National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 1
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Where: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Chris Rooney, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 19204


Rookie Brett Connolly scored 2:30 into overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning recorded their first five-game home winning streak in four seasons with a 2-1 triumph over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday.

In overtime, Dominic Moore skated hard to the net before being denied by goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov. The rebound caromed to Connolly, who wristed the puck into the net for his third goal of the season as Tampa Bay improved to 7-2-0 in its last nine games.

Defenseman Marc-Andre Bergeron netted a power-play goal in the third period, Dwayne Roloson turned aside 14 shots and Martin St. Louis played in his 800th career game with the Lightning.

After Scott Hartnell collected his sixth goal in eight games in the first period, Bergeron leveled the contest at 7:41 of the third. With Jakub Voracek in the box serving a tripping penalty, Bergeron's blast from the point sailed over the right shoulder of a screened Bryzgalov.

Philadelphia captain Chris Pronger returned from a six-game absence due to an eye injury, although he was greeted by a chorus of boos by the St. Pete Times Forum faithful for his stall tactic against Tampa Bay's vaunted 1-3-1 defense.

The veteran defenseman, who returned wearing a visor, elected to either remain stationary or skate in small circles while waiting for the closest Lightning member to break from his spot. A cascade of boos rained down as play was reduced to a crawl for several minutes during the first period.

Bryzgalov finished with 22 saves for Philadelphia, which fell to 3-0-2 in its last five games and 4-1-1 away from home this season.

Top Game Performances
 
Philadelphia   Tampa Bay
Scott Hartnell 1 Points Marc-Andre Bergeron 1
Scott Hartnell 1 Goals Marc-Andre Bergeron 1
Kimmo Timonen 1 Assists Pavel Kubina 1
Scott Hartnell 1 Power Play Goals Marc-Andre Bergeron 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ilya Bryzgalov .917 Save Percentage Dwayne Roloson .933
Ilya Bryzgalov 22 Saves Dwayne Roloson 14
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Philadelphia 15 1 1-5 6-7 19 32
Tampa Bay 24 2 1-7 4-5 15 32
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against St. Louis. The Lightning have a W/L % of .571 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against Florida. The Flyers have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .714 after a loss.