Final
Lightning aim for first three-game winning streak
Dec 27, 2008 - 11:33 AM Florida (16-13-5) at Tampa Bay (9-16-9) 7:30 p.m. ESTTAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are making a run at their first extended winning streak.
The Lightning will be looking for their third straight win when they face the Florida Panthers in the second half of a home-and-home series on Saturday.
Tampa Bay owns the second-worst record in the NHL with 27 points but is coming off back-to-back wins for the first time since November 1. The 4-3 shootout victory over the Panthers was the club's first shootout win since November 1 as well.
Defenseman Steve Eminger recorded a goal and two assists and Ryan Malone tallied the shootout winner on Friday. Veteran Mark Recchi and Evgeny Artyukhin also scored in regulation for the Lightning.
The Lightning had jumped to a 3-1 lead with a pair of goals late in the second period but Florida chipped away in the third, finally forging a tie when defenseman Bryan McCabe scored with 14 seconds remaining to force overtime.
The loss snapped a two-game winning streak for the Panthers, who have gained at least a point in each of their last four games.
Panthers netminder Tomas Vokoun, who had stopped 55 straight shots and was coming off a pair of shutouts, allowed all three regulation goals before being replaced by Craig Anderson to start the third period.
- ** CONFIRMED **
NHL
FLORIDA 4
TAMPA BAY 6
Dec 27 10:11 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 4
TAMPA BAY 6
3RD PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 6 (DAVID BOOTH) 13:57
Panthers 4, Lightning 6 3rd - 6:03Dec 27 10:01 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 6
3RD PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 15 (RYAN MALONE) 7:46
Panthers 3, Lightning 6 3rd - 12:14Dec 27 9:49 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 5
3RD PRD: TAM - RYAN MALONE 8 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, PAUL RANGER) 4:42
Panthers 3, Lightning 5 3rd - 15:18Dec 27 9:43 PM - NHL
END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLORIDA 0 3 3
TAMPA BAY 2 2 4 END OF THE 2ND
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: TAM - STEVEN STAMKOS 4 (MATT SMABY, JUSSI JOKINEN) 7:06
TAM - (PP) EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 3 (MARK RECCHI, JUSSI JOKINEN)
14:03
2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 13 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS) 4:53
FLA - DAVID BOOTH 13
Dec 27 9:19 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 4
2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 14 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, RYAN MALONE)
19:54
Panthers 3, Lightning 4 2nd - 0:06Dec 27 9:18 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 3
TAMPA BAY 3
2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) MICHAEL FROLIK 6 (BRYAN MCCABE) 16:53
Panthers 3, Lightning 3 2nd - 3:07Dec 27 9:16 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 2
TAMPA BAY 3
2ND PRD: FLA - (PP) NATHAN HORTON 7 (CORY STILLMAN, STEPHEN WEISS)
16:27
Panthers 2, Lightning 3 2nd - 3:33Dec 27 9:13 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 1
TAMPA BAY 3
2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 13 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS) 4:53
Panthers 1, Lightning 3 2nd - 15:07Dec 27 8:51 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 1
TAMPA BAY 2
2ND PRD: FLA - DAVID BOOTH 13 (UNASSISTED) 16:12
Panthers 1, Lightning 2 2nd - 3:48Dec 27 8:46 PM - NHL
END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLORIDA 0 0
TAMPA BAY 2 2 END OF THE 1ST
GOAL SCORING:
1ST PRD: TAM - STEVEN STAMKOS 4 (MATT SMABY, JUSSI JOKINEN) 7:06
TAM - (PP) EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 3 (MARK RECCHI, JUSSI JOKINEN)
14:03
SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
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FLA 3
Dec 27 8:23 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 0
TAMPA BAY 2
1ST PRD: TAM - (PP) EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 3 (MARK RECCHI, JUSSI JOKINEN)
14:03
Panthers 0, Lightning 2 1st - 5:57Dec 27 8:09 PM - NHL
FLORIDA 0
TAMPA BAY 1
1ST PRD: TAM - STEVEN STAMKOS 4 (MATT SMABY, JUSSI JOKINEN) 7:06
Panthers 0, Lightning 1 1st - 12:54Dec 27 7:52 PM
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