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Streaking Lightning gun for seventh victory in eight games

Jan 20, 2007 - 5:32 PM Tampa Bay (25-22-2) at Carolina (25-19-5) 8:30 pm EST

RALEIGH, North Carolina (Ticker) - Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning look to keep rolling when they visit the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday.

St. Louis has been on fire lately, recording points in 13 straight games. A point on Saturday will give him the franchise record, which he shares with Vaclav Prospal and Brian Bradley.

The right wing, the league's MVP in the 2003-04 season, has six goals and 12 assists during his streak. He had two assists in Tampa Bay's 3-2 shootout victory over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.

Brad Richards had two goals in the win over the Devils, and has a four-game points streak his own with four goals and two assists.

The Stanley Cup champions have also been solid lately in going 4-1-1 in their last six, although they have dropped two of their last three.

Erik Cole, who scored in Carolina's 5-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday, has a four-game game points streak in which he has three goals and four assists.








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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 3 1 0 (1) 6
    CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 (0) 5 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32
    TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51
    CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK

    Jan 20 11:15 PM


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    FINAL IN SHOOTOUT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 3 1 0 (1) 6
    CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 (0) 5 FINAL IN SHOOTOUT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32
    TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51
    CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 11:15 PM


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    END OF OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 3 1 0 5
    CAROLINA 2 2 1 0 5 END OF OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32
    TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51
    CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK) 18:23

    Jan 20 11:09 PM
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    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 11:09 PM
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    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 10:59 PM


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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 3 1 5
    CAROLINA 2 2 1 5 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32
    TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51
    CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK) 18:23
    2ND PRD: CAR - RAY WHIT

    Jan 20 10:58 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 5
    CAROLINA 5
    3RD PRD: TAM - FILIP KUBA 8 (VACLAV PROSPAL, DOUG JANIK) 17:06

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 10:55 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 4
    CAROLINA 5
    3RD PRD: CAR - ANDREW LADD 5 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON) 9:31

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 10:41 PM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 3 4
    CAROLINA 2 2 4 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32
    TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51
    CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK) 18:23
    2ND PRD: CAR - RAY WHITNE

    Jan 20 10:06 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 4
    CAROLINA 4
    2ND PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 30 (VACLAV PROSPAL, DOUG JANIK) 12:02

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 9:52 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 3
    CAROLINA 4 10:12 LEFT, 2ND PRD

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 9:46 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 2
    CAROLINA 3 14:45 LEFT, 2ND PRD

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 9:37 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    CAROLINA 3
    2ND PRD: CAR - RAY WHITNEY 19 (JUSTIN WILLIAMS, DENNIS SEIDENBERG)
    0:34

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 9:33 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 1 1
    CAROLINA 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32
    TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51
    CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK) 18:23
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST

    Jan 20 9:15 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    CAROLINA 2
    1ST PRD: CAR - ERIC STAAL 22 (SCOTT WALKER, ANTON BABCHUK) 18:23

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 9:12 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    CAROLINA 1
    1ST PRD: TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, DAN BOYLE) 6:51

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 8:53 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 0
    CAROLINA 1
    1ST PRD: CAR - (PP) ERIC STAAL 21 (SCOTT WALKER, ANDREW HUTCHINSON)
    5:32

    Lightning vs. HurricanesJan 20 8:51 PM