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| Flyers, Biron continue mastery of Islanders |
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02/14/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - Scott Hartnell was one of five different goal scorers, as the Philadelphia Flyers defeated the New York Islanders, 5-1, at the Wachovia Center. Matt Carle, Claude Giroux, Simon Gagne and Arron Asham also scored for the Flyers, who have won three of their last four games. With Antero Niittymaki the latest player to be bitten by the stubborn flu bug, Martin Biron started between the pipes for Philadelphia, looking to snap a personal four-game losing streak. Biron made 38 saves to |
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| Flyers, Isles battle in Philly |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New York Islanders will try to halt a four-game losing streak when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers for this afternoon's Atlantic Division battle at the Wachovia Center. The Islanders have dropped four straight on the heels of a four-game winning streak and have lost 12 out of 16 games (4-10-2) since the start of January. New York is dead last in the NHL with just 38 points on the year. The Isles haven't fared well against the Flyers recently either, as Philadelphia has won seven straight |
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| Senators use balanced scoring to top Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The dynamic trio of Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza each registered a goal and an assist, as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, at the Wachovia Center. Nick Foligno and Antoine Vermette also tallied for the Senators, who have won three in a row for the first time since March 8-13 of last year. Brian Elliott stood tall between the pipes, making 34 saves for Ottawa. "Our goaltender was the best player on the ice tonight," said Ottawa head |
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| Senators used balanced scoring to top Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The dynamic trio of Dany Heatley, Daniel Alfredsson and Jason Spezza each registered a goal and an assist, as the Ottawa Senators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, at the Wachovia Center. Nick Foligno and Antoine Vermette also tallied for the Senators, who have won three in a row for the first time since March 8-13 of last year. Brian Elliott stood tall between the pipes, making 34 saves for Ottawa. With the flu bug finally subdued, Flyers captain Mike Richards and fellow |
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| Sens seek third straight win in test vs. Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Ottawa Senators will aim for their first three-game winning streak of the season when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers for tonight's test at the Wachovia Center. The Senators completed a home-and-home sweep of Buffalo on Wednesday night to record its sixth two-game winning streak of the season. Ottawa hasn't won three in a row since March 8-13 of last year. After winning the home portion with a shootout decision, Ottawa notched a 3-1 victory in Buffalo on Wednesday. Daniel Alfredsson had |
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| Flyers send Kukkonen to AHL for conditioning assignment |
MLH |
02/10/2009 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Flyers reassigned defenseman Lasse Kukkonen to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phantoms, for a 14-day conditioning assignment it was announced on Tuesday. The 27-year-old Kukkonen has two assists and 10 penalty minutes in 21 games with the Flyers this season. |
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| Lightning G Smith suffering from post-concussion syndrome |
NHL Hockey |
02/09/2009 |
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| . "Although Mike would prefer to be skating and playing right now, the appropriate course of action is to err on the safe side." The 26-year-old will continue to work with the team's medical staff on a regular basis on the rest, recovery and rehabilitation process. Smith hasn't played since a 6-1 home loss to the Philadelphia Flyers on January 30. Acquired from Dallas at the trade deadline last year, Smith is 14-18-9 with a 2.62 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 41 games for the Bolts this season. |
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| Carter, Niittymaki help Flyers beat Thrashers, again |
NHL Hockey |
02/08/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Sportsbooks) - Jeff Carter scored twice and added an assist, as the Philadelphia Flyers continued their mastery of Atlanta with a 3-2 win over the Thrashers at Philips Arena. Joffrey Lupul also tallied and Scott Hartnell recorded two helpers for the Flyers, who extended their incredible winning streak over the Thrashers to 14 straight games. Antero Niittymaki made 29 saves to improve his record on the season to 13-4-4. The Finnish netminder is now a perfect 13-0-0 in his career versus Atlanta. Nii |
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| Hot in Atlanta: Flyers try to post 14th straight win over Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
02/08/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to extend their impressive winning streak over the Atlanta Thrashers this afternoon, as the two clubs meet for the final time this season at Philips Arena. Atlanta will be thankful to play its fourth and final contest against Philadelphia today. The Thrashers have lost 13 straight games to the Flyers, having not beaten the club since a 6-5 overtime victory in Philadelphia on November 18, 2005. The Flyers, who have also won 16 of 17 and 18 of their last 20 versus |
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| Jones' lucky bounce gives Flyers OT win over Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (Sportsbooks) - Randy Jones scored with two minutes remaining in overtime, as the Philadelphia Flyers rallied to overtake the Boston Bruins, 4-3, at TD Banknorth Garden. Simon Gagne, Glen Metropolit and Scott Hartnell also scored for the Flyers, who were minus the services of captain Mike Richards and forward Scottie Upshall for a second straight game because of the flu. Jeff Carter collected two assists for Philadelphia, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Martin Biron got the start for the Fly |
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