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| Lightning, Flyers wrap season series |
NHL Hockey |
01/30/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to win the season series with Philadelphia, as the Bolts host the Flyers in tonight's battle at St. Pete Times Forum. This is the fourth and final meeting between the Lightning and Flyers this season. Tampa Bay is 2-0-1 in the season series so far and has won 15 of the last 19 encounters between the clubs. Philadelphia has also lost two of three and seven of its previous nine stops at the Forum. Tampa Bay had tied a season high with three straight wins, but was |
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| Staal's late tally lifts Hurricanes over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2009 |
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| Raleigh, NC (MySportsbook) - Eric Staal's 21st goal of the season came with 1:36 remaining in regulation and lifted the Carolina Hurricanes to a 3-2 triumph over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Matt Cullen had a goal and an assist and Chad LaRose notched the first short- handed goal of the season for Carolina, which has won three of four. Cam Ward earned a 15th consecutive start between the pipes and allowed two goals on 29 shots, posting his 100th career win. Mark Recchi and Ryan Malone lit the lamp for Tampa Bay, wh |
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| Lightning recall Helenius, reassign Ramo |
MLH |
01/29/2009 |
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| Tampa Bay, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning recalled goaltender Riku Helenius from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, it was announced on Thursday. Also, the Lightning reassigned goaltender Karri Ramo to the Admirals. Helenius has played in one game with the Admirals this season in a relief role and made 10 saves on 11 shots in 20 minutes of play. Ramo did not appear in a game with Tampa Bay after being recalled on Jan. 26. He has gone 7-14-4 with Norfolk this season, posting a 3.78 |
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| Lightning visit Carolina with shot at fourth straight win |
NHL Hockey |
01/29/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to extend their winning streak to a season-high four games when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes for tonight's Southeast Division battle at RBC Center. The Lightning are in the midst of their third three-game winning stretch of the season, but haven't won four in a row since rattling off five straight victories from November 7-16 of last season. With 44 points, Tampa Bay is fourth in the Southeast Division, but has managed to move up in the Eastern Conference |
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| Lightning lose Kolzig for 3-to-4 months |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without the services of goaltender Olaf Kolzig, likely for the remainder of the season, due to a distal biceps tendon rupture in his left arm. Kolzig will be sidelined for 3-to-4 months following surgery scheduled for Saturday. The procedure will be handled by Capitals team doctor Ben Shaffer, who has operated on Kolzig previously. The former 2000 Vezina Trophy winner first felt discomfort during practice just before Christmas, a situation that landed h |
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| Lecavalier, St. Louis lead as Lightning strike down Habs |
NHL Hockey |
01/28/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis each scored a goal and notched an assist, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Montreal Canadiens, 5-3, at St. Pete Times Forum. Ryan Malone, Vinny Prospal and Steve Downie also found the back of the net for the Lightning, who have won three straight and boast a 6-2-0 record in their last eight games. Mike Smith made 31 saves to earn his 14th win of the season. "We found a way to hang around and we had a great second period and it led to winn |
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| Downie, Ramo recalled by Lightning |
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01/27/2009 |
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| Tampa Bay, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have recalled right winger Steve Downie and goaltender Karri Ramo from the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League, it was announced. Downie has recorded two goals, an assist and 31 penalty minutes in 18 games with the Lightning and Philadelphia this season. Acquired in a trade with the Flyers on Nov. 7, Downie has skated in 23 AHL games with Norfolk and Philadelphia this season, tallying nine goals and 33 points. The 22-year-old Ramo appeared in two |
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| Habs head back to the road to battle Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
01/27/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Fresh off an MVP performance in front of his home crowd in this past weekend's All-Star Game, Alex Kovalev will lead the Montreal Canadiens into Florida, where they will take on the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at St. Pete Times Forum. Kovalev was one of four Montreal skaters voted as a starter for this past Sunday's game at the Bell Centre and took home individual honors after posting two goals, an assist and a shootout tally in the East's 12-11 win over the Western Conference. Kovalev, who has |
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| East battles West as Montreal hosts 57th All-Star Game |
NHL Hockey |
01/25/2009 |
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| ing two starters on the East were from the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the fans also voted in forwards Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin. However, Crosby will not play in this year's game as he is suffering from a left knee injury. Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning was announced as Crosby's replacement. Crosby was the leading vote-getter this year as he garnered a record 1,713,021 votes to easily beat the record set by Jaromir Jagr in 2000. Pittsburgh's duo heads into the break as the top-two scorers in the NH |
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| Chara's record-breaking blast highlights NHL SuperSkills |
NHL Hockey |
01/25/2009 |
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| nventive players were put on display in the Breakaway Challenge. The event featured three No. 1 overall draft picks in Alex Ovechkin of the Washington Capitals (2004), Patrick Kane of the resurgent Chicago Blackhawks (2007) and Steven Stamkos of the Tampa Bay Lightning (2008), Anaheim's gifted sniper Ryan Getzlaf, Lightning's diminutive dynamo Martin St. Louis, and veteran dangler Alex Kovalev of the host Canadiens. Each individual tried to perform awe-inspiring feats of wizardry with the puck to garner votes of f |
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