GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: CALGARY (13-18) at TAMPA BAY (14-17)

NHL: CALGARY (13-18) at TAMPA BAY (14-17)

<h3>Flames look for small measure of revenge vs. Lighting</h3>

<div class="pre">Calgary (13-13-5) at Tampa Bay (14-14-3) 7:30 pm EST</div>

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) - The Calgary Flames have afour-year-old score to settle with the Tampa Bay Lightning.

The Flames make their first regular visit to Tampa since the2003-04 season to meet the Lightning on Thursday.


Tampa Bay beat Calgary in the Stanley Cup Finals that sameseason, overcoming a 3-2 series deficit to capture thefranchise's lone championship.


The Flames will be entering this contest with some momentumafter notching their second straight win - a 2-1 shootout winover Florida - on Tuesday. Jarome Iginla scored the tying goalwith 10 seconds left in regulation.


Two nights earlier, Cory Sarich and Daymond Langkow each talliedthird-period goals en route to a 3-2 win over the ChicagoBlackhawks.


The Lightning are seeking their Eastern Conference-best 12thhome win on Thursday. The team is coming off a 3-2 win overshootout victory over Montreal on Tuesday, a game in which BradRichards - the 2004 Conn Smythe Award winner - scored thedecisive goal.

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL AT TAMPA BAY
STARTING GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST

OFFICIALS: REF - DON KOHARSKI, MIKE LEGGO
LIN - JAY SHARRERS, JEAN MORIN</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">CALGARY VS TAMPA BAY - SCRATCHES

CALGARY TAMPA BAY

M NILSON HEALTHY C MACDONALD HEALTHY
D MOSS ANKLE INJURY
A PARDY HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 0
TAMPA BAY 0 19:58 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
TAMPA BAY 0
1ST PRD: CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 10 (DAYMOND LANGKOW) 4:38</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
TAMPA BAY 0 14:20 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
TAMPA BAY 1
1ST PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 21 (VACLAV PROSPAL) 7:58</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
TAMPA BAY 2
1ST PRD: TAM - ANDRE ROY 3 (MICHEL OUELLET, CHRIS GRATTON) 8:08</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 1
TAMPA BAY 2 10:53 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 2
TAMPA BAY 2
1ST PRD: CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 11 (DION PHANEUF) 9:29</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 3
TAMPA BAY 2
1ST PRD: CGY - (PP) ADRIAN AUCOIN 5 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, DION PHANEUF)
11:22</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 2
1ST PRD: CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 12 (JAROME IGINLA, ADRIAN AUCOIN) 13:05</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 2 5:05 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 2 3:44 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 3
1ST PRD: TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 11 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, SHANE
O'BRIEN) 18:44</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CALGARY 4 4
TAMPA BAY 3 3 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 10 (DAYMOND LANGKOW) 4:38
TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 21 (VACLAV PROSPAL) 7:58
TAM - ANDRE ROY 3 (MICHEL OUELLET, SHANE O'BRIEN) 8:08
CGY - KRISTIAN HUSELIUS 11 (DION PHANEUF) 9:29
CGY - (PP) ADRIAN AUCOIN 5 (KRISTIAN HUSELIUS, DION PHANEUF)
11:22
CGY - DAYMOND LANGKOW 12 (JAROME IGINLA, ADRIAN AUCOIN)
13:05
TAM - (SH) MARTIN ST. LOUIS 11 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, SHANE
O'BRIEN) 18:44

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
CGY 10 10
TAM 11 11

GOALIES: CGY - MIIKKA KIPRUSOFF
TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST</div>

 

NHL: CALGARY at TAMPA BAY

<div class="pre">------------------------
Calgary 4 --4
Tampa Bay 3 --3
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 10 (Daymond
Langkow), 4:38. 2, Tampa Bay, Vincent Lecavalier 21 (Vaclav Prospal),
7:58. 3, Tampa Bay, Andre Roy 3 (Michel Ouellet, Shane O'Brien), 8:08.
4, Calgary, Kristian Huselius 11 (Dion Phaneuf), 9:29. 5, Calgary,
Adrian Aucoin 5 (power play) (Kristian Huselius, Dion Phaneuf), 11:22.
6, Calgary, Daymond Langkow 12 (Jarome Iginla, Adrian Aucoin), 13:05.
7, Tampa Bay, Martin St. Louis 11 (shorthanded) (Vincent Lecavalier,
Shane O'Brien), 18:44. Penalties: C Gratton, Tam (high sticking),
10:19; D Phaneuf, Cgy (roughing), 15:12; M Darche, Tam (tripping),
17:11.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Calgary 10 --10
Tampa Bay 11 --11
-----------------------------

Goalies : Calgary, Miikka Kiprusoff (11 shots, 8 saves). Tampa Bay,
Johan Holmqvist (6 shots, 2 saves). Referees: Don Koharski, Mike
Leggo. Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Jean Morin.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 3 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 3 14:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL CALGARY 4
TAMPA BAY 4
2ND PRD: TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 14 (SHANE O'BRIEN) 9:38</div>