From Expansion - A Story Of The Lightning (FHM7)

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Capitals Lose Peter Bondra To Injury

Washington DC - The Washington Capitals have lost star RW Peter Bondra to injury. Bondra was driven into the boards last night in a game against the Boston Bruins and suffered a herniated disk in his back, and is expected to miss the next 1-2 months of action.

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Lightning End 5 Game Skid; Defeat Edmonton 4-1

Tampa - In front of 8,930 fans inside the Expo Hall at the Florida State Fairgrounds, the Tampa Bay Lightning ended their 5 game losing streak by defeating the Edmonton Oilers 4-1.

Center Brian Bradley led the way, scoring two goals (one on the power play), and adding an assist on the last goal of the game, scored by Danton Cole.

"We as a team played a complete game. Any individual stats, really belongs to the team as a whole." said Bradley, after his 3 point performance.

The Lightning got off to a 1-0 lead, after Igor Larionov connected on a pass between his legs, to Rob Zamuner, who beat Oilers Goalie Bill Ranford.

"I don't know how Iggy did it, but I am glad he did." joked Zamuner, who was on the receiving end of Larionov's highlight real pass.

Brian Bradley would scored consecutive goals, to put the team up 3-0 in the third. The only breakdown in play happened after Ken Hodge made a sloppy pass attempt, that was intercepted by Bernie Nicholls, who scored on a break away goal.

Lightning Goalie Wendell Young played a stellar game, stopping 24 shots.

"He gave us confidence, and allowed us to play a better game in front of him." said rookie Defensemen Roman Hamrlik.

The team bounced right back after Nicholls goal, when Danton Cole blasted a one timer past Ranford's glove.

The Lightning will take tonight off, before they head back to the Expo Hall to take on the Toronto Maple Leafs. The team will look to avenge their 5-1 loss to the Maple Leafs from earlier this year.

Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 20, 1993 1 2 3 F EDM (2-4-1 5 pts) 0 0 1 1 TAM (1-5-0 2 pts) 1 1 2 4 Three Stars TB - Brian Bradley G: 2 A: 1 TB - Mikael Andersson G: A: 1 TB - Shawn Chambers G: 0 A: 1	Team Stats Comparison EDM TAM Shots on Goal 25 23 Hits 22 18 Faceoffs Won-Lost 17 21 Penalty Minutes 12 8 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 6 Time on Attack
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TAM Rob Zamuner (1) - Igor Larionov (1), Tim Bergland (1) SECOND PERIOD TAM Brian Bradley (3) - Mikael Andersson (2), Shawn Chambers (2) THIRD PERIOD TAM Brian Bradley (4 PP) - Adam Creighton (1), Robert Svehla (3) EDM Bernie Nicholls (2) TAM Danton Cole (2) - Brian Bradley (5), Roman Hamrlik (3)
Edmonton Oilers - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Bill Ranford 23 19 83% .826
Edmonton Oilers - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Greg Hawgood 22:26 0 0 -3 4 0 Dave Manson 12:58 0 0 -1 0 0 Luke Richardson 23:51 0 0 -1 0 0 Geoff Smith 18:59 0 0 -1 1 0 Fredrik Stillman 20:16 0 0 0 0 0 Chris Joseph 15:14 0 0 0 0 4 Shayne Corson 12:47 0 0 0 1 0 Brent Gilchrist 13:03 0 0 -2 2 0 Petr Klima 12:12 0 0 -1 3 0 David Maley 6:40 0 0 1 1 0 Craig Simpson 12:46 0 0 0 2 0 Esa Tikkanen 19:25 0 0 0 1 2 Marc Bureau 10:00 0 0 0 1 0 Craig MacTavish 19:20 0 0 -2 1 0 Bernie Nicholls 18:52 1 0 1 4 2 Kelly Buchberger 20:07 0 0 -2 1 4 Scott Mellanby 15:29 0 0 0 1 0 Joe Murphy 15:04 0 0 -1 2 0
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Wendell Young 25 24 96% .960
Tampa Bay Lightning - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Shawn Chambers 22:30 0 1 2 1 0 Roman Hamrlik 20:50 0 1 1 1 0 Joe Reekie 21:42 0 0 0 0 2 Marc Bergevin 18:45 0 0 0 0 2 Rob Ramage 17:57 0 0 0 0 2 Robert Svehla 19:05 0 1 1 1 0 Mikael Andersson 20:29 0 1 2 1 2 Stu Grimson 6:28 0 0 -1 0 0 Mike Hartman 12:35 0 0 0 1 0 Basil McRae 6:22 0 0 -1 0 0 Rob Zamuner 19:00 1 0 1 4 0 Brian Bradley 21:28 2 1 2 6 0 Adam Creighton 13:12 0 1 0 1 0 Ken Hodge 13:33 0 0 -1 1 0 Igor Larionov 15:39 0 1 1 0 0 Tim Bergland 13:14 0 1 1 2 0 Danton Cole 14:36 1 0 2 1 0 Rob DiMaio 14:23 0 0 0 3 0

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Tampa Falls To Toronto 5-4 In A Hard Fought Game

Tampa - The Lightning fought hard, never stopped playing, but still lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in front of 9,745 fans inside Expo Hall. After the game, a 5-4 loss, Head Coach Terry Crisp said he was proud of the way his team played.

"You know, coming into this season, being an expansion team, we could very well be a team that has a defeatist attitude. We didn't show that tonight. We did some good things. We did some real dumb things. But, we never gave up."

After going down 2-0 early in the first, thanks to goals by Dave McLwain and Wendel Clark, the Lightning came back to life, thanks in part to Adam Creighton, who dropped the gloves with Todd Gill and held his own against the much bigger Toronto defender.

"Seeing Cray drop the gloves like that, and come away with the edge, it really jump started us." said Brian Bradley.

After the scrum, the Bolts got goals by Igor Larionov and Bryan Trottier to tie the game after the first period.

Rob Cimetta scored a goal a minute into the second period when he took the puck and blasted the puck past Wendell Young.

"That was heartbreaking, for sure. But Crispy calmed us down, and told us to keep on grinding." said captain Bryan Trottier.

Later in the second period, thanks to hard forechecking by Stu Grimson, who managed to muscle the puck away from Rob Pearson, which would lead to a goal by Brian Bradley, tying the game 3-3.

"Keep grinding. That's what we keep preaching." said Assistant Coach Wayne Cashman.

However, the Maple Leafs would go into the third period with a one goal lead, thanks to a powerplay goal by Nikolai Borschevsky that ended the second period.

Coming out into the third period, the Lightning were buzzing around Grant Fuhr, and managed to get one past him, after Mikael Andersson deflected the puck past the Maple Leaf goalie.

As the third period waned on, it did look like the Lightning were tiring.

They were playing with a short bench, after Rob Zamuner exited halfway through the first period, after being driven into the boards. He will be getting checked out by team doctors ahead of their next game against the Quebec Nordiques.

With a depleted bench, the Lightning ended up getting outworked down the stretch. Dave McLlwain, who ended the game with a goal and assist, intercepted a pass by Adam Creighton and the ensuing rush led to the go ahead goal by Joe Sacco.

Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 22, 1992 1 2 3 F TOR (5-2-0 10 pts) 2 2 1 5 TAM (2-5-0 4 pts) 2 1 1 4 Three Stars TOR - Jamie Macoun G - 0, A - 1 TB - Joe Reekie G - 0, A - 2 TOR - Wendel Clark G - 1, A - 2	Team Stats Comparison TOR TAM Shots on Goal 19 26 Hits 27 14 Faceoffs Won-Lost 18 24 Penalty Minutes 15 9 Power Plays Converted 2 0 Power Play Opportunities 3 6 Time on Attack - -
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD TOR Dave McLlwain (2) - Wendel Clark (9), Joe Sacco (2) TOR Wendel Clark (6 PP) TAM Igor Larionov (3) - Roman Hamrilk (4), Mike Hartman (2) TAM Bryan Trottier (1) - Rob Zamuner (2), Joe Reekie (1) SECOND PERIOD TOR Rob Cimetta (3) - Dmitri Mironov (4), Jamie Macoun (4) TAM Brian Bradley (5) - Tim Bergland (2), Stu Grimson (1) TOR Nikolai Borschevsky (4 PP) - Rob Pearson (1), Wendel Clark (10) THIRD PERIOD TAM Mikael Andersson (2) - Robert Svehla (4), Joe Reekie (2) TOR Joe Sacco (2) - Mike Krushelnyski (3), Dave McLlwain (3)
Toronto Maple Leafs - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Grant Fuhr 26 22 85% .846
Toronto Maple Leafs - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Dave Ellett 19:33 0 0 -1 1 0 Todd Gill 17:50 0 0 -3 1 5 Jamie Macoun 23:02 0 1 3 0 2 Dmitri Mironov 23:26 0 1 1 0 0 Rudy Poeschek 21:55 0 0 0 0 2 Bob Rouse 17:35 0 0 -1 0 2 Rob Cimetta 13:18 1 0 0 2 0 Wendell Clark 17:34 1 2 0 2 0 Mike Krushelnyski 12:11 0 1 0 0 0 Mark Osborne 10:19 0 0 -2 1 2 Mike Estwood 8:04 0 0 1 1 0 Doug Gilmour 19:58 0 0 -2 2 0 Dave McLlwain 19:42 1 1 1 3 0 PeterZezel 12:26 0 0 0 0 0 Nikolai Borschevsky 20:36 1 0 -2 2 0 Mike Foligno 7:03 0 0 0 0 0 Rob Pearson 10:52 0 1 -1 2 2 Joe Sacco 12:25 1 1 1 2 0
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Wendell Young 19 14 74% .737
Tampa Bay Lightning - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Shawn Chamber 19:13 0 0 -1 1 0 Roman Hamrlik 20:23 0 1 0 1 0 Joe Reekie 15:48 0 2 3 0 0 Marc Bergevin 17:42 0 0 -1 0 0 Rob Ramage 18:23 0 0 -1 0 0 Robert Svehla 20:50 0 1 2 2 0 Mikael Andersson 23:13 1 0 1 3 0 Stu Grimson 10:55 0 1 1 1 0 Mike Hartman 17:13 0 1 -1 2 2 Rob Zamuner 7:44 0 1 0 0 0 Brian Bradley 22:02 1 0 1 5 0 Adam Creighton 20:55 0 0 -2 1 7 Ken Hodge 14:12 0 0 1 0 0 Igor Larionov 14:35 1 0 2 1 0 Bryan Trottier 7:48 1 0 0 3 0 Tim Bergland 14:05 0 1 1 1 0 Danton Cole 14:34 0 0 -1 2 0 Rob Dimaio 18:02 0 0 0 3 0

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Zamuner Heads To IR; Team Calls Up Callander

Tampa - Bad news for the Tampa Bay Lightning, as it was announced that LW Rob Zamuner stained his oblique muscle after he was driven into the boards last night by Toronto Maple D Rudy Poeschek.

Zamuner will miss the next 2-3 weeks while he recovers, and was placed on the teams injured reserve list.

GM Phil Esposito announced that the team has recalled RW Jock Callander to take Zamuner's place on the roster. Callander, who scored 2 goals and 2 assists in 7 games with the Atlanta Knights of the IHL, is expected to be in the lineup with the team returns to the ice tomorrow night against the Quebec Nordiques.

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Sakic Scores 4; Quebec Obliterates Tampa 7-1

Tampa - The Lightning were thoroughly embarrassed last night, in front of 9,934 fans at the Expo Hall, losing the game 7-1 to the Quebec Nordiques.

Nordiques star center Joe Sakic skated circles around a clearly overmatched Lightning team, scoring 4 goals. Sakic and Mike Ricci scored nearly a minute apart in the first period, making the score 2-0.

The first period also saw an injury to Defenseman Doug Crossman, who suffered a lower leg injury after being on the receiving end of a check from Herb Raglan.

Head Coach Terry Crisp said that Crossman is day-to-day, and might not make the brief trip too Canada that awaits the Lightning.

The lone bright spot for the Lightning came before the first period came to a close, when on the power play, Ken Hodge snuck the puck over Nordiques goalie Ron Hextall.

The Lightning did manage to play some good tough hockey in the second, but Sakic managed to score the lone goal of the period, when he scored on a breakaway while the Nordiques were on the powerplay.

Then in the third period, the flood gates opened, as Quebec scored 4 goals in the period as the Lightning players looked noticeably dejected on the bench.

"It's my job to keep the boys focused and determined to fight back. Tonight, we didn't have any fight back, and that is something that we will work to fix." Head Coach Terry Crisp said.

"Thoroughly embarrassed." a dejected Rob Ramage said.

The team will get a chance to get some revenge, as they will travel to Quebec to play the back end of a home and home against the Nordiques.

Quebec Nordiques at Tampa Bay Lightning
Oct 24, 1993 1 2 3 F Que (2-4-1 5 pts) 2 1 4 7 TAM (2-6-0) 1 0 0 1 Three Stars QUE - Joe Sakic G-4 A-0 QUE - Mike Hough G-0 A-3 QUE - Kerry Huffman G-0 A-3	Team Stats Comparison Que TAM Shots on Goal 36 24 Hits 16 12 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24 28 Penalty Minutes 12 8 Power Plays Converted 1 1 Power Play Opportunities 4 6 Time on Attack
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD Que Joe Sakic (5) - Mike Hough (2), Adam Foote (3) Que Mike Ricci (2) - Mike Hough (3), Steven Finn (1) TAM Ken Hodge (1 PP) - Mikael Andersson (3), Brian Bradley (6) SECOND PERIOD Que Joe Sakic (6 PP) - Owen Nolan (6), Kerry Huffman (2) THIRD PERIOD Que Valeri Kamensky (5) - Scott Young (1), Mats Sundin (7) Que Joe Sakic (7) - Kerry Huffman (3), Mike Hough (4) Que Joe Sakic (8) - Owen Nolan (7), Curtis Lechyshyn (2) Que Mike Ricci (3) - Dwayne Norris (2), Kerry Huffman (4)
Quebec Nordiques - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ron Hextall 24 23 96% .958
Quebec Nordiques - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Steven Finn 25:13 0 1 2 0 0 Alexei Gusarov 12:09 0 0 1 0 0 Kerry Huffman 22:18 0 3 3 0 0 Curtis Lechyshyn 22:24 0 1 3 1 2 Craig Wolanin 21:38 0 0 2 1 2 Adam Foote 14:25 0 1 1 0 2 Gino Cavallini 9:45 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Hough 13:56 0 3 4 1 0 Valeri Kamensky 19:51 1 0 2 6 0 Claude Lapointe 6:27 0 0 0 0 0 Mike Ricci 16:30 2 0 2 6 2 Joe Sakic 19:16 4 0 3 7 2 Mats Sundin 20:36 0 1 2 1 2 Andrei Kovalenko 7:06 0 0 0 2 0 Owen Nolan 21:27 0 2 3 7 0 Dwayne Norris 9:07 0 1 1 2 0 Herb Raglan 9:32 0 0 0 0 0 Scott Young 19:00 0 1 1 2 0
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Wendell Young 36 29 81% .806
Tampa Bay Lightning - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Shawn Chambers 14:28 0 0 -2 0 0 Doug Crossman 0:30 0 0 0 0 0 Roman Hamrlik 23:24 0 0 -2 2 0 Marc Bergevin 22:12 0 0 -1 1 0 Rob Ramage 15:23 0 0 -3 1 0 Robert Svehla 21:37 0 0 -2 2 0 Mikael Andersson 24:05 0 1 -2 3 2 Mike Hartman 21:33 0 0 -3 2 4 Basil McRae 13:49 0 0 -1 1 0 Brian Bradley 20:57 0 1 -2 4 0 Adam Creighton 22:19 0 0 -3 2 2 Ken Hodge 19:39 1 0 -1 4 0 Jason Lafreniere 6:41 0 0 0 0 0 Igor Larionov 15:20 0 0 -1 0 0 Bryan Trottier 5:32 0 0 0 0 0 Jock Callander 14:33 0 0 -2 0 0 Danton Cole 15:12 0 0 -2 1 0 Rob DiMaio 18:12 0 0 -3 1 0

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Sakic's 4 Point Performance Dooms Lightning

Quebec - Different venue. Different night. Same result. Joe Sakic's dominance against Tampa doomed the Lightning for another night. Sakic lead all skaters with 4 points (2 goals, 2 assists).

"The guy is unreal. He is going to be something special." said Tampa Associate Coach Wayne Cashman. "We game planned for him, but he still managed to go off."

Leading 3-0 after two periods, it looked like a repeat from their last game, except this time, the Lightning showed some heart in the final period.

After a scrum between Rob Ramage and Adam Foote, that saw both men get 15 penalty minutes apiece, the Lightning began to play with a sense of urgency. Danton Cole scored his 3rd goal of the season after a nifty between the legs pass from Mikael Andersson.

However, the Nordiques kept the pressure on, going off for 18 shots in the last 10 minutes of the game, totaling 41 for the night.

Andrei Kovalenko and Sakic both scored in the last period, making the game 5-1.

Showing the heart that was missing in their last contest, the Lightning fired back on the powerplay when Adam Creighton beat Ron Hextall, making the final tally 5-2.

"We have to keep battling. Can't get down on our record (2-8-0) this early. The season is long, and we will start to see some success." said Tampa LW Mike Hartman.

"Yes, we are an expansion team, but we have talent in this room." said Mikael Andersson, who led all forwards with 20:42 of playing time.

The Lightning will have today off, before they play the storied Montral Canadiens.

Tampa Bay Lightning at Quebec Nordiques
Oct 27, 1993 1 2 3 F TAM (2-7-0 4 PTS) 0 0 2 2 QUE (3-4-1 7 PTS) 2 1 2 5 Three Stars QUE - Joe Sakic G: 2 A: 2 QUE: Adam Foote G:0 A:2 QUE - Alexei Gusarov G:0 A:1	Team Stats Comparison TAM QUE Shots on Goal 41 28 Hits 27 16 Faceoffs Won-Lost 24 23 Penalty Minutes 38 28 Power Plays Converted 0 1 Power Play Opportunities 7 12 Time on Attack
Scoring Summary FIRST PERIOD QUE Joe Sakic (9) - Adam Foote (4), Alexei Gusarov (2) QUE Owen Nolan (4) - Joe Sakic (6), Kerry Huffman (5) SECOND PERIOD QUE Mike Ricci (4 SH) - Mats Sundin (8), Adam Foote (5) THIRD PERIOD TAM Danton Cole (3) - Mikael Andersson (4), Joe Reekie (3) QUE Andrei Kovalenko (1) - Joe Sakic (7), Gino Cavallini (3) QUE Joe Sakic (10) - Mike Hough (5), Andrei Kovalenko (2) TAM Adam Creighton (2 PP) - Brian Bradley (7)
Tampa Bay Lightning - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Wendell Young 41 36 88% .878
Tampa Bay Lightning - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Shawn Chambers 20:18 0 0 -2 1 0 Roman Hamrlik 22:!5 0 0 0 0 0 Joe Reekie 17:25 0 1 -2 0 5 Marc Bergevin 17:01 0 0 -2 1 0 Rob Ramage 12:43 0 0 -1 1 15 Robert Svehla 23:43 0 0 -1 3 2 Mikael Andersson 20:42 0 1 -1 4 0 Stu Grimson 16:08 0 0 -1 1 0 Mike Hartman 13:39 0 0 -1 0 0 Basil McRae 9:01 0 0 -1 0 2 Brian Bradley 20:33 0 1 -1 2 0 Adam Creighton 19:56 1 0 -1 5 0 Ken Hodge 13:56 0 0 -1 3 2 Jason Lafreniere 11:28 0 0 0 2 0 Igor Larionov 12:54 0 0 -2 0 2 Tim Bergland 15:51 0 0 -1 2 0 Danton Cole 15:04 1 0 -1 2 0 Rob DiMaio 11:53 0 0 -1 1 0
Quebec Nordiques - Goalies GOALIES SHOTS SAVES SV % GAA Ron Hextall 28 26 93% .929
Quebec Nordiques - Skaters SKATERS TOI G A +/- SOG PIM Brian Glynn 19:11 0 0 -1 3 4 Alexei Gusarov 21:21 0 1 4 0 2 Kerry Huffman 19:49 0 1 1 3 2 Curtis Lechyshyn 21:36 0 0 0 4 2 Craig Wolanin 19:05 0 0 -1 0 0 Adam Foote 17:43 0 2 4 0 17 Gino Cavallini 6:46 0 1 1 0 0 Mike Hough 15:58 0 1 3 0 0 Valeri Kamensky 13:12 0 0 -1 3 0 Scott Pearson 10:12 0 0 0 2 5 Claude Lapointe 9:07 0 0 0 1 2 Mike Ricci 16:59 1 0 1 5 0 Joe Sakic 19:19 2 2 4 4 2 Mats Sundin 24:16 0 1 1 2 0 Andrei Kovalenko 6:51 1 1 2 3 0 Owen Nolan 24:02 1 0 2 4 2 Herb Raglan 6:45 0 0 0 1 0 Scott Young 11:38 0 0 -1 1 0