TAMPA, Fla. — Associated Press Last updated on Tuesday, Mar. 31, 2009 09:08PM EDT
Evgeny Artyukhin scored in the eighth round of a shootout to lead the Tampa Bay Lightning past the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on Saturday night.
Vincent Lecavalier and Matt Carle scored in regulation for the Lightning, who have won three in a row. Antoine Vermette and Dany Heatley had the Ottawa goals.
Carle pulled the Lightning even when he broke a personal 40 game goal-scoring drought with 6:12 left in the third. It was his first goal since Dec. 29 against Nashville.
Vermette put the Senators ahead 1-0 on a power-play rebound goal at 8:06 of the second. His first goal in nine games came after Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith stopped a shot from the blue line by Christoph Schubert.
Lecavalier tied it 1-1 from the top of the right circle at 14:09 of the second. The Lightning captain has three goals and five points in his last three games.
Just 39 seconds after Lecavalier's goal, Ottawa went back up 2-1 when Heatley scored from the low slot. He has a goal in three straight games.
Tampa Bay failed to score during a 1 minute, 46 second two-man advantage early in the third. Ottawa goalie Alex Auld turned aside the two shots he faced over the stretch. Notes: Senators D Filip Kuba picked up his 12th assist — coming in 11 games — this season on Heatley's goal. ... Tampa Bay C Ryan Craig played for the first time since hurting his knee in Nov. 2008. He started this season sidelined by a groin injury. ... Ottawa D Chris Phillips, bothered by a sore foot, was in the lineup.
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