Tampa Bay 2, Chicago 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 3, 2011
Where: United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Referees:
Ghislain Hebert, Tim Peel
Linesmen:
Mike Cvik, Ryan Galloway
Attendance:
21587
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Mike Smith made 31 saves for his 11th career shutout as the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning won their fifth straight game with a 2-0 triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday night.
Captain Vincent Lecavalier scored a power-play goal in the first period and Nate Thompson’s empty-net tally with 21.3 seconds left sealed the win for the Lightning (44-24-11).
Lecavalier suffered a cut near the right eye that required three stitches from a high stick by Michael Frolik 4:42 into the second period. The Lightning captain did not return.
Corey Crawford made 13 saves for Chicago (42-28-8), which has lost three of five.
The Lightning opened the scoring 12 seconds into their first power play of the game. Lecavalier redirected Martin St. Louis' feed past Crawford just 7:56 into the game. Simon Gagne also had his first of two assists.
Smith made 11 saves in the second period as the Lightning held that advantage. Chicago had an 18-8 edge in shots through the first 40 minutes.
Smith’s last shutout was March 31, 2010 against Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Tampa Bay |
|
Chicago |
Simon Gagne 2 |
Points |
N/A |
Vincent Lecavalier 1 |
Goals |
N/A |
Simon Gagne 2 |
Assists |
N/A |
Vincent Lecavalier 1 |
Power Play Goals |
N/A |
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
Mike Smith 1.000 |
Save Percentage |
Corey Crawford .929 |
Mike Smith 31 |
Saves |
Corey Crawford 13 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
Tampa Bay
|
15 |
2 |
1-5 |
2-2 |
8 |
29 |
Chicago
|
31 |
0 |
0-2 |
4-5 |
12 |
30 |
Upcoming Games
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Chicago will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .600 after a loss.
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Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Lightning have a W/L % of .558 after a win and .543 after a loss.