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NHL: Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3 (SO)

SUNRISE, Fla., Oct. 27 (UPI) -- Steven Stamkos scored the winning tally in a shootout after logging a goal and an assist in regulation Sunday, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning past Florida 4-3.

The two teams went to a shootout after battling to a 3-3 tie and going scoreless in a 5-minute overtime.

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Valtteri Filppula scored for the Lightning and Brad Boyes answered for Florida before Stamkos beat Jacob Markstrom with a forehand shot in the fourth round for the game-winner.

Radko Gudas and Martin St. Louis scored in regulation and Anders Lindback made 29 saves for the Bolts, who won a third straight game.

Boyes and Nick Bjugstad each scored in the third period for the Panthers, who erased a late 3-1 deficit to force overtime.

Shawn Matthias scored and Markstrom finished with 25 stops.

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