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TAMPA, Fla. Jacquizz Rodgers Jersey . -- Steven Stamkos has no explanation for his success against the Chicago Blackhawks. Stamkos posted his fourth career hat trick, Vincent Lecavalier scored at 4:06 in overtime and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Blackhawks 5-4 on Friday night. "Once we get settled in, were a tough team to play against," Stamkos said. Stamkos has seven goals and eight points in five career games against Chicago, including a pair of three-goal performances. "I dont know what to say," Stamkos said. "They have a great team." Stamkos had three goals during a wild second period that featured each team scoring four times. Lecavalier converted the game-winner from the low slot off a pass from Martin St. Louis, who finished with three assists. "I just backed up a little more to get open and it was a perfect pass," Lecavalier said. "I just had to tap it in." Tampa Bay also got a goal from Brett Connolly. The Lightning have won four consecutive home games. Patrick Sharp scored twice for the Blackhawks, who had won three straight. Marian Hossa and Daniel Carcillo also scored. "Anything can happen in overtime," Chicago coach Joel Quenneville said. Chicago was coming off a 3-2 shootout win Thursday night at Florida. Stamkos final goal, a left circle power-play shot with 32.2 seconds remaining in the second, tied it at four. The centre had pulled Tampa Bay within one at 11:45. "An up-and-down period," St. Louis said. "We take the lead 2-1, and of a sudden bang, bang, bang were down 4-2. We keep pushing and got back our game a little bit and get rewarded. Theres no such thing as a bad win in this league." After Tampa Bay went up 2-1 on Connollys goal at 4:55 of the second, the Blackhawks responded with three scores from Hossa (6:17), Carcillo (7:10) and Sharp (7:22) over a one-minute, five-second stretch. Hossa scored from the low left circle, Carcillo stopped a personal 28-game goal drought during a breakaway and Sharp beat Dwayne Roloson from the slot. "Youre never happy after a loss," Blackhawks goalie Ray Emery said. "Its frustrating to have a 4-2 lead and give that up." Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher called a timeout after the Lightning fell behind by two. "Normally, hed be pretty mad and let the guys know it," Stamkos said. "He was calm. He just said, Lets not allow anything else, and we know were going to get our goals. Stay calm." Stamkos scored 15 seconds into the second on a rebound goal against Emery before Sharp tied it with a power-play goal at 1:05. "We had the momentum, we had them on their heels," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. "But we got into some bad habits and let them back into it." The Blackhawks went 0 for 19 with the man advantage in their previous five games and failed to convert their first opportunity Friday. Roloson made 28 saves, while Emery stopped 27 shots. Chicago right wing Patrick Kane had three assists. He has five assists and seven points over his last three games. NOTES: The Lightning franchise record for goals in a game is four, set by Chris Kontos in Tampa Bays first ever game, a 7-3 win over Chicago on Oct. 7, 1992. ... Blackhawks D Duncan Keith missed his second straight game due to a left hand injury. He could return early next week. ... Hall of Fame goalie Tony Esposito, who led Chicago to the 1971 and 73 Stanley Cup finals, was at the game. ... Hossa has 24 goals and 57 points in 52 games against the Lightning. ... Chicago D Nick Leddy was a minus-4. Osi Umenyiora Jersey .ca NBA Power Rankings. Entering the All-Star break, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won 14 of 16 games to take over top spot, even without injured star point guard Russell Westbrook. Falcons Jersey . Fellow centre Pavel Datsyuk remains out because of a concussion. Zetterberg has 11 goals and 19 assists for a team-high 30 points, and Datsyuk has a team-high 12 goals and 11 assists.LAUSANNE, Switzerland -- Tokyo and Doha, Quatar, formally submitted their bids Monday to host the 2020 Olympics, delivering their files to the IOC two days before the deadline. Delegations from both cities submitted their documents to International Olympic Committee headquarters, the first of the six candidate cities to do so. The other 2020 contenders are Madrid, Istanbul, Rome and Baku, Azerbaijan. The files must be submitted by the end of Wednesday. The IOC will study the files and decide in May whether to retain all the candidates or pare the list. The IOC will select the 2020 host city at a meeting in Buenos Aires in September 2013. A question mark still hangs over the Rome bid, which needs the support of the government amid Italys financial crisis. Premier Mario Monti is scheduled to announce his decision Tuesday morning after a meeting with Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno and other bid leaders. Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, is bidding for a second consecutive time after an unsuccessful attempt for the 2016 Games, which were awarded to Rio de Janeiro. Tokyo said its bid file included a letter of guarantee signed by Prime Minister Yoshiihiko Noda. Paul Worrilow Jersey. . "We have learned valuable lessons from our previous bid, which are evident from these improved technical plans," Tokyo bid president Tsunekazu Takeda said in a statement. Doha also bid for the 2016 Games, but failed to make the shortlist of finalists. The Gulf city is seeking to bring the games to the Middle East for the first time. Qatar will be hosting the 2022 World Cup. Doha proposes holding the Olympics in September or October to avoid the summer heat, which can exceed 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees F) in July. Dohas delegation was led by bid vice chairman Sheik Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and included two female athletes. Qatar has never sent a woman to the Olympics but hopes to include women on the team for this years London Games. "Our applicant file contains a strong hosting plan that is based on many existing venues and a number of planned facilities," Al Thani said. "2020 is an historic opportunity to grow the Olympic movement in a new region." Madrid will submit its documents on Tuesday and Istanbul on Wednesday. The files can be made public starting Thursday. ' ' ' |
