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| Blue Jackets aim to end three-game losing streak |
NHL Hockey |
10/19/2002 |
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| ainst the Florida Panthers Saturday at Nationwide Arena. After winning their season-opener against the Blackhawks, the Blue Jackets have struggled in losses to New Jersey, Phoenix, and most recently a 7-1 shellacking at the hands of the under-manned St. Louis Blues on Thursday. Jaroslav Spacek scored the only goal for Columbus with 12 seconds remaining in the game, as the Blue Jackets failed to capitalize against a St. Louis team that was without its two top goaltenders and then lost its third netminder to ano |
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| Wild try to stay perfect |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2002 |
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| ugh three games for the second time in their brief history when they open a four- game homestand against the Florida Panthers Tuesday at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild, who started off 3-0-3 a year ago, rallied to a 2-2 tie on Saturday against the St. Louis Blues to stay undefeated after topping the Boston Bruins in their season-opener. With St. Louis leading 2-1 midway through the third period, Andrew Brunette knotted the game with 16 seconds remaining on a 6-on-4 advantage, as the Wild pulled goaltender Dw |
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| Blues hope for first win behind rookie netminder |
NHL Hockey |
10/15/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (BettingExpress) - The St. Louis Blues will be searching for their first win of the season when they continue their season-opening five-game homestand against the Eastern Conference champion Carolina Hurricanes Tuesday at Savvis Center. St. Louis was turned back by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, 4-3, in its season- opener, then skated to a 2-2 tie with the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. After Dallas Drake had given St. Louis a 2-1 lead midway through the third period, beating Wild netminder Dwayne Ro |
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| Re-tooled Ducks face Pronger-less Blues |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| St. Louis, MO (BettingExpress) - The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim begin their quest to end a three-year playoff drought tonight when they visit the St. Louis Blues at Savvis Center to open the season. The Ducks, who haven't qualified for the postseason since 1999, tied with Columbus for the Western Conference's second-worst record last season, and scored a meager 175 goals, which was worsened by only Atlanta in the entire NHL. Anaheim, which will be coached by rookie benchman Mike Babcock, who takes over for now-G |
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| Blackhawks start season minus Fleury |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2002 |
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| o ended its four-year postseason drought with a fifth-place finish in the highly- competitive Western Conference (41-27-13-1). Unfortunately, a 2-4-1 mark down the stretch was a foreshadow of things to come and Sutter's troops were eliminated by the St. Louis Blues in five games. Adding to the team's misery was the fact that All-Star Tony Amonte exercised his right of free agency on July 1 and signed a four-year contract worth $24 million with the Phoenix Coyotes. Fleury was being counted on to help soften the |
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| 2002-03 NHL Season Outlook |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2002 |
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| worry is in net. Dan Cloutier was respectable in 2001-02, but the long goal he allowed to Detroit's Nicklas Lidstrom in the third game of the opening round turned the tide in the series, and for all intents and purposes ended the Canucks' season. 6. St. Louis Blues - Much like the Islanders, the Blues' success will hinge upon how well they fare without their captain. Chris Pronger is expected to miss most of the first half after undergoing knee surgery, and his minutes have to be made up somehow. There is stil |
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