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| Lowly Lightning visit Columbus |
NHL Hockey |
03/09/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to win for just the second time in 11 games tonight, when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets for an interconference meeting at Nationwide Arena. The Lightning are last in the Eastern Conference with 60 points on the year and have lost four straight and nine of their last 10 games (1-7-2). Tampa's most recent setback came in Friday's close game at New Jersey. Patrik Elias scored the game-winning goal with 58 seconds left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devil |
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| Devils leap into first in East, top Lightning in OT |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (Best E Casino) - Patrik Elias scored the game-winning goal with 58 seconds left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 2-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Zach Parise added a goal and Martin Brodeur got the win after stopping 21-of-22 shots for the Devils, who have won two games in a row. New Jersey now has 84 points and jumped over idle Pittsburgh by a point for first place in the Atlantic Division and idle Montreal by one for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Karri Ramo received the lo |
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| Aiming for East's top spot, Devils host Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New Jersey Devils will have a chance to take over the top seed in the Eastern Conference tonight, when they welcome the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning to the Prudential Center. The Devils have 82 points and are one behind Pittsburgh and Montreal for first place in the East. New Jersey is also trailing the Penguins for first place in the Atlantic Division. Jersey was able to end a three-game losing streak Thursday night, as it handed the Maple Leafs a loss on their home ice. Zach Parise scored tw |
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| Fleury, Pens beat Lightning in Crosby's return |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2008 |
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| St. Petersburg, FL ( Best E Casino) - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped all 35 shots he faced, and Sidney Crosby assisted on the go-ahead goal in his return to the lineup as the Pittsburgh Penguins topped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-0, at the St. Pete Times Forum. Crosby returned after missing 21 games with a high ankle sprain. He suffered the injury against the Lightning in Pittsburgh January 19. "As the game went on, I got a little more tired," Crosby said. "It's been a while since I played a game and obviously I haven |
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| Pens make a stop in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Though he will still have to wait to team with Marian Hossa for the first time, Penguins captain Sidney Crosby may be back on the ice tonight when Pittsburgh takes on the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. Crosby has missed the last 21 games due to a high right ankle sprain he suffered on January 18 against, ironically, the Lightning when he slid feet first into the boards. Last year's Hart Trophy winner was among the league leaders in scoring before his injury, and has 20 goals and 4 |
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| Crosby to return from high ankle sprain |
NHL Hockey |
03/04/2008 |
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| Crosby will make his return to the lineup after missing six weeks with a high ankle sprain, the club announced Tuesday. The club placed Crosby on injured reserve on January 19 because of the injury, suffered the previous day in a contest against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Mellon Arena. Consequently, the phenom has missed Pittsburgh's last 21 games. He will be in uniform as the Pens visit the Lightning in Tampa. Prior to the setback, Crosby picked up 20 goals and 43 assists for 63 points in 46 games this season. He |
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| Samsonov scores two as 'Canes crush Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| Raleigh, NC (Best E Casino) - Sergei Samsonov posted two goals and an assist, as the Carolina Hurricanes thumped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-1, in a Southeast Division clash at the RBC Center. Eric Staal had a goal and two assists for the Hurricanes, who wrapped up their season-long six-game homestand with a 4-1-1 record. Tuomo Ruutu netted his first goal since being acquired from Chicago at the trade deadline and Cam Ward, making his sixth consecutive start, stopped 22-of-23 shots to earn his 28th win of the sea |
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| Battling elements: Hurricanes host Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Carolina Hurricanes will wrap their season-long six- game homestand tonight when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning at RBC Center. The Hurricanes are 3-1-1 so far on the trip, but were handed a loss last time out. Chris Drury scored a goal to extend his point streak to seven games, as the New York Rangers defeated Carolina, 4-2. Carolina fell behind 3-0 before Erik Cole scored the first of his two goals in the game. Bret Hedican and Patrick Eaves picked up an assist each and Cam Ward allowed |
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| Boyle lifts Lightning over Leafs in OT |
NHL Hockey |
03/01/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Dan Boyle scored the game-winner on the power play with 2:58 left in overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning survived a game in which they gave up a two-goal lead to top the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, at the St. Pete Times Forum. With Pavel Kubina in the penalty box after being called for holding the stick, Boyle took a pass from Vincent Lecavalier and blasted a shot from the slot that was blocked by Ian White. But, the puck bounced directly onto Boyle's stick, and he unloaded a slap shot |
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| Bouchard lifts Wild over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/27/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Pierre-Marc Bouchard registered a goal and an assist as the Minnesota Wild held off the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, at St. Pete Times Forum. Pavol Demitra and Brian Rolston also scored, while Niklas Backstrom made 31 saves for the Wild, who snapped a four-game losing streak. "We just played well tonight," said Rolston. "We got the goaltending that we needed, Backstrom really stood tall for us, and we did a great job of killing penalties." Michel Ouellet and Jeff Halpern tallied for the |
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