| Whether or not the Tampa Bay Lightning
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| | Minnesota and Calgary are lurking with 79
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| finish atop the NHLs Southeast Division
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| | points apiece. The Canucks, 21-9-2 at
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| will probably depend on how it concludes
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| | home, have won two straight 4-3
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| a current season-long six-game road trip.
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| | decisions. The latest was a clutch
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| Part III of the venture takes place
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| | shootout victory over the Wild on Sunday
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| Tuesday night when Coach John Tortorellas
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| | that improved their OT record to a
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| team visits Vancouver in one of 10 games
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| | remarkable 14-5. Theres a lot of tight
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| on the schedule.
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| | games, said Daniel Sedin, who beat
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| The Lightning split the first two games
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| | goaltender Nicklas Backstrom in the sixth
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| of the trip, beating Washington 5-4 in
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| | round of the shootout to win it. A lot of
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| overtime on March 1 and losing 6-2 at
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| | games going into overtime and shootouts
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| Florida two nights later, and take a
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| | and if we hadnt won those we wouldnt be
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| 37-26-4 record into GM Place. Tampa Bay
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| | in the race now.
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| still has to travel to Edmonton, Calgary
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| | Sedin leads Vancouver in goals (29) and
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| and Toronto before returning home to face
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| | points (63). Tampa Bay features two of
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| Buffalo on March 16.
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| | the leagues leading scorers in Vincent
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| Southeast Division teams have been
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| | Lecavalier (42 goals, 36 assists) and
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| toasted by the Canucks, Oilers and Flames
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| | Martin St. Louis (39, 50), so Canucks
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| this season, winning just one of 11
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| | goalie Roberto Luongo can expect a busy
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| games. That statistic doesnt bode well
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| | night.
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| for Tampa Bay, which sits tied with
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| | lists the Canucks at -140 and the total
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| Atlanta for first place in the Southeast
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| | at 5.5 goals. Considering the Lightning
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| Division with 78 points.
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| | allowed 10 goals in the last two games,
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| Vancouver leads the Northwest Division
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| | the over is enticing.
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| with a 38-22-5 mark for 81 points, but
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