Lightning 3 - 1 Bruins
Final
  for this game

Bruins look to continue home dominance of Lightning

Mar 13, 2008 - 12:47 PM Tampa Bay (27-35-8) at Boston (36-26-8) 7:00 pm EDT

BOSTON (Ticker) - Fighting for their playoff lives, the Boston Bruins are likely happy to see the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning coming into town.

Boston aims to snap out of its funk on Thursday against the Lightning, who have the Eastern Conference's worst record.

The Bruins have to like their chances - the club is 20-0-2 with six ties all-time against Tampa Bay in Boston and has won 10 of the last 12 meetings overall.

Boston, which is currently one point ahead of Philadelphia (35-27-9) for the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference, is 1-3-2 in its last six games.

Defenseman Dennis Wideman scored with 2:26 remaining to keep the Bruins from being shutout in Tuesday's 4-1 loss to Ottawa. A big reason for Boston's recent slump has been its woeful power play.

The Bruins have scored just three man-advantage goals in their last 37 opportunities. They have also been without captain Zdeno Chara, who lead the team with nine power-play tallies, for the last two games. Chara has an upper body injury and his status remains day-to-day.

Tampa Bay is just 2-8-2 in its last 10 games, but is coming off a 8-4 victory over the New York Islanders on Tuesday.

Vincent Lecavalier recorded his fifth career hat trick and Michel Ouellet tallied twice as the Lightning set a season-high in goals.








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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 1 3
    BOSTON 0 0 1 1 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) JEFF HALPERN 15 (FILIP KUBA, DAN BOYLE) 7:41
    2ND PRD: TAM - ANDREAS KARLSSON 2 (MIKE LUNDIN, JUSSI JOKINEN) 7:43
    3RD PRD: BOS - CHUCK KOBASEW 20 (MARK STUART, DENNIS WIDEMAN) 7:57
    TAM - (EN) VINCENT LECAVAL

    Mar 13 9:32 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 3
    BOSTON 1
    3RD PRD: TAM - (EN) VINCENT LECAVALIER 37 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, PAUL
    RANGER) 19:52

    Lightning 3, Bruins 1  3rd - 0:08Mar 13 9:28 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 2
    BOSTON 1
    3RD PRD: BOS - CHUCK KOBASEW 20 (MARK STUART, DENNIS WIDEMAN) 7:57

    Lightning 2, Bruins 1  3rd - 12:03Mar 13 9:06 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 2
    BOSTON 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) JEFF HALPERN 15 (FILIP KUBA, DAN BOYLE) 7:41
    2ND PRD: TAM - ANDREAS KARLSSON 2 (MIKE LUNDIN) 7:43
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAM 12 10 22
    BOS

    Mar 13 8:35 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 2
    BOSTON 0
    2ND PRD: TAM - ANDREAS KARLSSON 2 (MIKE LUNDIN) 7:43

    Lightning 2, Bruins 0  2nd - 12:17Mar 13 8:12 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1
    BOSTON 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) JEFF HALPERN 15 (FILIP KUBA, DAN BOYLE) 7:41
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAM 12 12
    BOS 15 15
    GOALIES: TAM - MIKE SMITH
    BOS -

    Mar 13 7:44 PM


  • NHL
    TAMPA BAY 1
    BOSTON 0
    1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) JEFF HALPERN 15 (FILIP KUBA, DAN BOYLE) 7:41

    Lightning 1, Bruins 0  1st - 12:19Mar 13 7:22 PM

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