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| Leafs' Gerber suspended three games |
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03/25/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Martin Gerber was suspended three games without pay Wednesday by the National Hockey League. Gerber was given the suspension for his actions late in regulation of Tuesday's shootout win over Washington. Upset over a goal being allowed, an irate Gerber angrily made contact with referee Mike Leggo and shot the puck at the officials. According to NHL rules, an automatic three-game suspension will be doled out to any player who makes contact with an offici |
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| Capitals aim to get back in win column versus Maple Leafs |
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03/24/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The first-place Washington Capitals will try to avoid a second straight loss when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's battle at Air Canada Centre. The Capitals, who lead the Southeast Division with 96 points, have played their last four games on the road against divisional opponents and earned a split in those outings. After losing in Atlanta last Monday, Washington posted consecutive wins over Florida and Tampa Bay, but was then handed Saturday's loss to Carolina. The Hurricanes n |
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| Surging Maple Leafs send Canadiens to fifth straight loss |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2009 |
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| Montreal, QC (BettingExpress) - Alexei Ponikarovsky had two goals and two assists, as the Toronto Maple Leafs slammed the slumping Montreal Canadiens, 5-2, at the Bell Centre. Mikhail Grabovski had a goal and three assists while Nikolai Kulemin added a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won three of their last four games. Martin Gerber made 26 saves in the win. "We know Saturday night, especially in this building, it's a good atmosphere here," said Ponikarovsky. "It's great to get that win. We kne |
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| Panthers snap skid, top Toronto to stay in playoff hunt |
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03/19/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (BettingExpress) - Stephen Weiss had a goal and an assist to help the Florida Panthers snap an ill-timed four-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs at BankAtlantic Center. Ville Peltonen and Richard Zednik each had a goal while Tomas Vokoun made 37 saves in the win for the Panthers, who won all four games against Toronto in the series this season. The win gives Florida 80 points on the season and the team is now just one point back of Montreal and Carolina, which sits in the s |
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| Mitchell leads Leafs past Lightning in SO |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (BettingExpress) - John Mitchell scored the game-winner in the sixth round of the shootout, as the Toronto Maple Leafs erased a three-goal deficit, rallying to win 4-3 over Tampa Bay at St. Pete Times Forum. Mitchell also scored in regulation and Jeffrey Hamilton sent the game to overtime with a goal late in the third. Jason Blake had a goal and an assist and provided the Leafs with an abundance of energy in the comeback win. Toronto has won three of four and is now 8-3-1 over the last 12 games, keeping |
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| Maple Leafs try to avenge recent loss to Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs will meet for the second time in five days tonight, as the two franchises battle it out at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning picked up their third victory versus the Maple Leafs this season -- and fourth straight in the series overall -- with a 4-1 win in Canada last Thursday. That win snapped Tampa Bay's four-game skid, and the club stayed in the win column on Saturday with a 4-3 shootout victory against Florida. Steven Stamkos has an assis |
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| Malone and Lighting down Leafs |
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03/12/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Ryan Malone registered a goal and an assist and Martin St. Louis picked up the game-winner in the second period, as the Tampa Bay Lightning scored four unanswered goals to post a 4-1 victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs. Matt Pettinger and Paul Szczechura also scored for Tampa, which snapped its four-game losing streak. Karri Ramo posted 20 saves in earning the win. Martin Gerber saved 26-of-30 shots against for the Maple Leafs, who have lost three of four. Lee Stempniak scored the |
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| Lightning slide into Toronto |
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03/12/2009 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Tampa Bay Lightning are hoping a matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs will enable them to break out of their current slide. The team aims for its fourth straight win over the Leafs when it visits the Air Canada Centre this evening. Stops in Toronto have normally not been memorable ones for the Lightning in recent years, as Tampa lost six straight times as the visitor in this series before posting a 3-2 decision at the Air Canada Centre on October 28. The club also dealt the Maple Leafs a 6- |
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| Leafs' Toskala undergoes surgery |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Vesa Toskala underwent surgery Monday to repair a labrum tear in his hip, the team announced Tuesday. The procedure was performed by Dr. Marc Philippon at the Vail Valley Surgery Center in Vail, Colorado and the Finnish netminder's rehabilitation time is expected to be 12 weeks. Toskala posted a record of 22-17-11 with a 3.26 goals-against average and .891 save percentage in 53 games this season. Toronto also provided injury updates on a pair of defens |
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| Grabovski's goal pushes Maple Leafs past Islanders |
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03/10/2009 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Mikhail Grabovski's overtime tally was the difference, and the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the New York Islanders, 3-2, at Air Canada Centre. Lee Stempniak and Alexei Ponikarovsky scored in regulation for the Maple Leafs, who have won six of nine. Martin Gerber made 28 saves to earn the victory. "They have had a bad season, but look at that lineup; they have a bunch of good guys there," Ponikarovsky said. "We played hard to bounce back." Kyle Okposo and Blake Comeau tallied within 45 |
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