canada.com - 11/25/2008
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It wasn't pretty. It wasn't entertainment on a grand scale or even a small one. Mostly, this 4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders was bizarre. It surely wasn't what the Canadiens had in mind: falling behind 1-0 almost seven minutes into the game on a power-play goal by Richard Park. And ...
faceoff.com - 11/25/2008
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faceoff.com —
It wasn't pretty. It wasn't entertainment on a
grand scale or even a small one. Mostly, this...
4-3 shootout loss to the New York Islanders was bizarre. Moore still wears CH on heart Maurice Richard, in the glory of being the first NHLer to score 50 ...
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O'Byrne's brain cramp caps bizarre home-ice loss
weblogs.newsday.com - 11/25/2008
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weblogs.newsday.com —
The fickle finger of fate touched two Irishmen
last night at the Bell Centre but with very...
different results. At one end of the rainbow, the Islanders' Bill Guerin was on the receiving end of the strangest goal of his career, while Montreal ...
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Luck 'o the Irish?
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Islander News Articles 11/25
NEW YORK ISLANDER FAN CENTRAL —
... Montreal Gazette: Red Fisher's game coverage noted players who do not score for the Canadians did the damage in this game in an article where he questioned Alexei Kovalev. ...
NHL News from Around the League - Nov. 25th
Movable Type System Activity —
... yesterday, 4-3 in a shootout. The strangest part of the game was Ryan O'Byrne's goal. The Canadiens player scored with less than 5 minutes remaining in the third period to tie the game at 3. Unfortunately O'Byrne scored on his own net, and he tied the game for the Islanders. I'm not sure what was funnier, O'Byrne clutching his head in anguish after he scored, or the Islanders players celebrating the goal. ...
NHL Morning Papers (Tuesday Edition): Grading the Blues/Leafs trade, Habs react to own-goal and Gretzky returns to MSG
IllegalCurve.com —
... right now when their own player scores the tying goal on their own net, writes Pat Hickey. Last night’s game was just bizarre, writes Red Fisher. ...
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Gifted player, but that's another crazy second contract. Stastny's entry-level deal pays him $710,000 this year.
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Isles get gift of 'own goal' —
NYDailyNews.com - Hockey 11/25/2008
Ryan O'Byrne allowed the tying goal when he put the puck in his own net on a delayed penalty, and Bill Guerin scored the shootout clincher for the Islanders in a 4-3 victory over Montreal on Monday night.
