Meszaros scores OT winner for Lightning
AP News | 2010-02-07 01:51:09
<div id="subtitle">Andrej Meszaros scores in OT, Tampa Bay beats Calgary 2-1</div><div><p>Andrej Meszaros scored 1:58 into overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Calgary Flames 2-1 on Saturday night.</p><p>Meszaros' winner came from the left circle to complete Tampa Bay's comeback from a 1-0 deficit after the second period.</p><p>Steven Stamkos also scored for the Lightning, who have won seven of 10. Goalie Antero Niittymaki improved to 6-0-1 over his last seven starts.</p><p>Calgary got a goal from Mark Giordano. The Flames dropped to 23-2-2 when leading at the start of the third.</p><p>Giordano put the Flames up 1-0 on a power-play goal with 4:16 left in the first. Stamkos tied it at 1 with a rebound goal a minute into the third.</p><p>Stamkos has seven goals and 14 points during a nine-game point streak.</p><p>Calgary's Ales Kotalik received a fighting major and game misconduct after a fight with the Lightning's Stephane Veilleux late in the first. The teams combined for 14 penalties and 16 shots during the first.</p><p>Calgary and Tampa Bay have had little success since meeting in the 2004 Stanley Cup finals. Neither has won a playoff series since, and the Lightning finished last and next-to-last overall the past two seasons, respectively.</p><p>NOTES: Lightning RW Martin St. Louis had his streak of a goal in five consecutive games end. He did have an assist. ... Flames C Daymond Langkow played in his 1,000th NHL game. ... Calgary resident Lou Jankowski, who played for Detroit and Chicago in the early 1950s, was at the game.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=68604829&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>
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