaking his leg in Tuesday's loss to the Philadelphia Flyers...Naslund now has a five-game point streak...Zherdev has tallied a point in four straight contests...New York has defeated Atlanta three straight times, and the home team has won six straight meetings in the all-time series...Each team tallied a pow |
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| Carter lifts Flyers past Isles in OT |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Jeff Carter's second goal of the game came with 22.9 seconds to play in overtime as the Philadelphia Flyers downed the New York Islanders, 3-2, at the Wachovia Center. On the power play in the extra session after Frans Nielsen was called for holding, Mike Richards fired a hard pass from the right boards that hit off the stick of an Islander defender and went to Carter, who wristed it home from the left side for the win. Mike Knuble had the other goal while Martin Biron made 34 |
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| Atlanta D Bogosian out indefinitely |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Atlanta Thrashers rookie defenseman Zach Bogosian is out indefinitely after breaking his leg in Tuesday's loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. Bogosian, the third overall pick of this year's draft, was injured when he took a hit by Darroll Powe. He did not suffer a displaced fracture, meaning he will not require surgery. The rookie 18-year-old didn't register a point in eight games played this season. Nathan Oystrick will be paired with Mathieu Schneider on the blue line, as the Thrash |
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| Flyers try to stay hot versus Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Flyers will aim for their fourth consecutive victory this evening, as they welcome the struggling New York Islanders for tonight's test at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers started the season on a six-game losing streak (0-3-3), but have since rattled off three straight wins. Philadelphia began the current hot stretch with a home-and-home sweep of New Jersey and followed that up with a blowout victory Tuesday in Atlanta. Antero Niittymaki made 24 saves for his first shutout of th |
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| Rangers battle Thrashers aiming for fourth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| fficially credited with five home wins, but one of those tests was against Tampa Bay while the teams opened the 2008-09 campaign with a two-game series in Prague. The Thrashers, meanwhile, will try to rebound after getting blown away by the visiting Philadelphia Flyers, 7-0, on Tuesday. Antero Niittymaki stopped 24 shots for the shutout and remained perfect against Atlanta in his career, improving to 10-0-0 versus the Thrashers. It was the 11th straight time the Flyers defeated Atlanta. Kari Lehtonen fell to 0-7-0 |
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| Devils begin homestand with visit from Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
10/29/2008 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Jersey Devils will open a four-game homestand tonight, when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs for a matchup at Prudential Center. The Devils will try to rebound from a home-and-home sweep at the hands of the rival Philadelphia Flyers. Jersey was pounded, 6-3, by the visiting Flyers in Friday's opener and then dropped an overtime decision the following day in Philadelphia. Jeff Carter scored with 1:16 left in overtime to lift the Flyers to the 3-2 decision at the Wachovia Center. Just |
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