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| Lightning Team Report: No resting on laurels |
NHL Hockey |
03/13/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Lightning head coach John Tortorella was obviously happy that his club pulled out a 4-2 victory over visiting Los Angeles Wednesday night. That doesn't mean he can't have some concern at the same time. "I'm not up in arms, because we did a lot of good things tonight," he said. "But I've seen this team play better, and you can't take a dip." Tortorella has an idea of that his Bolts, who sit a point out of the Southeast Division penthouse, are in for when the playoffs begin and knows th |
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| Penguins acquire Holzinger from Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - The Pittsburgh Penguins continued to wheel and deal at the trade deadline on Tuesday as they sent defenseman Marc Bergevin to the Tampa Bay Lightning for center Brian Holzinger. The 37-year-old Bergevin has tallied two goals and five assists in 69 games this season. The 19-year veteran has amassed just 35 markers with 135 assists in 1,129 career games with the Chicago Blackhawks, New York Islanders, Hartford Whalers, Lightning, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues and Penguins. Hol |
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| Capitals Team Report: On a roll |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| shington has garnered at least a point in each of the last eight games (5-0-1-2) to slide into first place in the Southeast Division and third overall in the Eastern Conference with 79 points. The Caps own a three-point advantage on the second-place Tampa Bay Lightning in the Southeast. The Capitals worked overtime on Monday, coming up with a huge 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers at home. Washington went without a goal in the first two periods, but Robert Lang got the club on the board with a tally at 7:09 of |
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| Pens, Sharks swap forwards |
NHL Hockey |
03/11/2003 |
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| San Jose, CA (MySportsbook) - The San Jose Sharks acquired gritty center Wayne Primeau from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday in exchange for right wing Matt Bradley. Primeau, who had been with the Penguins since being obtained from the Tampa Bay Lightning two years ago, has tallied just five goals with 16 points in 70 games this season. Bradley, meanwhile, becomes the latest in a string of San Jose players to leave town. Owen Nolan and Bryan Marchment were dealt within the last week by the disappointing Shark |
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| Leafs head to Edmonton to face Oilers |
NHL Hockey |
03/10/2003 |
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| eak, but had their winless streak extended to a season-high tying four games. Ed Belfour made 30 saves for Toronto, which with 80 points is fifth in the Eastern Conference playoff race -- four back of the Philadelphia Flyers and four in front of the Tampa Bay Lightning. On the milestone watch, captain Mats Sundin remains one point shy of reaching the 1,000-point plateau. Sundin can become just the fifth player to hit the mark while wearing a Maple Leaf sweater (Norm Ullman, Doug Gilmour, Glenn Anderson and Larry M |
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| Lightning Team Report: Spark of something big? |
NHL Hockey |
03/08/2003 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Friday night's 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche might be the game the Tampa Bay Lightning will view as a bench mark of what they hope is a deep run into the postseason. Down three after a period to one of the league's hottest clubs -- this is what they faced. Hardly an impossible task. Fredrik Modin scored with 1:31 remaining in the third period to lift the Lightning to the triumph over the Avalanche at St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa Bay captured its sixth win in seven tries at home. Dan Boyle, |
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| Showdown in Motown |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2003 |
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| with 86 points, enters the night's action with a lead of two over St. Louis, and the Red Wings hold a game in hand. Dave Lewis' club has won seven straight, and 10 of its last 11 contests. On Wednesday the Wings posted a 3-2 victory over the upstart Tampa Bay Lightning, as Nicklas Lidstrom and Mathieu Dandenault provided a 2-0 first- period lead to set the tone. Brendan Shanahan added a goal and an assist, while Curtis Joseph made 33 saves. Sophomore Pavel Datsyuk contributed two assists and extended his points st |
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| Avs target fourth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
03/07/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Colorado Avalanche seek their fourth straight win tonight when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. Colorado, which has won eight of its last 10 (8-1-0-1), is tied for fifth in the Western Conference with St. Louis at 84 points. The Avs trail first-place Vancouver by five in the Northwest Division, and hold two games in hand. On Wednesday the Avalanche posted a 3-1 win over Florida in the second portion of a four-game road trip. Alex Tanguay notched a go |
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| Panthers hire two new assistant coaches |
NHL Hockey |
03/06/2003 |
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| usly served in different coaching aspects for Florida, as well as director of player development. Most recently, he was behind the bench for Florida in December of 2002. Torchetti spent the 2001-2002 season as the assistant scouting director for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Before this hiring, he was coaching the San Antonio Rampage of the American Hockey League, the Panthers' top farm club. Keenan, who won a Stanley Cup in 1994 with the New York Rangers and led both Chicago and Philadelphia to the Finals, currently h |
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| Red Wings hope to stay hot against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/05/2003 |
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| Detroit, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Red Wings seek their seventh straight victory tonight when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning, winners of four-in-a-row, to Joe Louis Arena. Detroit, which has won nine of its last 10 overall, enters the night atop the Central Division with 84 points -- two more than St. Louis. The Wings are four behind Vancouver for second place in the Western Conference. On Monday the Red Wings edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets, 3-2, as Brendan Shanahan scored two goals, including |
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