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(Sports Network) - Regular season success against the Washington Capitals has been hard to come by for the Tampa Bay Lightning. jerseys from china . They hope their domination of the reigning Southeast Division champions in last years postseason can reverse that trend. The Lightning look to beat the Capitals tonight for just the fourth time in their last 15 regular season trips to the Verizon Center in a rematch of last years Eastern Conference semifinals. You can see the game on TSN2 and TSN Mobile TV beginning at 7pm et/4pm pt. The Capitals own an 11-2-1 mark over the Lightning in the past 14 home games in this series and 20 of the last 26 meetings overall, but that does not include last seasons sweep by the Lightning in the playoffs second round. Another postseason rematch did not go Tampa Bays way on Saturday, however, as the Lightning dropped a 4-1 test in Boston in a rematch of last years conference finals. Martin St. Louis scored for the second time in as many games, but the Bruins Tim Thomas made 25 saves. "He made key saves at the right times and those were the moments where we could have kept it tight," Lightning head coach Guy Boucher said about Thomas. Mathieu Garon was not as successful, allowing four goals on 42 shots. Boucher is likely to go back to Dwayne Roloson in net tonight after he helped backstop Tampa to a 5-1 win over the Hurricanes on Friday at the start of this season- opening five-game road trip. Washington is coming off a victory of its own over Carolina, a 4-3 overtime triumph on Saturday night. Defenseman Mike Green netted the game-winner on the power play, while Alexander Semin, Jason Chimera and Brooks Laich also found the back of the net. "I think we started a little bit slow," said Green. "It seemed like we were a little bit nervous, I think it was because we were in our building. Once we settled down and started finishing out checks and getting on the forecheck, we tired them out and I felt that paid off in overtime." Michal Neuvirth posted 28 saves to claim the victory in Washingtons season opener, but Tomas Vokoun is expected to make his Caps debut tonight. The free agent signing is 4-0-1 with a 1.55 goals-against average in his last five versus the Lightning. Vokoun could have an easy time of things tonight if Semin continues his scoring pace over the Lightning. The winger had seven goals and nine points in last years season series. Tampa Bays Steven Stamkos and Alex Ovechkin of Washington are both looking for their first goals of the season. Stamkos 96 goals since the start of the 2009-10 season are the most in the league over that time, while Ovechkins 82 are third. nfl jerseys china . Olivieri, at city hall to help kick off ticket sales for the Aug. 5-24 event to be held in four Canadian cities, said Wednesday that Canada has a new generation of talent on the rise that can make its name just as Sinclair did at the same event in 2002 in Edmonton. cheap jerseys from china .S. on June 21 in Sacramento, Calif., as part of the IRB Pacific Nations Cup. OAKLAND, Calif. -- Thirty minutes after fueling Golden States largest fourth-quarter comeback in more than 50 years, Klay Thompson pointed to a halftime speech by teammate Jermaine ONeal as the difference. It turns out the Warriors backup big man knew just what buttons to push. Thompson made four 3-pointers during the dramatic fourth, Stephen Curry added a pair of shots from beyond the arc down the stretch and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 27 points down in the second half to beat the Toronto Raptors 112-103 Tuesday night. Oracle Arena erupted at the final buzzer after being a den of silence for much of the game. Team owner Joe Lacob and general manager Bob Myers ducked into a private room and let out a loud shout while the Warriors celebrated the NBAs biggest comeback this season while jogging off the court. Afterward, all anyone wanted to talk about was ONeals pep talk. "(He) gave a great speech at halftime," Thompson said. "Honestly, that was what was our turning point. It wasnt in the fourth quarter or the third quarter. It was at halftime." No one would reveal what ONeal said. Golden States comeback from 18 points down after three quarters was its biggest since storming back from a 19-point deficit to beat the Boston Celtics 126-124 on Feb. 9, 1962. Warriors coach Mark Jackson, never at a loss for words, could only smile. "This being my third year here, there has not been a bigger win," Jackson said. "We were not sharp, we were not crisp and we allowed (Toronto) to get it going. To our credit, we began to defend." And score. Thompson finished with 22 points and seven assists, nearly matching Currys 27 and 10. David Lee added 18 points and eight rebounds for the Warriors. Toronto led 75-48 with 9:20 left in the third quarter when Golden State began inching back. The Warriors trimmed the gap to 88-70 heading into the fourth then stormed back behind an onslaught of 3-pointers. Golden State made eight 3s over the final 12 minutes, the last coming from Harrison Barnes with 47.2 seconds remaining to give the Warriors a 109-103 lead. "Its one of those where they started hitting the 3 in the third quarter and we couldnt turn the water off," Toronto coach Dwane Casey said. "We did an excellent job in the first three quarters and then we couldnt score in the fourth quarter." DeMar DeRozan had 26 points to pace Toronto, which lost its fourth straight. Kyle Lowry added 20 points and nine aassists despite being knocked out of the game briefly following a collision with Warriors centre Andrew Bogut. cheap nfl jerseys. Golden State was down and nearly out before storming back. The Raptors scored 65 points in the first half and were scoring almost at will against a Golden State defence that had allowed 100 points or more in six straight games. Toronto made it seven despite scoring just nine points over the final 8:45. That cold snap opened the door for the Warriors biggest comeback of the season and extended the Raptors losing streak in Oakland to nine games. Curry nearly brought his team back in record-breaking fashion. He made three 3-pointers and needs three more to break Jason Richardsons franchise record of 700. He got plenty of support in draining 3s. Thompson went 6 of 12 from beyond the arc, Barnes added two and Draymond Green had one. "Were shooters," Thompson said. "It just happened to be a night where we were all missing at the same time, and then it turned out we were hitting at the same time." Barnes finished with 19 points, while ONeal added 11 points and eight rebounds off the bench. The Warriors were sloppy on both ends of the court in the first quarter when the Raptors built a 17-point lead. Rudy Gay and Lowry had seven points apiece as part of a 22-5 run by Toronto. Lowry, who had 11 points in the opening 12 minutes, capped the streak with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from 26 feet. Barnes helped Golden State chip away at the lead. He scored nine of the teams first 11 points then added three free throws to pull the Warriors within 48-39. Torontos Steve Novak answered with three 3s in 97 seconds, Lowry added a driving layup and Toronto took a 65-48 halftime lead. The Raptors were still comfortably ahead late in the third quarter when Lowry dropped to the floor after colliding with Bogut. Lowry lay in the key for several moments, then stood up and took a few steps before sitting back down on the court. He was eventually helped to his feet and walked slowly off the court with the help of a pair of Toronto assistants. Lowry returned with 10:40 left in the fourth quarter -- right in the middle of Golden States best run of the night. NOTES: Toronto had not scored more than 56 points in any half until its first-half eruption. ... Golden State is 3-0 when ONeal scores in double figures. ... Raptors forward Amir Johnson (16 points, 10 rebounds) has double-doubles in each of his past two games against the Warriors. wholesale nfl jerseys cheap jerseys from china ' ' ' 



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