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Tampa Bay Lightning Game 67: at the Washington Capitals
by Cassie McClellan on Mar 13, 2010 12:01 PM EST
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The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 3-2.
I was at this game [photos], and to me, it looked like one of their best games this season. Antero Niittymaki was quoted saying something similar as well. But John, who had been texting me off and on during the game, wasn't so convinced.
Steven Stamkos's point streak stopped at 18 game, due to the fact that he didn't have any points in the game. He also ran out of sticks, apparently, and started using Matt Walker's sticks since they were similar. John texted that little fact to me, as I would have had no idea about that being in the stands. I did see him break his last one, because he looked pretty disgusted about that. Time for some wood sticks there, Stamkos?
It's so hard to compare the live game to tv, since you're seeing the game at two totally different angles and you don't always have the benefit of replays in the arena. When Vincent Lecavalier's goal was being reviewed, the Verizon Center did not show any replays of that until after the goal had been allowed. Until then, fans in the stands were sort of in the dark.
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals game thread
by John Fontana on Mar 12, 2010 6:30 PM EST
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Nineteen? Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals preview
by John Fontana on Mar 12, 2010 11:43 AM EST
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WHERE:Verizon Center, Washington, District of Columbia
WHEN: 7 PM EST
MEDIA:Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: Japers Rink
It's all 19.
It's easy to get lost in the fading playoff chances for the Bolts, it's easy to get disappointed at the conclusion of the season. Lets forget about that for a second and rally around the high of the moment.
It's all what-could-be 19.
When compared to the records in NHL history, it's only nineteen, but it's still the grandest point streak in Lightning team history. Steven Stamkos has been a machine in notching points for eighteen consecutive games. He goes for nineteen tonight in Washington DC as the Bolts take on the Caps in the finale of a disappointing road swing through the great white north.
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Tampa Bay Lightning Game 66: at the Toronto Maple Leafs
by Cassie McClellan on Mar 12, 2010 9:00 AM EST
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The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in overtime.
With the overtime loss, the Lightning gain a point in the standings, but they are still six points out of eighth in the Eastern Conference. Standing between them and playoffs are #8 Boston Bruins (72 points), #9 New York Rangers (67 points), and #10 Atlanta Thrashers (66 points). The Lightning currently have 66 points as well, but Atlanta has one more win. Tampa Bay has 16 games left in the regular season.
Vincent Lecavalier is one of the guys who is playing his heart out right now. Some might say that it’s too little too late, but he’s giving it his best when it counts – for the playoff run. He’s trying to carry the team on his back, like a captain should, but he’s not getting a lot of help. He had a team-high six shots on goal last night with four hits. You’ve got to love the way he’s playing right now, even if you’ve got to hate the fact that he’s a -10 right now.
Martin St. Louis is also giving it his all. He’s focusing more on setting up Steven Stamkos than scoring himself, though. He only had two shots on goal. But what makes me curious is why he’s taking faceoffs. He’s not a bad faceoff guy, but he’s playing with Stamkos and occasionally Lecavalier – both centers. I haven’t quite figured out the purpose of that. Incidentally, St. Louis is third in the NHL in assists.
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Lightning promotion seeks your lines of rhymes
by John Fontana on Mar 12, 2010 8:30 AM EST
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Well, after a season of fresh and exciting promotions, there was sure to be something from the Tampa Bay Lightning that stood out and made you scratch your head.
And behold, that day has arrived, as the Bolts have put together a Best Limerick contest to win tickets to Tuesday's St. Patrick's Day game against the Coyotes.
From the Lightning's Facebook page:
It's your chance to Go Irish with the Lightning.
Send us your best Lightning Limerick for your chance to be our guest to the March 16th St. Patrick's Day game. The fan with the best Limerick will get two tickets to the game to hear their Lightning Limerick read LIVE. Everyone who submits a Lightning Limerick will find something at the end of the rainbow. All entries are eligible for great ticket deals. The winner will be contacted on Monday March 15th.
If you'd like to play along, you can submit your limerick to the team here.
That being said, if you don't want to play along with the team and would rather post a limerick of your own, feel free to do so in the comments. Any other remarks about this promotion are welcome there too.
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Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs game thread
by John Fontana on Mar 11, 2010 6:30 PM EST
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The hits just keep on coming; Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs preview
by John Fontana on Mar 11, 2010 11:58 AM EST
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WHERE: Air Canada Center (ACC), Toronto, Ontario
WHEN: 7 PM EST
MEDIA: Sun Sports (cable), 620 WDAE (radio)
OPPONENT COVERAGE: Pension Plan Puppets
Before we even get into tonight's game, there was a lot of talk yesterday stemming from the NHL GM meetings and further fallout from the Matt Cooke-on-Marc-Savard hit. Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis both had choice words over the incident and how Colin Campbell failed to react (no suspension for the sake of (in)consistency).
All of that being said, Mike Chen at From the Rink has an excellent comparing hits and suspensions that have been levied. Inconsistent remains the standard in the NHL -- as what the General Managers recommended likely will not be enforced by Campbell. That's just how ineffective he has been with rule enforcement throughout his tenure.
Below the jump, we'll fly back to Lightning Land and shed a bit more focus on tonight's game.
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A team that shoots on glass together, stays together
by John Fontana on Mar 10, 2010 1:01 PM EST
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One of the repeat stories of the season are Lightning players shattering panes of glass behind the net with missed shots. Kurtis Foster accomplished the feat for times so far this season.
In what was only listed as a side-note story from yesterday's morning practice at Bell Centre, Damian Cristodero at the Times reported on a comical event after Steven Stamkos broke panes of glass on consecutive shots:
"I've never done anything like that before," Stamkos said. "I was working on the one-timer and missed the net and broke two pieces of glass."
The funny part was the way the rest of the players immediately began taking shots at the two shattered pieces of glass that were not completely broken and were still standing in their grooves. Shot after shot hit the glass, and glass kept crumbling onto the ice, but the panes would not fall.
For everything the Lightning lacked on ice last night in their loss to the Canadiens, this anecdote almost makes up for it.
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| GP | W | L | OTL | PT | |
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Washington
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68 | 45 | 14 | 9 | 99 |
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Tampa Bay
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67 | 28 | 27 | 12 | 68 |
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Atlanta
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67 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 66 |
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Florida
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66 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 64 |
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67 | 28 | 31 | 8 | 64 |
(updated 3.13.2010 at 8:06 AM EST)
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