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| Wild edge winless Lightning in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
10/18/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Antti Miettinen's shootout goal was the only puck that found the back of the net and it was good enough to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 1-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. Miettinen was the second shooter for Minnesota and he deked to the backhand to beat Mike Smith high for the lead. Highly touted rookie Steven Stamkos had the last opportunity for the Lightning, but Niklas Backstrom made the save for the win. Backstrom stopped 32 shots and all three shooters |
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| Hunter helps Isles keep Lightning winless |
NHL Hockey |
10/17/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Trent Hunter scored two goals, including the game-winner 51 seconds into overtime, as the New York Islanders edged the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, at the St. Pete Times Forum. Mike Comrie registered a goal and assist for the Islanders, while Frans Nielsen collected two assists. With franchise goaltender Rick DiPietro, the first overall pick in the 2000 draft, still recovering from offseason hip surgery, Joey MacDonald made his fourth straight start for the Isles, stopping 33-of-36 shots |
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| Norfolk re-assigns Helenius to ECHL affiliate |
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10/16/2008 |
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| Norfolk, VA (MySportsbook) - The NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning, parent club of the American Hockey League's Norfolk Admirals, have re-assigned goaltender Riku Helenius from the Admirals to their ECHL affiliate, the Augusta Lynx, it was announced on Thursday. Helenius, a 6-foot-3, 202-pound goaltender from Palkane, Finland, appeared in two preseason games for the Admirals, going 1-1-0 with a 4.00 goals-against average and .840 save percentage. He did not play in a regular season game with Norfolk. Helenius was origi |
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| Islanders, Lightning both try to turn the page in Tampa |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try once again for their first victory of the season when they host the New York Islanders tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. Meanwhile, the Islanders will try to turn the page after Monday's blowout loss to Buffalo. The Lightning opened the season with a two-game series in the Czech Republic against the New York Rangers and were swept after losing both contests by a 2-1 count. Tampa then lost its official home opener in overtime Saturday against Carolina. Eric Staal' |
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| Wild continue swing in Florida |
NHL Hockey |
10/16/2008 |
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| as won its first two games of the season and opened the trek with a 4-2 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers on Tuesday at Philips Arena. Antti Miettinen scored twice and Andrew Brunette added a goal and an assist for the Wild, who will also visit the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday. Marian Gaborik scored and goaltender Niklas Backstrom turned aside 24 of the 26 shots he faced in the win. The Wild, who won their first five games last season before capturing the Northwest Division title, placed defenseman Marek Zidli |
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| Staal leads 'Canes past Lightning in OT |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Eric Staal's second goal of the game with 23.6 seconds left in overtime led the Carolina Hurricanes to a 4-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. With time winding down in the extra session, a turnover in the Carolina end resulted in Ray Whitney grabbing the puck and skating down the other end on a 2-on-1 break. On the fly, Whitney faked a shot from the top of the right circle and fed the puck to Staal, who shot it into the virtually empty net for the win. Rod Bri |
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| Lightning try again for first win of season vs. Hurricanes |
NHL Hockey |
10/11/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - After getting swept in their two-game European swing, the Tampa Bay Lightning begin a five-game homestand tonight at St. Pete Times Forum against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Lightning dropped back-to-back 2-1 games to the New York Rangers in Prague last weekend. Adam Hall scored the lone goal in Sunday's loss in the Czech Republic, while Olaf Kolzig made his Tampa Bay debut with 37 saves. Kolzig had been with Washington since it drafted him in the first round of the 1989 draft. Netminder Mike |
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| Rangers return to New York to host Blackhawks |
NHL Hockey |
10/10/2008 |
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| Network) - The New York Rangers are back in North America for their official home debut of the 2008-09 season, as they welcome the Chicago Blackhawks to Madison Square Garden. The Blueshirts opened the regular season with a pair of games against the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Czech Republic last weekend. New York took both contests in Prague by a 2-1 score. The Blackhawks, meanwhile, will begin their season tonight in the Big Apple after missing out on the playoffs last year by just three points. New York last pla |
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| 2008-09 NHL season predictions |
NHL Hockey |
10/09/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - Now that the National Hockey League's European vacation is over, the real season can begin. No offense to fans of the New York Rangers, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators and Pittsburgh Penguins, but the league's decision to begin the regular season with a set of contests in Stockholm and Prague is simply confusing. The fact that the NHL chooses to have three idle days before playing another game doesn't help the matter. Of course, this could simply be an American perspective |
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| Tampa acquires D Krajicek from Vancouver |
NHL Hockey |
10/06/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning acquired defenseman Lukas Krajicek and forward Juraj Simek from the Vancouver Canucks for defenseman Shane O'Brien and forward Michel Ouellet on Monday. The 25-year-old Krajicek played in 39 games for the Canucks last season. He registered two goals and nine assists. The 6-foot-2 defenseman, who has also played for Florida during his five years in the NHL, was hampered by a shoulder injury last season and finished the campaign on the injured reserve. "Lukas is |
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