Nov 18, 2008 - 8:32 AM
0 shoutsFlorida (6-9-1) at Tampa Bay (5-7-5), 7:30 pm EST
TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Rich Tocchet failed to make a good first impression as the new coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Tocchet and the struggling Lightning look to snap a four-game losing streak when the club hosts the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
Tampa Bay dismissed Barry Melrose 16 games into the season hoping Tocchet - an 18-year coaching veteran - could fix one of the league's floundering squads. Yet, with a loss in this game the Lightning will find themselves at square one by matching their season-opening, five-game skid (0-2-3).
They are coming off a 3-2 shootout loss to the Carolina Hurricanes on Sunday in Tocchet's debut. Martin St. Louis scored and captain Vincent Lecavalier ended a six-game goalless streak, but Tampa Bay was not able to rebound from a 4-3 shortcoming against the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday.
Prior to that contest, the Lightning were vanquished by the Panthers, who used two goals by Gregory Campbell and tallies from Nathan Horton and defenseman Bryan McCabe en route to recording a 4-0 win on Tuesday.
Tocchet has inserted rookie Steven Stamkos to the Lecavalier-St. Louis line.
The move could be a confidence builder for the top overall pick in June's draft, who has gone eight games without a point since his two-goal night in Buffalo on October 30.
Florida had a two-game win streak snapped and failed to win three in a row for the first time this season after the Red Wings skated to a 3-2 win on Friday.
From the Bleachers
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FLORIDA: 4
TAMPA BAY: 3
Final - 2OT
Nov 18 10:11 PM -
NHL
FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
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FLORIDA 2 1 0 0 (1) 4
TAMPA BAY 0 1 2 0 (0) 3 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - BRYAN MCCABE 2 (GREGORY CAMPBELL, RADEK DVORAK) 7:50
FLA - (PP) D
Nov 18 10:11 PM -
FLORIDA: 3
TAMPA BAY: 3
End of OT
Nov 18 10:07 PM -
FLORIDA: 3
TAMPA BAY: 3
End of Regulation
Nov 18 9:58 PM -
NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 3
3RD PRD: TAM - STEVE EMINGER 1 (JUSSI JOKINEN) 17:09
Nov 18 9:56 PM -
NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 2
3RD PRD: TAM - EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 1 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, STEVE EMINGER)
3:44
Nov 18 9:30 PM -
FLORIDA: 3
TAMPA BAY: 1
End of 2nd
Nov 18 9:05 PM -
NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 1
2ND PRD: TAM - RADIM VRBATA 1 (STEVE EMINGER, STEVEN STAMKOS) 14:42
Nov 18 8:58 PM -
NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 0
2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) BRYAN MCCABE 3 (NATHAN HORTON, JAY BOUWMEESTER)
9:55
Nov 18 8:46 PM -
FLORIDA: 2
TAMPA BAY: 0
End of 1st
Nov 18 8:18 PM -
NHL
FLORIDA 2
TAMPA BAY 0
1ST PRD: FLA - (PP) DAVID BOOTH 8 (STEPHEN WEISS, BRYAN MCCABE) 19:43
Nov 18 8:18 PM -
NHL
FLORIDA 1
TAMPA BAY 0
1ST PRD: FLA - BRYAN MCCABE 2 (GREGORY CAMPBELL, RADEK DVORAK) 7:50
Nov 18 7:57 PM
