From: wilson@cs.ucf.edu (tom wilson)
Subject: LIGHTNING NEWS: Calgary vs. TB 11/14
Organization: University of Central Florida, Orlando
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 04:54:36 GMT

CAL - 1 1 3 - 5
TB  - 2 1 0 - 3

1 - CAL Lindberg 4    (Suter, Otto)             3:54
    TB  Creighton 4   (Bergevin, Zamuner)       5:06
    TB  Bradley 11    (Jablonski!!!, Bergevin) 16:59

2 - CAL Suter 4       (Ranheim)                 2:18 (sh)
    TB  Creighton 5   (Crossman, Ramage)       13:09 (pp)

3 - CAL Nieuwendyk 11 (Roberts, Makarov)        2:35
    CAL Nieuwendyk 12 (Makarov, Roberts)       14:54
    CAL Roberts 11    (Makarov)                19:36 (en)

Shots on goal: CAL  5-13-9--27
               TB  13-12-7--32
Power plays:   CAL 0 of 2
               TB  1 of 6
Goalies:       CAL Vernon 7-5-0, 32 shots, 29 saves
               TB  Jablonski 6-3-2, 26 shots, 22 saves
Attendance:    10,425 (5th sellout)

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* Flames slide by Lightning, 5-3

Calgary center Joe Nieuwendyk broke a 3-3 tie at 14:54 in the third period, and
the Flames went on to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 5-3, Saturday night at Expo
Hall before a sellout crowd of 10,425.

Tampa Bay (9-9-2) lost for the first time in six games but remains atop the
Norris Division. Calgary (12-6-2) moved into a first-place tie with Los Angeles
in the Smythe Division.

Nieuwendyk's goal was his second of the night and 12th of the season. He scored
with a quick wrist shot off Chris Lindberg's centering pass, putting the game
out of reach.

Nieuwendyk tied the game earlier in the third period when he sent in a
deflected shot off goalie Pat Jablonski at 2:55.

Jablonski stopped 27 shots as the Lightning outshot the Flames, 32-27.

"Jablonski put in another solid game," said Lightning coach Terry Crisp. "It
was a seesaw battle. Both teams had their chances to put away the game."

Tampa Bay did a solid job of checking and pressuring Calgary, but missed
assignments cost the Lightning the game.

"You can't let Nieuwendyk get loose in the game," said Crisp. "I've seen him do
it so many times."

Brian Bradley scored his 11th goal of the season to put the Lightning up, 2-1,
in the first period. Bradley put Tampa Bay ahead at 16:59 with a one-on-three
break. Weaving through traffic, Bradley netteed his backhander with a shot from
the left post to beat Calgary goaltender Mike Vernon, who failed to make the
save with his outstretched glove. It was Bradley's eighth consecutive point in
as many games.

Chris Lindberg scored Calgary's only goal of the first period when he picked up
a rebound, carried it through the slot and beat Jablonski on his stick side at
16:06.

Just over a minute later, Adam Creighton scored his fourth goal of the season
with a wrist shot past Vernon's outstretched glove at 5:08. Creighton picked
up the puck off a Marc Bergevin deflection from the right point.

The teams exchanged goals in the second period with Calgary netting a
shorthanded goal at 2:18. It was the first such goal Tampa Bay has given up
this season.

A pass to the point on the Tampa Bay power play bounced out of the Calgary
zone and was picked up by Paul Ranheim. Ranheim got Jablonski to commit on
the fake shot and sent the puck across the crease to the waiting Gary Suter,
who shot his fourth goal of the season into an empty net.

"They're a good team, they play hard and they're well-coached," said Calgary
coach Dave King. "It was an unbelievable effort [by Tampa Bay]. They played
last night and bouncedd back to play us today. They probably could have won
the game."

King said his players were a little surprised by the effort and talent of the
Lightning.

"Yeah, I think so. You can shot guys videotape and give them scouting reports,
but...there are some good players who are getting a chance at a leading role
when they've always been in a supporting position, and they are responding
well."

Tampa Bay bounced back with a power-play goal by Creighton, his second of the
night. Doug Crossman's slapshot from the right point bounced up in front of
the goal off Vernon's stick and Creighton knocked the airborne puck past Vernon
at 13:09, putting the Lightning up, 3-2.

Creighton now has a point in six of his last eight games (4-4-8).

"I'm playing the same way, I'm just converting on my chances," Creighton said
of his recent performance.

"Against Ottawa [Friday night] we weren't in the game and we won it," said
Creighton. "Tonight we were in the game and we lose."

Tom
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