Sabres without Afinogenov for six weeks
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The leading Buffalo Sabres will be without Russian winger Maxim Afinogenov for at least six weeks after he broke a bone in his left wrist.
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Pittsburgh Penguin's all-star forward Sidney Crosby will be sidelined for six-to-eight weeks with an ankle injury, the team said on Tuesday.
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Flyers goalie Antero Niittymaki could miss up to two months because of a hip injury sustained during practice Tuesday.
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PITTSBURGH -- Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, unbeaten the last three weeks, has a badly sprained ankle that will keep him out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup for up to two months.
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Buffalo Sabres forward Ales Kotalik is expected to miss between four and six weeks with a right knee injury, the club said on Monday, as the NHL's top team added another name to its growing injury list.
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At this stage of the year, everything can be used as a lesson. For instance, how the Bruins respond to being without defensemen Zdeno Chara (sore hamstring) and Milan Jurcina (elbow contusion) and top-line wing Marco Sturm (chest cold).
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France coach Raymond Domenech has insisted Nicolas Anelka remain in his plans, but not in the near future. Along with Arsenal&#39;s Robert Pires, Anelka was left out of the national squad to face Poland in a friendly at the Stade de France on November 17.
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Detroit Red Wings defenseman Danny Markov is expected to be sidelined for three weeks after breaking his right hand Tuesday night in a victory over St. Louis.
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Colorado Avalanche captain Joe Sakic is to undergo hernia surgery and will be sidelined for eight to 12 weeks, the team said on Thursday.
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Goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury, unbeaten the last three weeks, has a badly sprained ankle that will keep him out of the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup for up to two months.
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In another sign the NHL season is slipping away, the league canceled its All-Star game yesterday because of the lockout. No regular-season games have been played since the season was scheduled to begin Oct.
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The Knicks received devastating news yesterday when they learned that Jamal Crawford, their second-leading scorer, will be out three to six weeks because of an injury to his right big toe.
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Sidney Crosby's high-ankle sprain will force him to miss Sunday's NHL All-Star game and six to eight weeks of the season, Crosby and team officials said Tuesday.
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Sidney Crosby is expected to miss six to eight weeks, the most serious blow in a series of setbacks for the Penguins, who were already without goaltender Marc-AndrÃ© Fleury.
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The Buffalo Sabres waited all summer to make up for the way last season ended &#151; a loss in the Eastern Conference finals at Carolina.
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Buffalo's Ales Kotalik scores the only shootout goal and the Sabres beat the Flyers, 6-5, Saturday night to extend their season-high winning streak to six games.
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Sidney Crosby was placed on injured reserve Monday, a move that allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to add an extra forward for their final two games before the All-Star break.