GAME THREAD: NHL: TAMPA BAY (7-9) at WASHINGTON (6-10)

NHL: TAMPA BAY (7-9) at WASHINGTON (6-10)

<h3>Lightning, Capitals meet after ending losing streaks</h3>

Tampa Bay (6-8-1) at Washington (5-9-1) 7:00 pm EST

WASHINGTON (Ticker) -- After ending significant losing streaks,either the Tampa Bay Lightning or Washington Capitals willcontinue their return to form on Saturday.


The Lightning have won back-to-back games by a combined score of10-2 over the Florida Panthers and Carolina Hurricanes afterlosing six consecutive contests.


Vincent Lecavalier provided the offense, collecting three goalsand two assists in the two victories. The former No. 1 overallpick, Lecavalier has eight goals and 12 assists in 15 games thisseason. The 27-year-old center registered his first 100-pointseason in 2006-07, finishing the year with a league-leading 52goals and 56 assists.


Lecavalier has dominated the Capitals during his nine seasons inthe NHL, scoring 20 goals and 20 assists in 40 career games.

The Capitals got back on track Thursday, ending two streaks inone game.


Washington snapped the Ottawa Senators eight-game win streakwith the 4-1 victory and ended a four-game slide of its own.Alex Ovechkin had a goal and an assist in the victory and has atally in nine of Washington's 15 games this season.

Ovechkin has nine goals and seven assists this season afterrecording 46 tallies and 46 helpers in 2006-07. Despite theterrific sophomore season, the 22-year-old left wing finishedminus-19 for the year. The 2005-06 Calder Trophy winner iscurrently plus-2 in 2007-08.

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL AT WASHINGTON
STARTING GOALIES: TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS ROONEY, MIKE HASENFRATZ
LIN - MIKE CVIK, VAUGHAN RODY</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">TAMPA BAY VS WASHINGTON - SCRATCHES

TAMPA BAY WASHINGTON

C MACDONALD HEALTHY B SUTHERBY HEALTHY
M DARCHE HEALTHY J ERSKINE HEALTHY
M SMABY HEALTHY S EMINGER HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 16:00 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 11:52 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 7:25 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAMPA BAY 0 0
WASHINGTON 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAM 5 5
WAS 8 8

GOALIES: TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">------------------------
Tampa Bay 0 --0
Washington 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Tampa Bay 5 --5
Washington 8 --8
-----------------------------

Goalies : Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (8 shots, 8 saves). Washington,
Olaf Kolzig (5 shots, 5 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Mike
Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Vaughan Rody.</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 15:20 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 14:51 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 12:08 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 0
WASHINGTON 0 7:35 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
WASHINGTON 0
2ND PRD: TAM - (PP) FILIP KUBA 2 (VINCENT LECAVALIER) 12:30</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
WASHINGTON 1
2ND PRD: WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 11 (MIKE GREEN, BRIAN POTHIER) 18:20</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAMPA BAY 0 1 1
WASHINGTON 0 1 1 END OF THE 2ND

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE
2ND PRD: TAM - (PP) FILIP KUBA 2 (MICHEL OUELLET, VINCENT LECAVALIER)
12:30
WAS - ALEXANDER OVECHKIN 11 (MIKE GREEN, BRIAN POTHIER)
18:20

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TAM 5 18 23
WAS 8 6 14

GOALIES: TAM - JOHAN HOLMQVIST
WAS - OLAF KOLZIG</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">------------------------------
Tampa Bay 0 1 --1
Washington 0 1 --1
------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Filip Kuba 2 (power play)
(Michel Ouellet, Vincent Lecavalier), 12:30. 2, Washington, Alexander
Ovechkin 11 (Mike Green, Brian Pothier), 18:20. Penalties: M St.
Louis, Tam (tripping), 4:09; N Backstrom, Was (holding stick), 12:26.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Tampa Bay 5 18 --23
Washington 8 6 --14
----------------------------------

Goalies : Tampa Bay, Johan Holmqvist (14 shots, 13 saves). Washington,
Olaf Kolzig (23 shots, 22 saves). Referees: Chris Rooney, Mike
Hasenfratz. Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Vaughan Rody.</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 1
WASHINGTON 1 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: TAMPA BAY at WASHINGTON

<div class="pre">NHL TAMPA BAY 2
WASHINGTON 1
3RD PRD: TAM - VACLAV PROSPAL 11 (VINCENT LECAVALIER, MARTIN ST.
LOUIS) 1:29</div>