Tampa Bay 2, NY Rangers 1
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 27, 2011
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Referees:
Kelly Sutherland, Ian Walsh
Linesmen:
Scott Driscoll, Tim Nowak
Attendance:
18200
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Martin St. Louis collected a goal and an assist to extend his points streak to nine games and Dwayne Roloson made 21 saves to pace the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning to a 2-1 victory over the New York Rangers on Sunday afternoon.
Captain Vincent Lecavalier also scored, snapping a 1-1 tie at 2:40 of the third period as the Lightning took advantage of a 5-on-3 power play. St. Louis found Lecavalier at the right circle and he hammered a slap shot past Henrik Lundqvist for his 15th goal of the season.
St. Louis opened the scoring at 5:04 of the first period when Steve Downie set him up for a one-timer from the right faceoff dot.
Brandon Prust leveled the score by beating Roloson on a shorthanded breakaway at 9:42 of the second session.
Lundqvist made 17 saves in the loss.
Top Game Performances
| Tampa Bay |
|
NY Rangers |
|
Martin St. Louis 2 |
Points |
Brandon Prust 1 |
|
Martin St. Louis 1 |
Goals |
Brandon Prust 1 |
|
Martin St. Louis 1 |
Assists |
Brian Boyle 1 |
|
Vincent Lecavalier 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
Brandon Prust 1 |
|
Dwayne Roloson .957 |
Save Percentage |
Henrik Lundqvist .895 |
|
Dwayne Roloson 22 |
Saves |
Henrik Lundqvist 17 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Tampa Bay
|
19 |
2 |
1-6 |
4-4 |
8 |
18 |
| NY Rangers
|
23 |
1 |
0-4 |
5-6 |
12 |
34 |
Upcoming Games
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NY Rangers will play their next game at home against Buffalo. The Rangers have a W/L % of .485 after a win and .533 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Lightning have a W/L % of .556 after a win and .640 after a loss.