Lightning ends losing streak
Posted January 08, 2008 10:00 pm
Chris Gratton broke out of a season-long scoring slump with 2 goals and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning snapped a seven-game losing streak by holding on for a 5-3 victory over the New York Rangers on Tuesday night.
The Lightning had gone 0-5-2 following a win over Toronto on Dec. 20 that ended a 1-4-1 skid. Tampa Bay is last in the Eastern Conference with 37 points, and only Los Angeles has fewer in the NHL.
Defenseman Doug Janik and Vaclav Prospal also scored for the Lightning. Martin St. Louis added an empty-net goal with 2.4 seconds left.
Jaromir Jagr gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead in the first period, and Scott Gomez and Michal Rozsival scored power-play goals to get them closer.
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