Defense/goaltending snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
TB-3
NSH-5
Mathieu Garon [6] got lifted after allowing 5 goals on 17 shots for the loss. Dwayne Roloson [7] stopped all 10 he faced the rest of the way. So, Garon's hot streak may be over, and hopefully Roli is refreshed from a few nights off.
First Period
NSH Kostitsyn (3), (Smith, Fisher), 6:25
NSH Fisher (1), (Kostitsyn, Smith), 14:05
TB Stamkos (5), (Purcell, Malone), 16:36
TB Purcell (3), (Connolly, Bergeron)(PP), 19:33
Second Period
NSH Hornqvist (1), (Halischuk, Geoffrion), 7:43
NSH Spaling (1), (Hillen, Blum), 11:20
NSH Fisher (2), (Spaling), 12:10
Third Period
TB Stamkos (6), (Bergeron, St. Louis), 17:03
Defensive zone coverage and turnovers continue to be an Achilles Heel. Offense continues to not be a problem, though, even with a fizzling power play. Heaven help the NHL if Boucher can get those items smoothed out. Lecavalier, Stamkos, and St. Louis all seem to be on their games, lately.
Brett Connolly [8] had a helper and was -2 with 1 hit in 13:42.
Blair Jones [9] was -2 with 2 penalty minutes and 1 shot in 6:24. That's the kind of ugly stat line that gets Mattias Ritola [10] back in the lineup.
Box score [11] and extended statistics [12] from NHL.com.