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Lightning hope to snap skid against red-hot Bruins

Dec 4, 2008 - 11:25 AM Boston (16-4-4) at Tampa Bay (6-10-8), 7:30 p.m. EST

TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- A pair of teams going in opposite directions meet on Thursday when the Tampa Bay Lightning host the Boston Bruins.

Tampa Bay has dropped five in a row - two coming beyond regulation - and is 1-6-4 in its last 11 contests. The Lightning are 1-3-4 under new coach Rick Tocchet.

Meanwhile, Boston finished off an 11-1-1 month of November with a 4-1 victory over the defending Stanley Cup Champion Detroit Red Wings on Saturday. The Bruins are 14-2-1 in their last 17 contests.

Goaltending has been a huge strength for the Bruins, who are allowing a league-fewest 2.13 tallies per game.

Backup netminder Manny Fernandez, who made 29 stops against Detroit, has won his last six starts. Tim Thomas has posted a 1.88 goals-against average and is second in the league with a .940 save percentage.

That does not bode well for Tampa Bay, which is last in the league in scoring at 2.29 goals per contest.

Tampa Bay lost its last game, 4-3, in overtime to Philadelphia on Tuesday. Mike Richards scored on the power play at 2:05 of the extra period after Steve Downie tied the score with 4:35 left in regulation.

The teams will meet again in Boston on Monday.






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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BOSTON 0 1 2 3
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 0 1 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 6 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, RYAN MALONE)
    1:21
    2ND PRD: BOS - PHIL KESSEL 14 (MARC SAVARD, MILAN LUCIC) 12:21
    3RD PRD: BOS - (SH) DAVID KREJCI 8 (BLAKE WHEELER) 8:17
    BOS - (EN) PHIL KESSEL 15 (MARC S

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    BOSTON 3
    TAMPA BAY 1
    3RD PRD: BOS - (EN) PHIL KESSEL 15 (MARC SAVARD, MATT HUNWICK) 19:59

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    BOSTON 2
    TAMPA BAY 1
    3RD PRD: BOS - (SH) DAVID KREJCI 8 (BLAKE WHEELER) 8:17

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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BOSTON 0 1 1
    TAMPA BAY 1 0 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 6 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, RYAN MALONE)
    1:21
    2ND PRD: BOS - PHIL KESSEL 14 (MARC SAVARD, MILAN LUCIC) 12:21
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BOS 9

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    BOSTON 1
    TAMPA BAY 1
    2ND PRD: BOS - PHIL KESSEL 14 (MARC SAVARD, MILAN LUCIC) 12:21

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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BOSTON 0 0
    TAMPA BAY 1 1 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 6 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, RYAN MALONE)
    1:21
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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    BOSTON 0
    TAMPA BAY 1
    1ST PRD: TAM - MARTIN ST. LOUIS 6 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, RYAN MALONE)
    1:21

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