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Rangers spoil Flyers' home-ice playoff push

Apr. 12, 2009
Sean Avery and Blair Betts scored third-period goals to rally the New York Rangers to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Sunday, spoiling Philadelphia's shot at home-ice advantage against Pittsburgh in its opening playoff series.
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Rangers' Avery out with lacerated spleen

Rangers' Avery out with lacerated spleen

NEW YORK, April 30 (UPI) -- New York Rangers left wing Sean Avery will miss the rest of the 2008 playoffs because of a lacerated spleen, the NHL team said Wednesday.

NHL: N.Y. Rangers 2, New Jersey 1

NEWARK, N.J., April 11 (UPI) -- Jaromir Jagr and Sean Avery scored 23 seconds apart in the third period Friday, lifting the New York Rangers to a 2-1, playoff victory over New Jersey.

NHL: N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 1

NEWARK, N.J., April 9 (UPI) -- A short-handed tally by Ryan Callahan kicked off a three-goal third period Wednesday, giving the New York Rangers a playoff-opening 4-1 win over New Jersey.

NHL: Detroit 4, Calgary 2

CALGARY, Alberta, April 30 (UPI) -- Mathieu Dandenault scored the go-ahead goal with 12:58 left in the third period Thursday night as Detroit fought off Calgary, 4-2.

NHL: Calgary 2, Detroit 1 (OT)

DETROIT, April 22 (UPI) -- Martin Gelinas set up Marcus Nilson's first career playoff goal 2:39 into overtime Thursday night as Calgary stunned Detroit, 2-1.

NHL: Rampa Bay 3, NY Islanders 0

UNIONDALE, N.Y., April 12 (UPI) -- Martin St. Louis scored two playoff goals and Nikolai Khabibulin had his second shutout of the series as Tampa Bay beat the NY Islanders, 3-0.

NHL: Toronto 2, Ottawa 0

OTTAWA, April 12 (UPI) -- Ed Belfour's second shutout and Mats Sundin first goal of the series gave Toronto a 2-0 win over Ottawa Monday in Game Three of the East quarterfinals.

Garcia wins title at Sun City

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New Jersey 2; Boston 1

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler