RALEIGH, N.C. -- Islanders forward John Tavares is a first-time NHL All-Star, and he can thank the Hurricanes for being a big part of his success.
In the first game following the All-Star break, Tavares had two goals and two assists in the Islanders’ 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes...
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February 01, 2012
The National Hockey League announced today that New York Islanders center John Tavares was named the First Star of the Month for January, 2012.
Tavares, 21, led the league in scoring last month with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points. He r...
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January 31, 2012
January isn`t over yet as we still have games to play tonight, but it looks like the top scorer in the month with be John Tavares of the New York Islanders. He has seven goals and 11 assists on the month for 18 points. This gives him a three point lead over the four players who are next with 15 points each. Tavares also plays tonight versus Carolina so he may increase his lead...
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February 01, 2012
Well, it seems that the league is finally taking notice of the accomplishments that John Tavares has made. Not only an All Star, but now the first Star of the Month for the NHL. Nice going.
Certainly we hear it from every Islander critic that he plays on a "crappy team" in a "crappy building" with "crappy fans," but no matter what, the critic&...
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February 02, 2012
Arun MoraceThis is a matchup of two players that were picked first overall in back-to-back NHL Drafts (and who both wear #91); Stamkos, who was taken #1 overall in 2008 by the Tampa Bay Lightning, and Tavares, who was taken with the top pick in 2009 by the New York Islanders. Though to this point Stamkos [...]Sports-Kings - The Kings of Sports Lists
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January 31, 2012
John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.
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January 31, 2012
John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.
P.A. Parenteau and Matt Moulson scored power-play goals to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead after two periods and help New York move two points ahead of Carolina at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.
Carolina rallied with goals from Brandon...
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January 31, 2012
John Tavares scored two goals, including the game-winner in the third period en route to a four-point night as the New York Islanders skated past the Carolina Hurricanes, 5-2, at RBC Center.
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January 31, 2012
John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.
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January 31, 2012
John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.
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February 01, 2012
John Tavares scored two goals and had two assist as the Islanders defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 at the RBC Center. Kevin Poulin stopped 21 shots for the Islanders and posted a .913 save percentage and moved to eight points out of a playoff spot.
The Islanders jumped on the board early after Jay Harrison was called for delay of game at the 5:14 mark. 35 seconds into the ensuing...
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January 31, 2012
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- John Tavares scored two goals and had two assists to lead the New York Islanders over the Carolina Hurricanes 5-2 on Tuesday night.
P.A. Parenteau and Matt Moulson scored power-play goals to give the Islanders a 2-0 lead after two periods and help New York move two points ahead of Carolina at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings.
Carolina rallied...
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February 01, 2012
The following is a press release from the NHL...NEW YORK (February 1, 2012) -- New York Islanders center John Tavares , Pittsburgh Penguins center Evgeni Malkin and Nashville Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne have been named the NHL 'Three Stars' for the month of January.FIRST STAR -- JOHN TAVARES, C, NEW YORK ISLANDERSTavares led the NHL in assists (13) and points (22) and...
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January 31, 2012
For a long time Tuesday night, the Carolina Hurricanes couldn’t find a way to get the puck past a 21-year-old goalie who was playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers last week.
The Canes finally found a way to beat unheralded Kevin Poulin, only to be beaten by a player everyone in the NHL knows all too well: All-Star forward John Tavares.
After the Canes rallied for a pair of...
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