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| Canada rolls past Belarus in World Championship opener |
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04/25/2009 |
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| ampa Bay, netted a pair of goals in the first period to give Canada a 2-0 lead. After a scoreless second, Ottawa teammates Spezza, Fisher and Heatley added goals just over six minutes apart in the third to make it a laugher. Mikhail Grabovski of the Toronto Maple Leafs netted the lone goal for Belarus to break up the shutout bid for Edmonton's Roloson with 7:16 to play before Heatley scored again just 1:21 later for the final margin. The defending champion Russians also opened play Friday and cruised to a 5-0 vict |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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04/12/2009 |
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| tchups are decided. Evgeni Nabakov allowed all four goals on 24 shots in the losing effort. Final Score: Toronto 5, Ottawa 2 Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Boyd Devereaux registered his second career hat trick, and Niklas Hagman scored twice, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-2, in the season finale for both teams at Air Canada Centre. Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan each finished with two assists for Toronto, which won two of its last three to close out its campaign. The Maple Leafs, who ha |
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| Devereaux's hat trick propels Toronto past Ottawa |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - Boyd Devereaux registered his second career hat trick, and Niklas Hagman scored twice, as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Ottawa Senators, 5-2, in the season finale for both teams at Air Canada Centre. Lee Stempniak and Matt Stajan each finished with two assists for Toronto, which won two of its last three to close out its campaign. The Maple Leafs, who have not made a playoff appearance in the last four seasons, finished with a 34-35-13 mark. Martin Gerber turned aside 37-of-3 |
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| Sens, Maple Leafs end season at ACC |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - Both the Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs are about to end disappointing seasons. Both, though, will try to finish strong when they battle this evening at Air Canada Centre. Though they played well down the stretch, the Senators couldn't overcome the early hole they dug themselves in and will miss the postseason for the first time since 1995-96. That was a run of 11 straight playoff appearances by the club. Toronto, meanwhile, will find itself out of the postseason picture for a fourth c |
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| Devils visit Sens with Atlantic Division title in sight |
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04/09/2009 |
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| title tonight when they visit the Ottawa Senators at Scotiabank Place. The Devils need just a point to win the division for the third time in four seasons. New Jersey had the same opportunity on Tuesday, but were handed a home regulation loss by the Toronto Maple Leafs. With 102 points, New Jersey is five ahead of Philadelphia for the Atlantic lead. The Devils are also four points in back of Washington for the second seed in the Eastern Conference. Washington can lock up the No. 2 spot with a point against Tampa B |
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| Fading Sabres visit Maple Leafs |
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04/08/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to hold onto their slim playoff hopes when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's test at Air Canada Centre. The Sabres have no margin for error at this point, as they are six points behind the eighth-seeded New York Rangers with three games to play. Buffalo must win all three of its remaining tests and have New York lose both of its final two games in regulation in order for the Sabres to make the postseason. After Toronto won the first game over the Sabre |
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| Gerber stellar in net as Toronto tops Devils |
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04/08/2009 |
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| Newark, NJ (Sportsbooks) - Martin Gerber was simply sensational between the pipes, making 47 saves, and the Toronto Maple Leafs used a three-goal first period to defeat the New Jersey Devils, 4-1, at Prudential Center. Mikhail Grabovski, Jeff Hamilton, Christian Hanson and John Mitchell scored for the Maple Leafs, who had lost four of their last five games entering play. "When (Gerber) is on his game, he's making himself big and he doesn't have to move much," said Toronto head coach Ron Wilson. "He saw a lot o |
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| Devils try to clinch Atlantic Division versus Maple Leafs |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Jersey Devils will try to clinch the Atlantic Division crown tonight when they host the Toronto Maple Leafs for a clash at Prudential Center. The Devils need only to gain a point in tonight's contest to secure their third division title in four seasons. New Jersey has 102 points on the season and is seven ahead of Philadelphia, which is hosting Florida tonight. Jersey has won back-to-back games since suffering through a season-high six- game losing streak. The Devils halted the skid Fri |
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| Habs' Kovalev captures NHL's top honor |
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04/06/2009 |
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| ll scorers last week with nine points -- two goals and seven assists -- in three games, all Montreal wins. The Canadiens alternate captain posted multi-point games in each contest, tallying four points (one goal, three assists) in a 6-2 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on April 4. In 74 games this season, Kovalev is second on the team in scoring with 24 goals and 63 points. Khabibulin posted a 3-0-0 record with a 0.66 goals against average last week for the Blackhawks, stopping 61-of-63 shots overall. He also post |
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| Toronto's Wilson to guide USA at Olympics |
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04/06/2009 |
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| Colorado Springs, CO (Sportsbooks) - Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Ron Wilson has been selected to guide the United States men's hockey team at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. USA Hockey made the announcement Monday and added that Wilson will also coach the United States' entry in the 2009 World Championship later this spring in Switzerland. "Needless to say, it is quite an honor to have the opportunity to coach our Olympic team in Vancouver and also our team in the upcoming World Championship," said W |
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