UNIONDALE, N.Y., Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Martin St. Louis got his NHL-leading 29th goal Monday in helping the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders.
Teammate Vincent Lecavalier stayed right behind him in the goal-scoring race with a third-period goal that put Tampa Bay up 4-2 and proved to be the goal that sealed the game. Lecavalier has 28 goals on the season.
New York opened the scoring with a power-play goal by Alexi Yashin 3:38 into the game, but Tampa Bay answered with a pair of man-advantage goals. Vaclav Prospal tied the score for the Lightning at the 6:55 mark and 2 1/2 minutes later Brad Richards put Tampa Bay ahead.
St. Louis made the score 3-1 with the second period's only goal. The Islanders tightened the score with a power-play goal by Viktor Kozlov early in the third period. Lecavalier added his goal at the 7:13 mark.
The Islanders closed within 4-3 when Trent Hunter scored midway through the third period but they couldn't solve Tampa Bay goaltender Johan Holmqvist again. Holmqvist stopped 33 shots in the game.
New York goaltender Rick DiPietro managed 20 saves in giving up four goals.
