Tampa Bay 8, Calgary 6

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TAM(24-40-18)1438
CGY(46-30-6)1326

Final

8:00 PM ET, March 1, 2009
Pengrowth Saddledome
Calgary, Alberta

Flames can't keep up with Lightning's flood of offense despite Iginla's 400th goal

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Game Information
Arena: Pengrowth Saddledome
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Referees: Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Darren Gibbs
Attendance: 19,289 (100.0% full)
Team Stat Comparison
 
207
Goals
251
269
Goals Against
246
61
Power Play Goals
61
89
Power Play Goals Allowed
58
4
Shorthanded Goals
6
9
Shorthanded Goals Allowed
15
1306
Penalty Minutes
1299
16
Average Penalty Minutes
16
Scoring Summary
1ST PERIOD TAM CGY
11:07 Evgeny Artyukhin
Unassisted
1 0
15:44 Jarome Iginla (Power Play)
Assists: David Moss, Mike Cammalleri
1 1
2ND PERIOD TAM CGY
1:19 Martin St. Louis
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Mark Recchi
2 1
8:07 Craig Conroy
Assists: Dion Phaneuf, Jarome Iginla
2 2
13:02 Mike Cammalleri (Power Play)
Assists: David Moss, Jarome Iginla
2 3
14:19 Jamie Lundmark
Assists: Cory Sarich, Matthew Lombardi
2 4
14:57 Vincent Lecavalier
Assists: Cory Murphy, Josef Melichar
3 4
16:14 Steven Stamkos
Assists: Mark Recchi, Martin St. Louis
4 4
18:27 Vaclav Prospal (Power Play)
Assists: Gary Roberts, Steve Eminger
5 4
3RD PERIOD TAM CGY
0:14 Jarome Iginla
Assists: Craig Conroy, Jim Vandermeer
5 5
2:39 Ryan Malone (Power Play)
Assists: Mark Recchi, Vincent Lecavalier
6 5
8:32 Vincent Lecavalier (Power Play)
Assists: Mark Recchi, Cory Murphy
7 5
16:46 Todd Bertuzzi (Power Play)
Assists: Jarome Iginla, Mike Cammalleri
7 6
19:28 Martin St. Louis (Empty net)
Assists: Mark Recchi
8 6
Associated Press

CALGARY, Alberta -- Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning spoiled Calgary star Jarome Iginla's milestone night.

Iginla's Night

• Jarome Iginla's second goal of the game gave him 400 goals to move into the top spot on the Flames' career scoring list.

• Iginla has 834 points in 922 games. He broke the franchise record set by Theo Fleury of 830 points in 791 games.

• Iginla had two goals and three assists against the Lightning.

• Iginla has scored six goals in his last six games.

-- The Associated Press

Lecavalier and St. Louis each had two goals and an assist, and Mark Recchi had five assists to help the Lightning beat the Flames 8-6 on Sunday night.

"That was right out of the 80s," St. Louis said. "A wide open game, a lot of goals, everybody got involved. It was a fun game to play."

Iginla had two goals and three assists to break the Flames' career scoring record. His second goal of the game, 14 seconds into the third period, was his 400th.

Iginla has 834 points in 922 career games, all with the Flames. He broke the franchise record of 830 set by Theo Fleury in 791 games. The two were teammates for three seasons before Fleury was traded to Colorado in the 1998-99 season.

Iginla's milestone 831st point came when Craig Conroy deflected in Dion Phaneuf's shot after Iginla had started the sequence by getting the puck back to Phaneuf.

Fast Facts

• The Lightning improve to 4-9-2 in their last 15 games and snap the Flames' four-game winning streak.

• Lightning center Vincent Lecavalier has 28 points in his last 27 games.

• Forward Martin St. Louis has 45 points in his last 40 games with Tampa Bay.

-- ESPN research

"I was excited to get it at home. I wasn't too picky about it being a real nice one. It was cool to get it on Conroy's," Iginla said. "Unfortunately the night didn't go the way we wanted, we let it get away from us. Looking back on it down the road, it's still going to be a great night."

Recchi acknowledged Iginla's feat with a friendly tap on the shinpads.

"He's the face of the franchise. When you think of the Calgary Flames, you think of Jarome Iginla and it's great to see him get that opportunity and to do it at home is nice, too," Recchi said. "He's had a great career and he's an amazing player. To be the franchise leader, that's a great honor."

It was a milestone night for Recchi, too. He moved past Bryan Trottier into 14th on the NHL's career list with 1,426 points (535 goals, 891 assists).

Evgeny Artyukhin, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Malone and Vaclav Propsal also scored for Tampa Bay. The Lightning snapped a seven-game road losing streak.

"We have too much respect for our coaching staff. The guys in here have stuck together through this. Guys aren't going to quit," Recchi said. "It's been an interesting year, a frustrating year for all of us, but at the same time, you're not going to quit on each other."

Conroy, Michael Cammalleri, Jamie Lundmark and Todd Bertuzzi added goals for Calgary, set to open a seven-game trip on Tuesday night in Ottawa.

"It's a wakeup call for us," Conroy said. "If we try to run and gun, that's not the way we're going to win games."

Game notes
Calgary rookie RW Brandon Prust (concussion) is back on the sidelines. After missing 31 games because of a broken jaw, Prust was reinjured Friday night in his fourth game back when he was elbowed by Minnesota's Derek Boogaard. Boogaard was suspended for five games. ... Warren Peters was recalled from Quad Cities of the American Hockey League to take Prust's spot. ... St. Louis and Lecavalier are the lone remaining members of the Lightning team that beat the Flames in the 2004 Stanley Cup final. The Flames have six players remaining.

 

 

NHL Scores

Sunday, March 1st
Philadelphia 0 Final
New Jersey 3
Los Angeles 2 Final
Chicago 4
Pittsburgh 4 Final
Dallas 1
Florida 6 Final
Washington 2
Tampa Bay 8 Final
Calgary 6
Columbus 1 Final
Vancouver 3