[Amanda]

VS

The Tampa Bay Lightning(31-24-2) host the Phoenix Coyotes(25-29-2) tonight at the St Pete Times Forum.

The Lightning have won 12 of their last 15 games and are looking for thier 2nd straight win.

The Coyotes who just traded their leading scorer are looking to snap a 4 game winless streak.

Tampa Bay has outscored the Coyotes 19-4.

Game time 7:30PM EST


Let's go Bolts!!!

 

[Amanda]

Phoenix penalty to Oleg Saprykin for hooking at 3:09

 

[Amanda]

Sorry I was disconnected. The internet can be a pain!


Anyways...

Tampa goal at 5:56, scored by Vincent Lecavalier.
Tampa goal at 7:52, scored by Martin St Louis.
Phoenix goal at 8: 18, scored by Mike Zigomanis.
Phoenix goal at 11:48, scored by Keith Ballard.

 

[Amanda]

Tampa goal!!! Scored by Vincent Lecavalier!!! Tampa leads 3-2

 

[Amanda]

Edit:
Phoenix's 2nd goal has been credited to Oleg Saprykin.

 

[Amanda]

Goaltenders:

Johan Holmqvist
Mikael Tellqvist

 

[Amanda]

Currently Lecavalier and St Louis are 11 points behind Sidney Crosby for most points.
Lecavalier also currently has 37 goals 3 ahead of 2nd place Alexander Ovechkin for most goals scored. Way to go Vinny.

 

[Amanda]

Tampa leads Phoenix 3-2 after the 1st period.

1st period summary:

Goals:

5:56 - Vincent Lecavalier ( Martin St Louis, Vaclav Prospal)
7:52 - Martin St Louis(Vincent Lecavalier, Vaclav Prospal)
8:18 - Mike Zigomanis(Oleg Saprykin, Georges Laraque)
11:48 - Oleg Saprykin( Keith Ballard,Mike Zigomanis)
15:19 - Vincent Lecavalier (Martin St. Louis, Paul Ranger)

Penalties:

3:09 - Oleg Saprykin 2 minutes for hooking.

Shots on goal:

Tampa - 12
Phoenix - 8

 

[Amanda]

2nd period underway!

 

[Amanda]

Phoenix penalty to Oleg Saprykin for hooking.

 

[Amanda]

This computer is driving me INSANE!!!

Game is tied 3-3 after the 2nd period

2nd period Summary:

Goals:

18:16 - Derek Morris (Shane Doan, Travis Roche)

Penalties:

1:51 - Oleg Saprykin 2 minutes for hooking.
10:02 - Brad Richards 2 minutes for Delay of Game.
11:16 - Cory Sarich 2 minutes for cross checking.
11:16 - Keith Ballard 2 minutes for roughing.
14:26 - Doug Janik 2 minutes for holding.
19:47 - Zbynek Michalek 2 minutes for holding the stick.

Shots on goal:

Tampa - 9
Phoenix - 8

 

[Amanda]

3rd period Underway!

Hopefully my computer won't disconnect the internet anymore *knock on wood*

 

[Amanda]

Tampa goal! scored by Brad Richards on the PP with 18:36 left in the 3rd.

 

[BE-LEAF-ABLE]

Telly's in net for the Coyotes. I miss the guy already.

I'm still not sure if the Leafs got rid of the right goalie.

 

[Amanda]

Tampa penalty to Andre Roy 2 minutes for Delay of game at 5:33

Phoenix penalty to Josh Gratton 2 minutes for delay of game at 5:33

 

[imported_shookem]

Telly's in net for the Coyotes. I miss the guy already.

I'm still not sure if the Leafs got rid of the right goalie.

You and me both.

It looks like it a really good game.

Vinny and St. Louis are just a fantasty point factory, damn.

 

[Amanda]

Eric Perrin scores!! Finally... first goal in 28 games, he has had TONS of chances for a goal way to go Perrin!

Anyways Tampa leads 5-3 with less then 7 minutes left.

 

[Amanda]

Tellqvist has been pulled with 1 minute left.

 

[Amanda]

Phoenix took a time out.

Holmqvist has made some great saves tonight, hes been a huge part of Tampas success in the past 15 games.

 

[Amanda]

Tampa won the game 5-3 and have now won 2 straight games and 13 of 16. Lecavalier, St Louis and Prospal all tallied 3 points each tonight!!

1st period summary:

Goals:

5:56 - Vincent Lecavalier ( Martin St Louis, Vaclav Prospal)
7:52 - Martin St Louis(Vincent Lecavalier, Vaclav Prospal)
8:18 - Mike Zigomanis(Oleg Saprykin, Georges Laraque)
11:48 - Oleg Saprykin( Keith Ballard,Mike Zigomanis)
15:19 - Vincent Lecavalier (Martin St. Louis, Paul Ranger)

Penalties:

3:09 - Oleg Saprykin 2 minutes for hooking.

Shots on goal:

Tampa - 12
Phoenix - 8

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2nd period Summary:

Goals:

18:16 - Derek Morris (Shane Doan, Travis Roche)

Penalties:

1:51 - Oleg Saprykin 2 minutes for hooking.
10:02 - Brad Richards 2 minutes for Delay of Game.
11:16 - Cory Sarich 2 minutes for cross checking.
11:16 - Keith Ballard 2 minutes for roughing.
14:26 - Doug Janik 2 minutes for holding.
19:47 - Zbynek Michalek 2 minutes for holding the stick.

Shots on goal:

Tampa - 9
Phoenix - 8

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3rd Period Summary:

Goals:

1:24 - Brad Richards (Ruslan Fedotenko, Vaclav Prospal)
11:45 - Eric Perrin (Ruslan Fedotenko, Brad Richards)

Penalties:

5:33 - Josh Gratton 2 minutes for delay of game
5:33 - Andre Roy 2 minutes for delay of game.

Total shots on goal:

Tampa - 27
Phoenix - 26


NHL 3 Stars:

1 - Vincent Lecavalier
2 - Vaclav Prospal
3 - Brad Richards