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St. Louis seeks to stay hot as Lightning hosts Rangers

Dec 23, 2006 - 4:38 PM NY Rangers (18-14-4) at Tampa Bay (16-17-2) 7:30 pm EST

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Martin St. Louis is not the reason the Tampa Bay Lightning are only two points out of last place in the Southeast Division.

St. Louis aims to keep rolling as the Lightning host the New York Rangers on Saturday.

The right wing and University of Vermont product has goals in five straight games and has a seven-game points streak in which he has seven goals and seven assists.

St. Louis, who is tied for second among NHL goal scorers with Washington's Alexander Ovechkin, scored his 23rd of the season in a 4-2 triumph over the Ottawa Senators on Thursday.

The Rangers have lost four straight games. Their latest loss came on Thursday when they were defeated, 3-2, by the Florida Panthers.

Brad Isbister and Jason Ward scored for New York, which went 1-for-9 on the power play. Kevin Weekes made his fourth straight start for the Rangers and recorded 33 saves.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 2 1 0 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 4 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 18 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 16:37
    NYR - BLAIR BETTS 5 (UNASSISTED) 19:07
    2ND PRD: NYR - AARON WARD 3 (MARTIN STRAKA, MICHAEL NYLANDER) 8:17
    3RD PRD: TAM - (PP) DAN BOYLE 6 (BRAD RI

    Dec 23 10:06 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    TAMPA BAY 4
    3RD PRD: TAM - DAN BOYLE 8 (UNASSISTED) 11:03

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 9:45 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    TAMPA BAY 3
    3RD PRD: TAM - (PP) VINCENT LECAVALIER 21 (DAN BOYLE, RYAN CRAIG) 5:56

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 9:37 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    TAMPA BAY 2
    3RD PRD: TAM - DAN BOYLE 7 (BRAD RICHARDS, NIKITA ALEXEEV) 2:29

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 9:32 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    TAMPA BAY 1
    3RD PRD: TAM - (PP) DAN BOYLE 6 (BRAD RICHARDS, JOHAN HOLMQVIST) 1:42

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 9:31 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 2 1 3
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 18 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 16:37
    NYR - BLAIR BETTS 5 (UNASSISTED) 19:07
    2ND PRD: NYR - AARON WARD 3 (MARTIN STRAKA, MICHAEL NYLANDER) 8:17
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST

    Dec 23 9:07 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 3
    TAMPA BAY 0
    2ND PRD: NYR - AARON WARD 3 (MARTIN STRAKA, MICHAEL NYLANDER) 8:17

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 8:47 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NY RANGERS 2 2
    TAMPA BAY 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 18 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 16:37
    NYR - BLAIR BETTS 5 (UNASSISTED) 19:07
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    NYR 9 9
    TAM

    Dec 23 8:16 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 2
    TAMPA BAY 0
    1ST PRD: NYR - BLAIR BETTS 5 (UNASSISTED) 19:07

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 8:16 PM


  • NHL
    NY RANGERS 1
    TAMPA BAY 0
    1ST PRD: NYR - (PP) MARTIN STRAKA 18 (BRENDAN SHANAHAN, MICHAL
    ROZSIVAL) 16:37 (TWO-MAN ADVANTAGE)

    Rangers vs. LightningDec 23 8:12 PM

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