<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by SportSavant:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Luckiest over cover in my life. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
wow, if that's ur luckiest you are not very lucky or you don't bet alot
Lucky is the over that kicked in the other day with the empty netter at the end of the game...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'll amend that, my luckiest cover would have to be the under in that Saints game last year where the guy missed the extra point so it didn't go into OT.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Luckiest over cover in my life. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
wow, if that's ur luckiest you are not very lucky or you don't bet alot
Lucky is the over that kicked in the other day with the empty netter at the end of the game...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'll amend that, my luckiest cover would have to be the under in that Saints game last year where the guy missed the extra point so it didn't go into OT.
Lightning 4, Flames 1
By Alan Robinson, Associated Press, 5/27/2004 23:30
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning showed they can play defense even on nights when it takes time to show off their flash and dash.
They've evened the Stanley Cup final because they did.
Ruslan Fedotenko ended Calgary's 10-game first-period shutout streak with a goal and the Lightning won what their captain called a must-win game, beating the Flames 4-1 Thursday night.
Game 3 is Saturday night in Calgary, where the Flames are only 4-5. Tampa Bay is 5-2 on the road, but has lost its last two.
The Lightning capitalized on a deficient Calgary power play 0-for-5 in the first two periods and their own patience to break the game open with goals by Brad Richards, Dan Boyle and Martin St. Louis in the first six minutes of the third period.
Dave Andreychuk, the 40-year Tampa Bay captain who finally reached the Stanley Cup final in his 22nd NHL season, assisted on Richards' and St. Louis' goals in a game he said the Lightning absolutely could not lose. And they didn't.
''It's just one but, for us, it was a chance to turn the momentum around and we did that,'' St. Louis said. ''Our desperation level was much higher.''
Boyle's goal, off Richards' assist, came only about 48 hours after his Tampa house sustained $300,000 damage in a fire that broke out late in Game 1. Boyle acknowledged being shaken up by the fire and seemed concerned about regaining his focus in time for Game 2.
He shouldn't have worried, just as the Lightning need not have fretted whether sometimes-shaky goalie Nikolai Khabibulin would rebound from a poor performance in Calgary's 4-1 victory in Game 1.
''That was awesome,'' Boyle said of his goal. ''Sleeping hasn't been good the last two nights, but we knew we had to come out with a big night. We came out a lot harder and with a lot more desperation (than in Game 1) and we killed off some big penalties.''
Khabibulin, looking far more confident than he did Tuesday, had a shutout until Ville Nieminen scored midway through the third period. Khabibulin improved to 5-0 following a loss, allowing only five goals in those five games.
Calgary, sixth-seeded in the Western Conference and one of the most unexpected finalists in years, hoped to win its sixth straight on the road. Despite the final score, it had chances do it.
Miikka Kiprusoff kept it to 1-0 through two periods with a succession of key saves. But the Flames never got their forecheck going like they did in Game 1. They had no odd-man rushes and didn't create any scoring chances by turning the puck over in the neutral zone.
''Other than Jarome (Iginla, the Flames' captain), our skilled players weren't as effective in tough areas as their skilled players,'' Flames coach Darryl Sutter said.
Fedotenko scored the most important goal, his seventh in nine games, just over seven minutes in. He took Jassen Cullimore's rebound and pushed it toward the net, then swept the puck past Kiprusoff as it lay in the crease. The play started when Vincent Lecavalier, the Lightning's best player most of the night, skated the puck out from behind the net after deking Flames center Stephane Yelle with what effectively was a pass to himself off the back of the net.
''Lecavalier made a great play on the first goal against our best checking center; he deked him behind net,'' Sutter said. ''He's a big guy and a physical player.''
The play came with Wayne Gretzky, who didn't choose Lecavalier for the Canadian World Cup team last week, watching from a luxury suite.
That goal, Fedotenko's 10th, held until Kiprusoff gave up three in just over three minutes early in the third period after allowing only two in his previous three games. The outburst came just after Calgary might have been worn down killing off a 5-on-3 Tampa Bay advantage during an extended power play.
Richards scored his third goal in five games and ninth of the playoffs at 2:51 almost guaranteeing Tampa Bay would win, because the Lightning are 29-0-2 when he scores, 7-0 in the playoffs.
Boyle then wristed a shot from along the goal line past Kiprusoff, and St. Louis got his second in as many games at 5:58 after scoring just once in 11 games heading into the first final in the Lightning's 12-season history.
After that, a game that was chippy and high-strung all night got even friskier, with a succession of fights and penalties as both teams tried to establish a physical tone for Game 3.
Iginla was held without a goal for the first time in five games.
By Alan Robinson, Associated Press, 5/27/2004 23:30
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) The Tampa Bay Lightning showed they can play defense even on nights when it takes time to show off their flash and dash.
They've evened the Stanley Cup final because they did.
Ruslan Fedotenko ended Calgary's 10-game first-period shutout streak with a goal and the Lightning won what their captain called a must-win game, beating the Flames 4-1 Thursday night.
Game 3 is Saturday night in Calgary, where the Flames are only 4-5. Tampa Bay is 5-2 on the road, but has lost its last two.
The Lightning capitalized on a deficient Calgary power play 0-for-5 in the first two periods and their own patience to break the game open with goals by Brad Richards, Dan Boyle and Martin St. Louis in the first six minutes of the third period.
Dave Andreychuk, the 40-year Tampa Bay captain who finally reached the Stanley Cup final in his 22nd NHL season, assisted on Richards' and St. Louis' goals in a game he said the Lightning absolutely could not lose. And they didn't.
''It's just one but, for us, it was a chance to turn the momentum around and we did that,'' St. Louis said. ''Our desperation level was much higher.''
Boyle's goal, off Richards' assist, came only about 48 hours after his Tampa house sustained $300,000 damage in a fire that broke out late in Game 1. Boyle acknowledged being shaken up by the fire and seemed concerned about regaining his focus in time for Game 2.
He shouldn't have worried, just as the Lightning need not have fretted whether sometimes-shaky goalie Nikolai Khabibulin would rebound from a poor performance in Calgary's 4-1 victory in Game 1.
''That was awesome,'' Boyle said of his goal. ''Sleeping hasn't been good the last two nights, but we knew we had to come out with a big night. We came out a lot harder and with a lot more desperation (than in Game 1) and we killed off some big penalties.''
Khabibulin, looking far more confident than he did Tuesday, had a shutout until Ville Nieminen scored midway through the third period. Khabibulin improved to 5-0 following a loss, allowing only five goals in those five games.
Calgary, sixth-seeded in the Western Conference and one of the most unexpected finalists in years, hoped to win its sixth straight on the road. Despite the final score, it had chances do it.
Miikka Kiprusoff kept it to 1-0 through two periods with a succession of key saves. But the Flames never got their forecheck going like they did in Game 1. They had no odd-man rushes and didn't create any scoring chances by turning the puck over in the neutral zone.
''Other than Jarome (Iginla, the Flames' captain), our skilled players weren't as effective in tough areas as their skilled players,'' Flames coach Darryl Sutter said.
Fedotenko scored the most important goal, his seventh in nine games, just over seven minutes in. He took Jassen Cullimore's rebound and pushed it toward the net, then swept the puck past Kiprusoff as it lay in the crease. The play started when Vincent Lecavalier, the Lightning's best player most of the night, skated the puck out from behind the net after deking Flames center Stephane Yelle with what effectively was a pass to himself off the back of the net.
''Lecavalier made a great play on the first goal against our best checking center; he deked him behind net,'' Sutter said. ''He's a big guy and a physical player.''
The play came with Wayne Gretzky, who didn't choose Lecavalier for the Canadian World Cup team last week, watching from a luxury suite.
That goal, Fedotenko's 10th, held until Kiprusoff gave up three in just over three minutes early in the third period after allowing only two in his previous three games. The outburst came just after Calgary might have been worn down killing off a 5-on-3 Tampa Bay advantage during an extended power play.
Richards scored his third goal in five games and ninth of the playoffs at 2:51 almost guaranteeing Tampa Bay would win, because the Lightning are 29-0-2 when he scores, 7-0 in the playoffs.
Boyle then wristed a shot from along the goal line past Kiprusoff, and St. Louis got his second in as many games at 5:58 after scoring just once in 11 games heading into the first final in the Lightning's 12-season history.
After that, a game that was chippy and high-strung all night got even friskier, with a succession of fights and penalties as both teams tried to establish a physical tone for Game 3.
Iginla was held without a goal for the first time in five games.
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by lander:
The Bolts had better get an early lead or the pressure will be immense.
With there talent they should be able to strike in the first 10 minutes and cruise to victory. I'll say 3-1 Bolts.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Close enough.
Game 3 back in Calgary. I think this one is going to OT - 3-2 Flames. Time for Iginla to shine on the biggest stage.
The Bolts had better get an early lead or the pressure will be immense.
With there talent they should be able to strike in the first 10 minutes and cruise to victory. I'll say 3-1 Bolts.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Close enough.
Game 3 back in Calgary. I think this one is going to OT - 3-2 Flames. Time for Iginla to shine on the biggest stage.
hey htrc, where are you man?? I offered you a bet for a meal well before the game started and I took TB, even though they were down 0-1, and you had CALG.. Now are we still on? I don't care if you want to cancel the bet because you never agreed to it before the game started. So you wouldn't really be pulling a Don Marco on me by stiffing me. It's alright if you don't want to bet. I can't believe that Italian kid stiffed me. And all this for a measley 40 bucks.
So now that it's 1-1 in the series and you are coming here in 2 weeks, do we have a meal bet HTRC? It's just for bragging rights. You know TB is winning the CUP, so you might as well buy me a dinner because your prediction is not coming in.. CALG does NOT win CUP. NO WAY..
Let me know HTRC..
So now that it's 1-1 in the series and you are coming here in 2 weeks, do we have a meal bet HTRC? It's just for bragging rights. You know TB is winning the CUP, so you might as well buy me a dinner because your prediction is not coming in.. CALG does NOT win CUP. NO WAY..
Let me know HTRC..
