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© St. Petersburg Times, published March 20, 2003
WHEN/WHERE: 10:30; Staples Center, Los Angeles.
TV/RADIO: Sunshine; WDAE-AM 620.
THE LOWDOWN: Lightning G Nikolai Khabibulin practiced after missing Monday's game and Tuesday's practice with a stomach virus. ... D Dan Boyle did not practice because of a stomach virus. ... Six Kings players -- forwards Jason Allison, Adam Deadmarsh, Steve Heinze, Ken Belanger and Michael Cammalleri, and goaltender Felix Potvin -- are sidelined because of post-concussion syndrome. ... The Kings are 3-6-1 in their past 10 games overall and 2-4-0 in their past six at home. ... The Lightning is 4-0-2 in its past six and 11-2-4 in its past 17. It is 4-1-2 in its past seven on the road. ... Los Angeles RW Ziggy Palffy has one goal in seven games. ... Khabibulin is on a personal- and team-best 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2). ... Entering Wednesday, Lightning LW Vinny Prospal was tied for fourth in the league with 51 assists. ... The Lightning is 12-15-7-2 on the road. The Kings are 18-17-1-0 at home. ... This is the second of two meetings. Tampa Bay won 4-2 on March 12 at the St. Pete Times Forum. ... The Lightning leads the series 13-5-1 and is 8-1-1 in Los Angeles, where it hasn't lost since November 1997 (3-0-1).
-- Compiled by Damian Cristodero.