TAMPA - Mark Recchi, Jussi Jokinen and Matt Pettinger scored but the Lightning still lost their third straight as Detroit outshot them 39-18 in a 4-3 defeat Thursday night. Detroit's Chris Osgood improved to 17-0 lifetime against Tampa Bay.
The Lightning paid for three penalties taken in an 18-second span during the final half-minute of the second period - Paul Ranger for cross checking, Chris Gratton for slashing and Adam Hall for elbowing. Zetterberg and Samuelsson scored on the advantages to give Detroit a 3-2 lead early in the third.
Lightning coach Barry Melrose said: "In the second period we go brain dead and take three terrible penalties. We can't give the best team in the world a two-minute five-on-three and then another two minute five-on-four. Detroit doesn't do that. Detroit doesn't beat itself. That's winning and losing. Tonight we beat ourselves."
In college football, the Gators are remaining focused on their true goal after securing the SEC title last week against Vanderbilt. To keep their national title hopes alive, the third-ranked Gators must avoid a loss in their three remaining regular season games.
That task continues Saturday when they host former Florida coach Steve Spurrier and South Carolina, looking for its seventh win in eight games. Florida (8-1, 6-1) won the SEC East for the second time in three years with a 42-14 victory over Vandy and the Gators will play No. 1 Alabama in the SEC championship game in Atlanta on December 6.
"Making it to Atlanta for the SEC championship was one of our goals at the beginning of the season, but our goal is to take care of business every Saturday," said Tim Tebow, who went 12-of-17 for 171 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 88 yards and two scores last Saturday.
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