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| Blake and Leafs dispatch sliding Habs |
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02/07/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (Sportsbooks) - Jason Blake scored twice in the third period, as the Toronto Maple Leafs bested Montreal, 5-2, sending the Canadiens to their seventh loss in nine games. Luke Schenn notched his first career goal, and Nikolai Kulemin and Jeff Finger also lit the lamp for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a two-game skid. Vesa Toskala stood tall with 31 saves. Earlier in the week, Toskala was being called out by Maple Leafs president and general manager Brian Burke, but it hasn't bothered the goaltender. |
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| Washington Capitals |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
02/07/2009 |
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| Recalled defenseman Karl Alzner from Hershey (AHL); claimed defenseman Staffan Kronwall off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
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| Caps claim D Kronwall off waivers from Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| Arlington, VA (Sportsbooks) - The Washington Capitals have claimed defenseman Staffan Kronwall off waivers from the Toronto Maple Leafs, the club announced Friday. Kronwall has spent all of this season with the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, posting seven goals and 18 assists in 42 games. He was the Marlies' highest-scoring defenseman. The 26-year-old did not record a point in 18 games with Toronto last year, posting a minus-two rating. A ninth-round pick by the Maple Leafs in 2002, Kronwall ha |
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| Canadiens visit Sabres in Northeast Division clash |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| es. The Canadiens will host Toronto this Saturday before embarking on a season- high six-game road trip. The Sabres have also won two of their last three games and are 10-5 since the start of 2009. Buffalo recorded a dominating win over the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday evening. Thomas Vanek recorded his first hat trick of the season and Ryan Miller posted a shutout as the Sabres routed Toronto, 5-0, at HSBC Arena. Vanek is tied for second in the league with 32 goals on the year and ended a three-game |
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| Maple Leafs recall Frogren, reassign Pogge |
MLH |
02/05/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled defenseman Jonas Frogren from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Thursday. Also, goaltender Justin Pogge has been assigned to the Toronto Marlies. |
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| Maple leafs recall Pogge, assign Frogren, Deveaux |
MLH |
02/04/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs recalled goaltender Justin Pogge from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Wednesday. In 34 AHL games this season, Pogge has 16-14-4 record with a 2.63 goals- against-average and a .898 save percentage. In other roster news, defenseman Jonas Frogren and forward Andre Deveaux have been assigned to the Marlies by the Maple Leafs. Deveaux appeared in 20 games for the Maple Leafs since his recall on Nov. 26 and he leads the team |
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| Sabres return home to face Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Buffalo Sabres are back home after a lengthy road trip and will host the Toronto Maple Leafs in tonight's Northeast Division battle at HSBC Arena. The Sabres posted a 3-3-0 record on a season-high six-game swing and have lost two of their last three contests. The final stop on the trek came Monday night in Anaheim and the Ducks were able to earn a close victory at the Honda Center. Jonas Hiller needed to make just 21 saves to help Anaheim take the 3-2 decision over the Sabres. Patrick Kalet |
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| Kaberle to miss four weeks |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs announced on Saturday that veteran defenseman Tomas Kaberle is expected to miss at least four weeks with a hand injury. Kaberle suffered the setback during Thursday's 7-4 win over the Avalanche in Denver. The 30-year-old backliner posted four goals and 30 points in 49 games this season. The club recalled defenseman Anton Stralman from the Toronto Marlies, their AHL affiliate, to fill the roster spot. |
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| Leafs welcome Penguins to town |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to win back-to-back games for the first time in over a month when they host the Pittsburgh Penguins in tonight's meeting at Air Canada Centre. Toronto ended a four-game losing streak Thursday night by notching a decisive victory in Colorado. Dominic Moore scored two goals and added an assist, as the Maple Leafs pulled away to top the Avalanche, 7-4, at Pepsi Center. Jason Blake had a goal and two assists for the Leafs, who have won only twice in the last 10 game |
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| Wild, Oilers clash in Edmonton |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| h lost for the first time on its current six-game homestand (2-1-0) and fell to 11-9-3 at Rexall Place this season. The Oilers will now face a Minnesota team that matched a season high for most goals scored in a game this season. The Wild hosted the Toronto Maple Leafs on Tuesday and posted a 6-1 victory, the fourth time this year they have scored that many goals in a single contest. Minnesota would like more consistency out of its offense, as despite the outburst it is still netting just 2.55 goals per game. Pier |
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