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| Wings resume trek in Sunrise |
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01/08/2003 |
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| but Vancouver captain Markus Naslund snapped a 2-2 tie midway through the third period. Roberto Luongo finished with 28 saves in net. With 40 points the Panthers sit fourth in the highly-competitive Southeast Division -- four behind the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Florida, 6-0-3 on Wednesdays this season, kicks off a brief homestand tonight. The Panthers, 0-3-2-2 in their last seven at the Office Depot Center, will host New Jersey on Friday. Detroit is 5-0-4 in the last nine meetings with Florida, dating bac |
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| Preds aim for second straight win |
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01/07/2003 |
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| stretch at the GEC tonight where they are 6-11-3 on the season. Nashville is also 1-3-2-1 this season in the second game of back-to-back contests. St. Louis, meanwhile, also comes in on a winning note following Saturday's impressive 5-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Petr Cajanek posted two goals in the win, while Alexander Khavanov and Martin Rucinsky each collected a goal and an assist for the Blues, who ended a two- game slide. Dallas Drake scored and Doug Weight added two assists, as St. Louis will kick off |
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| Lightning hope to stop three-game slide |
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01/07/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning try to halt a three-game losing streak tonight when they welcome the Detroit Red Wings to the St. Pete Times Forum. On Saturday, the Lightning were pounded, 5-1, by host St. Louis, which tallied five unanswered goals. Andre Roy provided the lone Tampa score, while Nikolai Khabibulin allowed four goals on 18 shots before being pulled early in the third period. Tampa Bay has scored just one goal in each of the last two games, and six in its last five losses combi |
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| Lightning, Capitals to tangle at MCI Center |
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12/23/2002 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The first-place Tampa Bay Lightning try to snap a three- game winless skid tonight when they visit the Washington Capitals at the MCI Center. Tampa, which leads the Southeast Division with 38 points, is 0-1-2 during the lull, including Saturday's 2-2 home tie versus Nashville. Vincent Lecavalier and Dan Boyle scored for the Bolts, but the Preds' Denis Pederson forced the stalemate early in the second period. Vaclav Prospal contributed two assists for the Lightning, and Nikolai Kh |
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| Hurricanes Team Report: Hlavac salvages point |
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12/19/2002 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Jan Hlavac's power-play goal late in the second period lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 1-1 tie with the Tampa Bay Lightning at the RBC Center on Wednesday. Arturs Irbe stopped 21 of the 22 shots that went his way for the Hurricanes, who are a dismal 1-5-1 in their last seven games. Carolina was unable to make up any ground on the first-place Bolts, who remain three points up in the Southeast Division standings. Brad Richards scored and Nikolai Khabibulin made 27 saves, as Tampa Bay failed t |
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| Lightning attempt to stretch unbeaten string to four |
NHL Hockey |
12/19/2002 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning try to extend their unbeaten streak to four games tonight when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs to the St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa Bay is 2-0-1 during the run, on the heels of an 0-2-0-1 slide. On Wednesday night the Bolts skated to a 1-1 road tie with Carolina in a matchup between the top two clubs in the Southeast Division. Brad Richards scored in the first period, but the Canes' Jan Hlavac countered with the equalizer in the middle frame. The Lightning h |
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| Southeast's best clash in Raleigh |
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12/18/2002 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning seek their third straight victory tonight when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes for a matchup between the top two teams in the Southeast Division. Tampa Bay leads the division with 36 points, which is three ahead of the defending Eastern Conference champion Hurricanes. The Lightning have toppled Montreal and the New York Islanders in the last two games, including Saturday's 4-3 decision against the Isles. Vincent Lecavalier paced the effort with a pair of g |
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| Sakic, Forsberg out for Avs; Kolzig set to return for Caps |
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12/16/2002 |
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| se as they were blanked by Sharks netminder Evgeni Nabokov. Nabokov halted all 34 shots sent his way -- 16 in the third period -- and Washington was shut out for the second time in three games. The Capitals' recent road woes have dropped them down in the Southeast Division with 28 points. Bruce Cassidy's club is eight off the pace of the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Washington will return home and face Boston on Thursday. The Caps have won two straight meetings with the Avs, and taken two-in-a- row in Denver. |
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| Avs seek second straight; Kolzig set to return for Caps |
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12/16/2002 |
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| se as they were blanked by Sharks netminder Evgeni Nabokov. Nabokov halted all 34 shots sent his way -- 16 in the third period -- and Washington was shut out for the second time in three games. The Capitals' recent road woes have dropped them down in the Southeast Division with 28 points. Bruce Cassidy's club is eight off the pace of the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning. Washington will return home and face Boston on Thursday. The Caps have won two straight meetings with the Avs, and taken two-in-a- row in Denver. |
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| Super Mario returns to the Shark Tank |
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12/12/2002 |
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| g in 13 career games against the Sharks, including a goal and two assists in a 4-1 victory at Mellon Arena on November 23. Lemieux's 3.62 points-per-game average against San Jose is the highest of any NHL club, ahead of the Calgary Flames (2.40) and Tampa Bay Lightning (2.29). San Jose also enters tonight's affair on a losing note, following Saturday's 4-2 setback against Nashville. The Sharks got goals from Teemu Selanne and Vincent Damphousse, but saw their brief two-game winning streak come to an end. Evgeni Na |
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