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| East-leading Bruins welcome basement-dwelling Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
12/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Two teams on the opposite ends of the Eastern Conference standing will meet tonight in Boston as the powerful Bruins welcome the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning to TD Banknorth Garden. The Northeast Division-leading Bruins have 40 points and are also atop the East standings. On the other hand, the Lightning are last in the Southeast Division as well as the conference with just 20 points. These teams played last Thursday in Tampa and the Bruins notched a 3-1 victory. Boston has won two of three a |
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| Roy lifts Sabres over struggling Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
12/06/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Derek Roy scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and had an assist, as the Buffalo Sabres edged the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, at St. Pete Times Forum. Drew Stafford finished with a goal and two assists for Buffalo, which snapped a three-game slide. Thomas Vanek tallied his 19th goal of the season, tied for most in the NHL with Philadelphia's Jeff Carter, while Jochen Hecht also lit the lamp for the Sabres. Ryan Miller stopped 20-of-23 shots in the win for Buffalo. Martin St. Lou |
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| Kessel strikes twice as Lightning fall to Bruins |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Phil Kessel scored twice, and David Krejci had a go-ahead shorthanded goal in the third period, as the Boston Bruins topped the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-1, at St. Pete Times Forum. Marc Savard ended with a pair of assists for Boston, which has won three in a row and seven of eight overall. Tim Thomas stopped 30-of-31 shots in the win for the Bruins, who started December with a win after going 11-1-1 in November. Martin St. Louis had the lone goal for the Lightning, who have lost six in |
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| Admirals add Quick, Lawrence from now defunct ECHL Augusta |
MLH |
12/04/2008 |
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| Norfolk, VA (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned defenseman Kevin Quick and right winger Chris Lawrence to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, from the now defunct Augusta Lynx of the ECHL, it was announced on Thursday. The ECHL announced on Wednesday that Augusta suspended operations, effective immediately. Quick, 20, led the Lynx in scoring with two goals, four assists in 18 games while Lawrence had one goal and two assists in seven games with Augusta. In other Admiral |
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| Mighty Bruins visit struggling Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
12/04/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off an amazing month, the powerful Boston Bruins will play their first game of December when they visit the struggling Tampa Bay Lightning for tonight's test at St. Pete Times Forum. The Bruins caught the attention of the entire NHL by posting an 11-1-1 record in November. Boston is now first in the Northeast Division with 36 points and two behind the New York Rangers for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Boston has won two straight and six of its last seven contests and is coming o |
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| Flyers center Briere out 4-5 weeks |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers center Daniel Briere will miss the next four to five weeks with a groin strain. Briere left Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning after taking a hit in the second period. Prior to that contest, he had missed 14 of the previous 16 games with a series of injuries. In only nine games played this season, Briere has five goals and four assists with 10 penalty minutes. |
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| Briere returns to lineup for Flyers, but leaves against Bolts |
NHL Hockey |
12/03/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Daniel Briere returned to the lineup for Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Briere missed the last nine and 14 of the previous 16 games while recovering from a groin injury. He did not register a point and left the game in the third period with an undisclosed injury and did not return. The 31-year-old has scored five times with nine points in only eight games this season, his second with the Flyers. To make room on the roster, t |
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| Briere to return to lineup |
NHL Hockey |
12/02/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Philadelphia Flyers forward Daniel Briere returned to the lineup for Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Briere missed the last nine and 14 of the previous 16 games while recovering from a groin injury. He did not register a point and left the game in the third period with an undisclosed injury and did not return. The 31-year-old has scored five times with nine points in only eight games this season, his second with the Flyers. To make room on the roster, t |
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| Lightning recall Szczechura, Smolenak from Norfolk |
MLH |
12/02/2008 |
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| Tampa Bay, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled forwards Paul Szczechura and Radek Smolenak from their American Hockey League affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, it was announced on Tuesday. Szczechura, 23, leads Norfolk in scoring this season with 11 goals 13 assists in 23 games. Smolenak, who turns 22 on Wednesday, recorded eight goals and 10 assists in 23 games with the Admirals. |
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| Lightning aim to turn the page versus Flyers |
NHL Hockey |
12/02/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to put a tumultuous month of November behind them when they visit the Philadelphia Flyers tonight at the Wachovia Center in the first December outing for both clubs. The Lightning went just 3-7-4 last month and fired head coach Barry Melrose on November 14. Rick Tocchet replaced Melrose in an interim capacity and has led Tampa to a 1-3-3 record in his first seven games as an NHL head coach. Tocchet will try to get his second NHL win against his former club, as h |
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