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| Islanders try to get on track, host Kings |
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01/31/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The New York Islanders will try to avoid a fifth loss in six games tonight when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to Nassau Coliseum. In addition to dropping four of their last five games, The Islanders are also just 4-5-4 in January. New York was last in action Tuesday against the visiting Ottawa Senators and the Isles were handed their second straight loss in that test. Mike Fisher had a goal and an assist, as the Sens posted the 5-2 win at the Coliseum. Bryan Berard and Sean Bergenheim ea |
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| Once-sleepy Phoenix hopes Super Bowl helps it become top sports destination in West |
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01/31/2008 |
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| sn't have L.A.'s beaches. But it has annexed two Los Angeles treasures - Matt Leinart and Wayne Gretzky. Leinart, who grew up outside Los Angeles and won the Heisman Trophy at Southern California, plays for the Arizona Cardinals. Gretzky, a former Los Angeles Kings star, coaches the Phoenix Coyotes. Phoenix officials balk at comparisons with their larger neighbor. They prefer to think like national players, because that's where the money is. Last year's BCS title game generated $171.5 million, and the Fies |
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| Rookie Goaltenders share Player of the Week honors |
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01/30/2008 |
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| hed crystal award prior to an upcoming home game. Taylor, a 21-year-old native of Plymouth, England, is now 7-2-0 with a 1.90 GAA, a .939 save percentage and three shutouts in 11 games with Manchester this season. Taylor was a 2004 draft pick by the Los Angeles Kings. Wiikman, 23, is in his first season of North American pro hockey after playing in Finland the last three years. A native of Mariestad, Sweden, Wiikman is 12-4-1 with a 2.16 GAA, a .924 save percentage and two shutouts in 19 appearances for Hartford |
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| Flyers slide into first with banged-up Penguins in hot pursuit |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2008 |
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| n of first place in the Atlantic Division and the Pittsburgh Penguins, despite all their injuries, stayed in close pursuit. A sliding Scott Hartnell kicked in a goal with 28.5 seconds left in overtime to give the Flyers a 3-2 home victory over the Los Angeles Kings 3-2 on Tuesday night. In New Jersey, the Penguins got two goals from Ryan Malone and defeated the Devils 4-2 without injured All-Star Sidney Crosby. Pittsburgh has 60 points, one behind the Flyers. In other NHL games it was: Phoenix 4, Columbu |
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| Flyers continue to roll with OT win over Kings |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Scott Hartnell's game-winner 4:31 into overtime lifted the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings, as both teams resumed play after the All-Star break at Wachovia Center. Braydon Coburn and Simon Gagne also scored for the Flyers, who have won six of their last seven games and moved into sole possession of first place in the Atlantic Division with 61 points, as the Devils fell to Pittsburgh. Marty Biron turned aside 29 shots in the win. Anze Kopitar and Ma |
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| LW Ivanans agrees to 2-year contract extension with L.A. Kings |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2008 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -Raitis Ivanans has agreed to terms on a two-year contract extension with the Los Angeles Kings. The 29-year-old left wing has two goals, two assists and 80 penalty minutes in 43 games this season. Ivanans signed with the Kings as an unrestricted free agent in July 2006. He made his NHL debut with Montreal in 2005-06. The native of Latvia had four goals and four assists in 66 games last season, when he led the Kings with 140 penalty minutes.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. Al |
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| Flyers aim to dethrone Kings in Philly |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will try to continue their January hot streak tonight, when they welcome the Los Angeles Kings to the Wachovia Center on the first night of NHL action following the All-Star break. The Flyers are 8-2-1 this month and the stretch has helped the Broad Street Bullies climb into a tie with New Jersey for first place in the Atlantic Division. Philly and Jersey have 59 points each and Pittsburgh, which plays the Devils tonight, is just one point behind in the highly competit |
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| NHL schedules doubleheaders in Prague, Stockholm; players' union objects |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| ent and general manager. ``It's a chance to experience another culture, another way of life,'' he said. ``You may never get a chance to do it again.'' The NHL opened its current season in London. The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks played the Los Angeles Kings before two sellout crowds at O2 Arena. Not surprisingly, Alfredsson welcomed the idea of playing in his home country. ``I am really looking forward to it,'' he said. ``There is going to be a lot of interest. Of course, us being one of the better |
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| NHL to open 2008-09 season in Europe |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| outstanding venues, and we're very excited about that." Before the regular season games, the Rangers will participate in the Victoria Cup, an International Ice Hockey Federation event featuring the winner of the European Champions Cup and an NHL team. Also, the Ottawa Senators on September 24 will play a preseason game against the Frolunda Indians of Sweden's Elite League in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the Scandinavium Arena. The Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks opened this season with a pair of games in London. |
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| NHL to open next season with doubleheaders in Prague, Stockholm |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| here's no guarantee that anyone on our team right now will be on our team in the fall,'' said Glen Sather, president and general manager of the Rangers. The NHL opened its current season in London. The Stanley Cup champion Anaheim Ducks played the Los Angeles Kings before two sellout crowds at O2 Arena. As a warmup to their regular-season opener, the Rangers are scheduled to meet European club champion Metallurg Magnitogorsk of Russia on Oct. 1 for the inaugural Victoria Cup in Bern, Switzerland. The Inter |
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