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Injuries still plaguing Flames: Robyn Regehr joined the growing list of injured Calgary Flames at the worst possible time. Regehr nearly missed the Stanley Cup finale Monday night, because of what coach Darryl Sutter said was an ankle sprain. The defenseman was reportedly seen leaving the Saddledome after Game 6 on Saturday with his left foot in a cast. Regehr played 22:05 Monday night, but wasn't as effective as usual. "In the end, we ran out of gas. ... The longer the series went the tougher it was going to be," Sutter said. "I think we tried to summon all we could in terms of energy. In the end, they had more legs than we did." The Flames were without forward Shean Donovan for the second straight game. He injured his right leg in Game 5 when Lightning defenseman Jassen Cullimore fell on it.
Happy owner: It's one championship down, and one to go for Lightning owner Bill Davidson. The 81-year-old billionaire who purchased the newly crowned NHL champions five years ago also owns the Detroit Pistons, who hold a 1-0 lead over the favored Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals. Davidson, who lives in Detroit, rarely sees the Lightning in person, but followed the team's playoff run closely on television.
Rare comeback: The Lightning became just the fifth team to win the Cup after losing Game 5 to fall behind 3-2. The others were the 1950 Detroit Red Wings, 1964 Toronto Maple Leafs, 1971 Montreal Canadiens and 2001 Colorado Avalanche. "After losing Game 5, we knew we had a big mountain to climb. But we believed we could do it," goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin said. "We won Game 6 going back [to Calgary]. I think the best thing that can happen is winning the Cup at home." This was the 13th Game 7 in Cup final history. The home team has won 11 of them.
Associated Press