PALFFY ADDED TO LIST OF WOUNDED; FRONT-LINE PLAYER SITS OUT FOR KINGS : KINGS 3, TAMPA BAY 3.Byline: Matt McHale Staff Writer A night after disputing the reason for getting pulled from the lineup, Ziggy Palffy missed Saturday night's Kings game against the 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). with back spasms. It was tied 3-3 after regulation play. Losing a front-line player this season is an old story for the Kings, who just got back Luc Robitaille This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It needs to be expanded. * It may need copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. and still await Jozef Stumpel and Stephane Fiset Stephane Fiset (born June 17, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is an ice hockey goaltender who is retired. Playing career Fiset was drafted in the 2nd round 24th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Quebec Nordiques. to return from injuries. Palffy has been the only constant in his first season since coming over from the New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, a hamlet located on Long Island in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. . He is tied for sixth in the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. with 27 points. In his six-year career, Palffy has missed just three games. That's why the Staples Center This article has multiple issues: * Its neutrality is disputed. * It may contain original research or unverifiable claims. * It does not cite any references or sources. crowd of 17,407 let out a collective groan when the club announced that Palffy would not be playing. This was the same Palffy who left the locker room in a huff after playing just five of the final 25 minutes in Friday's 1-1 tie with the 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. . After the game, Kings coach Andy Murray said Palffy asked out of the lineup because of the flu, which has hit the club hard and forced defenseman Aki Berg Aki-Petteri Berg (born July 28, 1977 in Turku, Finland) is a Finnish professional hockey defenceman. He currently plays for the Finnish SM-liiga's TPS. He was drafted third overall by the Los Angeles Kings in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. to miss Saturday's game. Palffy denied the conversation ever took place. Saturday, Palffy awoke with back spasms, which team physician Ronald Kvitne said has been bothering him the past few weeks. ``With Luc and Stumpy out, he has been carrying the team on his back,'' Kvitne said. ``It's finally caught up with him. That would hurt anyone's back.'' Palffy is expected to return Wednesday against the expansion Atlanta Thrashers The Atlanta Thrashers are a professional ice hockey team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). Their home arena is Philips Arena. at the Staples Center. He will undergo physical therapy today at the club's Iceoplex training facility. Without him Saturday, the Kings (14-7-6) tied for the second straight game. The second line stepped up with two goals from Glen Murray Glen Murray may refer to:
But Tampa Bay scored twice in the final 2:22, including a game-tying goal by Stan Drulia with 24 seconds left in regulation. The Kings' first goal came five minutes into the game when Murray deflected a Bryan Smolinski blast past Lightning goaltender Dan Cloutier for his 10th goal. Murray also scored the Kings only goal against the Mighty Ducks, but Saturday the club seemed to have far more movement on offense. His goal came after the Kings took a 5-on-3 man advantage. First, Lightning left-wing Reid Simpson was called for boarding. Then, the Tampa Bay bench was whistled for abusing the officials. It was just the Kings third power play goal in their last 41 attempts and gave them the look that they could win without Palffy. There also were concerns the ice surface might be uneven since the Clippers played a basketball game in the afternoon. Doubleheaders at the Great Western Forum often left the ice surface mushy mush·y adj. mush·i·er, mush·i·est 1. Resembling mush in consistency; soft. 2. Informal a. Excessively sentimental. See Synonyms at sentimental. b. . A basketball to hockey conversion is far more difficult logistically, but the Staples Center staff did it in two hours and 11 minutes. Further proof of an improve surface came midway through the first period when Vladimr Tsyplakov, who replaced Palffy on the Kings first line, scored to make it 2-0. Tsyplakov had taken over when Robitaille went down last month with a broken left foot. It was his fifth goal. That might have been enough for the Kings, who defeated the Lightning 5-2 on the road in the opening weekend of the season. But under new coach Steve Ludzik, Tampa Bay is showing signs of life. The Lightning impressed Murray and his staff Wednesday when they came from behind to defeat the Ducks 4-2 at the Pond. The Ducks were seeking their first three-game winning streak of the season, but Darcy Tucker scored two goals to put the game away. Saturday night, the Lightning against didn't quit. With 12:36 left in the second period, Todd Warriner scored his fourth of the season make it a one-goal game. Warriner took a back-hand cross-ice pass from Dan Kesa and fired it past Kings goalie Jamie Storr. CAPTION(S): photo PHOTO Kings goalie Jamie Storr blocks a shot by the Lightning's Stan Drulia in the first period. Kevork Djansezian/Associated Press |
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