Final
Lightning continue road trip against Panthers
Mar 3, 2007 - 5:17 PM Tampa Bay (37-25-4) at Florida (26-26-13) 7:30 pm ESTSUNRISE, Florida (Ticker) - The Tampa Bay Lightning have been good on the road lately and look to stay that way against the Florida Panthers on Saturday.
Tampa Bay improved to 10-1-1 in its last 12 road contests in a 5-4 shootout win over the Washington Capitals on Thursday.
Nick Tarnasky, who entered with three goals in 61 games, netted his first career shootout tally in the 10th round of the bonus session.
Vincent Lecavalier and Martin St. Louis each stayed hot for Tampa Bay, which holds a four-point lead over the Atlanta Thrashers in the Southeast Division.
Lecavalier, who leads the league with 42 goals, has eight tallies and nine assists in his last 10 games. St. Louis, second in the league with 39 goals, has seven goals and nine assists in his last 10 contests.
The Panthers defeated the Dallas Stars, 2-1, on Thursday for their third straight win. Olli Jokinen scored the winning goal while goaltender Ed Belfour made 33 saves for the Panthers, who are 6-1-2 in their last nine contests.
Jokinen has five goals and two assists in his last three games. The Florida captain had a hat trick in a 6-5 win over the Washington Capitals on Tuesday. He has one goal and five assists in five games against the Lightning this season.
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FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TAMPA BAY 0 1 1 2
FLORIDA 2 2 2 6 FINAL
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 23 (MARTIN GELINAS) 5:03
FLA - OLLI JOKINEN 30 (JOZEF STUMPEL, ROSTISLAV OLESZ) 5:25
2ND PRD: TAM - NOLAN PRATT 1 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, VINCENT LECAVALIER)
8:16
FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 15 (BRYAN ALLEN) 1
Mar 3 10:14 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 2
FLORIDA 6
3RD PRD: TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 11 (ERIC PERRIN, DAN BOYLE) 17:20
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 10:10 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 1
FLORIDA 6
3RD PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 24 (ALEXEI SEMENOV, JAY BOUWMEESTER) 8:27
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 9:55 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 1
FLORIDA 5
3RD PRD: FLA - (PS) VILLE PELTONEN 12 7:54
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 9:54 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TAMPA BAY 0 1 1
FLORIDA 2 2 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 23 (MARTIN GELINAS) 5:03
FLA - OLLI JOKINEN 30 (JOZEF STUMPEL, ROSTISLAV OLESZ) 5:25
2ND PRD: TAM - NOLAN PRATT 1 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, VINCENT LECAVALIER)
8:16
FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 15 (B
Mar 3 9:19 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 1
FLORIDA 4
2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) STEPHEN WEISS 16 (MARTIN GELINAS, ALEXEI SEMENOV)
15:38
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 9:12 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 1
FLORIDA 3
2ND PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 15 (BRYAN ALLEN) 11:11
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 9:05 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 1
FLORIDA 2
2ND PRD: TAM - NOLAN PRATT 1 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, VINCENT LECAVALIER)
8:16
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 8:59 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TAMPA BAY 0 0
FLORIDA 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 23 (UNASSISTED) 5:03
FLA - OLLI JOKINEN 30 (JOZEF STUMPEL, ROSTISLAV OLESZ) 5:25
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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TAM 11 11
FLA 15
Mar 3 8:19 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 0
FLORIDA 2
1ST PRD: FLA - OLLI JOKINEN 30 (JOZEF STUMPEL, ROSTISLAV OLESZ) 5:25
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 7:53 PM - NHL
TAMPA BAY 0
FLORIDA 1
1ST PRD: FLA - NATHAN HORTON 23 (UNASSISTED) 5:03
Lightning vs. PanthersMar 3 7:52 PM
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