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| Flyers seek first conference final berth in four years |
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05/04/2004 |
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| he spirit that led it to victories in Games 3 and 4, Quinn has tweaked his lines once again. After putting them back together earlier in the series, Quinn has dismantled the unit of Mats Sundin, Alexander Mogilny and Roberts. Darcy Tucker will replace Mogilny on the top line. If the Maple Leafs win tonight, Game 7 will take place Thursday back at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia. If the Flyers take the game, they will head to the conference finals for the first time since 2000, against the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
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| Stanley Cup Notebook: Bolts can sit back and wait |
NHL Hockey |
04/30/2004 |
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| (Best E Casino) - Believe it folks, the Tampa Bay Lightning are a mere four wins away from reaching the Stanley Cup Finals. The team that had many predicting it would be a first-round upset victim has cruised through the quarters and semis, posting an 8-1 mark in the playoffs so far. The Bolts disposed of the New York Islanders in five games, and swept away the Montreal Canadiens. Let that sink in a bit folks. The Tampa Bay Lightning, one of those Sun Belt expansion clubs who used to play their games on the loca |
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| Lightning strikes twice for Lecavalier against Habs |
NHL Hockey |
04/25/2004 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Vincent Lecavalier scored a pair of goals for the second straight game to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series at the St. Pete Times Forum. Lecavalier, a Montreal native, also netted a pair of goals in Tampa Bay's 4-0 victory in the series-opener. He did not register a point in the first-round series against the New York Islanders, but has five points in the opening two games of this set. Nikol |
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| Brodeur, Iginla highlight NHL award nominations |
NHL Hockey |
04/23/2004 |
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| been nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy as well as the Vezina Trophy, as the National Hockey League announced the nominees on Wednesday for its 2003-04 season awards. Brodeur will battle Calgary forward Jarome Iginla and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning for the Hart Trophy, awarded annually to the league's Most Valuable Player. Brodeur led the Devils to another 100-point campaign and compiled a 38-26-11 record with a 2.03 goals-against average in 75 games this season. He also had a save percentage |
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| Lightning work overtime to move into second round |
NHL Hockey |
04/17/2004 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Martin St. Louis scored 4:07 into overtime to lift the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 3-2 victory, eliminating the New York Islanders from the playoffs in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the St. Pete Times Forum. St. Louis grabbed a loose puck at the blue line and unleashed a slap shot from the left circle past the glove of Islanders goalie Rick DiPietro, and into the top corner of the net to hand Tampa Bay a 4-1 series win. Fredrik Modin had the primary assist on |
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| DiPietro shuts out Lightning to knot series |
NHL Hockey |
04/11/2004 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - Rick DiPietro made 22 saves for his first career playoff shutout, leading the New York Islanders to a 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal series at the St. Pete Times Forum. Jason Blake scored twice and Janne Niinimaa also found the back of the net for the Islanders, who rebounded from a 3-0 loss in Game 1 on Thursday to even the best-of-seven set at a game apiece. Game 3 is scheduled for Monday on Long Island. "We're happy to ge |
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| Lightning try to jolt offense, grab 2-0 lead |
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04/10/2004 |
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| === Lightning try to jolt offense, grab 2-0 lead === Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The top-seeded Tampa Bay Lightning try to grab a two games to none lead today when they host the New York Islanders in Game 2 of their conference quarterfinal set at the St. Pete Times Forum. The Bolts had many doubters entering Thursday's series opener, and they responded with a 3-0 victory. It was by no means a perfect showing, but any problems were offset by a 30-save performance from goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. "Nik was outst |
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| Stanley Cup Notebook: Khabibulin comes through |
NHL Hockey |
04/09/2004 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning were able to win a weak Southeast Division by a mile despite some inconsistent goaltending from Nikolai Khabibulin down the stretch. It was that factor, plus the New York Islanders' easy handling of the Bolts during the regular season, that led many to favor the Isles in this first- round matchup. Well, Khabibulin used Thursday's playoff opener to put the stretch run behind him, at least for now. He finished with 30 saves and notched his first shutout since March 1, help |
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| Lightning try to prove doubters wrong in Game 1 |
NHL Hockey |
04/08/2004 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Lightning begin the quest to live up to their top seed tonight when they welcome the New York Islanders to the St. Pete Times Forum for Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal set. The Lightning won their second straight Southeast Division title and first- ever top seed in the East, but have become the trendy pick to be upset in the opening round. The Lightning's success this season was spearheaded by the diminutive Martin St. Louis, who led the league in scoring |
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| The quest for Lord Stanley's Cup begins Wednesday |
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04/04/2004 |
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| ies since 1999, losing in the first round in each of the past two years after failing to qualify for two seasons. The Canadiens, as an eighth seed, knocked off Boston in the 2002 playoffs, and have won 22 of the previous 29 post-season matchups. The Tampa Bay Lightning earned the East's top seed and will open the playoffs Thursday at home against the New York Islanders. Tampa Bay won a playoff series for the first time in its history last spring against Washington before bowing out to the eventual Stanley Cup cham |
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