NHL: Tampa Bay 3, Montreal 2

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 12 (UPI) -- Vinny Prospal scored two goals Tuesday to give the Tampa Bay Lightning a 3-2 victory over the Montreal Canadiens.

Michel Ouellet also scored for Tampa Bay and Karri Ramo stopped 19 shots for the Lightning, who have won three of their last four games.

Chris Higgins and Tomas Plekanec each had a goal for Montreal. Cristobal Huet gave up three goals on 36 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost three straight and four of their last five games.