Canes clobber Lightning for season sweep

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03/07/2009 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Eric Staal had four goals and two assists as the Carolina Hurricanes dominated the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 9-3 win at St. Pete Times Forum.

Tuomo Ruutu had two goals and three assists while Erik Cole added four assists for the Hurricanes, who have won four of their last five games. Cam Ward made 22 saves in the win.

The win vaults Carolina into the seventh spot in the Eastern Conference, one point ahead of the idle Rangers and Penguins.

Vincent Lecavalier and Ryan Malone each had a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who have dropped three straight and nine of 11 overall. Mike McKenna and Karri Ramo each played in net, with McKenna giving up three goals on 15 shots and Ramo allowing six goals on 22 shots in relief.

Staal notched his first goal of the game while shorthanded when he wristed home a Rod Brind'Amour pass just 7:01 in and added his second goal at the 9:40 mark of the first when he found himself wide open in the slot and wristed the puck into the right corner of the net.

Joni Pitkanen made a nifty move to get clear of a defender along the right boards and sent the puck back to Anton Babchuk, who blasted a shot that went off a defender and snuck into the net at the 10:09 mark.

Tampa got one past Ward at the 12:43 mark of the first as Steven Stamkos sent a pass from the left point to the low right side where Martin St. Louis one- timed it into the net.

Carolina turned the game into a rout in the second period as the team lit the lamp six times in the frame.

Joe Corvo got the first goal of the period at the 2:41 mark and Brind'Amour added a power-play score a little over a minute later.

Ruutu got his first goal of the game on the power-play at the 6:03 mark and Staal completed his seventh career hat trick at the 12:48 mark when he jammed the puck in from the right side of the net.

Staal notched the first four-goal game of his career at the 16:45 mark of the second on a tip in of a Ruutu shot and Ruutu completed the scoring in the frame with 27 seconds left on a one-timer.

Tampa got goals from Lecavalier at the 3:30 mark of the third and another from Malone at the 9:12 mark to account for the final score.

Game Notes

Carolina hosts the New York Rangers on Monday...Tampa plays in Ottawa on Wednesday...Staal's second goal was his 30th of the season, marking his fourth straight campaign of at least 30 goals...Tampa's Vinny Prospal had two assists in the game, giving him 400 in his career...It was the most goals Carolina scored this season and the most Tampa Bay has given up this season...Carolina won all six games against Tampa Bay this season with one coming in overtime and another in the shootout. The Hurricanes have won nine of the last 10 against Tampa Bay overall.

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