Rookie Brad Richards and Martin St. Louis also scored for Tampa Bay, which has won consecutive games for the first time since December 26-28. Two wins in a row, it is about time we got a little streak going here. Everyone's going home for a couple of days to be relaxed and we've got the winning feeling right now. I think everyone is starting to play well right now. Buffalo has scored just eight goals during that span.
Teams go through slumps.
We're paid to win. We're going to have to start concentrating more. While shorthanded, the Lightning extended the lead just 80 seconds into the middle period. Biron, getting the start in place of All-Star Dominik Hasek, stopped Ryan Johnson's slap shot. But the puck bounced to St. Louis, who lifted it over Biron for his ninth goal and a 2-0 lead.