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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 10:40 pm Post subject: Bolts Win Again! |
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Vaclav Prospal had a goal and two assists and the Lightning beat the Washington Capitals 5-2 on Saturday night for their third straight win.
Martin St. Louis had a goal and an assist and Vincent Lecavailier added two assists for Tampa Bay, which won on the road for the second straight game after losing its first seven road contests. The Lightning beat the Southest Division-leading Carolina Hurricanes 5-1 on Thursday night.
The Lightning scored twice during a span of 58 seconds in the third period.
St. Louis' 10th goal of the season came from the right wing and gave the Lightning a 3-1 lead 2:27 into the third period. Prospal and Brad Lukowich assisted on the play.
Less than a minute earlier, Prospal's goal that gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead.
Ryan Craig scored from the right wing for a 4-1 lead with 7:38 remaining in the game.
Paul Ranger closed the scoring with an empty-net goal with 21 seconds remaining.
Alex Ovechkin's 11th goal of the season and his 11th in 18 career games against the Lightning tied the score at 1-1 with 1:40 left in the second period.
Ovechkin took a crossing pass from Mike Green and juked to send goalie Johan Holmqvist sprawling in front of the net. Green then beat him top shelf.
Filip Kuba took the puck off a faceoff and launched a one-timer from beyond the left circle that gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead at 12:30 of the second period. Michel Oullet assisted on the play, as did Lecavalier, who has 11 points in Tampa Bay's last five games.
The Lightning lead the Capitals by three games in the Southeast Division and Eastern Conference standings.
The Capitals outshot the Lightning 8-5 in a penalty-free first period.
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 11:03 pm Post subject: |
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and on the road also....
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:51 am Post subject: |
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 GO BOLTS!!!
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