Steven Stamkos, Ben Bishop and company are rolling. Since losing 7-2 to Minnesota on October 25th, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won six straight games and lead the Atlantic Division by two points over Montreal. Stamkos scored two more goals on Sunday in the team's 4-3 win over Detriot giving him a team leading 10 goals on the year.
Bishop has won five of the six games during the streak. He currently sits at 9-1-0 on the season with a 2.44 goals against average and a .910 save percentage. Tampa has now tied Anaheim with 23 points atop the NHL standings.
Girardi's Close Call
Rangers defenseman Dan Girardi is thanking the hockey gods after Saturday night. As he and Toronto forward Nazem Kadri were battling along the boards for a puck, Kadri's skate clipped Girardi on the neck. Luckily the skate grazed the side of Girardi's neck. In real time it looked like it could have been far worse than it was.
Roussel Fined
Stars forward Antoine Roussel has been fined by the league for punching Sharks defenseman Justin Braun. The incident occured at 18:51 mark of the third period of Saturday's matchup. The fine, $5,376.34, is the maximum fine per the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. He was given a misconduct for the incident.
Current Streaks
Wins – Pittsburgh, 7
Losses – Dallas, 4
Points – Voracek, 8 games
League Leaders through 11/9/14
Goals – Perry, Nash, 11
Assists – Crosby, 17
Points – Crosby, 24
Wins – Miller, 10
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