Jets edge Sabres to stay in hunt
Antti Miettinen scored with 7:36 left to keep the surging Winnipeg Jets in the playoff race with a 2-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres on Monday night.
Ondrej Pavelec stopped 24 shots, including a huge glove save on Thomas Vanek with 5:45 left to preserve the victory. Winnipeg (24-19-3) improved 6-0-1 in its past seven and moved within a point of the idle New York Rangers, who hold...
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April 22, 2013
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Jets 3, Rangers 1
Antti Miettinen's deflected goal off his body late in the second period proved to be the game winner in the Winnipeg Jets' 3-1 defeat of the New York Rangers Thursday night.
- Make that two consecutive winnable games that yield zero points for the Rangers. Players talked about it being a "big game" prior to tonight. Too many players played small and top players...
Jets All Out Top 25 II: #19 Antti Miettinen
Antti Miettinen, 32, RW, 6’0, 190 lbs
Last Year's Ranking: Not Ranked
This Year's Ranking: #19
Difference: N/A
Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff made a shrew move to acquire Antti Miettinen via re-entry waivers after the Tampa Bay Lightning signed the 31 year-old Finn to a two-yeard deal.
However, the move wasn't as shrewd offensively...
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Antti Miettinen is set to make his debut in the NHL this season on Tuesday but not with the team he signed his contract with, that would be the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Winnipeg Jets made the move to acquire Miettinen as he had to clear entry waivers because his contract had been signed as the season was under way, not during the UFA period...
Jets claim F Miettinen of waivers
The Winnipeg Jets have claimed forward Antti Miettinen off waivers from the Tampa Bay Lightning.
The move came just a day after the Lightning signed the 31-year-old to a two-year contract. But the team had to wait for Miettinen to clear waivers.
Miettinen has played in 20 games this season in the Kontinental Hockey League. He spent last season with the Minnesota Wild, notching...
Jets claim forward Antti Miettinen off waivers
Well that didn't last long. After being signed yesterday by the Bolts, Miettinen has been picked up off of waivers by the JetsAs per Pierre LeBrun of ESPN:Winnipeg Jets claim forward Antti Miettinen off NHL waivers from Tampa today. He signed a two-year, $3-M deal with Bolts yesterdayThis is not exactly shocking Winnipeg needs some bottom six forwards and the same thing happened...
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December 13, 2011
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Lightning ink F Miettinen to two-year pact
The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to a two-year deal with free-agent forward Antti Miettinen.
Miettinen has seen action in 20 games this season in the Kontinental Hockey League.
He spent last season with the Minnesota Wild, notching 16 goals and 19 assists in 73 games.
Miettinen has 212 points in 472 career NHL games with the Wild and Dallas.
Lightning sign Miettinen to a 2 year contract
I step away from the internet for a few hours and this happens?So we have signed some guy (Antti Miettinen) who used to play in the NHL (Dallas and Minnesota) but then went to play in the KHL for the AK Bars Kazan this season only to have his contract mutually terminated after getting 2 goals, 6 assists and 8 points in 20 games played.Underwhelming. Because clearly we need more forwards...
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December 12, 2011
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Lightning, Miettinen agree to contract
The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with free-agent forward Antti Miettinen on a two-year contract.
The team announced the move Monday.
Miettinen appeared in 20 games with Ak-Bars Kazan of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League this season. He played with Minnesota during the 2010-11 season when he had 16 goals and 35 points in 73 games.
Miettinen has played in 472 NHL...
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December 12, 2011
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Antti Miettinen Signs With Lightning
TAMPA BAY – The Tampa Bay Lightning have agreed to terms with free agent forward Antti Miettinen to a two-year, one-way contract today, Vice President and General Manager Steve Yzerman announced.
Miettinen, 6-foot-0, 190 pounds, appeared in 20 games with Ak-Bars Kazan of Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League this season, recording two goals and eight points. He last appeared in...
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