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| Lightning skate into Montreal |
NHL Hockey |
12/12/2002 |
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| Montreal, Quebec (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning try to snap a three-game losing streak tonight when they visit the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. Tampa Bay, which is 1-4-1-2 in its last eight overall, was dealt a 5-3 loss by the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday in the third installment of a four-game road trip. Defenseman Dan Boyle, with two goals, and forward Alexander Svitov scored for Tampa, but the Bolts became the latest victim of Marian Gaborik's torrid start. The young star burned them for a h |
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| Wild Team Report: Not going away |
NHL Hockey |
12/11/2002 |
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| ses in the league and are led by a player who is rapidly earning the label as "the best young player in the game" -- Marian Gaborik. Gaborik's talents were once again on display Tuesday night in his team's 5-3 win over the Southeast Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning. The 20-year-old notched his league-leading 19th goal in the victory and picked up his fourth score in his last two games to help move Minnesota back into first place in the Northwest Division, one point ahead of idle Vancouver. Manny Fernandez made |
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| Wild Team Report: Gaborik trifecta narrows gap in the Northwest |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2002 |
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| he night. Wes Walz flipped a shot towards then net that was deflected by Gaborik and off a Vancouver defender that went past Cloutier for the score. "(Gaborik's) amazing," said Roloson. "He's a great offensive player and plays great defensively. There's nothing but upside for the guy as long as he keeps on going. He's a great kid to work with." WHAT'S AHEAD Minnesota will try and push their current unbeaten string to three on Tuesday when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning before embarking on a two-game road trip. |
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| Tampa heads to Windy City to tangle with Blackhawks |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2002 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Blackhawks hope to turn things around tonight when they close a three-game homestand against the Tampa Bay Lightning at the United Center. The Blackhawks welcomed Theo Fleury back to the lineup on Friday, but Chicago fell for the third time in four tries with a 4-3 loss to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. Fleury scored a goal in his first game for the Blackhawks, who have lost seven of nine. Fleury was reinstated by the NHL on Thursday after being suspended on October 8 for |
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| Bruins head to Big Apple to battle Bure-less Rangers |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2002 |
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| Boston Bruins will shoot for their third straight victory this afternoon when they travel to New York to faceoff with the banged-up Rangers at Madison Square Garden. Nicholas Boynton scored with 1:49 remaining in overtime to lift the Bruins past the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, on Saturday. Glen Murray and Bryan Berard also scored for Boston, which has won seven of its last eight games. John Grahame stopped 20 shots for the Bruins. In the overtime, Boynton took a pass from Brian Rolston at the top of the slot and fir |
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| Senators, Hurricanes tangle in Ottawa |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2002 |
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| Ottawa, Ontario (MySportsbook) - The Ottawa Senators hope to get back on the winning track tonight when they welcome the Carolina Hurricanes to the Corel Centre. After having its 10-game unbeaten streak snapped in Chicago on Wednesday, Ottawa tied the St. Louis Blues, 2-2, on Thursday. Marian Hossa's power-play goal with 1:06 remaining in regulation helped the Senators to deadlock at the Savvis Center. Chris Phillips scored and added an assist, while teammate Patrick Lalime made 27 saves for Ottawa, which is 8-1-3 in its last 12 games. Hossa, who had his franchise- record 13-game points streak stopped in Chicago, now has 13 goals and 10 assists during his last 15 games. Following tonight's game the Senators, who are eight points behind Boston in the Northeast Division, will start a two-game road trip in Buffalo. The set will close with a stop in Beantown to face the Bruins. Carolina comes into Saturday's affair on the heels of getting shutout by the Florida Panthers, 2-0, on Friday. The Hurricanes, who came into the home-and-home set with Florida with a three- game winning streak, lost 4-2 to the Panthers on Wednesday night. Carolina was shut out at home for the first time since a 4-0 loss to Tampa Bay on November 25, 2001. Arturs Irbe made 23 saves for the Hurricanes, who will be kicking off a four- game road trip tonight. On opponents' ice this season Carolina is 5-5-0-1. The Hurricanes are tied for the top spot in the Southeast Division with the Tampa Bay Lightning with 31 points. The Senators are unbeaten in their last six (4-0-2) matchups with the Hurricanes and are 8-3-2 in the last 13. Carolina is also winless in its last three (0-2-1) in Ottawa and own a 2-5-1 mark in the last eight on the Senators' ice. |
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| Division leaders faceoff in Beantown |
NHL Hockey |
12/07/2002 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The East-leading Boston Bruins hope to build another streak today when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the FleetCenter. After having a five-game winning string snapped Tuesday versus St. Louis, Boston bounced back with a 4-3 overtime triumph against Byron Dafoe and the Atlanta Thrashers two nights later. Glen Murray scored his second goal of the game 1:53 into the extra frame to provide the heroics, as the B's recovered after squandering a 3-0 lead. Jozef Stumpel and Hal Gill |
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| Andreychuk out 4-6 weeks |
NHL Hockey |
12/05/2002 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Tampa Bay Lightning left wing Dave Andreychuk is expected to miss 4-to-6 weeks of action due to a hairline fracture of the big toe on his right foot. Andreychuk, who has been placed on injured reserve, is third on the team in goals (eight). He also has four assists and 10 penalty minutes. Earlier this season, Andreychuk scored the 250th power-play goal of his career, breaking the all-time NHL mark set by Phil Esposito. The 21-year veteran Andreychuk also recorded his 600th career goal |
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| Oilers roll into Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
12/05/2002 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Edmonton Oilers try to stretch their unbeaten streak to eight games tonight when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning at the St. Pete Times Forum. Edmonton, which has won its last four, is 6-0-1 during the spurt, including Tuesday's 2-1 overtime victory against Minnesota at Skyreach Centre. Mike York scored 1:29 onto the extra session to provide the heroics, and net the 7,000th goal in franchise history. Anson Carter also scored his team-leading 11th tally, while Tommy Salo made 30 |
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| Maple Leafs Team Report: Momentum crosses months |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2002 |
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| n the Leafs have looked more like the team they were expected to be. Toronto finished up November on a 7-2 spurt, and it opened December in similar fashion. Karel Pilar scored 3:48 into overtime to lift the Maple Leafs to a 4-3 comeback win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Air Canada Centre Tuesday. Mats Sundin scored a short-handed goal and assisted on the game-winner for the Leafs, who won their fourth straight. Robert Reichel and Jonas Hoglund also scored and Ed Belfour made 25 saves to lead Toronto, which r |
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