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Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:23:55 PST |
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Lightning lose with 52 shots; Oilers win with 19 (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning rattled off a franchise-record worth of shots against the Florida Panthers and still couldn't skate off with a win. The Edmonton Oilers kept their total at a minimum, but managed to find the net again and again in a most-efficient victory at the expense of the Columbus Blue Jackets.
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Panthers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Panthers labored for their third road win of the season Tuesday against in-state rival Tampa Bay. It was a much needed win, improving their record to 7-9-1, including 3-6-1 on the road.
The Panthers started the night with the fewest points in the NHL (13), the second-fewest goals (37), and the next-to-worst power play (12.7 percent).
After spending the night in Tampa, they were scheduled to travel on Wednesday to New Jersey, where they'll play the Devils on Thursday before playing at Boston on Friday.
The Panthers nearly blew another game Tuesday, as they've done repeatedly the last three-plus seasons, but this time they held on. That was the most important thing that came out of the 4-3 shootout win, goalie Tomas Vokoun said—that this "fragile...
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Tuesday's three stars: Ray of hope for Carolina offense (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Ray Whitney, Carolina Hurricanes Carolina's offense had been anemic entering its game with the...
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McCabe scores twice as Panthers beat Lightning 4-3 (AP)

The Florida Panthers are finding ways to win. The same can't be said for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Bryan McCabe scored twice in regulation and Nathan Horton had the lone goal in a shootout for the Panthers, who beat Tampa Bay 4-3 on Tuesday night. Tomas Vokoun made 49 saves, and David Booth added a goal for Florida, which has won three of four following a six-game losing streak.
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Puck Headlines: Rick Tocchet's subtle digs at Barry Melrose? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Oren Koules defends Melrose and the Tampa Bay 'circus' (Yahoo! Sports) Since the firing of Tampa Bay Lightning Coach Barry Melrose, the battle lines have been drawn between those who...
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NHL Power Poll: No changes at the top (SportingNews.com)NULL
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Friday's three stars: Hossa is doubling his pleasure nightly (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: Marian Hossa, Detroit Red Wings The marquee offseason free-agent acquisition was at it again for his...
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Franzen lifts Red Wings over Panthers 3-2 (AP)

Johan Franzen got himself a goal and Detroit another road win. He had to really plead with teammate Niklas Kronwall, though. Franzen scored on the power play early in the third period by deflecting Kronwall's shot and the Detroit Red Wings beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Friday night for their eighth road win of the season.
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Puck Headlines: NHL will investigate obvious all-star voter fraud (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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Puck Headlines: Panthers ban clutching, grabbing of Ice Dancers (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Morning(-ish) Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Poll: Is the Northeast Division the class of the NHL this season? (Yahoo! Sports) It's never too early for "if the playoffs started today" forecasting, so here goes: If the playoffs...
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Anderson makes 24 saves, Panthers win 4-0 (AP)Gregory Campbell had two goals and an assist in the Florida Panthers' 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Panthers activate LW Stillman (PA SportsTicker)Florida Panthers left wing Cory Stillman was activated from injured reserve and was in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.
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Puck Headlines: Kings ticked off at Ribeiro's shootout mockery (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines and Previews: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the...
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NHL Power Poll: Sharks swimming at the top (SportingNews.com) It was hard to watch Tuesday night's exciting game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings and...
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Puck Headlines: Burke steps down; Ruutu gets suspended (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest blogosphere...
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Luongo states his case for bringing the Vezina Trophy west (Yahoo! Sports) Now that Martin Brodeur is out of the Vezina Trophy race for the first time since the FOX glow puck was thought...
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Just Ducky: Booth nets natural hat trick (PA SportsTicker)For the Anaheim Ducks, it's becoming old hat.
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Sunday's three stars: Booth's toll for Ducks? First career trick (Yahoo! Sports) No. 1 star: David Booth, Florida Panthers Their spirits sagging on a West Coast swing, the Florida Panthers...
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Booth scores 3 goals, Panthers beat Ducks (AP)

If David Booth had to pick a favorite, his first goal Sunday would probably get the nod. Booth scored three straight goals for his first NHL hat trick, Craig Anderson made 44 saves and the Florida Panthers recovered from an early miscue to end a six-game winless streak with a 3-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks.
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Puck Headlines: Fallout from nasty, violent Habs/Leafs game (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Weekend Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Jokinen burns Panthers with goal and assist (AP)

This one was harder on Olli Jokinen's relatives than the Phoenix Coyotes' forward. Playing against his former Florida teammates and several friends, Jokinen capitalized on the moment and had a goal and an assist to lead the Coyotes to a 4-1 win over the Panthers on Saturday night. Jokinen was traded from Florida to Phoenix for defensemen Keith Ballard and Nick Boynton during the offseason.
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The thrilling conclusion of our Panthers Top 10 list contest (Yahoo! Sports) Please recall we've been holding a Florida Panthers contest, in which the winner gets four tickets and a...
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Can changing a uniform number really change a career? (Yahoo! Sports) On Nov. 1, Blake Wheeler of the Boston Bruins had three goals on the season and was wearing No.
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Kings snap skid with 3-2 win over Panthers (AP)When Los Angeles Kings defenseman Tom Preissing was benched for four games last month by new coach Terry Murray, it was to send a message to the five-year veteran that he had to earn his ice time. Florida Panthers rookie coach Peter DeBoer is thinking about doing the same thing with some of his players.
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Puck Headlines: Blackhawks after Brendan Shanahan? (Yahoo! Sports) Here are your Evening Puck Headlines: A glorious collection of news and views collected from the greatest...
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Reminder: Last day for Florida Panthers ticket contest (Yahoo! Sports) Please recall our latest reader contest in which we asked for your lists of the "Top 10 Reasons the...
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