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| Predators battle Lightning, aim for perfect homestand |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Nashville Predators shoot for a sweep of a four-game homestand that concludes with tonight's matchup against the Tampa Bay Lightning. After beginning the residency with victories over Columbus and Phoenix, the Predators maintained their winning ways by edging the Carolina Panthers Tuesday at the Sommet Center. Chris Mason made 31 saves for his fourth shutout of the season in Nashville's 1-0 decision. J.P. Dumont, the recipient of a four-year contract extension last week, scored the game's o |
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| Lightning strike in St. Louis for first win since '92 |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2008 |
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| St. Louis, MO (MySportsbook) - Martin St. Louis posted a goal and two assists, as the Tampa Bay Lightning squeaked by the St. Louis Blues, 5-4, at Scottrade Center. The Lightning won in the Gateway City for the first time since October 13, 1992, their inaugural season. Tampa Bay had dropped 10 straight (0-9-0-1) in St. Louis. Paul Ranger registered a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have won two of three. Vincent Lecavalier collected two assists and Johan Holmqvist made 21 saves to earn his 18th win of |
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| Panthers take trip to Toronto |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2008 |
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| new year as the club resumes a five-game road trip tonight at the Air Canada Centre, where the Toronto Maple Leafs will be trying to notch a second consecutive victory. Florida got its trek off to a terrific start with Saturday's edging of the rival Tampa Bay Lightning. The Panthers scored twice in the final six minutes of regulation to rally for a 3-2 triumph, with Richard Zednik netting the game-winner with just 1:05 left to play. Panthers captain Olli Jokinen tied the contest at 2-2 with his 25th goal of the se |
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| Goaltending still a problem for Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the Tampa Bay Lightning ever want to get back to playing the type of hockey that won them a Stanley Cup title four years ago, they might want to think about taking some notice of their goaltending problems. The Lightning have one of the league's best offensive 1-2 punches in Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis and a superb second-line centerman in Brad Richards. Yet, the team has just 47 points on the year and is last in the Eastern Conference. Johan Holmqvist has been the best goaltende |
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| Late rally lifts Panthers over Bolts |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Richard Zednik's goal with just over a minute remaining in the third period capped off a late rally as the Florida Panthers scored a pair of goals in the final six minutes to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, at the St. Pete Times Forum. Tomas Vokoun made 44 saves for the Panthers, who have now won two in a row. Jay Bouwmeester added a goal and an assist for Florida, and Olli Jokinen added his 25th tally of the season in the win. Chris Gratton and Vaclav Prospal each lit the lamp for |
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| Panthers aim for back-to-back wins in road test vs. Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers will try to record back-to-back wins for the first time in over a month when they visit the rival Tampa Bay Lightning for a Southeast Division battle at St. Pete Times Forum. The Panthers defeated Vancouver on Friday night to halt a two-game skid. Florida, which is fourth in the division with 51 points, hasn't notched consecutive victories since posting a three-game winning streak from December 16-20. Florida notched Friday's win in dramatic fashion as Nathan Horton notched |
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| Lightning edge Canucks in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
02/01/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Brad Richards had a goal and two assists as the Tampa Bay Lightning downed the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, at St. Pete Times Forum. Martin St. Louis had three assists while Karri Ramo stopped 23 shots for the Lightning, who snapped a two-game slide. "It was a fun game to be a part of, a lot of emotion," said Richards. "Both sides were really battling and I think throughout the game we played a lot of different ways and got it done. We had to come from behind, we had to protect the lead an |
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| Pominville leads Sabres over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Jason Pominville registered a goal and two assists, as the Buffalo Sabres doubled up the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-2, at St. Pete Times Forum. Clarke MacArthur and Derek Roy each posted a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who have won two straight. Toni Lydman and Jochen Hecht each collected a pair of helpers, while Ryan Miller made 23 saves to notch his 20th win of the season. "We got us a good start, got our lines going pretty early and our goalie made some big saves at the start of t |
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| Lightning resume homestand with test against Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning resume a spread-out five-game homestand with tonight's showdown with the Buffalo Sabres at the St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa Bay played the first two contests of the residency prior to the All-Star break and earned a split of those games. After opening the stretch with a 4-3 decision over Edmonton last Tuesday, the club was throttled by the Eastern Conference-leading Ottawa Senators this past Thursday. Daniel Alfredsson registered a hat trick and finished with a career-hig |
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| NHL schedules doubleheaders in Prague, Stockholm; players' union objects |
NHL Hockey |
01/26/2008 |
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| ked out, the leader of the NHL Players' Association objected to the league announcing two games would be played in both Prague and Stockholm to start the 2008-09 season. Commissioner Gary Bettman said the New York Rangers are scheduled to meet the Tampa Bay Lightning at Sazka Arena in the Czech Republic, while the Ottawa Senators would face off against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Globe Arena in Sweden's capital city. The games would be played Oct. 4 and 5 - assuming the Players' Association signs off on the |
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