| Lightning sweep Caps, advance to conference finals |
Wed May 4 22:42:14 2011 EST |
| g are making their second-ever trip to the Eastern Conference finals. Sean Bergenheim scored a pair of second-period goals and Tampa Bay completed just its second four-game sweep in postseason history with a 5-3 victory over the top-seeded Washington Capitals at St. Pete Times Forum. Ryan Malone and Marc-Andre Bergeron both netted power-play goals for the fifth-seeded Lightning, who have won seven games in a row since falling behind 3-1 in their first round series with the Penguins. Tampa Bay's |
| Lighting sweep Caps, advance to conference finals |
Wed May 4 22:01:24 2011 EST |
| g are making their second-ever trip to the Eastern Conference finals. Sean Bergenheim scored a pair of second-period goals and Tampa Bay completed just its second four-game sweep in postseason history with a 5-3 victory over the top-seeded Washington Capitals at St. Pete Times Forum. Ryan Malone and Marc-Andre Bergeron both netted power-play goals for the fifth-seeded Lightning, who have won seven games in a row since falling behind 3-1 in their first round series with the Penguins. Tampa Bay's |
| Lightning claim title of team to beat |
Wed May 4 11:17:27 2011 EST |
| igma, a seldom-talked-about threat and an unlikely candidate to represent the Eastern Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. But after taking a commanding 3-0 semifinal-round series lead following Tuesday's 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Washington Capitals, the Bolts have opened eyes around the league and emerged as the most dangerous, well- rounded team in the playoffs. Led by Hart Trophy finalist Martin St. Louis and a re-energized Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay has had no problem wreaking |
| Lightning shoot for sweep of top-seeded Caps |
Wed May 4 10:59:56 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to eliminate the top- seeded Washington Capitals tonight when they host Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals at St. Pete Times Forum. The fifth-seeded Lightning, who finished four points behind Washington for the Southeast Division title this season, have taken the first three games of this best-of-seven series to move within one victory of its second-ever trip to the conference finals. After Tampa recorded wins in Games 1 and 2 in D.C. |
| NHL Playoffs: Lightning strikes |
Tue May 3 15:58:50 2011 EST |
| Toronto, ON (Sports Network) - The second round of the NHL playoffs are well underway and here's a quick look at some of the storylines that are developing: EASTERN CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (1) WASHINGTON CAPITALS vs. (5) TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING After beating the New York Rangers in five games, the Capitals found themselves pitted against a Lightning team that battled through a grueling seven-game series with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Many felt the rested Capitals would make short order of a weary Tamp |
| Lightning aim to grab 3-0 lead against visiting Caps |
Tue May 3 11:05:47 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning will try to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals when they host the top-seeded Washington Capitals tonight in Game 3 at St. Pete Times Forum. The fifth-seeded Lightning have grabbed a two-games-to-none lead in this set by taking both Games 1 and 2 in Washington. After grabbing a 4-2 decision in the opener on Friday, the Bolts posted the second victory Sunday in overtime. Tampa Bay, which was 25-11-5 as the home |
| Brown, Green, Sedins named finalists for Foundation Award |
Mon May 2 12:30:12 2011 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Los Angeles Kings forward Dustin Brown, Washington Capitals defenseman Mike Green and Vancouver Canucks forwards Daniel and Henrik Sedin have been selected as finalists for the NHL's Foundation Award. The award recognizes an NHL player for charitable and community work. NHL clubs submitted nominations for the NHL Foundation Player Award and the finalists were selected by a judging panel. The NHL Foundation will present $25,000 to the chosen charitable organizatio |
| Lightning head home halfway to upset of Capitals |
Mon May 2 02:58:00 2011 EST |
WASHINGTON (AP) - Alex Ovechkin and the rest of the top-seeded Washington Capitals kept repeating the thought, almost as if trying to convince themselves. ``Well,'' Ovechkin said, ``the series is not over.'' That is true, of course. At the moment, though, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to end things pretty quickly. With a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal, the streaking Lightning are halfway to eliminating the Capitals. The series shifts to Tampa for |
| Caps shoot for Game 2 victory against visiting Bolts |
Sun May 1 10:52:06 2011 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The top-seeded Washington Capitals will try to even the Eastern Conference semifinals tonight, when they host the rival Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 2 at Verizon Center. The fifth-seeded Lightning, who finished four points behind Washington for the Southeast Division title this year, grabbed a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 4-2 victory in Friday's opener. Steven Stamkos scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to help the Lightning take Game 1. It was th |
| Stamkos, Lightning top Capitals in Game 1 |
Fri Apr 29 21:56:53 2011 EST |
| Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Steven Stamkos scored the go-ahead goal late in the second period to help the Tampa Bay Lightning take a 4-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series. Steve Downie had a goal and an assist while Sean Bergenheim and Dominic Moore also scored for the Lightning, who defeated the Penguins in the opening round after falling behind, 3-1, in the best-of-seven series. Dwayne Roloson stopped 26 shots for Tampa Bay, which is |
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