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Tampa, FL (SportsNetwork. Curry 1 Outlet Store .com) - Former Ranger Ryan Callahan had two goals and an assist against his ex-team to spoil Martin St. Louis return to Tampa and help the Lightning to a 4-3 victory over New York. The pregame buildup was solely centered on St. Louis first game in Amalie Arena since the Lightnings all-time leading scorer requested and was granted a trade to the Rangers on March 5. However, it was Callahan -- the key player Tampa Bay received in the blockbuster swap -- who earned the nights First Star as St. Louis was held off the scoresheet. Steven Stamkos made quite an impact as well, notching a goal and two assists in the Lightnings fourth win in their last six outings, including two in a row by one goal. Ben Bishop finished with 16 saves in the triumph. Another one-goal game, said Stamkos. We hold on and find a way to win these games and thats a good trait to have. New York entered the anticipated matchup off shutout wins over Philadelphia and Montreal, but Henrik Lundqvist stopped just 25-of-29 shots and St. Louis was mostly a non-factor. Rick Nash did record a goal and an assist for the Rangers, with Mats Zuccarello and Dan Boyle also scoring in defeat. Callahan accounted for the first two of three consecutive Tampa Bay goals that erased a 2-1 deficit late in the opening period, during which St. Louis received a generally positive ovation from the home crowd as a video saluting his 12 1/2-year tenure with the Lightning was shown on the scoreboard. A double-minor penalty to Nash led to Callahans initial tally of the night, with the former Rangers captain crashing the net to re-direct a long drive from Jason Garrison 2:26 prior to the first intermission. Callahans second came midway through the second period off a pinpoint pass from Stamkos, who wheeled around the New York net to set up his teammate for a successful wrister in close that put the Lightning up 3-2. Boyle nearly tied it just seconds into the third with a blast that struck the post, but the Rangers later fell behind by two when Matt Carles point shot deflected off Kucherovs skate and trickled by Lundqvist with 10:22 to go. Nash got New York back within one when he turned a giveaway from Tampas Andrej Sustr into his 15th goal of the season with 7:11 left to play. Down two goals obviously were going to take some chances, said Boyle. You can take some risks. But the Lightning held on for the two points. Stamkos quickly put to rest any hopes of a third straight Rangers shutout, with the star center setting off a flurry of first-period goals by rifling a shot over Lundqvists left shoulder on a Tampa power play just 5:25 into the contest. New York answered just over 3 1/2 minutes later when Sustr fanned on a clearing attempt, creating a 2-on-1 between Nash and Zuccarello in which Bishop had no chance to turn away the latters attempt. The Lightning took a too-many-men-on-the-ice penalty less than two minutes after Zuccarellos score, with the Rangers converting the chance on Boyles one-timer off a Derek Stepan feed. Game Notes Callahan also had two goals in the first meeting between the clubs since the trade, a 5-1 Lightning win at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 17 ... The Lightning are now 13-0-0 following the trade when Callahan scores at least one goal ... Nashs assist on Zuccarellos marker was the 300th of his career ... Lightning forward Alex Killorn extended his career-best point streak to six games with an assist on Callahans second goal ... Boyles goal was the free- agent pickups first point as a Ranger ... Bishop improved to 7-0-0 all-time against New York. Curry 1 Shoes Online . It will then be back to business once the puck drops as the two clubs battle for key points in their respective playoff races. Watch the game live on TSN Canadiens and listen on TSN Radio 690 starting at 7:30pm et. Under Armour Shoes Cheap . -- Jerome Verrier scored once and set up two more as the Drummondville Voltigeurs downed the visiting Chicoutimi Sagueneens 5-1 on Friday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play.(SportsNetwork.com) - The free-falling Dallas Stars will try to beat the Arizona Coyotes for the second time this month when they host Thursdays battle at American Airlines Center. The Stars own a dreadful 2-8-2 record over their last 12 games, but one of those victories came against tonights opponent. Dallas notched a 4-3 regulation win in Arizona on Nov. 11, giving the Stars wins in three of four and six of the last nine meetings with the Coyotes. Dallas also hopes it can end a lengthy home skid this evening. The Stars have lost seven straight (0-5-2) in Big D, but have beaten the Coyotes in the last four encounters in North Texas. The Stars opened a five-game homestand Tuesday with their third straight regulation loss, dropping a 6-4 decision to Carolina. The setback pushed Dallas home record to 1-5-4. Dallas held a 2-0 lead after 20 minutes, but then allowed the Hurricanes to score five unanswered goals to take control of the game. The Stars were able to cut the deficit to 5-4 late in the third period, but that was as close as they would get. Tyler Seguin scored twice while Jamie Benn and Cody Eakin each posted a goal and an assist for the Stars. I think we are beating ourselves mentally right now, Seguin said. I dont think anyone here thinks were playing good hockey. Kari Lehtonen allowed four goals on 16 shots in the start, while Anders Lindback gave up two goals on nine shotts in relief. Under Armour Cheap Online. Lehtonen is expected to start tonight and he boasts a 10-3-4 mark and a 2.17 goals against average in 18 career games against the Coyotes. The Coyotes will aim to rebound after having a two-game win streak snapped in Tuesdays home loss to Washington. Eric Fehr scored the winning goal at 3:16 of overtime to give the Capitals a 2-1 victory at Gila River Arena. In the extra session, Brooks Orpik cranked a shot from the top of the left circle that Fehr redirected on net. Mike Smith was there for the first stop, but Fehr grabbed his own rebound and put it in for the win. Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored the only goal of the game for the Coyotes, while Smith stopped 22 shots in the loss. I thought we competed hard tonight, Arizona head coach Dave Tippett said. The way you generate offense is to play in the offensive zone. We didnt get there enough. Forwards Martin Hanzal (lower body) and Rob Klinkhammer (upper body) missed Tuesdays game and both are questionable for tonight. Smith could get the start in net and is 7-4-5 with a 2.09 GAA in his career against Dallas. Backup Devan Dubnyk is 2-5-1 with a 3.07 GAA in eight lifetime outings versus the Stars. Arizona is kicking off a three-game road trip tonight and will also stop in San Jose and Anaheim during the swing. The Coyotes have won their last two as the guest to improve their road mark to 4-5-1. ' ' '