[0] KINGS JUST CAN'T SOLVE LIGHTNING : BLUNDERS ADD UP IN LOSS TO TAMPA.Byline: Tim Trepany Daily News Staff Writer Maybe if they ask nicely, the rest of the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there teams will unravel what so far has been one big mystery to the Kings. How to beat the lowly Tampa Bay Lightning The Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional ice hockey team based in Tampa, Florida, USA. It is a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). . The Lightning came limping into the Forum to play the Kings on Thursday night. It had the worst record in the NHL, having lost nine of its previous 10 games, had the league's worst power play and was tired from playing the Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Mighty Ducks is a half-hour Disney animated series aired on ABC and The Disney Afternoon in the fall of 1996. Twenty-six episodes total were produced. the night before. None of that seemed to matter to the Kings, who were beaten 2-1 before an announced 11,610 fans. ``We looked like we were the team that played last night,'' Kings coach Larry Robinson For U.S. basketball player, see Larry Robinson (basketball). Larry Clark Robinson (born June 2 1951, in Winchester, Ontario, Canada) was a star player and a coach in the National Hockey League. He is currently an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils. said. ``We looked like we had our feet in cement.'' The Lightning got goals from Patrick Poulin Patrick Poulin (born April 23, 1973 in Vanier, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 634 games in the National Hockey League between 1991 and 2002. and Alexander Selivanov Alexander Selivanov (born 23 March, 1971) is a professional ice hockey right winger who has played in the NHL and also in various Euopean leagues. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, 140th overall, by the Philadelphia Flyers as an over-ager. - the latter's a product of the team's usually inept power play - to hand the Kings their sixth loss in their past eight games. While the Lightning has struggled mightily this season, it has the Kings' number. That one victory Tampa Bay Tampa Bay, inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, 25 mi (40 km) long and 7 to 12 mi (11.3–19 km) wide, W Fla., separated from the Gulf by numerous small islands; it receives the Hillsborough River. St. had in its previous 10 games was a 3-0 shutout over the Kings on Nov. 19. ``Thank God we don't see them the rest of the year,'' Kings goalie Byron Dafoe Byron Dafoe (born February 25, 1971, in Worthing in Sussex, England) is a Canadian [1] former National Hockey League goaltender. Between 1992 and 2004, he played for the Boston Bruins, Washington Capitals, Los Angeles Kings and Atlanta Thrashers. said. Dafoe, starting in place of injured Stephane Fiset (abdominal strain), entered with the NHL's fifth-best save percentage (.918) and has surrendered two goals or less in eight of his 11 starts, but his glaring miscue mis·cue n. 1. Games A stroke in billiards that misses or just brushes the ball because of a slip of the cue. 2. A mistake. intr.v. mis·cued, mis·cu·ing, mis·cues 1. helped the Lightning score. When Lightning center Brian Bradley sent the puck along the rear board to Dino Ciccarelli, Dafoe went behind the net to try to intercept the pass. He couldn't get it, however, and Ciccarelli sent the puck in front to Poulin, who scored on the open net at 6 minutes, 35 seconds of the first period. ``Nine out of 10 times I can get there,'' Dafoe said. ``I misjudged it. . . . Unfortunately, in a 2-1 game that is an important goal, but I'm not going to change my style (of) going after the puck.'' The Kings generated little offense to support Dafoe. Stymied by Tampa Bay's dumping defensive game, they took only 29 shots and failed to take advantage of a two-man advantage the lasted 59 seconds in the second period. ``Tampa Bay is a frustrating team to play,'' Robinson said. ``We had no room in the middle of the ice, yet we consistently tried to make plays through the middle. . . . I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how many blue-line turnovers we had.'' The Kings' goal came from an unlikely source. Defenseman Jaroslav Modry, a healthy scratch in the previous six games, scored on a wrist shot from the right point on a power play. The shot deflected off the backside of Tampa Bay defenseman Igor Ulanov and into the net, tying the score 1-1 at 19:05 of the first period. It was the second goal of the season for Modry. The Lightning answered back with a power-play goal of its own. Selivanov, charging down right wing, collected the rebound off a shot by Drew Bannister and beat Dafoe at 8:18 of the second. It was only the 14th goal Tampa Bay has scored out of 115 man advantages. The Kings were left with five defensemen after Sean O'Donnell was ejected midway through the first period. His infraction Violation or infringement; breach of a statute, contract, or obligation. The term infraction is frequently used in reference to the violation of a particular statute for which the penalty is minor, such as a parking infraction. INFRACTION. ? Not dressing properly. O'Donnell's jersey was pulled off while fighting Brantt Myhres, violating a rule instituted this season saying players who don't fasten their jerseys and then lose them completely during a fight will automatically receive a game misconduct. Jerseys attach to the pants with velcro and a snap. ``I don't think the snap was done,'' O'Donnell said. The rule was instituted because enforcers such as Buffalo's Rob Ray routinely slipped out of their jerseys during fights so their opponents couldn't tie up their arms. ``I find it a stupid rule, myself,'' Robinson said. Notes: Although Kings general manager Sam McMaster staunchly denied earlier this week talking to the New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York, U.S.A. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). about left wing Luc Robitaille, the Rangers have scouted four of the past five Kings games. The Rangers are shopping Robitaille and are interested in acquiring Kevin Stevens, according to an NHL source. Each player is struggling to score goals and is making about $3 million. . . . Kings defenseman Doug Zmolek was a healthy scratch for the first time this season because Robinson wanted to rest him. . . . The Kings will announce Monday a $1 million grant, to be paid over six years, to the YMCA YMCA in full Young Men's Christian Association Nonsectarian, nonpolitical Christian lay movement that aims to develop high standards of Christian character among its members. . It will fund youth roller-hockey leagues in the Los Angeles area. . . . The Kings are asking fans to bring an unwrapped toy to Saturday's game against the Colorado Avalanche. The toys will be given to needy children for the holidays. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Kings defenseman Matt Johnson has a bloody eye to show for a first-period tangle in front of the goal against Tampa Bay. Tom Mendoza / Daily News |
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