GAME THREAD: NHL: TAMPA BAY (10-14) at DETROIT (16-8)

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAMPA BAY 0 1 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - JIRI HUDLER 6 (CHRIS CHELIOS, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 3:24
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) PAVEL DATSYUK 8 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:04
DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 1 (ANDREAS LILJA) 7:39
TAM - BRAD RICHARDS 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, JAN HLAVAC) 12:03

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAM 1 11 12
DET 17 11 28

GOALIES: TAM - MARC DENIS
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD</div>

 

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Tampa Bay 0 1 --1
Detroit 1 2 --3
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Jiri Hudler 6 (Chris Chelios,
Niklas Kronwall), 3:24. Penalties: S O'Brien, Tam (roughing), 1:18; D
Drake, Det (high sticking), 17:48.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 8 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:04. 3, Detroit, Tomas Kopecky 1
(Andreas Lilja), 7:39. 4, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 8 (Martin St.
Louis, Jan Hlavac), 12:03. Penalties: D Janik, Tam (delay of game),
2:33; N Kronwall, Det (slashing), 18:21.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Tampa Bay 1 11 --12
Detroit 17 11 --28
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Goalies : Tampa Bay, Marc Denis (28 shots, 25 saves). Detroit, Chris
Osgood (12 shots, 11 saves). Referees: Bill Mccreary, Tim Teel.
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott Zelkin.</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 3 0:00 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAMPA BAY 0 1 1
DETROIT 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - JIRI HUDLER 6 (CHRIS CHELIOS, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 3:24
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) PAVEL DATSYUK 8 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:04
DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 1 (ANDREAS LILJA, JOHAN FRANZEN) 7:39
TAM - BRAD RICHARDS 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, JAN HLAVAC) 12:03

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAM 1 12 13
DET 17 10 27

GOALIES: TAM - MARC DENIS
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 3 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 4
3RD PRD: DET - DANIEL CLEARY 8 (BRETT LEBDA, AARON DOWNEY) 2:05</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 4 11:50 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 4 8:00 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
DETROIT 4 4:05 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 2
DETROIT 4
3RD PRD: TAM - MATHIEU DARCHE 2 (SHANE O'BRIEN, VACLAV PROSPAL) 16:54</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 2
DETROIT 1 2 1 4 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - JIRI HUDLER 6 (CHRIS CHELIOS, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 3:24
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) PAVEL DATSYUK 8 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:04
DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 1 (ANDREAS LILJA, JOHAN FRANZEN) 7:39
TAM - BRAD RICHARDS 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, JAN HLAVAC) 12:03
3RD PRD: DET - DANIEL CLEARY 8 (BRETT LEBDA, JIRI HUDLER) 2:05
TAM - MATHIEU DARCHE 2 (SHANE O'BRIEN, VACLAV PROSPAL) 16:54

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: TAM - 1 OF 2, DET - 0 OF 3.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAM 1 12 10 23
DET 17 10 12 39

GOALIES: TAM - MARC DENIS
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, TIM TEEL
LIN - PIERRE CHAMPOUX, SCOTT ZELKIN

ATT: NA</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 2
DETROIT 1 2 1 4 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: DET - JIRI HUDLER 6 (CHRIS CHELIOS, NIKLAS KRONWALL) 3:24
2ND PRD: DET - (PP) PAVEL DATSYUK 8 (TOMAS HOLMSTROM, NICKLAS
LIDSTROM) 4:04
DET - TOMAS KOPECKY 1 (ANDREAS LILJA, JOHAN FRANZEN) 7:39
TAM - BRAD RICHARDS 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, JAN HLAVAC) 12:03
3RD PRD: DET - DANIEL CLEARY 8 (BRETT LEBDA, JIRI HUDLER) 2:05
TAM - MATHIEU DARCHE 2 (SHANE O'BRIEN, VACLAV PROSPAL) 16:54

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: TAM - 0 OF 3, DET - 1 OF 2.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAM 1 12 10 23
DET 17 10 12 39

GOALIES: TAM - MARC DENIS
DET - CHRIS OSGOOD

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, TIM TEEL
LIN - PIERRE CHAMPOUX, SCOTT ZELKIN

ATT: NA</div>

 

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Tampa Bay 0 1 1 --2
Detroit 1 2 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Jiri Hudler 6 (Chris Chelios,
Niklas Kronwall), 3:24. Penalties: S O'Brien, Tam (roughing), 1:18; D
Drake, Det (high sticking), 17:48.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 8 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:04. 3, Detroit, Tomas Kopecky 1
(Andreas Lilja, Johan Franzen), 7:39. 4, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 8
(Martin St. Louis, Jan Hlavac), 12:03. Penalties: D Janik, Tam (delay
of game), 2:33; N Kronwall, Det (slashing), 18:21.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 8 (Brett Lebda, Jiri
Hudler), 2:05. 6, Tampa Bay, Mathieu Darche 2 (Shane O'Brien, Vaclav
Prospal), 16:54. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 11:38.

Shots on goal:
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Tampa Bay 1 12 10 --23
Detroit 17 10 12 --39
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Power-play Conversions: Tampa Bay - 0 of 3, Detroit - 1 of 2. Goalies
: Tampa Bay, Marc Denis (39 shots, 35 saves; record: 0-4-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 12-0-2). A: NA. Referees:
Bill Mccreary, Tim Teel. Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott Zelkin.</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
TAMPA BAY 2
DETROIT 4</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- An effortless first period paved the wayfor another victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning for ChrisOsgood.


Osgood finished with 21 saves after a quiet opening session andJiri Hudler had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wingsextended the Lightning's losing streak to six games Thursdaywith a 4-2 triumph.


Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Kopecky and Daniel Cleary also scored forthe Red Wings, who improved to 20-5-2 in the all-time series.

Osgood also improved his own impressive mark against Tampa Bay,raising his record to 16-0-0 vs. the Southeast Division club bymaking 20 of his saves over the final 40 minutes. The veterannetminder faced just one shot in the first period, a season lowfor the Lightning.


Detroit, which recorded 17 shots in the opening session, beganthe scoring at 3:24. From the right point, defenseman ChrisChelios slapped a pass to Hudler, who redirected it pastgoaltender Marc Denis from low in the left faceoff circle forhis sixth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead.


Datsyuk cashed in on a power play just over four minutes intothe second to double the Red Wings' advantage. After reigningNorris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom's shot hit Tomas Holmstromin front, Datsyuk tapped in the loose puck from the right sideof the crease at 4:04 for his eighth tally.


It also extended Datsyuk's goal-scoring streak to three games.

Returning to the lineup after a three-game absence due to ashoulder injury, Kopecky extended the lead to 3-0 just 3 1/2minutes later. On a partial breakaway down the right wing afterreceiving a feed from blue-liner Andreas Lilja, the 25-year-oldSlovakian faked a shot in the faceoff circle and lifted abackhander past Denis at 7:39 for his first tally of the seasonand second career.


The Lightning, who recorded 12 shots on goal in the middlesession, got on the board with 7:57 remaining in the period.From the left corner, Martin St. Louis dished to Brad Richards,who swept a shot from the left circle that beat Osgood to theglove side, cutting Tampa Bay's deficit to 3-1.


Cleary restored Detroit's three-goal bulge early in the third,sliding the rebound of defenseman Brett Lebda's shot into avacant net from alone in the right circle at 2:05.

Mathieu Darche added a late goal for Tampa Bay, which fell to2-10-1 on the road.


Making just his third start of the season, Denis made 35 savesfor the Lightning, whose one shot in the first period was aseason low.


Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier - who leads the league inscoring, was held without a point, marking the first time thisseason the reigning Maurice Richard Trophy winner has been keptoff the scoresheet in consecutive games.


Henrik Zetterberg also failed to record a point for Detroit,ending his streak of home games with a point at 27.

 

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Tampa Bay 0 1 1 --2
Detroit 1 2 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Jiri Hudler 6 (Chris Chelios,
Niklas Kronwall), 3:24. Penalties: S O'Brien, Tam (roughing), 1:18; D
Drake, Det (high sticking), 17:48.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 8 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:04. 3, Detroit, Tomas Kopecky 1
(Andreas Lilja, Johan Franzen), 7:39. 4, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 8
(Martin St. Louis, Jan Hlavac), 12:03. Penalties: D Janik, Tam (delay
of game), 2:33; N Kronwall, Det (slashing), 18:21.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 8 (Brett Lebda, Jiri
Hudler), 2:05. 6, Tampa Bay, Mathieu Darche 2 (Shane O'Brien, Vaclav
Prospal), 16:54. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 11:38.

Shots on goal:
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Tampa Bay 1 12 10 --23
Detroit 17 10 12 --39
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Power-play Conversions: Tampa Bay - 0 of 3, Detroit - 1 of 2. Goalies
: Tampa Bay, Marc Denis (39 shots, 35 saves; record: 0-4-0). Detroit,
Chris Osgood (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 12-0-2). A: 17,001.
Referees: Bill Mccreary, Tim Teel. Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott
Zelkin.</div>

 

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TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 --2
DETROIT 1 2 1 --4
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Detroit, Jiri Hudler 6 (Chris Chelios,
Niklas Kronwall), 3:24. Penalties: S O'Brien, Tam (roughing), 1:18; D
Drake, Det (high sticking), 17:48.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 2, Detroit, Pavel Datsyuk 8 (power play)
(Tomas Holmstrom, Nicklas Lidstrom), 4:04. 3, Detroit, Tomas Kopecky 1
(Andreas Lilja, Johan Franzen), 7:39. 4, Tampa Bay, Brad Richards 8
(Martin St. Louis, Jan Hlavac), 12:03. Penalties: D Janik, Tam (delay
of game), 2:33; N Kronwall, Det (slashing), 18:21.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 5, Detroit, Daniel Cleary 8 (Brett Lebda, Jiri
Hudler), 2:05. 6, Tampa Bay, Mathieu Darche 2 (Shane O'Brien, Vaclav
Prospal), 16:54. Penalties: H Zetterberg, Det (tripping), 11:38.

Shots on goal:
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TAMPA BAY 1 12 10 --23
DETROIT 17 10 12 --39
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Power-play Conversions: TAM - 0 of 3, DET - 1 of 2. Goalies : Tampa
Bay, Marc Denis (39 shots, 35 saves; record: 0-4-0). Detroit, Chris
Osgood (23 shots, 21 saves; record: 12-0-2). A: 17,001. Referees:
Bill Mccreary, Tim Teel. Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Scott Zelkin.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

TAMPA BAY DETROIT
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
J Ward 0 0 -2 0 D Cleary 1 0 +3 5
J Hlavac 0 1 even 1 P Datsyuk 1 0 -2 3
B Richards 1 0 -1 2 D Drake 0 0 even 0
V Prospal 0 1 +1 8 B Lebda 0 1 +1 2
M Darche 1 0 +1 1 C Chelios 0 1 +2 1
M St. Louis 0 1 +1 1 J Hudler 1 1 +2 1
C MacDonald 0 0 even 1 B Rafalski 0 0 -1 0
D Janik 0 0 -1 0 A Lilja 0 1 even 4
A Roy 0 0 -1 1 M Hartigan 0 0 even 0
B Lukowich 0 0 -1 0 M Samuelsson 0 0 even 5
M Lundin 0 0 even 2 H Zetterberg 0 0 -2 5
V Lecavalier 0 0 +1 3 A Downey 0 0 even 0
P Ranger 0 0 even 0 N Lidstrom 0 1 -1 0
S O'Brien 0 1 -1 1 V Filppula 0 0 +1 3
M Ouellet 0 0 even 0 N Kronwall 0 1 +1 2
F Kuba 0 0 even 0 T Kopecky 1 0 +1 2
N Tarnasky 0 0 -1 1 J Franzen 0 1 +2 6
C Gratton 0 0 -1 1 T Holmstrom 0 1 -2 0
A Karlsson HEALTHY K Maltby UPPER BODY
M Ellis HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at DETROIT

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
TAMPA BAY 2
DETROIT 4</div>

 

DETROIT (Ticker) -- An effortless first period paved the wayfor another victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning for ChrisOsgood.


Osgood finished with 21 saves after a quiet opening session andJiri Hudler had a goal and an assist as the Detroit Red Wingsextended the Lightning's losing streak to six games Thursdaywith a 4-2 triumph.


Pavel Datsyuk, Tomas Kopecky and Daniel Cleary also scored forthe Red Wings, who improved to 21-5-2 in the all-time series.

Osgood also improved his own impressive mark against Tampa Bay,raising his record to 16-0-0 vs. the Southeast Division club bymaking 20 of his saves over the final 40 minutes.


"I used to play them lots when I was in Long Island (with theNew York Islanders)," Osgood said. "I had a pretty good recordagainst them. ... Certain teams in the league you just have agood record against. I didn't realize that until you told me. Iknew I had a pretty good record, but I didn't know I hadn'tlost yet."


The veteran netminder faced just one shot in the first period, aseason low for the Lightning.


"I don't mind that whatsoever," Osgood said. "I took it to be achallenge. I don't mind at all. It means there's a prettygood chance they're not going to have any goals, so that's whatI care most about."


"They had the puck, we didn't, for the first 20 minutes," TampaBay's Brad Richards said.


Osgood, who improved to 12-1-1 overall this season, is creatinga bit of a goaltending controversy in the Motor City, forcingcoach Mike Babcock to decide between he and six-time VezinaTrophy winner Dominik Hasek on a nightly basis.


"I haven't decided what I'm going to do (next game)," Babcocksaid. "Dom's going to play one (of the next two). Ozzie's beenreal good, but Dom's real good, too. I think it's important toride the hot hand."


Osgood also is supplying the younger Red Wings with good advice.

"He's been unbelievable," Kopecky said of Osgood. "He comes onthe ice every practice and we shoot on him, and even duringpractice, he gives us tips what the goalies usually do, whichjust helps the young guys a lot. Right now, he's 35 (yearsold), but he's playing like he's 20."


Detroit, which recorded 17 shots in the opening session, beganthe scoring at 3:24. From the right point, defenseman ChrisChelios slapped a pass to Hudler, who redirected it pastgoaltender Marc Denis from low in the left faceoff circle forhis sixth goal of the season and a 1-0 lead.


Datsyuk cashed in on a power play just over four minutes intothe second to double the Red Wings' advantage. After reigningNorris Trophy winner Nicklas Lidstrom's shot hit Tomas Holmstromin front, Datsyuk tapped in the loose puck from the right sideof the crease at 4:04 for his eighth tally.


"He's always around the net," Cleary said. "Pucks follow goodplayers. He made no mistake about it. ... It was a gooddeflection by Homer and a good shot by Nick."


The tally also extended Datsyuk's goal-scoring streak to threegames.


Returning to the lineup after a three-game absence due to ashoulder injury, Kopecky extended the lead to 3-0 just 3 1/2minutes later.


On a partial breakaway down the right wing after receiving afeed from blue-liner Andreas Lilja, the 25-year-old Slovakianfaked a shot in the faceoff circle and lifted a backhander pastDenis at 7:39 for his first tally of the season and secondcareer.


"It was a long wait to get that first goal of the season,"Kopecky said. "It was a great night. We were a couple guysshort and we need the young guys to step up."


"He's got really good skill," Cleary said of Kopecky. "He's gota good shot. That's good confidence for him. It was a greatmove. He likes to do that in practice. He was happy, and Ithink we're all happy for him."


The Red Wings were without Kris Draper, who is sidelined with aknee injury, and Kirk Maltby, whose 188 consecutive games streakcame to an end due to a shoulder ailment.


"They are a great part of our success," Kopecky said. "Drapesand Malts on the penalty kill, and overall, they are the heartof the team."


Maltby has missed just four games since the start of the 2001-02season.


"Malts never misses (games)," Babcock said. "He doesn't misspractice, he doesn't miss anything. So for him not to practiceand not to play is a big deal. We'll see how he is reactingtomorrow."


The Lightning, who recorded 12 shots on goal in the middlesession, got on the board with 7:57 remaining in the period.From the left corner, Martin St. Louis dished to Richards, whoswept a shot from the left circle that beat Osgood to the gloveside, cutting Tampa Bay's deficit to 3-1.


Cleary restored Detroit's three-goal bulge early in the third,sliding the rebound of defenseman Brett Lebda's shot into avacant net from alone in the right circle at 2:05.

Mathieu Darche added a late goal for Tampa Bay, which fell to2-10-1 on the road.


"We have to get ourselves better one game at a time," Lightningcoach John Tortorella said. "Not looking ahead, weeks ormonths. Just one game at a time."


"Tough go right now," St. Louis added. "What can you say? Wecan't feel sorry for ourselves."


Making just his third start of the season, Denis made 35 savesfor the Lightning.


"We wanted to come out strong, get a lot of shots on Denis,"Cleary said. "He hasn't played in a long time."


Tampa Bay's Vincent Lecavalier - who leads the league inscoring, was held without a point, marking the first time thisseason the reigning Maurice Richard Trophy winner has been keptoff the scoresheet in consecutive games.


Henrik Zetterberg also failed to record a point for Detroit,ending his streak of home games with a point at 27.