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Tonight: Lightning vs. Maple Leafs

By Times Staff Writer
Published February 26, 2004

WHEN/WHERE: 7; St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa.

TV/RADIO: Sunshine; WDAE-AM 620. THE SERIES: The third of four meetings this season; 0-1-1-0. The Lightning trails 8-25-2-2.

KEY INJURIES: Toronto - RW Wade Belak (knee, out); LW Gary Roberts (leg, questionable). Tampa Bay - D Jassen Cullimore (shoulder, questionable).

THE LOWDOWN: Maple Leafs G Ed Belfour is expected to make his first start after missing seven games with a sprained back. The Lightning is 2-15-1-1 against the Leafs in Tampa and is winless in its past four (0-3-1-0). Tampa Bay is 7-0-1-1 in its past nine games at home. Entering Wednesday's game at Florida, the Maple Leafs were 6-0-1-0 in their past seven on the road and were tied for second in the league with 44 road points (18-7-7-1). Toronto had the league's No. 3 road power play at 19.7 percent. Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin led the league with nine winning goals before Wednesday. Roberts was second in the league with a 23.2 shooting percentage before Wednesday. Toronto was the league's third-most penalized team with an average of 18.1 minutes. Its 296 power plays were sixth most in the league.

- Compiled by Damian Cristodero.

[Last modified February 26, 2004, 01:31:33]

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