Tampa Bay 2, Minnesota 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Tom Kowal, Jean Hebert
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
19204
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Lightning 2, Wild 1: Alex Killorn scored a goal in his fourth consecutive contest as Tampa Bay held off visiting Minnesota to snap a two-game slide.
Captain Steven Stamkos scored his 14th goal of the campaign and defenseman Anton Stralman chipped in with a pair of assists for the Lightning. Ben Bishop turned aside 30 shots – 12 in the third period – for his 12th victory as Tampa Bay avenged a 7-2 loss to the Wild on Oct. 25.
Zach Parise scored his third goal in three contests since returning from a concussion for Minnesota, which saw its season-high four-game winning streak come to an end. Darcy Kuemper made 26 saves for the Wild, who could not convert on a power play in the final 1:17 of the third period.
Minnesota took advantage of a turnover as Parise slid the puck into the net after a give-and-go with Thomas Vanek to open the scoring 3:11 into the second session. Stamkos tied it on the power play with a low shot from the right circle through a Ryan Callahan screen 10:31 later.
Killorn kept the puck in the zone and went to the net to redirect Stralman’s shot past Kuemper to give the Lightning a 2-1 lead with 1:53 left in the middle period. Bishop made a big save on Nino Niederreiter from the slot early in the third period after two Lightning players broke their sticks.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Stamkos has recorded six goals in his last eight games and 11 points in nine contests. … Vanek has collected 43 points in 38 career games against the Lightning. … The Lightning are 11-0-1 when they have a lead entering the third period.
Top Game Performances
Minnesota |
|
Tampa Bay |
Zach Parise 1 |
Points |
Anton Stralman 2 |
Zach Parise 1 |
Goals |
Alex Killorn 1 |
Thomas Vanek 1 |
Assists |
Anton Stralman 2 |
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Darcy Kuemper .929 |
Save Percentage |
Ben Bishop .968 |
Darcy Kuemper 26 |
Saves |
Ben Bishop 30 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Minnesota
|
31 |
1 |
0-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
29 |
Tampa Bay
|
28 |
2 |
1-2 |
3-3 |
6 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Lightning have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Wild have a W/L % of .667 after a win and .429 after a loss.