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| Jackets and Oilers complete season series in Edmonton |
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02/26/2009 |
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| uesday when they were handed a 4-1 setback by the Calgary Flames. R.J. Umberger scored the only goal for Columbus, his fifth in his last six games. Umberger's goal was his career-high 21st of the season, passing the 20 he scored as a rookie with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2005-06. Steve Mason allowed three goals on 27 shots in the losing effort, which came in the opener of a three-game road trip that ends in Vancouver on Sunday. Columbus has dropped four of its last six as the guest and is 11-15-4 away from Ohio t |
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| Biron, Flyers blank Kings |
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02/25/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Martin Biron turned away all 34 shots he faced to notch his 25th career shutout, as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Los Angeles Kings, 2-0, at the Wachovia Center. Jeff Carter registered a goal and an assist for the Flyers, who have won seven of their last nine games and are second in the Atlantic Division with 75 points, four behind the idle New Jersey Devils. The 11th overall pick in the 2003 draft, Carter has found the net with great frequency this season, pumping in 36 |
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| Flyers aim to stay hot versus Kings |
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02/25/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Flyers will shoot for their fifth win in six games when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings for tonight's interconference battle at the Wachovia Center. The Flyers are second in the Atlantic Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference with 73 points. Philadelphia trails New Jersey by six points for the division lead and is two points ahead of Montreal in the East standings. Philadelphia had a three-game winning streak halted Sunday by visiting Pittsburgh, but rebounded with Tu |
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| Capitals welcome Flyers to Verizon Center |
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02/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Southeast Division-leading Washington Capitals hope to continue their excellent month of February when they host the Philadelphia Flyers in an Eastern Conference showdown at Verizon Center. The Capitals are 7-2-1 this month and with 81 points have recently gained ground on struggling Boston in the race for the top seed in the East. The Bruins come into tonight with a seven-point edge over Washington, which itself has a 13-point lead over Florida for first place in the Southeast Division. Ph |
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| Flyers' Richards highlights NHL's weekly stars |
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02/23/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Mike Richards, Florida Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun and Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Cristobal Huet were named the NHL's Three Stars for the week ending February 22. Richards tallied a league-high eight points last week in two games while extending his shorthanded goal streak to three games. He recorded a career-high five points -- two goals, three assists -- in the Flyers' 6-3 win over the Buffalo Sabres last Thursday. Philadelphia's captain had th |
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| Nash, Jackets get by Leafs in SO; Hitchcock earns 500th win |
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02/20/2009 |
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| k his 500th career victory. Hitchcock became just the 13th coach in league history to reach 500 wins. The Edmonton native began his NHL tenure with Dallas in January, 1996 and remained there until January, 2002. He was also behind the bench with the Philadelphia Flyers (2002-06) before catching on with Columbus in November, 2006. "To help him get his 500th win tonight was definitely a good pat on the back for ourselves," said rookie sensation Steve Mason. Nash, the second shooter for the Blue Jackets, fired a shot |
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| Biron, Flyers welcome Sabres to City of Brotherly Love |
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02/19/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Flyers will aim for their fifth win in six games when they welcome the Buffalo Sabres for this evening's battle at the Wachovia Center. In addition to winning four of their last five games, Philadelphia is coming off back-to-back victories by posting a win over each of the New York City area teams. The Flyers notched a 5-1 home win against the Islanders on Saturday and then recorded a 5-2 victory over the Rangers the next day at Madison Square Garden. Philadelphia, which is fou |
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| Devils' Parise highlights NHL's weekly stars |
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02/16/2009 |
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| over the New York Islanders on Wednesday and Parise is now tied for second in the NHL with 34 goals. He helped the Devils win all four of their games last week and increase their lead for first place in the Atlantic Division to eight points over the Philadelphia Flyers. Lombardi picked up second star honors by notching three goals and four assists in four games, helping the Northwest Division-leading Flames go 3-0-1 and up their edge in the standings to nine points over the second-place Vancouver Canucks. Kovalchu |
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| Flyers keep Rangers in downward spiral |
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02/15/2009 |
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| New York, NY (Sportsbooks) - Rookie forward Claude Giroux scored a goal and set up two more, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a resounding 5-2 win over the slumping New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Mike Richards, Matt Carle, Mike Knuble and Glen Metropolit also tallied for the Flyers, who have won four of their last five games. Martin Biron stopped 35 of the 37 shots he faced. Lauri Korpikoski and Nikolai Zherdev each had a goal for the Rangers, who are 1-5-2 in their last eight games. Henrik Lundq |
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| Flyers, Rangers renew rivalry at MSG |
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02/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - A pair of Atlantic Division rivals will meet for the first time since early October when the Philadelphia Flyers visit the New York Rangers for an afternoon clash at Madison Square Garden. The clubs last met on October 11 in Philadelphia in what was the first game of the season for the Flyers and the fourth test for New York. The Rangers recorded a 4-3 victory in that meeting to win for the eighth time in the last 11 matchups with Philly. The Flyers have won two of their last three games at the |
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