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NHL: Florida 4, Tampa Bay 2

Published: March. 23, 2008 at 12:57 AM
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SUNRISE, Fla., March 23 (UPI) -- Nathan Horton scored twice Saturday when the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2.

Horton's 24th goal this season, at 7:28 of the second period, broke a 1-1 tie. His 25th went into an empty net with just over two minutes left in the third.

Jay Bouwmeester had a goal and an assist. Olli Jokinen also scored and Tomas Vokoun stopped 35 of 37 shots for the Panthers, who have won eight of their last nine games.

Their seven-game winning streak ended with a 2-1 overtime loss to Carolina Thursday.

Tampa Bay got a goal and an assist from Mathieu Darche. Junior Lessard also scored, and Mike Smith was beaten three times on 25 shots for the Lightning, who suffered their third straight loss.


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