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| Lightning hope to get back in win column against Maple Leafs |
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02/12/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to win for just the second time in seven games when they welcome the Toronto Maple Leafs for tonight's battle between struggling teams at St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning, who are 12th out of 15 teams in the Eastern Conference with 47 points, have lost five of their last six games. Toronto has dropped three out of four and is just three points ahead of Tampa in the conference standings. Tampa Bay was dealt a loss its last time on the ice, as the Atlanta Thras |
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| Lightning G Smith suffering from post-concussion syndrome |
NHL Hockey |
02/09/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning announced Monday that goaltender Mike Smith is suffering from post-concussion syndrome but is expected to return to action within the next week. "We were hopeful that Mike's symptoms would clear sooner and they haven't, so we're taking a conservative approach with him making sure he is 100-percent before he returns to the ice," said Lightning executive vice president and general manager Brian Lawton. "Although Mike would prefer to be skating and playing right n |
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| Ruutu, Hurricanes crush Coyotes |
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02/08/2009 |
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| man advantage. But Doan knotted the score at two at 9:42 with his own power-play goal. Game Notes Phoenix also gave up seven goals in a 7-1 loss to Chicago on December 7 and on January 27, in a 7-3 loss to Anaheim...Carolina was 4-for-5 on power play chances, while Phoenix went 1-for-5...On Saturday, the Carolina Hurricanes dealt forward Wade Brookbank, defenseman Josef Melichar and a fourth-round pick in 2009 to the Tampa Bay Lightning for forward Jussi Jokinen. Jokinen made his Carolina debut and had an assist. |
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| McKenna gets first career shutout; Bolts edge Isles |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Mike McKenna made 28 for the first shutout of his career as the Tampa Bay Lightning slipped past the New York Islanders, 1-0, at St. Pete Times Forum. Gary Roberts scored the only goal of the game off a tip-in of a Steve Eminger shot for the Lightning, who snapped a four-game losing streak. Steven Stamkos had the other assist on the goal. "It felt like another game, I try to be as calm as I can and just do my job," said McKenna, who was playing just the third game and second start of |
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| Bolts, 'Canes make a deal |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday acquired forward Wade Brookbank, defenseman Josef Melichar and a fourth-round pick in 2009 from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for forward Jussi Jokinen. Brookbank, a rugged backliner, has posted one goal in 27 games for Carolina. Melichar has four assists in 15 games for the Hurricanes this season. Jokinen picked up six goals and 16 points in 46 games for Tampa in 2008-09. He is on the move for the second time in less than a year, after a trad |
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| Slumping Lightning return home to battle Islanders |
NHL Hockey |
02/07/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Struggling once again, the Tampa Bay Lightning play the first of six straight at home tonight, as they welcome the New York Islanders to St. Pete Times Forum. The Lightning, who begin their longest homestand of the season tonight, matched a season best with their third straight win when they defeated Montreal on January 27. However, Tampa lost to Carolina two nights later to snap the streak and that setback to the Hurricanes has now escalated into a four-game slide after Wednesday's 4-3 overtim |
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| Can Bettman save the cash-strapped Coyotes? |
NHL Hockey |
02/06/2009 |
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| ly have been a bad idea sounds like "hogwash" to me. After all, the Coyotes aren't the only NHL team with a southern address that has fallen on hard times. Of course, the Predators aren't out of the woods yet and there have also been rumors that the Tampa Bay Lightning, Atlanta Thrashers and Florida Panthers are all facing serious fiscal issues. Not to mention, the Columbus Blue Jackets, who are located in the northern part of the U.S. but are also struggling to gain a foothold in their market. The fact is that th |
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| Red-hot Islanders to begin Sunshine State trek |
NHL Hockey |
02/05/2009 |
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| won two of three meetings with the Panthers this season, but Florida has still won seven of the last 12 encounters in the series. New York has also dropped four in a row in Sunrise. New York's most recent win came Tuesday night against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Yann Danis made 29 saves and Mark Streit notched the game-winning goal as the Isles topped Tampa, 3-1, at Nassau Coliseum. Trent Hunter and Radek Martinek also scored for the Islanders, who have won four in a row for the first time all season. New |
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| Streaking Isles hope to stay hot versus Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
02/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The suddenly-hot New York Islanders will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games when they host the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Nassau Coliseum. The Islanders, who are still last in the NHL with 35 points, had lost eight in a row before stringing together three straight wins recently. New York had also won three in a row from November 13-17, but hasn't had a four-game winning streak since rattling off six consecutive victories from February 12-21. The most recent trium |
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| Richards, Carter star as Flyers torch Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
01/31/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Mike Richards had two goals and an assist, leading the Philadelphia Flyers to a resounding 6-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning at St. Pete Times Forum. Jeff Carter also scored twice for the Flyers to raise his league-leading total to 32. Scott Hartnell and Randy Jones both registered a goal and an assist for Philadelphia, which has won three of its last four games. Antero Niittymaki was stellar between the pipes, making 41 saves to earn the win. "I felt pretty good. I had a lot of wo |
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