Topic: Pavel Kubina

Steven Stamkos scored his NHL-best 40th goal of the season Saturday and it was enough to hand the Tampa Bay Lightning a 2-1 win over Washington.

Joffrey Lupul had a goal and three assists Tuesday in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 7-3 rout of Tampa Bay.

Matt Duchene scored with 1:22 to go in overtime Friday, lifting the Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over Tampa Bay.

Martin St. Louis notched a goal and an assist Saturday and Mathieu Garon earned his 21st career shutout in Tampa Bay's 3-0 whitewash of Buffalo.

Steven Stamkos scored his first two goals of the playoffs Saturday and Tampa Bay staved off elimination with an 8-2 rout of Pittsburgh.

Vincent Lecavalier's second score of the game was one of three unanswered Tampa Bay goals Friday that lifted the Lightning to a 4-2 win over Florida.

Simon Gagne scored twice and the Tampa Bay Lightning exploded for five second-period goals Sunday in their 7-1 dismantling of Atlanta.

Pavel Kubina gave Tampa Bay a two-goal lead early in the third period Thursday and the Lightning remained unbeaten with a 3-2 victory over Philadelphia.

Todd White scored the tie-breaking goal in the second period and added an assist Tuesday to lift the Atlanta Thrashers to a 4-2 victory over Florida.

Ilya Kovalchuk's goal and two assists Tuesday powered the Atlanta Thrashers to a 6-1 crushing of the Ottawa Senators.