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| Kessel, Chara lead Bruins past Canadiens in Game 1 |
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04/16/2009 |
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| Boston, MA (BettingExpress) - Phil Kessel registered two goals and helped set up another one, as the Boston Bruins doubled up the Montreal Canadiens, 4-2, in Game 1 of their best-of-seven Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup at a boisterous TD Banknorth Garden. These two bitter rivals are meeting for the second straight year in the opening round of the playoffs. In 2007-08, the roles were reversed, with Montreal the East's top seed and the Bruins being eighth. Boston pushed the Canadiens to a seventh gam |
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| Habs and Bruins meet again in East quarterfinals |
NHL Hockey |
04/16/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - For the second straight year the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins will face off in the opening round of the playoffs, as the Habs visit the B's for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals tonight at TD Banknorth Garden. The big difference this year is that Boston is the East's top seed and the Canadiens are in the eighth spot. The teams were in opposite positions last year when the No. 1 Habs needed seven games to eliminate the rival Bruins. The Bruins have had very little succ |
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| Oilers dump MacTavish |
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04/15/2009 |
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| third and was behind just Barry Trotz, who has been the coach of Nashville since its inaugural season of 1998-99, and Lindy Ruff, who has been in Buffalo since the 1997-98 campaign. The last player to skate in the NHL without a helmet, MacTavish totaled 213 goals and 267 assists in 1,093 career games with the New York Rangers, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues and Edmonton. He won four Stanley Cups, three with the Oilers and one while in New York, before retiring after the 1996-97 season. |
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| Stanley Cup Playoff Preview - Boston vs. Montreal |
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04/15/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - What a difference a year can make. This time last year, the Boston Bruins barely squeaked into the playoffs as the East's eighth and final seed, but the B's took a huge step forward in 2008-09 and enter this spring's postseason as the top team in the conference. The Bruins recorded 116 points this season -- a 22-point improvement from last year -- and ensured themselves home-ice advantage through the conference playoffs. It marks the highest point total for the Original Six franchise sinc |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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04/13/2009 |
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| -of-17 shots in defeat. Colorado finished with its worst record since relocating from Quebec prior to the 1995-96 season. Final Score: Boston 6, NY Islanders 2 Uniondale, NY (BettingExpress) - Phil Kessel recorded his second career hat trick, as the Boston Bruins ended their regular season with a dominant 6-2 win over the New York Islanders. Kessel, who also had an assist Sunday, recorded his only other hat on October 12 of last season. Marc Savard had a goal and two assists for Boston, which will go into th |
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| Kessel gets hat trick, Bruins bury Islanders |
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04/13/2009 |
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| Uniondale, NY (BettingExpress) - Phil Kessel recorded his second career hat trick, as the Boston Bruins ended their regular season with a dominant 6-2 win over the New York Islanders. Kessel, who also had an assist Sunday, recorded his only other hat on October 12 of last season. Marc Savard had a goal and two assists for Boston, which will go into the playoffs on a winning note. The Bruins finished the regular season with a 53-19-10 record (116 points) and the top seed in the Eastern Conference. They will |
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| Bruins close out regular season versus Islanders |
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04/12/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Boston Bruins will get one final tune up before entering the postseason as the East's top seed, as they visit the bottom club in the conference, the New York Islanders, this evening at Nassau Coliseum. The Bruins have already secured the top seed in the East with 114 points and will open the postseason with a first-round matchup against the Northeast Division rival Montreal Canadiens. They still had an outside chance of their first Presidents' Trophy -- awarded to the club that ends t |
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| Sabres finish season with rout of playoff-bound Bruins |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (BettingExpress) - Mikael Tellqvist made 34 saves as the Buffalo Sabres ended their season with a 6-1 win over the Boston Bruins. Thomas Vanek had two goals and an assist and Matt Ellis and Tim Connolly each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres (41-32-9), who finished the season with three straight wins, but will miss the playoffs for the second straight season. Daniel Paille and Chris Butler also lit the lamp in the win. "It's disappointing cause for a while there we were about sixth in the |
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| Fleury helps Penguins top Canadiens |
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04/11/2009 |
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| in. Roman Hamrlik had the lone goal while Carey Price made 38 saves for the Canadiens (41-30-11), who dropped their last four games of the regular season. With the loss, Montreal will have the eighth seed in the playoffs and will face the top-seeded Boston Bruins in the first round of the playoffs. Additionally, the loss gives the New York Rangers the seventh seed, and they will play the Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals. "We're going to take a day to rest ourselves and rest our minds," said Pr |
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| Still in the hunt for NHL's top record, Bruins visit Sabres |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - With the Eastern Conference's top seed secured, the Boston Bruins will try to do their part to stay in the race for the Presidents' Trophy when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for today's battle at HSBC Arena. The Bruins have 114 points on the year and are three in back of San Jose for the league's top record. Wins by Boston in its final two games and a loss by the Sharks in their final regular-season test in Los Angeles today would give the Bruins their first Presidents' Trophy since the 1 |
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