Ottawa 7, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Where: Tampa Bay Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees:
Frederic L'Ecuyer, Paul Devorski
Linesmen:
Pierre Racicot, Ryan Galloway
Attendance:
18967
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SENATORS 7, LIGHTNING 3: Milan Michalek had three goals and an assist as visiting Ottawa snapped Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.
Michalek scored two empty-net goals late to complete his second career hat trick - both against the Lightning - and help the Senators snap a two-game slide.
Michalek became the third player in NHL history to record a hat trick aided by two empty-netters (Mario Lemieux, Marcel Dionne).
Lightning goaltender Mathieu Garon was injured while making a save early in the first period and was forced to leave with a lower-body injury.
Dwayne Roloson came on in relief and the Senators jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on goals from Sergei Gonchar, Colin Greening and Kyle Turris.
After the Lightning cut the lead to 3-2 courtesy of goals from former Senator Ryan Shannon and Tim Wallace, Erik Karlsson converted on the power play for Ottawa to make it 4-2 late in the second period.
Steven Stamkos netted his league-leading 48th goal in the third period to pull Tampa within a goal before Michalek responded with his 30th goal of the season to restore the two-goal lead.
Ben Bishop made 25 saves to earn the victory in his Senators debut.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Karlsson leads NHL defensemen with 67 points. ... It is Michalek's first 30-goal season. ... Senators goaltender Craig Anderson remains out indefinitely after lacerating his pinky finger with a knife last month. … Ottawa defenseman Chris Phillips broke his nose after taking a hit in the first period. … Garon had won six of his last seven starts. ... Tampa Bay's Teddy Purcell extended his career-high points streak to 10 games.
Top Game Performances
Ottawa |
|
Tampa Bay |
Milan Michalek 4 |
Points |
Tom Pyatt 2 |
Milan Michalek 3 |
Goals |
Ryan Shannon 1 |
Filip Kuba 2 |
Assists |
Tom Pyatt 2 |
Milan Michalek 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Steven Stamkos 1 |
Milan Michalek 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Ben Bishop .893 |
Save Percentage |
Mathieu Garon 1.000 |
Ben Bishop 25 |
Saves |
Dwayne Roloson 25 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Ottawa
|
35 |
7 |
2-3 |
2-3 |
11 |
32 |
Tampa Bay
|
28 |
3 |
1-3 |
1-3 |
11 |
35 |
Upcoming Games
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Lightning have a W/L % of .548 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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Ottawa will play their next game at home against NY Rangers. The Senators have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .424 after a loss.