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| Keller, Niskala join Norfolk |
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11/06/2008 |
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| Norfolk, VA (BettingExpress) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have reassigned forward Justin Keller to their American Hockey League affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals from the ECHL's Augusta Lynx, it was announced on Thursday. The 22-year-old Keller was originally assigned from Norfolk to Augusta on Oct. 22 and put up four goals and an assist in four games with the Lynx. In two games for Norfolk to begin this season, the third-year pro registered one assist. In other news, defenseman Janne Niskala has been assigned to the |
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| Rangers, Lightning square off in Manhattan |
NHL Hockey |
11/06/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning will meet for first time on North American soil tonight, as the two clubs square off in the Big Apple and Madison Square Garden. The Rangers and Lightning opened the season against each other with a two-game series in Prague of the Czech Republic. New York captured both tests by a 2-1 margin, giving it wins in five of its last seven versus Tampa Bay. The Rangers have won three of their last four versus the Lightning at MSG. New York netminder Henrik |
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| Weekes, Devils top Lightning in shootout |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2008 |
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| Newark, NJ (BettingExpress) - Jamie Langenbrunner scored the deciding shootout goal and the New Jersey Devils edged the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, at the Prudential Center. Patrik Elias registered a goal and an assist for the Devils, who won for just the second time in their last six games. David Clarkson and Jay Pandolfo also scored, while Dainius Zubrus had two assists. With franchise goaltender Martin Brodeur sidelined for an elongated period, veteran Kevin Weekes will be counted on to handle the starting dutie |
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| Devils continue life without Brodeur against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/05/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The New Jersey Devils will have to get used to life without franchise goaltender Martin Brodeur and they could begin that process tonight, when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning to the Prudential Center. Brodeur suffered an injury to the distal biceps in his left elbow and will undergo surgery to fix the issue on Thursday. The Devils did not initially comment on how long the future Hall-of-Famer will need to recover, but the Newark Star-Ledger on Tuesday quoted Devils general manager Lou Lam |
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| Canucks recall Ouellet |
NHL Hockey |
11/04/2008 |
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| e Vancouver Canucks have recalled forward Michel Ouellet from the Manitoba Moose, the club announced Tuesday. They also re-assigned forward Jason Krog to the Moose, the Canucks' AHL affiliate. Ouellet, who was acquired in an October 6 trade with the Tampa Bay Lightning, played in 64 games during the 2007-08 season for Tampa. The 26-year-old finished with 17 goals and 19 assists. He was originally drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins with the 124th overall choice in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft. Krog, 32, scored a goal i |
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| Semin, Lundqvist and Weber named top players for October |
NHL Hockey |
11/03/2008 |
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| He had points in eight of Washington's nine games. He had six multiple-point contests, one shy of his total for all of 2007-08. Lundqvist topped all goaltenders in victories and helped the Rangers to an 8-2-1 record with a 1.99 goals-against average and .928 save percentage. He allowed two goals or fewer nine times, including a pair of 2-1 victories over the Tampa Bay Lightning at the season-opening series in Prague. Weber led all NHL defensemen in scoring with 11 points and posted a plus-five rating in 10 games. |
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| Stamkos scores twice as Bolts top Sabres |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| Buffalo, NY (BettingExpress) - Steven Stamkos notched his first and second career NHL goals and the Tampa Bay Lightning cruised to a 5-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres at HSBC Arena. The first overall selection in the 2008 entry draft, Stamkos got his first NHL point with an assist in Tuesday's 3-2 win over Toronto and also assisted on what amounted to be the game-winner from Ryan Malone in the opening period for a three-point effort. "Tonight I just went out there and played my game. I was confident with the puck a |
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| Sabres welcome Lightning to Buffalo |
NHL Hockey |
10/30/2008 |
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| (BettingExpress) - The Buffalo Sabres will try to avoid their third consecutive loss tonight, when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a matchup at HSBC Arena. The Sabres began the season with four straight wins and, at 6-0-2, was without a regulation loss through the first eight games of the season. That changed on Monday night, when visiting Ottawa slammed the Sabres by a 5-2 score. Buffalo had also lost its previous outing when it dropped a shootout decision in Colorado last Saturday. Jason Spezza scored |
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| Devils begin homestand with visit from Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
10/29/2008 |
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| eur stopped 30 shots in the loss. The Devils, who are 2-1-0 as the host team this year, will also welcome Atlanta, Buffalo and Tampa Bay on the residency. Toronto had won back-to-back contests before suffering Tuesday's 3-2 loss against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Vinny Lecavalier scored twice and Mike Smith was stellar with 37 saves to lead the Lightning to the close win at Air Canada Centre. Mike Van Ryn and Matt Stajan scored for the Maple Leafs, while Vesa Toskala allowed three goals on 25 shots in the l |
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| Lecavalier strikes twice as Lightning down Maple Leafs |
NHL Hockey |
10/28/2008 |
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| Toronto, ON (BettingExpress) - Vinny Lecavalier scored twice and Mike Smith was stellar with 37 saves, as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, at Air Canada Centre. Jussi Jokinen also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won two of its last three games after the club began the season with a five-game winless skid. Vinny Prospal posted two assists in the victory. "It's no secret that we dug ourselves a hole and we have to try to get out of it," said Tampa Bay forward Martin St. Louis. "We've g |
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