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| Julien, McLellan, Murray named Jack Adams Award finalists |
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05/01/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Claude Julien of the Boston Bruins, Todd McLellan of the San Jose Sharks and Andy Murray of the St. Louis Blues were named as the three finalists for the Jack Adams Award, which is awarded annually to the top head coach in the NHL. Julien led the Bruins to a 22-point improvement from 2007-08 to 2008-09, as Boston finished with an Eastern Conference-best 116 points. If he were to win, Julien would join Don Cherry (1976) and Pat Burns (1998) as the only Bruins coaches to win the a |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Vancouver vs. Chicago |
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04/29/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The well-rested Vancouver Canucks breezed to a sweep over the St. Louis Blues in the first round. Hopefully, the lengthy layoff between rounds doesn't cool off goaltender Roberto Luongo, who was Vancouver's best player in the conference quarterfinals. Luongo is quite possibly the league's best puck-stopper and is such an important part of the Canucks franchise that he was named the club's captain prior to the start of this season, making him the first NHL goaltender to assume the role of te |
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| Canucks complete sweep of Blues |
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04/22/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Sportsbooks) - Alex Burrows scored with 19 seconds remaining in the first overtime, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-2 win in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at Scottrade Center. With time winding down in the extra session, Willie Mitchell cleared the puck out of his zone and down the other end. Burrows grabbed the puck along the right boards and from the right circle wristed it between the five-hole of Chris Mason to win the gam |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
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04/22/2009 |
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| ced 46 shots and stopped 42 for the third-seeded Devils. Final Score: Vancouver 3, St. Louis 2 (OT) St. Louis, MO (Sportsbooks) - Alex Burrows scored with 19 seconds remaining in the first overtime, lifting the Vancouver Canucks to a sweep of the St. Louis Blues with a 3-2 win in Game 4 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series at Scottrade Center. With time winding down in the extra session, Willie Mitchell cleared the puck out of his zone and down the other end. Burrows grabbed the puck along the ri |
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| Canucks aim for sweep of Blues in Game 4 |
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04/21/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Vancouver Canucks can become the first team to advance to the second round of the playoffs tonight when they try to complete a sweep of the St. Louis Blues in Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals at Scottrade Center. The Canucks won Games 1 and 2 on home ice and jumped out to the commanding 3-0 series lead with Sunday's victory in St. Louis. Should the Blues extend the series with a win tonight, Vancouver will get a chance to end the set Friday evening in front of the home cro |
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| Canucks use power play to put Blues on brink of elimination |
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04/20/2009 |
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| St. Louis, MO (Sportsbooks) - Steve Bernier netted the game-winner early in the third period, as the Vancouver Canucks edged the St. Louis Blues, 3-2, in Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series. Roberto Luongo was solid between the pipes, stopping 24 shots for the third- seeded Canucks, who lead the best-of-seven series, 3-0, and will look to complete the sweep Tuesday in St. Louis. Vancouver scored all three goals on the power play, with Daniel Sedin and Mattias Ohlund also lighting the lam |
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| Blues try to solve Luongo, Canucks in St. Louis |
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04/19/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The St. Louis Blues hope a change of venue can get them back in the fight in the Western Conference quarterfinals. Vancouver, meanwhile, will try to take a 3-0 series lead when the Canucks visit the sixth-seeded Blues for tonight's battle at Scottrade Center. The third-seeded Canucks, champions of the Northwest Division, took care of business on home ice in Games 1 and 2, recording a pair of wins and allowing just one goal over that span. The series now shifts to St. Louis for tonight's bat |
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| Canucks try to increase lead in Game 2 against Blues |
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04/17/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The third-seeded Vancouver Canucks will try to extend their lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinals to 2-0 when they host the St. Louis Blues in Game 2 tonight at General Motors Place. The Northwest Division champion Canucks recorded a 2-1 victory over the visiting Blues to start the series on Wednesday. The series will shift to St. Louis following tonight's test, as the Blues are scheduled to host Games 3 and 4. Game 3 will take place Sunday evening at Scottrade Center i |
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| Oilers dump MacTavish |
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04/15/2009 |
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| ed third and was behind just Barry Trotz, who has been the coach of Nashville since its inaugural season of 1998-99, and Lindy Ruff, who has been in Buffalo since the 1997-98 campaign. The last player to skate in the NHL without a helmet, MacTavish totaled 213 goals and 267 assists in 1,093 career games with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton. He won four Stanley Cups, three with the Oilers and one while in New York, before retiring after the 1996-97 season. |
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| Canucks host Blues in Game 1 of West quarterfinals |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Not too many clubs had a better finish to the season than the Vancouver Canucks. The St. Louis Blues were one of them. The two streaking clubs kick off their Western Conference quarterfinals matchup tonight at Vancouver's GM Place. Vancouver closed out January on an eight-game losing streak, dropped nine in a row at home and put a playoff berth in doubt with a 22-20-8 record. However, a February 3 home win over Carolina ignited a 23-7-2 stretch to finish the season and also sparked what wen |
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