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Olesz plays hero as Panthers win close one in Tampa Bay over Lightning




Short, short version: Florida's Rostislav Olesz launched a beautiful rising shot which rang loudly off Antero Niittymaki's right post to close it up for the Cats, who led early and came from behind late.

Nathan Horton and Cory Stillman also scored for Florida as Tomas Vokoun absolutely stonewalled Martin St. Louis' penalty shot in the third, finishing with 28 saves on the night.

Jeff Halpern and Steve Downie - Stephen Weiss' newest bestest bud - scored for Tampa Bay, which rallied at several points, though neither club had a stranglehold on beauty or prolonged attacks.

And yes...it really was Olesz.

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Did my beacon come out on fsn again? Lol

by SNOOP97DAWG on Jan 14, 2010 11:48 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

I think stardom has gone to your helmet

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by David Dwork on Jan 15, 2010 12:24 AM EST up reply actions  

Sorry Jose…not a sign of it. LOTS of Panthers fans in the building tho.

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Washington 82 54 15 13 121
Atlanta 82 35 34 13 83
Carolina 82 35 37 10 80
Tampa Bay 82 34 36 12 80
Florida 82 32 37 13 77

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