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NHL: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3

Published: Feb. 22, 2009 at 8:30 PM

TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Vaclav Prospal's power-play goal with 1:33 to play Sunday lifted the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 win over the Boston Bruins.

Jeff Halpern and Martin St. Louis assisted on the game-winner, which Prospal fired over the left shoulder of Boston goaltender Manny Fernandez.

Halpern, Adam Hall and Mark Recchi also scored to help the Lightning end a four-game losing streak.

Phil Kessel, Andrew Ference and Zdeno Chara registered the Bruins' goals.

Tampa Bay goalie Karri Ramo made 15 of his 40 saves in the last period.

Fernandez finished with 14 saves for Boston, which has dropped six of its last seven contests.

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