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TAMPA, Florida — Martin St. Louis had a memorable milestone game.
Another day at the office: Lightning right wing Martin St. Louis looks to shoot as the Panthers' Marcel Goc watches on Saturday in Tampa, Florida. St. Louis, playing in his 900th game, scored three times in the Lightning's 6-3 win.
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St. Louis scored three times in his 900th NHL game, Steven Stamkos added his league-leading 34th goal and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6-3 on Saturday night.
'Weird things happen sometimes in situations like that,' St. Louis said. 'Of all the games I could have done that, it was my 900th game. It's fun. On a weekend night, my kids are here. It's pretty exciting.'
St. Louis got two goals during Tampa Bay's four-goal second, helping the Lightning take a 5-3 lead entering the third. The right winger, who has six goals and 16 points during a nine-game point streak, completed the hat trick on an empty-netter during the final minute of play.
It was St. Louis' fifth career hat trick and first since Oct. 26, 2006, against Carolina. His last multigoal game came in a 5-2 win over Ottawa on March 29.
'I feel like I haven't scored, like two goals in a game in a long time,' St. Louis said. 'It's nice to get on the scoreboard and help your team.'
Nate Thompson and Vincent Lecavalier also scored for the Lightning, who have won six of seven. Lecavalier added three assists.
Florida got goals from Tomas Fleischmann, Mikael Samuelsson and Sean Bergenheim. The Southeast Division-leading Panthers were coming off a 2-1 win over Winnipeg on Friday night.
Florida has a one-point lead over second-place Washington. The Lightning, fourth in the division, are just eight points back.
'It's a hard league,' Samuelsson said. 'You have to fight for every spot, for every inch there. I shouldn't say it's a like a playoff, but it's getting close to it. And teams are playing like it. You have to fight for every shift.'
Stamkos scored on his own rebound to give Tampa Bay a 4-2 lead with 7:24 left in the second. The center has six goals and nine points in six games against Florida this season.
Stamkos passed up a scoring chance to set up St. Louis' last goal.
'That's just a tribute to the kind of people we have on the team,' Tampa Bay coach Guy Boucher said. 'They're all unselfish and people who care about the group.'
Oilers 5, Red Wings 4 (SO)
In Edmonton, Sam Gagner Gagner had two goals and an assist, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins scored the shootout winner as the Oilers beat league-leading Detroit.
The Oilers blew a 3-1 lead in the third period but sent it to overtime when Jordan Eberle scored with 39 seconds left.
Penguins 2, Bruins 1
In Boston, Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves and Evgeni Malkin scored a power-play goal to lift Pittsburgh over the Bruins for its ninth win in 10 games.
Matt Cooke had the other goal for the Penguins, who rebounded from a 1-0 loss at Toronto on Wednesday that ended a season-best eight-game winning streak.
Maple Leafs 5, Senators 0
In Ottawa, James Reimer posted his second straight shutout, and Phil Kessel and Tyler Bozak each had three points to lead Toronto over the Senators.
Kessel and Bozak each had a goal and two assists, while Dion Phaneuf, Luke Schenn and Cody Franson also scored for Toronto. Reimer stopped 49 shots for his third shutout of the season and has now made 74 saves in his last two games.
Sabres 4, Islanders 3 (SO)
In Uniondale, New York, Brad Boyes and Jason Pominville scored shootout goals, and Buffalo rallied from an early 3-1 deficit to beat the Islanders.
The win gave goalie Ryan Miller 235 career victories, breaking a tie with six-time Vezina Trophy winner Dominik Hasek for the most in franchise history.
Canucks 3, Avalanche 2 (SO)
In Denver, Kevin Bieksa tied the game with 34.1 seconds remaining in regulation and Mason Raymond scored the lone goal in the shootout as the Canucks rallied to beat Colorado.
Devils 6, Flyers 4
In Philadelphia, Kurtis Foster scored a pair of power-play goals to lead New Jersey over the Flyers for the Devils' third straight win.
Capitals 3, Canadiens 0
In Montreal, Tomas Vokoun made 30 saves for his third shutout of the season and Alexander Semin scored on the second of Washington's two penalty shots.
Hurricanes 2, Kings 1
In Raleigh, North Carolina, Jeff Skinner scored 3:02 into the third period.
Predators 3, Blues 1
In Nashville, Pekka Rinne made 41 saves, and Martin Erat had a goal and two assists.
Stars 2, Wild 1 (SO)
In Dallas, Jamie Benn scored in the second round of the shootout to help Dallas maintained its home dominance over Minnesota.
Coyotes 5, Sharks 3
In Glendale, Arizona, Lauri Korpikoski scored two goals.
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