SB Nation Boston - Bruins Vs. Lightning: Boston Falls At Tampa Bay, 3-1https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48863/boston-fave.png2010-11-23T10:07:07-05:00http://boston.sbnation.com/rss/stream/15945672010-11-23T10:07:07-05:002010-11-23T10:07:07-05:00Bruins Vs. Lightning: Steven Stamkos' 20th Goal Leads Tampa Bay Past Boston, 3-1
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<p>The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three goals in the second period on their way to an easy win over a "<a href="http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2010/11/22/1831137/bruins-stunned-by-lightning-3-1">lethargic</a>" Boston Bruins team Monday night, 3-1. It was just Boston's second road loss this season. </p>
<p>There really wasn't a whole lot of positive notes from the game says <a href="http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2010/11/22/1831137/bruins-stunned-by-lightning-3-1">Stanley Cup of Chowder</a>. </p>
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<p>- Zdeno Chara looked lost at times tonight. He finished with a -2 and gave the puck away 3 times. It was not a good night for the Chara-Ference pairing. Ference finished at -2 and was on the ice for all 3 Lightning goals.</p>
<p>- The Bruins were out-shot 36-27.</p>
<p>- It was not a perfect game for Tuukka Rask, but he made some huge saves to keep the B's in this one. This easily could have been a blowout for the Lightning.</p>
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<p>The Lightning were led by Steven Stamkos, who became the first 20-goal scorer this season. The 20-year-old has five more goals than the next best. </p>
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<p>"What more can you say about Stamkos?" <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/recap?gid=2010112220">Boston coach Claude Julien said</a>. "He's on fire. Give him an opportunity and he's going to take advantage of it."</p>
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<p>The Bruins (11-6-2) will aim to put an end to their current two-game losing streak Wednesday night against the Florida Panthers (9-10-0). </p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/boston-bruins/2010/11/23/1832034/bruins-vs-lightning-steven-stamkos-tuukka-rask-nhl-scoresRyan Hudson2010-11-22T16:16:44-05:002010-11-22T16:16:44-05:00Bruins Vs. Lightning: Boston Looks To Continue Road Success Against Tampa Bay
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<p>A pair of second place Eastern Conference teams meet Monday night when the <a href="https://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Boston Bruins</a> travel south to take on the <a href="https://www.rawcharge.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">Tampa Bay Lightning</a> in the first half of a brief two-game road trip through Florida. </p>
<p>The Bruins, with one of the league's best defenses and the NHL's stingiest goalie in <span>Tim Thomas</span>, will have to deal with the 10th-highest scoring offense, led by <span>Steven Stamkos</span>, a 19-year old whose <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/preview?gid=2010112220">19 goals leads the NHL</a>. </p>
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<p>Stamkos, who tied Pittsburgh's <span>Sidney Crosby</span>(notes) for the league lead in goals last season, has five points in his last two games against Boston. He scored twice in a 5-3 Lightning win at TD Garden on March 25.</p>
<p>"He's a young player that's had a great year, and he's playing with a lot of confidence," Bruins coach Claude Julien said after that game. "They're led by a guy named (Martin) St. Louis, who's the heart and soul of this team. This young player is kind of riding his coattail and soaking in everything he can."</p>
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<p>Boston will be looking to continue their early season success on the road, where they are an impressive 7-1-0. It's a goal made easier thanks to <a href="http://www.stanleycupofchowder.com/2010/11/22/1828446/bruins-begin-fla-trip-with-stop-in-tampa-bay">Tampa Bay's injury woes</a>. </p>
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<p>The Lightning are pretty banged up right now. Key forwards Vincent Lacavalier (fractured hand) and <span>Simon Gagne</span> (neck) are both on the shelf for the Lightning. Defenseman <span>Matt Smaby</span> is questionable for tonight's game after spraining his ankle playing pre-game hallway soccer before a game against the <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/phoenix-coyotes" class="sbn-auto-link">Phoenix Coyotes</a> on October 30th. The Lightning will get <span>Mattias Ritola</span> back after serving a 2-game suspension for a hit on <span>Matt Moulson</span> of the <a href="https://www.lighthousehockey.com/" class="sbn-auto-link">New York Islanders</a>.</p>
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<p>The puck drops at 7:30 P.M. ET and can be seen on Versus. </p>
https://boston.sbnation.com/2010/11/22/2324914/bruins-vs-lightning-boston-looks-to-continue-road-success-againstRyan Hudson