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| Lightning's Halpern out with serious knee injury |
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05/07/2008 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Tampa Bay Lightning center Jeff Halpern ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during the world hockey championships and is expected to be sidelined until late December or early January. Halpern also sprained the medial collateral ligament and suffered a small tear to the lateral meniscus during the United States' 5-4 loss to Canada in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Tuesday. Lightning general manager Jay Feaster said doctors recommended Halpern wait 4 to 6 weeks to allow the M |
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| Lightning C Halpern injures knee at World Championship |
NHL Hockey |
05/07/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Tampa Bay Lightning center Jeff Halpern injured his right knee in Team USA's loss to Canada on Tuesday at the World Championship, and will likely require surgery, the Lightning announced Wednesday. Halpern, the American team captain, was hurt in the third period of the 5-4 loss. He is done for the remainder of the World Championship, and may miss some time at the beginning of the 2008-09 season. The 32-year-old is expected to travel to Washington, DC to meet with Dr. Benjamin Shaffer, |
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| Flyers try to end East semis in Montreal |
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05/03/2008 |
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| s and seven markers in the postseason. Philadelphia holds a 3-1 lead in the series and is one win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2004, when the Flyers were ousted in seven games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Flyers blew a 3-1 lead in the opening round against Washington before winning Game 7 on the road. Scott Hartnell also lit the lamp and Briere added an assist, while Vaclav Prospal collected two helpers. Martin Biron was a rock in goal, stopping |
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| National Hockey League Playoff Game Capsules |
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05/01/2008 |
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| J. Umberger scored twice for the sixth-seeded Flyers, who hold a 3-1 lead in the series and are one win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2004, when they were ousted in seven games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Scott Hartnell also lit the lamp and Briere added an assist, while Vinny Prospal collected two helpers. Martin Biron was a rock in goal, stopping 36 of 38 shots to earn the victory. Tomas Plekanec and Saku Koivu provided the offense for the top-see |
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| Briere's late tally propels Flyers to 3-1 series lead over Habs |
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04/30/2008 |
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| J. Umberger scored twice for the sixth-seeded Flyers, who hold a 3-1 lead in the series and are one win away from reaching the conference finals for the first time since 2004, when they were ousted in seven games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Scott Hartnell also lit the lamp and Briere added an assist, while Vinny Prospal collected two helpers. Martin Biron was a rock in goal, stopping 36 of 38 shots to earn the victory. "We can't expect it to be easy," Umberger said. "I think we learne |
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| Datsyuk, Pominville, St. Louis named finalists for Lady Byng Trophy |
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04/24/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings, Jason Pominville of the Buffalo Sabres and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning were nominated as finalists for the Lady Byng Trophy, awarded annually to the player who combines sportsmanship and gentlemanly conduct with excellence on the ice. Datsyuk, who has won the award in each of the past two seasons, finished fourth in scoring with a career-high 97 points (31 goals, 66 assists) in 82 games and sported a plus-41 rating. Pominville |
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| Lecavalier has successful shoulder surgery |
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04/15/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Tampa Bay Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier underwent successful surgery on Tuesday to repair the glenoid labrum in his right shoulder. The surgery was performed by orthopedist Dr. James Andrews at St. Vincents Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama. Lecavalier is expected to make a full recovery in time for the team's 2008 training camp. He lead the Lightning, who finished dead last in the NHL this season, in goals (40) and points (92). |
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| Lightning win NHL draft lottery; will pick first at June draft |
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04/07/2008 |
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TORONTO (AP) -The Tampa Bay Lightning landed the No. 1 pick in the NHL's draft lottery Monday night. The Lightning had the best chance (48.8 percent) of winning the top pick after earning 71 points (31-42-9) in the regular season. Tampa Bay became only the fourth team in 14 lotteries to have the fewest points and win the lottery. ``This has been a season of just incredible bad luck for us on so many fronts throughout the year,'' Lightning general manager Jay Feaster said during a conference call. ``It was n |
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| Lightning win lottery for top NHL draft pick |
NHL Hockey |
04/07/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning won the NHL draft lottery on Monday and will have the first selection when the draft begins on June 20 in Ottawa. Tampa Bay had the greatest chance of nabbing the top selection, with a 25 percent probability. The Lightning finished with the worst record in the NHL by virtue of winning one fewer game than the Los Angeles Kings, although both teams accumulated 71 points. Under the lottery system, only the five teams with the fewest points had the chance to win |
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| Thrashers use late surge to ground Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
04/05/2008 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Best E Casino) - Kari Lehtonen made 30 saves and Colby Armstrong scored the game-winner as the Atlanta Thrashers bested the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-1 in the season finale for both teams. Armstrong's goal at the 15:51 mark of the third period sparked a three-goal barrage in less than four minutes for the Thrashers, who ended the season with two wins in three games. Bobby Holik and Jim Slater each tallied, while Eric Perrin logged two assists. Mathieu Darche netted Tampa's only goal, and Mike Smith all |
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