New Rangers hockey star Sean Avery joked with teammates Saturday about being named in a notorious Manhattan madam’s little black book — and blamed his "enemies" for planting his private cell phone number the New York Daily News reported.
At practice Saturday, Avery flatly denied that he ever used the services of madam Kristin Davis, but said he was tickled by the idea. Avery’s name and his personal cell phone number were in a client database for Davis’ operation that was obtained by The News.
"We’ve been laughing hysterically about this all morning," Avery told the Daily News at the Rangers’ practice facility in Tarrytown, Westchester County.
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Dustin Penner scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Edmonton Oilers kept their playoff hopes alive by moving into a tie for the final spot in the Western Conference with a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames on Saturday night. After two scoreless periods, Matthew Lombardi put the Flames up early in the third period before Denis Grebeshkov tied it just 67 seconds later.
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Duncan Keith and Craig Adams scored short-handed goals as the Chicago Blackhawks kept their faint playoff hopes alive with a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. The Blackhawks moved within four points of eighth-place Nashville for the final playoff slot in the Western Conference. Chicago, which plays again Sunday night at home against Columbus with four games remaining, has 82…
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The Washington Capitals wrapped up their longest road trip of the season in style, and kept their playoff hopes very much alive in the process. Cristobal Huet stopped 32 shots for his fourth shutout of the season, and Viktor Kozlov had a goal and two assists as the Capitals continued their playoff push with a 3-0 victory over the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.
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The Philadelphia Flyers are living on the edge, earning key points with clutch goals and desperately trying to hold on in the tight Eastern Conference playoff race. For the second straight night, the Flyers got even late in the third period. After taking a tough shootout loss in New Jersey, Philadelphia turned this comeback into a 4-3 shootout win Saturday over the New York Islanders.
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The Tampa Bay Lightning aren’t playing like a team that will miss the playoffs. Their latest victory could eventually prove costly to the Carolina Hurricanes. Jeff Halpern scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period and Karri Ramo made 38 saves to lead the Lightning past the Southeast Division-leading Hurricanes 2-1 on Saturday night.
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Dressed in sweats and running shoes, Buffalo Sabres players were hardly noticed in working their way through the crowd of parents and children packing the hallways of a suburban ice rink complex before the team’s brief workout Saturday. It was an unusual experience for anyone not to take a second look at a group of athletes who, only a year earlier, had captivated this hockey-mad community by… Read Original Post Here
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The Montreal Canadiens went into their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs hoping to build on their Eastern Conference lead. Not so fast. Rookies Anton Stralman and Jiri Tlusty each scored two goals and the Maple Leafs beat the Canadiens 4-2 on Saturday night. “We were looking for an easy game, but it wasn’t easy,” Christopher Higgins said.
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With one week to go in the regular season, the Boston Bruins are playing like they deserve a berth in the playoffs. “It’s step up or go home,” goalie Tim Thomas said after shutting out the Ottawa Senators 4-0 Saturday. “Fortunately, we seem to be stepping up.” Thomas stopped 34 shots for his third shutout of the season, and David Krejci had a goal and two assists to help the Bruins briefly move… Read Original Post Here
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Danny Briere scored the only goal in the shootout for the Philadelphia Flyers, who rallied twice in the third period and escaped with a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday night. Wade Dubielewicz made a career-high 51 saves against the Flyers and then stopped Mike Richards and Jeff Carter in the first two rounds of the shootout.
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