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| Blue Jackets continue playoff quest versus Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/24/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Columbus Blue Jackets will continue the quest for the franchise's first-ever playoff berth when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. The Blue Jackets have never qualified for the postseason since entering the league as an expansion club for the 2000-01 campaign. With a franchise-record 82 points, Columbus is currently sixth in the West and five points ahead of eighth-seeded Nashville for the conference's final playoff spot. Columbus has helped its postseason c |
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| Lightning try to solve home woes against Thrashers |
NHL Hockey |
03/21/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to end a lengthy home losing streak when they welcome the Atlanta Thrashers for tonight's Southeast Division matchup at St. Pete Times Forum. Tampa Bay has lost its last five home tests and last tasted victory at the Forum on February 22 against Boston. The Lightning, who have a dreadful 11-15-10 record as the host this year, are 0-1-1 so far on a four-game homestand. The residency is scheduled to end Tuesday against Columbus. The Thrashers and Lightning are 13t |
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| Ovechkin notches goal No. 50 as Caps down Bolts |
NHL Hockey |
03/20/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Alex Ovechkin tallied his 50th goal of the season and Mike Green scored twice as the Southeast Division-leading Washington Capitals scored three times in the third period to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-2, at St. Pete Times Forum. Ovechkin, who also had two assists, became the first Capitals player to ever notch three separate 50-goal seasons. "I feel pretty good actually," Ovechkin said. "I had pretty good chances before and I was close, but today was a lucky goal I think. It's |
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| Lightning recall veteran D Melichar |
NHL Hockey |
03/19/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled veteran defenseman Josef Melichar from Norfolk of the American Hockey League, the team announced on Thursday. Melichar, who was acquired by the Lightning from Carolina in early February, has appeared in a combined 30 games this season for the Hurricanes and Lightning and has recorded eight assists. The 6-2, 222-pound native of the Czech Republic is in his seventh NHL season and was selected by Pittsburgh with the 71st overall pick in the third round of |
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| Caps try to stay hot versus Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will shoot for a fifth win in six games when they visit the Tampa Bay Lightning for tonight's Southeast Division clash at St. Pete Times Forum. The Capitals began the month of March with four consecutive losses, but have since won four out of five games. Washington has all but wrapped up its second straight Southeast Division crown, as it is 13 points ahead of second-place Carolina with only a few weeks remaining in the regular season. Washington has dominated the Lightn |
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| Maple Leafs try to avenge recent loss to Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/17/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs will meet for the second time in five days tonight, as the two franchises battle it out at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning picked up their third victory versus the Maple Leafs this season -- and fourth straight in the series overall -- with a 4-1 win in Canada last Thursday. That win snapped Tampa Bay's four-game skid, and the club stayed in the win column on Saturday with a 4-3 shootout victory against Florida. Steven Stamkos has an assis |
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| Grizzlies surprise Pistons |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| . Allen Iverson is also still sidelined with a back problem. The Pistons were playing two days after their Hall of Fame owner passed away, Bill Davidson, who piloted the franchise to three NBA titles, died Friday at 86. Davidson also owned the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning when they won a championship in 2004, just one week before Detroit won its last NBA title under his auspices. Karen Davidson -- the wife of Bill Davidson -- is expected to succeed her husband as owner of the Pistons. The Pistons used an 8-2 spurt to |
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| Pistons host Grizzlies at the Palace |
NBA Basketball |
03/15/2009 |
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| troit Pistons hope to continue their playoff push on Sunday when they welcome the reeling Memphis Grizzlies to The Palace at Auburn Hills. Bill Davidson, who piloted the franchise to three NBA titles, died Friday at 86. Davidson also owned the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning when they won a championship in 2004, just one week before Detroit won its last NBA title under his auspices. Most recently, the Pistons stayed one-half game in front of Philadelphia for the sixth spot in the Eastern Conference when Richard Hamilton |
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| Stamkos gets SO winner as Bolts down Panthers |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| Sunrise, FL (MySportsbook) - Steven Stamkos scored the lone goal of the shootout and added an assist in regulation as the Tampa Bay Lightning edged the Florida Panthers, 4-3, at BankAtlantic Center. After a spirited, but scoreless overtime, Stamkos lit the lamp to give the Lightning the edge in the first round of the shootout. David Booth and Vincent Lecavalier then came up empty and Michael Frolik needed to score to keep the game alive for the Panthers, but Karri Ramo made a stick save and Tampa Bay claimed th |
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| Panthers begin important homestand against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
03/14/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Florida Panthers begin what could be their most important homestand in recent memory with tonight's tussle with the Tampa Bay Lightning from the BankAtlantic Center. Florida, which has not reached the postseason since the 1999-00 campaign, enters today's play in ninth place in the tightly-bunched Eastern Conference, but trails Carolina and the New York Rangers by only one point for one of the final two playoff spots. The Panthers appear to have a good opportunity to solidify their standing, |
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