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| Thomas solid in net as Bruins clip Islanders |
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01/16/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (BettingExpress) - Tim Thomas made a season-high 40 saves and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins notched a 2-1 win over the lowly New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. Thomas narrowly missed out on what would have been his fourth shutout this season as Bill Guerin banked the puck off a Bruins' skate just inside the final minute of regulation, but he held on for his 19th win of the year. "They might be last in the East, but they're a good team," said Thomas of the Isles. "They're all |
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| Canadiens welcome Predators to Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2009 |
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| umn tonight when they welcome the Nashville Predators for an interconference matchup at the Bell Centre. The Canadiens had won four straight before running into division rival Boston on Tuesday night. Zdeno Chara scored two power-play goals, and the Boston Bruins widened their Northeast Division lead with a 3-1 victory over the rival Montreal Canadiens. Andrei Kostitsyn provided the only offense for the Canadiens, who had won four straight and nine of their previous 11 games. Jaroslav Halak made 26 saves in |
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| Opposites attract: East-leading Bruins visit lowly Isles |
NHL Hockey |
01/15/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The two extremes in the Eastern Conference standings will meet tonight, as the mighty Boston Bruins visit the lowly New York Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. The Bruins lead the East with 68 points and are a full 40 points ahead of the Islanders, who are dead last in the conference with just 28 points through their first 43 games of the season. Boston won the first of four meetings between these clubs on November 28, notching a 7-2 home victory. The Bruins have won three straight and four of |
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| Chara, Bruins handle Habs |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Zdeno Chara scored two power-play goals, and the Boston Bruins widened their Northeast Division lead with a 3-1 victory over the rival Montreal Canadiens. David Krejci tallied a goal and his 31st assist on the year for Boston, which has won three straight games. Tim Thomas stopped 34-of-35 shots to take the victory for the Bruins, who improved to 17-3-1 at home this season and finished 4-2 on their season-long six-game homestand. Andrei Kostitsyn provided the only offense for t |
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| Bruins F Sturm undergoes knee surgery |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Boston Bruins forward Marco Sturm underwent successful surgery Tuesday to repair the meniscus and ACL in his left knee. Sturm will miss the remainder of the season after recording 13 points in 19 games this season for the Eastern Conference-leading Bruins. Sturm led the team last season with 27 goals. In 11 seasons with the Sharks and Bruins, Sturm has 212 goals and 429 points, eclipsing the 20-goal mark in each of the previous six years. |
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| Canadiens try to gain ground on Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
01/13/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The streaking Montreal Canadiens will try to move closer to the top spot in the Northeast Division when they visit the rival Boston Bruins for tonight's battle at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins leads the Northeast, as well as the Eastern Conference, with 66 points on the year and Montreal is 10 points in back of Boston for first place in the division. Boston has taken two of the three meetings with the Canadiens this year. Two of those meetings have gone to the shootout with each club wi |
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| Bruins' Kessel heads to injured reserve |
NHL Hockey |
01/12/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - The Boston Bruins placed forward Phil Kessel on injured reserve Monday, as the emerging young star is battling mononucleosis. Kessel had played in all 42 of Boston's games this season, posting a team-best 24 goals with 17 assists for the top club in the Eastern Conference. In other roster moves, the club assigned defenseman Matt Lashoff and goaltender Kevin Regan to Providence of the AHL, while recalling goaltender Tuukka Rask and forward Martin St. Pierre from Providence. Lash |
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| Biron, Carter shine as Flyers top Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| like to see us shoot the puck more." Game Notes The triumph extended the Flyers' home win streak to eight and they improved to 12-0-2 in their last 14 home games, after a regulation 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay on November 8...Carter broke a tie with both Thomas Vanek of Buffalo and Washington's Alex Ovechkin -- both of whom were held scoreless on Saturday -- and leads the NHL with 29 goals...Alberts' last goal came as a member of the Boston Bruins on March 12, 2006...Philly improved to 17-1-5 when scoring first. |
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| Bruins ride Ryder to rout of Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Michael Ryder scored twice as the Boston Bruins downed the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-1, at TD Banknorth Garden. David Krejci had a goal and two assists while Mark Stuart added a goal and an assist for the Bruins, who have won their last two games. Tim Thomas stopped 29 shots in the win. "We thought that they were going to come out really hard," said Boston coach Claude Julien, who on Saturday was named as the coach for the Eastern Conference in the upcoming All-Star game. "It's a |
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| Bruins continue homestand with test vs. Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
01/10/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Boston Bruins continue their six-game homestand this afternoon with a visit from the Carolina Hurricanes at TD Banknorth Garden. The Bruins have one of the top home records in the NHL this season, but are just 2-2-0 on the stand so far. They opened the residency with a win over Pittsburgh, their 10th straight victory overall and 14th in a row at the Garden, before dropping back-to-back tests against Buffalo and Minnesota. Boston, though, avoided losing a season-high tying third straig |
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