Lightning 3 - 1 Kings
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Tocchet's Lightning set to face Kings

Jan 12, 2009 - 2:58 PM Tampa Bay (12-19-10) at Los Angeles (17-18-6), 10:30 pm EST

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The Tampa Bay Lightning are finally starting to display the quality of team character that interim coach Rick Tocchet has been preaching.

The Lightning hope to continue that trend Monday, when they visit the Los Angeles Kings.

Ryan Malone scored two goals, including the game-winner midway through the third period, as the Lightning bounced back from a lethargic effort by edging the Anaheim Ducks, 4-3, on Friday.

"I thought the guys showed the stuff we were talking about - the will, the character to will the win," Tocchet said. "That is the sort of stuff we are looking at right there. That can go a long way for a lot of players when you win games like that."

Martin St. Louis netted a goal and set up two others, Vaclav Prospal also tallied and All-Star Vincent Lecavalier notched two assists for the Lightning, who have won two of their last three contests after dropping three straight.

The lone blemish in the current span came on Thursday, when the Phoenix Coyotes skated

to a 3-2 win and triggered Tocchet to slam his team's culture, calling it "terrible."

The Kings struggled in their last outing, suffering a 5-1 loss to the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Los Angeles has lost eight of its previous 12 contests.






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    Lightning 3, Kings 1  FinalJan 13 7:31 PM


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    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 2 1 0 3
    LOS ANGELES 0 1 0 1 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 4 (STEVEN STAMKOS, VLADIMIR MIHALIK)
    18:16
    TAM - MARK RECCHI 10 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV PROSPAL)
    18:57
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 17 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, LUKAS
    KRAJICEK) 5:48
    LOS - P

    Jan 13 1:04 AM


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    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 2 1 3
    LOS ANGELES 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 4 (STEVEN STAMKOS, VLADIMIR MIHALIK)
    18:16
    TAM - MARK RECCHI 10 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV PROSPAL)
    18:57
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 17 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, LUKAS
    KRAJICEK)

    Jan 13 12:11 AM


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    TAMPA BAY 3
    LOS ANGELES 1
    2ND PRD: LOS - PETER HARROLD 3 (ANZE KOPITAR) 18:02

    Lightning 3, Kings 1  2nd - 1:58Jan 13 12:07 AM
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    Lightning 3, Kings 0  2nd - 8:40Jan 12 11:53 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 3
    LOS ANGELES 0
    2ND PRD: TAM - VINCENT LECAVALIER 17 (MARTIN ST. LOUIS, LUKAS
    KRAJICEK) 5:48

    Lightning 3, Kings 0  2nd - 14:12Jan 12 11:42 PM


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    END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAMPA BAY 2 2
    LOS ANGELES 0 0 END OF THE 1ST
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: TAM - EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 4 (STEVEN STAMKOS, VLADIMIR MIHALIK)
    18:16
    TAM - MARK RECCHI 10 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV PROSPAL)
    18:57
    SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TAM

    Jan 12 11:14 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 2
    LOS ANGELES 0
    1ST PRD: TAM - MARK RECCHI 10 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, VACLAV PROSPAL)
    18:57

    Lightning 2, Kings 0  1st - 1:03Jan 12 11:13 PM


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    TAMPA BAY 1
    LOS ANGELES 0
    1ST PRD: TAM - EVGENY ARTYUKHIN 4 (STEVEN STAMKOS, VLADIMIR MIHALIK)
    18:16

    Lightning 1, Kings 0  1st - 1:44Jan 12 11:12 PM

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