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Lightning go for seventh straight road win

Feb 9, 2008 - 11:38 AM Tampa Bay (23-27-5) at Atlanta (26-27-4) 7:00 pm EST

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- After struggling on the road for much of the season, the Tampa Bay Lightning suddenly have found success away from home.

The Lightning go for their seventh straight road win Saturday, when they visit the Atlanta Thrashers in a Southeast Division matchup.

Tampa Bay, which lost its first seven road games to start the season and 17 of its first 20, posted a 2-1 overtime victory at Nashville on Thursday. Vaclav Prospal scored the game-winner 58 seconds into overtime for the Lightning, who are threatening to climb out of the basement in the Eastern Conference.

"The road has been good (lately)," said center Brad Richards, who had a goal and an assist in Thursday's win. "We have to put some more (wins) together. ... There is a lot of hockey left. We have to get it in our heads that we haven't accomplished anything yet."

The Thrashers, who currently are five points ahead of Tampa Bay in the division, have dropped two straight contests, including a 2-1 setback to Vancouver on Thursday. Pascal Dupuis netted the lone goal for Atlanta.

All-Star Ilya Kovalchuk, who missed two games last week with a knee injury, returned against Philadelphia on Tuesday and scored a goal in a 3-2 defeat. The Russian left wing leads the team in scoring with 39 tallies and 65 points.

Tampa Bay is 2-2-1 against Atlanta so far this season.








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    FINAL IN OT 1ST 2ND 3RD OT TOTAL
    --- --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 0 1
    ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 2 FINAL IN OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 32 (BRAD RICHARDS) 12:48
    3RD PRD: ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 24 (VYACHESLAV KOZLOV, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    4:18
    OT: ATL - ALEXEI ZHITNIK 2 (UNASSIST

    Feb 9 9:33 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    ATLANTA 2
    OT: ATL - ALEXEI ZHITNIK 2 (UNASSISTED) 1:26

    Feb 9 9:29 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    ATLANTA 2
    OT: ATL - ALEXEI ZHITNIK 2 (UNASSISTED) 1:26

    Lightning vs. ThrashersFeb 9 9:29 PM
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    END OF THE 3RD GOING INTO OT
    1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 0 1 0 1
    ATLANTA 0 0 1 1 GOING INTO OT
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 32 (BRAD RICHARDS) 12:48
    3RD PRD: ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 24 (VYACHESLAV KOZLOV, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    4:18
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
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    Feb 9 9:26 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    ATLANTA 1
    3RD PRD: ATL - MARIAN HOSSA 24 (VYACHESLAV KOZLOV, TOBIAS ENSTROM)
    4:18

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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 0 1 1
    ATLANTA 0 0 0 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 32 (BRAD RICHARDS) 12:48
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAM 10 10 20
    ATL 11 5 16
    GOALIES: TAM - JOHAN HOL

    Feb 9 8:36 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    ATLANTA 0
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 32 (BRAD RICHARDS) 12:48

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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 0 0
    ATLANTA 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: NONE
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAM 10 10
    ATL 10 10
    GOALIES: TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST
    ATL - KARI LEHTONEN

    Feb 9 7:44 PM
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