Wrecking Ball; Tampa Bay Lightning versus New York Islanders preview
It's the third-to-last home game of the seaosn at the Tampa Bay Times Forum tonight... Will the ice be in good shape after hosting Bruce Springsteen the night before?
| Final - 3.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton Oilers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Stories
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Game 73: Edmonton Oilers versus Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-2 in a shootout at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Thursday night.
Oilers v. Lightning - Jeremiah 31:31-33
A preview of tonight's game between the Lightning and Oilers.
Game 72: Buffalo Sabres versus Tampa Bay Lightning
The Tampa Bay Lightning lost to the Buffalo Sabres at the Tampa Bay Times Forum Monday night, their third straight loss.
GameThreads
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Oilers Fans GameThread on The Copper & Blue
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - No scoring. Penalties - Ryan Smyth, Edmonton (Hi-sticking), 16:34. |
| Second Period |
| - 1, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Tom Pyatt (9), from Victor Hedman and Brett Connolly at 3:24. 2, Edmonton Goal - Linus Omark (3), from Ryan Whitney and Ryan Smyth at 9:57. 3, Tampa Bay Goal - Tom Pyatt (10), from J.T. Wyman and Tim Wallace at 18:18. Penalties - Ryan Smyth, Edmonton (Hooking), 1:46; Brendan Mikkelson, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 5:26; Andy Sutton, Edmonton (Hooking), 11:13. |
| Third Period |
| - 4, Edmonton Goal - Ladislav Smid (4), from Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Sam Gagner at 16:13. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
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Shots on Goal:
Edmonton 15 + 10 + 11 + 0 = 36.
Tampa Bay 7 + 10 + 1 + 3 = 21.
Power Play Conversion: Edmonton 0-1. Tampa Bay 1-4.
Goaltenders: Edmonton, Nikolai Khabibulin 2-21-.905. Tampa Bay, Dwayne Roloson 2-36-.944.
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
Power Play Conversion: Edmonton 0-1. Tampa Bay 1-4.
Goaltenders: Edmonton, Nikolai Khabibulin 2-21-.905. Tampa Bay, Dwayne Roloson 2-36-.944.
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray
