Like the lost continent of Atlantis or the Ark of the Covenant, its been a long arduous search for victory for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Nine straight games, the Bolts went without the second point, making the fans begin to believe that it was a myth. Its not, Lightning fans…your hockey team just got two points for their 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens…

Martin St. Louis scored twice, Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and an assist, and the Tampa Bay Lightning ended a nine-game losing streak with a 3-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

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07:00 PM EST Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers 01:00 CET 07:00 PM EST Nashville Predators at Columbus Blue Jackets 01:00 CET 07:00 PM EST Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens 01:00 CET 07:30 PM EST New York Islanders at Pittsburgh Penguins 01:30 CET 09:00 PM EST Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers 03:00

Here are tonight’s scheduled games (listed in Eastern Standard Time): Tampa Bay at Montreal - 7:00 PM Carolina at Philadelphia - 7:00 PM Nashville at Columbus - 7:00 PM NY Islanders at Pittsburgh - 7:30 PM Florida at Edmonton - 9:00 PM Minnesota at Phoenix - 9:00 PM St. Louis at Los Angeles - 10:30 PM Anaheim at San Jose - 10:30 PM Tags: 2008 hockey schedule , 2008 nhl schedule , 2008-2009 nhl , hockey , hockey schedule , NHL , nhl hockey , nhl hockey schedule

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NHL Hockey Schedule: December 11, 2008

There were some sweet goals last week and the NHL has put together a collection of what they think are the Top 10.  Anyone know how they decide who gets included?  Anyway, here is the list from last week: 10. Sidney Crosby is left open long enough to patiently feed a pass to Mark Eaton (his first goal in 91 games) and scored on the New York Rangers. 9

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NHL Goals of the Week: December 11, 2008

I love saves and, let me tell you, there are some good ones in here.  The goaltender that really stood out for me last week was Steve Mason of the Columbus Blue Jackets (who happens to appear twice in these highlights).  Check out the video: Here’s the list, tell me if you think there was a save elsewhere in the league that deserved to be mentioned: 10. Josh Harding (Minnesota Wild) robs Nashville with glove save 9

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NHL Saves of the Week: December 11, 2008

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Mathieu Dandenault had surgery on his left arm, which was broken when he was hit along the boards during a game against Calgary. He will be out indefinitely.

I probably should be more disappointed than I am with this loss, but it honestly was a really good game to watch.

The Montreal Canadiens may have gotten off to a great start in All-Star voting, but it looks like the fans in Pittsburgh have rallied to spoil an all Habs starting line-up.