Tampa Bay 6, Chicago 5
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 24, 2013
Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Dean Morton, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen:
Michel Cormier, Ryan Galloway
Attendance:
18820
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Lightning 6, Blackhawks 5 (OT): Captain Martin St. Louis flipped home a rebound at the left side of the net 1:16 into overtime as host Tampa Bay beat Chicago for the second time this season.
Steven Stamkos had two goals, including the go-ahead tally on the power play with 2:29 left in regulation, and added a pair of assists for the Lightning. Defenseman Victor Hedman netted a third-period goal and added an assist while Ben Bishop turned aside 38 shots for Tampa Bay, which improved to 4-0-0 against Western Conference opponents.
Captain Jonathan Toews was credited with the tying goal with 1:49 remaining in the third period after a back pass deflected off defenseman Radko Gudas’ stick and past Bishop. Toews and Patrick Kane each had a goal and an assist while former Tampa Bay star Nikolai Khabibulin made 19 saves for Chicago, which extended its point streak to seven games (5-0-2).
Bishop stopped all 12 shots he faced in the first period and defenseman Matt Carle’s screen shot from the high slot on the power play at 6:28 gave the Lightning a 1-0 lead. Nate Thompson doubled the advantage 1:24 into the second, sweeping in a feed from B.J. Crombeen during a short-handed 2-on-1 rush.
Bryan Bickell knocked home a rebound nine minutes into the second and Marian Hossa deflected Patrick Sharp’s shot past Bishop 1:36 later to tie the game at 2-2. Stamkos beat Khabibulin to the stick side at 17:21 of the period, but Kane forged a tie on the breakaway 1:32 later.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Lightning, who also beat Chicago in a shootout on Oct. 5, have two short-handed goals this season after combining for a pair the last two campaigns. … Chicago D Michal Rozsival was back in the lineup after sitting out the previous three games with an illness. … Khabibulin is 2-0-2 against Tampa Bay since helping the Lightning win the Stanley Cup in 2004.
Top Game Performances
| Chicago |
|
Tampa Bay |
|
Patrick Kane 2 |
Points |
Steven Stamkos 4 |
|
Patrick Kane 1 |
Goals |
Steven Stamkos 2 |
|
Patrick Kane 1 |
Assists |
Steven Stamkos 2 |
|
Andrew Shaw 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Nate Thompson 1 |
|
Nikolai Khabibulin .760 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Bishop .884 |
|
Nikolai Khabibulin 19 |
Saves |
Ben Bishop 38 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Chicago
|
43 |
5 |
1-6 |
2-4 |
8 |
38 |
| Tampa Bay
|
25 |
6 |
2-4 |
5-6 |
12 |
36 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Lightning have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Chicago will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .667 after a loss.
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