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| Red-hot Caps host Lightning to ring in New Year |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will try to continue where they left off in 2008 when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning in a New Year's Day contest between Southeast Division rivals at Verizon Center. The Capitals head into the 2009 calendar year riding a four-game winning streak and went 11-3-0 in December. Washington currently holds a healthy lead atop the Southeast Division with 51 points and owns a 12-point advantage over second-place Carolina. Washington's latest triumph came Tuesday night in Buff |
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| Panthers aim to halt skid in meeting with Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
12/31/2008 |
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| oon's encounter at Nassau Coliseum. The Panthers have lost three in a row on the heels of back-to-back wins and have surrendered a total of 15 goals during the losing streak. Florida's slide began with a home-and-home sweep at the hands of the rival Tampa Bay Lightning and the Panthers followed with Monday's loss to visiting Montreal. Maxim Lapierre notched the first hat trick of his career, propelling the Canadiens to the 5-2 win over the Panthers at BankAtlantic Center. Michael Frolik and David Booth each had a |
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| Habs edge Lightning in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Maxim Lapierre notched the deciding shootout goal, as the Montreal Canadiens clipped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 2-1, at St. Pete Times Forum. After both clubs scored in the first round of the extra segment, Montreal netminder Carey Price denied Vaclav Prospal, who lit the lamp in regulation for the Lightning. Lapierre then fired a shot into the top right corner before Price turned aside Tampa Bay captain Vincent Lecavalier to seal the win. Price made 21 saves and Guillaume Latendresse n |
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| Lightning try to stay on a roll in home test against Habs |
NHL Hockey |
12/30/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The suddenly-hot Tampa Bay Lightning will aim for a fourth consecutive victory when they host the Montreal Canadiens in a matchup at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning have won three in a row to tie a season-high winning streak originally set from October 28 to November 1. After the original winning streak, Tampa went just 3-13-6 in its next 22 games and also fired head coach Barry Melrose in the process. The Bolts are coming off a home-and-home sweep of rival Florida and their most-recent vic |
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| Canadiens hope to stay on a roll versus Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/29/2008 |
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| Kovalev and Josh Gorges each notched an assist for the Canadiens. The Habs, who opened a four-game road trip on Saturday, are now 8-5-2 as the visiting team this year and halted a two-game skid away from the Bell Centre. Montreal will also visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday before closing out the trip Friday in New Jersey. The Panthers have lost two straight and four of their last six tests and were recently swept in a home-and-home series with the Lightning. Florida lost a shootout decision in the home port |
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| Lightning out-gun Panthers to win third straight |
NHL Hockey |
12/28/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Martin St. Louis and Ryan Malone tallied a goal and three assists each as the Tampa Bay Lightning swept a home-and-home series from the Florida Panthers with a 6-4 win at the St. Pete Times Forum. Vincent Lecavalier netted a pair of scores in a three-point effort while Evgeny Artyukhin and Steven Stamkos each added a goal for Tampa Bay. Mike Smith did enough in stopping 25-of-29 shots for the win, the Bolts' third straight overall. Tampa Bay had lost three in a row and 12 of 13 games |
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| Bolts host Panthers in home-and-home finale |
NHL Hockey |
12/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will shoot for a home-and-home sweep as well as their third consecutive victory overall when they welcome the Florida Panthers for a battle at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning edged Florida in a shootout on Friday night in Sunrise to kick off the home-and-home set. It was the second straight win for Tampa Bay, which also earned a victory Tuesday in Pittsburgh. Tampa had won back-to-back games on just one other occasion this season, when it picked up three straight vic |
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| Lightning try to get on a roll against Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
12/26/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will aim for back-to-back wins for the first time since early November when they visit the Florida Panthers for tonight's Southeast Division battle at BankAtlantic Center. This is the opener of a home-and-home series as the Panthers will also visit the Lightning on Saturday. The Lightning last posted consecutive victories during a three-game winning streak from October 28-November 1, but have gone just 4-13-6 in 23 games since. Tampa is last in the Southeast with 25 poin |
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| Lightning hope to strike Penguins in Steel City |
NHL Hockey |
12/23/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to avoid their fourth consecutive loss when they visit the Pittsburgh Penguins tonight at Mellon Arena. The Lightning are tied with the New York Islanders for last in the Eastern Conference with 23 points apiece. In addition to losing its last three games, Tampa Bay has dropped 12 of its last 13 games. Tampa is also just 2-9-5 since Rick Tocchet took over as head coach on an interim basis for the fired Barry Melrose. The Bolts were handed a close loss their last |
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| Maple Leafs aim to stay hot versus Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
12/22/2008 |
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| afs have lost three of their last five games away from the Air Canada Centre. The Thrashers have won two of their last three games, but are just 3-7-2 in their last 12 games overall. Atlanta earned a victory its last time out, defeating the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning by a 4-3 score on Saturday. Kari Lehtonen was the star for the Thrashers as he made his first appearance in almost two months and stopped 36 shots. Lehtonen had been battling a back injury and hadn't played a game since October 30. Joseph Crabb, Tod |
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