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| In first game since Zednik injury, Panthers fall to Canadiens in OT |
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02/14/2008 |
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| the perfect ending for the Florida Panthers. In their first game since forward Richard Zednik had his neck cut by teammate Olli Jokinen's skate in Buffalo on Sunday, the Panthers blew a third-period lead, were flat at the start of overtime and the Montreal Canadiens took advantage and earned a 2-1 victory on Wednesday night. Alexei Kovalev's shot from the right circle 1:43 into overtime lifted the Canadiens to the victory. The power-play goal also left the Panthers steaming about the call they said decided th |
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| Kovalev scores OT winner as Habs edge Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
02/14/2008 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Alex Kovalev scored a power-play goal 1:43 into overtime, lifting the Montreal Canadiens over the Florida Panthers, 2-1, at BankAtlantic Center. After Jassen Cullimore was whistled for a hooking penalty just 33 seconds into the extra session, Montreal went a man-up. Kovalev got the puck in the middle of the right circle, and fired a shot that beat Panthers goaltender Tomas Vokoun for the winning score. Christopher Higgins also scored, and Saku Koivu had two assists for Montreal, wh |
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| Weiss (flu) misses Panthers-Canadiens game |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2008 |
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SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) -Already without injured forward Richard Zednik, the Florida Panthers were without center Stephen Weiss for their game Wednesday night against the Montreal Canadiens. Weiss has been battling the flu for the past few days, coach Jacques Martin said, and his absence forced Florida - which was missing two of its top five scorers Wednesday - to further juggle its lines. Zednik was seriously injured when teammate Olli Jokinen's skate pierced his neck in Buffalo on Sunday night, and the 32-yea |
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| Richard Zednik's condition upgraded to good; Panthers return to the ice |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2008 |
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| fter teammate Olli Jokinen's razor-sharp skate blade sliced the 32-year-old forward's neck, cutting his carotid artery and stopping just shy of his jugular vein. On Wednesday, the Panthers will play their first game since the accident, hosting the Montreal Canadiens. ``We have to set it aside now and play hockey,'' said Florida defenseman Jassen Cullimore, who helped Zednik off the ice in Buffalo on Sunday night, as blood spurted in all directions. ``That's what we do.'' As Zednik recovers, so do the Panthe |
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| Panthers face Habs as thoughts remain with Zednik |
NHL Hockey |
02/13/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will return home tonight with heavy hearts, as the club takes on the Montreal Canadiens at BankAtlantic Center. Few will blame the Panther skaters if their thoughts drift to Richard Zednik during the game, as the club will take to the ice for the first time since Zednik suffered a horrific cut to his neck during a game over the weekend. In Sunday's 5-3 setback to Buffalo, Olli Jokinen was chasing down the puck in right corner of the Buffalo end halfway though the third per |
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| Prospal scores two as Lightning edge Habs |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Vinny Prospal had a pair of goals, including the game-winner in the third period, as the Tampa Bay Lightning downed the Montreal Canadiens, 3-2, at St. Pete Times Forum. Michel Ouellet also lit the lamp while Karri Ramo stopped 19 shots in the win for the Lightning, who have won three of their last four contests. Chris Higgins and Tomas Plekanec both had a goal while Cristobal Huet gave up three goals on 36 shots for the Canadiens, who have dropped three straight and four of five ove |
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| Oilers' D Souray to miss remainder of season |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2008 |
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| original injury was a separated left shoulder caused by a fight with Vancouver's Byron Ritchie on October 13. That setback cost Souray nearly two months of the season. A native of Elk Point, Alberta, Souray enjoyed a career year last season for the Montreal Canadiens after scoring 26 goals and picking up 38 assists. Nineteen of his tallies came on the power play, setting a new NHL record for power-play goals by a defenseman. The Oilers signed the 31-year-old blueliner to a lucrative five-year deal in the off-sea |
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| Montreal travels to Tampa Bay |
NHL Hockey |
02/12/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Montreal Canadiens will try to avoid their first three- game losing streak in over two months when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. The Canadiens are coming off losses to Toronto and Ottawa and are in danger of losing three in a row for the first time since November 30-December 4. Montreal's most recent setback came Saturday against the Senators, who the Habs are chasing for first place in the Northeast Division. Ottawa slammed the visiting Canadiens by a |
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| Two Canadiens arrested in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
02/11/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Montreal Canadiens defenseman Ryan O'Byrne and forward Tom Kostopoulos were arrested outside a Tampa nightclub early Monday morning, according to the Tampa Tribune. The newspaper reported that both players were arrested at about 3 a.m. (et) outside a bar. Police said O'Byrne swiped a woman's purse and Kostopoulos resisted an officer. O'Byrne told police the purse was his girlfriend's, but authorities said it belonged to another woman. When an officer "asked what her name was, (O'Byrn |
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| Canadiens players O'Byrne and Kostopoulos arrested in Tampa |
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02/11/2008 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Police say two Montreal Canadiens players have been arrested outside a Tampa nightclub. The 23-year-old defenseman Ryan O'Byrne has been accused of stealing a woman's purse, and the 29-year-old right wing Thomas Kostopoulos has been charged with resisting an officer, a Tampa police report says. O'Byrne has been charged with felony grand theft. He was released Monday after posting $2,000 bail. Kostopoulos faces a misdemeanor count of resisting an officer without violence and was freed afte |
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