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Vincent Lecavalier has 2 goals, including penalty shot, and Tampa Bay beats Florida

Vincent Lecavalier had two goals, including one on a penalty shot, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4-2 on Friday night.Lecavalier put the Lightning up 3-1 when he deked goalie Scott Clemmensen to ice and lifted home a wrist shot on his penalty shot at 1:27 of the second. The Tampa Bay captain also had a first-period power-play goal.Ryan Malone and Pavel Kubina also scored for the Lightning, who will be making their first postseason appearance since 2007.Florida got goals from Jason Garrison and Mike Santorelli. The Panthers, last in the Eastern Conference, have lost 10 in a row (0-7-3).Tampa Bay went ahead 2-1 when Malone scored at 16:08 of the first. Clemmensen stopped Malone's backhander — which the left wing took while down on the ice — but the rebound went off Florida center Shawn Matthias and into the net.Lecavalier gave the Lightning a 1-0 advantage with a power-play goal from the low slot 4:08 into the first. Martin St. Louis assisted on the goal, giving hi...

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