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UNIONDALE, N.Y., March 21 (UPI) -- Chris Osgood stopped Markus Naslund on a third-period penalty shot as the New York Islanders foiled the Vancouver Canucks' bid for a perfect road trip, 3-2.
Looking to complete a 6-0 trip, Vancouver pulled within 3-2 with 9:17 remaining when former Islander Todd Bertuzzi beat Osgood. Just 38 seconds later, Osgood preserved the lead by stoning the Canucks' leading scorer.
Mariusz Czerkawkski and Brad Isbister each had a goal and an assist for the Islanders, who stopped a three-game losing streak and moved two points ahead of New Jersey for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Naslund collected a goal and an assist for Vancouver, which is one point behind Dallas for the final Western Conference playoff spot.
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ALLEN, Texas, May 31 (UPI) --
Allen (Texas) Wranglers co-owner and wide receiver Terrell Owens has been released by the Indoor Football League Team, the team announced.
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LONDON, May 31 (UPI) --
The London house where singer Amy Winehouse died of alcohol poisoning last summer is being sold for $4.2 million, the New York Post reported.
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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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CLEVELAND, May 31 (UPI) --
Cleveland prosecutors have dropped their case against a man who was ticketed for littering when he dropped a dollar he was attempting to give a disabled person.
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