The Tampa Bay Lightning were hoping that Super Sunday would bring a rebound. The Bolts needed to turn the page on an ugly game against the Washington Capitals two nights ago, and they looked to their superstar to lead the way. Steven Stamkos did his part, hitting multiple milestones along the way. With Stamkos leading the way, the Lightning beat the Blues 4-3 in overtime.
Stamkos got the Lightning on the board late in the first period when he roofed a goal-mouth scramble for his 40th goal of the year. The Lightning got off to a much better start in this game than Friday night, out-shooting the Blues 13-9 in the first period. Stamkos also added three assists to put him over the 70-point mark for the year.
"It wasn't just me tonight," Stamkos said. "I wasn't impressed with my game last time. Tonight we came out hard and we were physical. We had a game plan and for the most part, we followed it. Every line chipped in tonight. We had some surges there that gave us momentum, so it was a lot better then the last game. I am glad we got the win."
This article appears in Feb 3-9, 2011.