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| Sabres, Lalime take on Ducks |
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02/24/2009 |
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| the Buffalo Sabres will try to continue their quest for a playoff spot when they host the Anaheim Ducks for tonight's interconference battle at HSBC Arena. Miller went down to the injury early in the third period of Saturday's win over the visiting New York Rangers. The veteran goaltender is considered to be day-to-day at this stage, but the severity of the sprain is still unclear. A workhorse, Miller has posted a 29-16-5 record while playing in 51 games (50 starts) for Buffalo this season. With Miller out, th |
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| Rangers can Renney; hire Tortorella |
NHL Hockey |
02/24/2009 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - The New York Rangers fired head coach Tom Renney on Monday and hired former Tampa Bay head coach John Tortorella later in the day. Tortorella won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning in the spring of 2004, but was fired in June of 2008 with one year remaining on his contract. The Rangers, who also dismissed assistant coach Perry Pearn, have lost 10 of their last 12 games, including a 3-2 overtime setback at home against Toronto on Sunday. New York has a record of 31-23-7 and is curr |
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| Rangers can Renney |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2009 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - The New York Rangers have fired head coach Tom Renney. Assistant coach Perry Pearn was also dismissed and it is believed that former Tampa Bay head coach John Tortorella will be the team's next head coach. Tortorella won a Stanley Cup with the Lightning in the spring of 2004, but was fired in June of 2008 with one year remaining on his contract. The Lightning apparently want some type of compensation to approve the move. The Rangers have lost 10 of their last 12 games, including |
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| Sabres G Miller may be out indefinitely |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (BettingExpress) - Buffalo Sabres starting goaltender Ryan Miller may be out indefinitely after suffering a high-left-ankle sprain during Saturday's contest against the New York Rangers. Miller was run into by Rangers forward Scott Gomez during the Sabres' 4-2 victory at HSBC Arena, then fell awkwardly after absorbing the hit. He left the game and was replaced by seldom-used backup Patrick Lalime after stopping all 20 shots he faced to that point. On Monday, Miller wore a brace on the ankle and did |
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| Leafs win in OT, keep Rangers on the skids |
NHL Hockey |
02/23/2009 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - Niklas Hagman scored on the power play three minutes into overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers in the opener of a home-and-home set at Madison Square Garden. With Rangers forward Blair Betts in the penalty box for hooking, Pavel Kubina drilled a feed above the left circle from Lee Stempniak that was deflected in front by Hagman, slid underneath the left leg of Henrik Lundqvist and trickled across the goal line. Kubina and Stempniak eac |
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| Kubina nets OT winner as Rangers fall to Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| New York, NY (BettingExpress) - Pavel Kubina scored on the power play three minutes into overtime, lifting the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-2 win over the New York Rangers in the opener of a home-and-home set at Madison Square Garden. Kubina also set up goals by Ian White and John Mitchell, while Lee Stempniak notched three assists for the Maple Leafs, who won for just the second time in their last seven games. Vesa Toskala turned away 39 of the 41 shots he faced to pick up the win. Michal Rozsival tied the game |
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| Avs hope to continue turnaround and extend dominance over 'Canes |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| d span in the third period. Jussi Jokinen, acquired in a trade with the Lightning on February 7, scored his first goal in a Carolina uniform in the victory. The Hurricanes outshot Tampa Bay by a whopping 41-13 margin for the game, with goaltender Cam Ward needing to make just 12 saves on the night. Friday's win improved Carolina to 15-13-1 at home on the season. The Avalanche are just 11-16-1 on the road and will also visit Atlanta, New Jersey, the New York Rangers and New York Islanders on their current trek. |
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| Roy, Sabres continue Rangers' road struggles |
NHL Hockey |
02/22/2009 |
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| uffalo, NY (BettingExpress) - Derek Roy registered a goal and two assists, as the Buffalo Sabres extended the New York Rangers' road woes with a 4-2 win at HSBC Arena. Daniel Paille, Andrej Sekera and Jochen Hecht also tallied for the Sabres, who have won three of their last five games. Ryan Miller turned away all 20 shots he faced before exiting two minutes into the third period with a high ankle sprain. Patrick Lalime surrendered two goals on 13 shots the rest of the way. Markus Naslund and Nigel Dawes score |
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| Rangers visit Buffalo on lenghty road skid |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The New York Rangers will be shooting for their first road victory in more than a month when the struggling Blueshirts enter Buffalo's HSBC Arena tonight for a key showdown with the Sabres. New York enters this clash in fifth place in the tightly-bunched Eastern Conference standings, but only two points separate the Rangers and Sabres, who come in tied with Florida for the seventh seed in the playoff chase. Buffalo has managed to close the gap due to New York's recent struggles. Since earnin |
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| Reeling Habs return home for Northeast clash with Sens |
NHL Hockey |
02/21/2009 |
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| urning from a lower-body injury on January 20. The Habs, who were the Eastern Conference's top seed a season ago, have fallen 21 points behind Boston for first place in the Northeast Division. With 67 points, Montreal is one back of the fifth-seeded New York Rangers in the conference, but also just a point up on both Florida and Buffalo. The Canadiens have won five straight over the Senators, including all three meetings so far this year. Montreal notched a 4-0 win on November 11 in the lone matchup between the |
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