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| Roy leads Sabres past Leafs |
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01/01/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Derek Roy had two goals and an assist as the Buffalo Sabres downed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-1, at Air Canada Centre. Jason Pominville had two goals while Drew Stafford and Thomas Vanek each had two assists for the Sabres, who had lost four of five coming into the game. Ryan Miller made 27 saves in the win. "We got everybody on the same page tonight," said Roy. "We were skating hard and moving the puck well. We came out in the second and kept working hard. As a team we have to step |
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| Maple Leafs welcome Thrashers to Air Canada Centre |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to avoid a fourth straight loss when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for tonight's matchup at Air Canada Centre. Before losing three in a row, the Maple leafs had won five of their previous six games. Since then, however, Toronto has been outscored by a 16-4 margin, including an 8-2 loss to Dallas and a pair of 4-1 setbacks to the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals. The Leafs are kicking off a four-game homestand tonight after losing their past two ga |
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| Washington's Ovechkin leads NHL's Three Stars |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| on Square Garden last Tuesday. He then scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres the day after Christmas and recorded a pair of goals, including the game-winner, as the Capitals improved to 15-1-1 at home by defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 on Sunday. He ranks second in the league with 49 points (25 goals, 24 assists) in 35 games. Little had an NHL-leading six goals in three games the past week, including his first career hat trick in a 5-4 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Friday |
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| Caps crush Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (BettingExpress) - Brooks Laich and Alex Ovechkin scored two goals apiece to lead the streaking Washington Capitals to a 4-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at Verizon Center. Ovechkin upped his season total to 25 goals, tying him with Buffalo's Thomas Vanek for second in the NHL, one behind Philadelphia's Jeff Carter for the league lead. He helped Washington win its third in a row and eighth in its past nine. Jose Theodore made 23 saves in the win for the Capitals, on the night they retired Mike |
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| Caps welcome Maple Leafs to D.C. |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Washington Capitals will aim for their sixth straight win at home and third in a row overall, as they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs for this evening's matchup at Verizon Center. The Capitals, who have an amazing 14-1-1 record as the host this year, have won their last five tilts on home ice. Washington has also notched back-to- back wins and recorded victories in seven of its last eight outings overall. Washington's most-recent victory came at home on Friday night as the Caps edged Buffal |
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| Isles visit Sabres, aim for consecutive wins |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| win in December, the New York Islanders will try for back-to-back victories when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for tonight's matchup at HSBC Arena. The Islanders ended their longest losing streak in 11 years Friday night as they downed the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs. New York had lost 10 games in a row for the club's longest skid since another 10-game losing streak from December 22, 1997 to January 10, 1998. Bill Guerin scored twice for 400 career goals, as the Islanders rolled to Friday's 4-1 decision over the |
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| Guerin, DiPietro lift Islanders over Leafs to snap skid |
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12/26/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (BettingExpress) - Bill Guerin scored twice for 400 career goals, and the New York Islanders stopped their longest losing streak in 11 years with a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. New York goalie Rick DiPietro made his return after a 27-game absence following knee surgery and stopped 28 shots for his first win of the season. DiPietro also notched an assist, the 14th of his career. Kyle Okposo and Freddy Meyer also scored for the Isles, who had not won since beating Ottawa on November 29. T |
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| Isles G DiPietro returns against Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| Uniondale, NY (BettingExpress) - New York Islanders goaltender Rick DiPietro returned to action Friday after a 27-game absence to play in net against the Toronto Maple Leafs. DiPietro, who had not played since October 25 because of knee surgery, was 0-2-0 this season coming into Friday's game. The Islanders snapped a 10-game losing streak (0-9-1), their longest in almost 11 years, as DiPietro made 28 saves and recorded an assist in the 4-1 victory over the Leafs. Joey MacDonald has started all but two games in Di |
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| Islanders hope to halt skid in home test with Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The New York Islanders will try to earn their first win in nearly a month when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's battle at Nassau Coliseum. The Isles last tasted victory on November 29 when they beat Ottawa but have since lost 10 straight contests, going 0-9-1 during the slide. It's the longest losing streak for New York since it also dropped 10 straight from December 22, 1997 to January 10, 1998. The club hasn't been defeated in 11 straight tests since March 16-April 5, 1996. |
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| Neal notches hat trick as Dallas destroys Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
12/24/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Rookie James Neal recorded his first career hat trick, as the Dallas Stars crushed the Toronto Maple Leafs, 8-2, at Air Canada Centre. Steve Ott, Mike Ribeiro and Fabian Brunnstrom each finished with a goal and an assist for the Stars, who set a season high in goals scored. Marty Turco made 20 saves for Dallas, which has won three of four overall. Jason Blake and Mikhail Grabovski tallied for Toronto, which had won two in a row but set a season-high in goals allowed. Vesa Toskala st |
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