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Isles settle score with Phaneuf in 4-1 win over Leafs

Posted by Mark Zwolinski in MapleLeafs, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 15, 2010

The New York Islanders took revenge on Dion Phaneuf last night for a pre-season hit — when Phaneuf was a Calgary Flame — downing the Leafs 4-1.

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Cox: Difficult to envision rushed rule

Posted by Damien Cox in Columnist, Columns, Opinion, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, columnists, hockey, nhl on March 15, 2010

Time is ripe to put restrictions on head shots

Haste is apparently now of the essence.

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Ovechkin tossed for boarding Chicago’s Campbell

Posted by in Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 15, 2010

Alex Ovechkin put NHL violence back into sharp relief Sunday when he drove Chicago's Brian Campbell into the boards from behind.

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Sunday’s Three Stars: Backstrom leads comeback; Downie slew-foot? (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs News in Yahoo! Leafs News, nhl on March 15, 2010

No. 1 Star: Nicklas Backstrom, Washington Capitals Down 3-0 entering the third period and without Alex Ovechkin,...

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Leafs win streak snapped with loss to Islanders

Posted by Mark Zwolinski in MapleLeafs, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 14, 2010

Dion Phaneuf – and the Leafs powerplay – were in the spotlight here Sunday.

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Park scores short-handed, adds assists in Isles’ 4-1 win over Maple Leafs (The Canadian Press)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs News in Yahoo! Leafs News, nhl on March 14, 2010

UNIONDALE, N.Y. - The New York Islanders defied their recent history to knock off a Stanley Cup contender and a bottom-feeder in less than 24 hours.

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Park helps Islanders beat Maple Leafs (AP)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs News in Yahoo! Leafs News, nhl on March 14, 2010

The New York Islanders defied their recent history to knock off a Stanley Cup contender and a bottom-feeder in less than 24 hours. Despite having the NHL's second-worst penalty kill and third-worst power play, the Islanders killed off seven penalties and scored power-play and short-handed goals in a 4-1 victory over the lowly Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday.

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Capitals star Alex Ovechkin gets game misconduct

Posted by in Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 14, 2010

NHL scoring leader Alex Ovechkin is out of the Capitals’ game against the Blackhawks after receiving a five-minute major and a game misconduct in the first period for driving Chicago’s Brian Campbell into the boards from behind.

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Flying Flames face happy Canucks (CBC.ca)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs News in Yahoo! Leafs News, nhl on March 14, 2010

The streaking Calgary Flames come into Vancouver to play the hot Canucks in what could be the game of the weekend.

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Maple Leafs Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Posted by Yahoo! Sports - NHL - Toronto Maple Leafs News in Yahoo! Leafs News, nhl on March 14, 2010

A few days ago, it seemed as if the Leafs were headed for one of their lowest goal totals in team history. They were on pace for 214, which would have been the second lowest in the last 20 years, ranking behind only 1997-98, when they registered 194.

The Leafs still won't break any scoring records, but they head into Sunday's game against the New York Islanders with 14 goals in their last three games, coinciding with their first three-game win streak of the season. That included five different snipers ganging up in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. The Leafs hadn't spread out the offense like that since a 6-3 win over Washington on Dec. 12.

The Leafs' top line of Tyler Bozak centering Nikolai Kulemin and Phil Kessel accounted for four goals and eight points.

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Leafs’ Tyler Bozak line rips it up

Posted by Paul Hunter in MapleLeafs, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 14, 2010

The Leafs cruised to a 6-4 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night.

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Woolsey: NHL fumbling in the dark on head shots

Posted by Garth Woolsey in Columnist, Opinion, Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, columnists, hockey, nhl on March 14, 2010

The NHL has been concussed once too often.

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John Tavares is left out of Calder talk

Posted by Mark Zwolinski in Sports, Toronto Star Leafs News, hockey, nhl on March 14, 2010

When defenceman Tyler Myers contributed a goal and three assists in the Buffalo Sabres 5-3 win over Dallas on Wednesday, it thrust him squarely into the NHL's rookie the year debate along with Colorado's Matt Duchene.

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