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| Avs use late surge to slip past Oilers |
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10/24/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (BettingExpress) - Ian Laperriere had a goal and an assist, as the Colorado Avalanche downed the Edmonton Oilers, 4-1, at Pepsi Center. Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic and Cody McLeod also scored for the Avalanche, who have reeled off four straight wins after beginning the season with three consecutive one-goal losses. Ben Guite and Darcy Tucker each collected two assists, while Peter Budaj made 25 saves. "I felt good tonight," said Budaj. "We all played well, especially in the third. Our hard work paid off." |
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| Avs try to hand Edmonton second straight loss |
NHL Hockey |
10/23/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Edmonton Oilers will try to rebound from their first loss of the season, as they visit the Colorado Avalanche tonight at the Pepsi Center. Edmonton opened up the season with four straight wins, its best start since beginning the 1985-86 season with five consecutive victories. However, the season-opening burst came to an end Wednesday night after a 3-0 setback to the Chicago Blackhawks. The Oilers failed to get any of their 23 shots by Chicago netminder Nikolai Khabibulin and Edmonton manag |
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| Kings, Avs square off in LA |
NHL Hockey |
10/20/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - A pair of teams shooting for their third straight victories will meet tonight in Southern California, as the Los Angeles Kings welcome the Colorado Avalanche to the Staples Center. Colorado has won its last two contests after beginning the season on a three- game skid, while the Kings have rebounded with back-to-back victories after starting the year 0-2. The Avalanche picked up their first win of the year with a 5-2 pounding of visiting Philadelphia on Thursday and followed that triumph with |
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| Avalanche build big lead then hold on to down Stars |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| Dallas, TX (BettingExpress) - Milan Hejduk scored a pair of goals, as the Colorado Avalanche built a big lead and survived a disallowed tying goal to hold on for a 5-4 victory over the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center. Paul Stastny, Joe Sakic and Wojtek Wolski each notched two assists for the Avalanche, who have won two straight after losing their first three games of the season. Andrew Raycroft finished with 26 saves in the victory. Marty Turco stopped just 17 shots in defeat and Brad Richards scored a |
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| Avs, Stars clash in Dallas |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Colorado Avalanche will try to build off their first victory of the season this afternoon when they visit the Dallas Stars and American Airlines Center. Colorado began its season with three straight one-goal regulation losses. However, the Avalanche broke into the win column on Thursday with a 5-2 home win over the Philadelphia Flyers. The Avs outshot the Flyers 17-3 in the opening period en route to jumping out to a two-goal lead thanks to tallies by Brett Clark and Marek Svatos. The club |
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| Blackhawks already in panic mode? |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| 3-118 for a winning percentage of .592 in parts of 11 years as an NHL head coach. He led the Blues from 1996-2004 and was dismissed in February of the 2003-04 campaign. The 50-year-old former NHL defensemen then spent the past three seasons with the Colorado Avalanche before taking a job with Chicago this September as a pro scout. Perhaps the presence of an accomplished former head coach like Quenneville as a pro scout made Savard uneasy, and that angst transferred over to his players, resulting in the slow start |
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| Oilers visit Flames to open home-and-home set |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| Mathieu Garon made 33 saves to preserve the win. Horcoff leads the team with two goals, while Denis Grebeshkov leads the way with three points on three assists. Calgary dropped its first two games of the season before posting a 5-4 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Tuesday in the second of three straight games at the Saddledome. Todd Bertuzzi posted a pair of goals and put the Flames ahead for good with about nine minutes to go in regulation. Bertuzzi has a team-high three goals in his first three games. Ja |
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| Avalanche pick up first victory, keep Flyers winless |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| Denver, CO (BettingExpress) - Paul Stastny registered a goal and an assist to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at the Pepsi Center. Milan Hejduk, Marek Svatos, Brett Clark and Cody McCormick also lit the lamp for Colorado, which had dropped three straight one-goal games to begin the season. Joe Sakic collected three assists and Andrew Raycroft, who signed with the Avalanche as a free agent after spending the last two seasons with Toronto, made 16 saves in his Colorado debut. |
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| Blackhawks fire Savard; Quenneville takes over |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2008 |
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| percentage of .592 in parts of 11 years as an NHL head coach. He guided the St. Louis Blues from 1996-2004 and was dismissed in February of the 2003-04 campaign as the winningest coach in franchise history, then spent the past three seasons with the Colorado Avalanche before taking a job with Chicago this September as a pro scout. The 50-year-old former NHL defenseman led Colorado to a record of 44-31-7 last season. The Avalanche were bounced from the playoffs in the second round by the eventual Stanley Cup champ |
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| Winless Flyers, Avalanche face off in Denver |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - Few teams are off to a worst start this season than the Philadelphia Flyers. The Colorado Avalanche are one of them. The Flyers and Avs -- both still winless on the season -- square off tonight at Colorado's Pepsi Center. While both clubs have failed to post a victory through their first three games, the Flyers managed to get a point last time out, losing to Pittsburgh, 3-2, in overtime on Tuesday. The Avalanche, meanwhile, have lost each of their first three games in regulation, all by one go |
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