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| Canada rolls past Belarus in World Championship opener |
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04/25/2009 |
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| p the shutout bid for Edmonton's Roloson with 7:16 to play before Heatley scored again just 1:21 later for the final margin. The defending champion Russians also opened play Friday and cruised to a 5-0 victory over Germany in Bern. Oleg Saprykin and Atlanta Thrashers star Ilya Kovalchuk scored just 1:23 apart in the first period to stake Russia to a 2-0 lead. Ilya Bryzgalov of the Phoenix Coyotes turned aside all 20 shots he faced to earn the shutout. Russia will also play France and host Switzerland in Group B. |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
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04/12/2009 |
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| . Additionally, the loss gives the New York Rangers the seventh seed, and they will play the Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals. Final Score: Atlanta 6, Tampa Bay 2 Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Colby Armstrong scored twice to lead the Atlanta Thrashers past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, in a battle between two teams eliminated from the playoffs at Philips Arena. Eric Perrin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Ron Hainsey, and Colin Stuart also lit the lamp for the Thrashers (35-41-6), who had a three-game losing str |
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| Armstrong helps Thrashers end season with win over Tampa |
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04/11/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Colby Armstrong scored twice to lead the Atlanta Thrashers past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 6-2, in a battle between two teams eliminated from the playoffs at Philips Arena. Eric Perrin, Ilya Kovalchuk, Ron Hainsey, and Colin Stuart also lit the lamp for the Thrashers (35-41-6), who had a three-game losing streak going into the tilt. Marty Reasoner had two assists. Kari Lehtonen stopped 33 shots to collect the win. Atlanta ended the season with 76 points. "Hopefully this summer were |
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| Top rookies on display as Lightning visit Thrashers |
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04/11/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - A pair of 2008-09's top rookies will clash tonight, as Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning wrap their season against Zach Bogosian's Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. The Lightning are going to miss the postseason for the second straight season, but with just 66 points -- more than only the New York Islanders and their 61 points -- have another shot at the top overall pick in the up coming draft. Tampa selected first overall in the 2008 draft and took Stamkos. The freshman skater rew |
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| Panthers win, but are eliminated from playoff picture |
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04/09/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - David Booth scored the game-winner with under five minutes left, but the Florida Panthers couldn't fight off elimination despite a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers. Florida began the night two points behind the Rangers and three points behind Montreal for the eighth and seventh playoff spots, respectively. By virtue of the Rangers win, coupled with New York's tiebreaker over the Panthers, and Montreal's overtime loss to Boston, the Panthers were officially eliminated from pl |
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| Panthers hope to keep playoff chances alive against Thrashers |
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04/09/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - In what could be their final day as a playoff contender, the Florida Panthers will visit the Atlanta Thrashers for this evening's clash at Philips Arena. The Panthers, who haven't made the playoffs since 2000, need to win their final two games of the year and get a great deal of help from either the New York Rangers or Montreal Canadiens to avoid elimination. With 89 points, Florida is two behind the Rangers and four in back of Montreal. The Canadiens can clinch a playoff berth with a point a |
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| Caps strengthen hold on No.2 seed by beating Thrashers |
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04/07/2009 |
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| Atlanta, GA (MySportsbook) - Tomas Fleischmann, Viktor Kozlov and Alexander Semin all scored in the first period and the Washington Capitals moved closer to clinching the second seed in the Eastern Conference playoff race with a 4-2 win over the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena. Simeon Varlamov made 29 saves for the Capitals, who now have 106 points. The New Jersey Devils, who lost 4-1 to Toronto on Tuesday, have 102 points. Both Washington and New Jersey have two games remaining. Sergei Fedorov also scored |
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| Caps, Thrashers wrap home-and-home set in Atlanta |
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04/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will continue their push for the Eastern Conference's second seed when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers at Philips Arena for the back end of a home-and-home series. With 104 points, the Capitals have already clinched the Southeast Division title and are two points ahead of New Jersey for the No. 2 seed in the conference. Both Washington and the Devils, who are hosting Toronto tonight, have three games left in the regular season. However, Washington is no longer in the |
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| Caps and Thrashers begin home-and-home in D.C. |
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04/05/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The newly-crowned Southeast Division champion Washington Capitals will begin a home-and-home series with a division foe today, as they host the Atlanta Thrashers at the Verizon Center. The Capitals clinched their second straight Southeast crown despite losing to Buffalo on Friday night. The loss came in overtime and the point gained by Washington was enough to secure the division title. Since Boston clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference with a win over the New York Rangers on Saturd |
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| Peverley, Thrashers hold off playoff-hopeful Panthers |
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04/03/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Rich Peverley scored twice including the game- winner in the third period, as the Atlanta Thrashers continued their role of playoff spoiler with a 3-1 win against the Florida Panthers. Colby Armstrong had two assists and Todd White sealed the win with an empty- netter for Atlanta, which has won four straight. Johan Hedberg stopped 35-of-36 shots in winning his fifth straight start in place of Kari Lehtonen, who sat out a third consecutive contest due to an upper-body injury. Grego |
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