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| Red-hot Preds target franchise-record winning streak |
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03/04/2003 |
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| n this evening, as they try to inch closer to their first-ever postseason berth against the St. Louis Blues at the Savvis Center. With 65 points and a game in hand, the Preds are ninth in the Western Conference, three points back of the eighth-place Edmonton Oilers. However, if Nashville is indeed going to reach the playoffs for the first time in the five-year history of the franchise it will have to do so without leading scorer David Legwand, who broke his collarbone in Saturday's thrilling 5-4 overtime win o |
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| Penguins limp home to face Coyotes |
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03/04/2003 |
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| a 5-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. Teppo Numminen and Drake Berehowsky tallied for the Coyotes, who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Brian Boucher stopped 28 shots in defeat, as Phoenix remained six points back of the slumping Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff berth in the Western Conference. Mike Johnson and Ladislav Nagy each added an assist for the Coyotes, who are 6-2-1 in their last nine games. Along with linemate Daymond Langkow, Nagy and Johnson have produced a combined 10 goa |
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| Red Wings shoot for sixth straight win |
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03/03/2003 |
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| of the idle St. Louis Blues atop the Central Division. Detroit has won its last two on the road and is 14-11-4-1 away from home this season. Columbus, meanwhile, enters Monday's tilt on a two-game unbeaten streak after skating to a 3-3 tie with the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. David Vyborny and Ray Whitney scored third- period goals, as the Blue Jackets rallied to earn the deadlock. Rick Nash also scored for the Blue Jackets, who roared back from a 3-0 deficit. Columbus, coming off a 3-1 win over Los Angeles |
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| Ducks continue charge towards playoffs |
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03/02/2003 |
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| oning out west when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers to the Pond tonight. With 72 points, the Ducks currently occupy the seventh spot in the Western Conference and are just one point behind the sixth-place Minnesota Wild, but lead the eighth-place Edmonton Oilers by four points. Anaheim, which is hoping for its first playoff berth since 1999, also holds a game in hand on the Wild. The Ducks, though, come into Sunday's tilt on a losing note after falling 3-1 to the red-hot Phoenix Coyotes on Friday. Sandis Oz |
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| Red Wings welcome Coyotes to the Motor City |
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03/02/2003 |
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| will conclude a three-game homestand tonight. Phoenix, meanwhile, is starting to come alive out west and has drawn within four points of the final playoff spot in the conference. With 62 points, the Coyotes are four back of the slumping eighth-place Edmonton Oilers with two games in hand. Brad May and Brian Savage each scored goals and Sean Burke made 32 saves to lead Phoenix to a 3-1 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on Friday. Mike Johnson added an empty-net goal for the Coyotes, who have won two stra |
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| Coyotes Team Report: Charging towards the postseason |
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02/27/2003 |
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| ished with a goal and an assist to help Phoenix to a 4-2 victory over the Carolina Hurricanes at America West Arena. Ladislav Nagy, Paul Mara and Daniel Briere also scored for the Coyotes, who with 60 points are seven points back of the eighth-place Edmonton Oilers for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. "We've struggled this year as a team," May said. "We're not struggling now, not five wins in seven games. The bottom line is we're winning now. We've got to put another streak together. Tonight w |
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| Hartley heads to Denver for first time since dismissal |
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02/27/2003 |
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| wo years ago, was fired back on December 18 after the team got off to a 10-8-9-4 start. The team has flourished under new head coach Tony Granato and after topping the New York Rangers on Sunday, the Avs made it two wins in a row by disposing of the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday. Alex Tanguay scored twice to lead Colorado to the 4-2 win, as it improved to 20-7-2-2 since Hartley was fired. Rob Blake and Steven Reinprecht also scored for the Avalanche, who have won five of their last six games to move past St. Loui |
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| Stars Team Report: Another point wasted in Guerin's return |
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02/26/2003 |
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| As for Guerin, he returned to Beantown for the first time after signing with Dallas as a free agent last summer. The Wilbraham, Massachusetts native and Boston College product spent most of two seasons with the Bruins, after being acquired from the Edmonton Oilers early in the 2000-01 campaign. He posted 69 goals and 60 assists in 142 games with the B's, and helped lead them to the best record in the Eastern Conference last year. UP NEXT Dallas played the second installment of a four-game road trip Tuesday. T |
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| Tkachuk gets four games for hit on Walz |
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02/26/2003 |
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| in no way trying to injure Walz. Tkachuk has registered 28 goals and 22 assists in 50 games this season. He has also tallied four game-winning goals for the Blues, who currently sit fourth in the Western Conference playoff race with 76 points. The Blues next game is on Thursday against the Edmonton Oilers in St. Louis. Tkachuk is expected to return to the Blues' lineup for the March 7th showdown with the Detroit Red Wings. The Blues currently sit two points back of first-place Detroit in the Central Division. |
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| Sharks Team Report: Putting out the Flames |
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02/25/2003 |
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| scored again with 2:41 remaining on a breakaway, netting his 25th The Sharks have also struggled since Wilson assumed his position behind the bench, as San Jose is currently 13th in the Western Conference playoff race with 57 points, 10 back of the Edmonton Oilers with 20 games left to play. "We've narrowed the [playoff] gap to a paltry 10 points," Wilson said with a grin. "We'll just keep working on it. Hopefully, with the way Nabby is playing, and [since] we're starting to get goals from all four lines...yo |
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