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Tonight: Lightning vs. Capitals
By Times staff writer
© St. Petersburg Times published February 17, 2003
WHEN/WHERE: 7; St. Pete Times Forum, 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa.
TV/RADIO: Sunshine; WDAE-AM 620.
THE LOWDOWN: Capitals RW Jaromir Jagr is tied for third in the league in goals (31) and tied for sixth in points (65). ... Teammate Sergei Gonchar leads all defensemen with 38 assists and is second with 51 points, one behind St. Louis' Al MacInnis. The Lightning's Dan Boyle is tied for third in points with 41. ... Jagr, Gonchar and Michael Nylander are the only Capitals with 50 or more points. Tampa Bay has a league-high four (Brad Richards, C Vinny Lecavalier, C Vinny Prospal and RW Martin St. Louis). ... Capitals G Olaf Kolzig, who sat out Saturday's 2-1 victory against the Panthers, has a 2.27 goals-against average, sixth among those with at least 45 games. ... Nylander's 288 consecutive games played are second-longest (Toronto D Robert Svehla, 358). ... This is the last of Lightning LW Andre Roy's three-game suspension for shoving officials Tuesday after a fight with Islanders RW Eric Godard. ... Washington has won six of 10; Tampa Bay four of 10 with two ties. ... The Lightning is 1-3 vs. Washington this season; this is their final game. The Lightning is 11-34-6 all-time vs. the Capitals. ... Tampa Bay is 15-7-3-3 at home. The Capitals are 11-13-6-1 on the road. ... Bucs coach Jon Gruden will drop the ceremonial first puck.
-- Compiled by Bruce Lowitt.
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