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| Islanders host Flyers in New York matinee |
NHL Hockey |
11/11/2008 |
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| d have taken two in a row and three of four on Long Island. Philadelphia ended October on a four-game winning streak, but have opened the new month on a three-game slide. The Flyers were handed their most recent setback Saturday against the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning. Former Flyer Vinny Prospal netted the game-winner in the second period and Mike Smith made 35 stops as Tampa Bay snuck by Philly, 2-1, at the Wachovia Center. In his return after missing only six games from abdominal surgery, Daniel Briere scored t |
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| Ovechkin paces Caps over Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/11/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Alex Ovechkin registered a goal and an assist, as the Washington Capitals doubled up the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-2, at the Verizon Center. Tom Poti, Eric Fehr and Mike Green also scored for the Capitals, who have won three games in a row. Making his fourth straight start for Washington, Brent Johnson, named the NHL's third star for the week ending November 9, stopped 34-of-36 shots. "We knew they were going to come out hard," Poti said. "We wanted to match their enthusiasm and mat |
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| Capitals try to extend win streak against Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/10/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Capitals will aim for a third straight victory tonight when they welcome the Tampa Bay Lightning for a Southeast Division battle at the Verizon Center. The Capitals have posted back-to-back wins over Carolina and the New York Rangers to begin a three-game homestand that ends tonight. Washington has yet to suffer a regulation loss in the nation's capital this season, posting a 5-0-1 record in D.C. Two days after notching a 3-2 decision over the Hurricanes on Thursday, the Caps def |
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| Admirals send Lawrence down to Augusta |
MLH |
11/09/2008 |
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| Norfolk, VA (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning reassigned forward Chris Lawrence from the Norfolk Admirals to the ECHL Augusta Lynx, the American Hockey League club announced on Saturday. Lawrence, 21, has appeared in 10 games for the Admirals this season, registering one assist and nine penalty minutes. |
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| Tampa Bay sends veteran winger Ward to Norfolk |
MLH |
11/08/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have assigned veteran right winger Jason Ward to their American Hockey league affiliate, the Norfolk Admirals, it was announced on Saturday. Ward, 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, is entering his 10 season of professional hockey but has appeared in just one game with the Lightning this season. In 336 career NHL games between Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, the New York Rangers and Montreal, Ward has scored 36 goals and added 45 assists with 171 penalty minutes. The 29-year-old |
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| Briere set to return as Flyers host Bolts |
NHL Hockey |
11/08/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers will have center Daniel Briere back on the ice tonight, as they host the Tampa Bay Lightning at the Wachovia Center in a battle between two teams that also pulled off a trade with each other on Friday. Briere had 31 goals and 41 assists in 79 games with the Flyers last season, his first year with the club after signing an eight-year deal that offseason. He had three goals and four assists in six games before suffering a torn abdominal muscle that required surgery on Octo |
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| Philadelphia Flyers |
NHL Hockey Transaction |
11/07/2008 |
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| Acquired defenseman Matt Carle and San Jose's third round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Steve Eminger, right wing Steve Downie and Tampa Bay's fourth round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft; assigned forwards Boyd Kane and Nate Raduns to Philadelphia (AHL). |
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| Flyers acquire D Carle from Lightning |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| Philadelphia, PA (MySportsbook) - The Philadelphia Flyers acquired defenseman Matt Carle on Friday from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for defenseman Steve Eminger and forward Steve Downie. The Flyers also acquired the San Jose Sharks' third-round pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and sent Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in the 2009 draft back to the Lightning. Philadelphia had acquired Tampa Bay's fourth-round pick in a June trade for the rights to Vaclav Prospal. The 24-year-old Carle recorded a goal and a |
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| Miller, Sabres try for 3rd straight shutout |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| netminder has been stellar this season, posting a 7-1-1 record, 1.62 goals against average and .942 save percentage. The GAA is the best in the NHL this season. Miller last gave up a goal with five minutes left in the second period of a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on October 30. He comes into tonight's contest with a shutout streak of 145 minutes. Jason Pominville and Patrick Kaleta each scored in Monday's win for the Sabres, who have won two straight after a three-game losing streak. Buffalo has a 4-2-0 reco |
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| Drury's hat trick leads Rangers over Bolts at MSG |
NHL Hockey |
11/07/2008 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - Chris Drury recorded his second career hat trick to lead the New York Rangers to a 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning at Madison Square Garden. Ryan Callahan and Marc Staal also found the back of the net for New York, which snapped a two-game skid. Nikolai Zherdev and Michal Rozsival each added two assists while Henrik Lundqvist made 36 saves to earn the win. "It's sort of as advertised with Chris (Drury), this is what he does," Rangers head coach Tom Renney said. "He is our |
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