Karri Ramo

Martin Brodeur made seven saves in a rare relief role, and Zach Parise scored in overtime as the New Jersey Devils snapped a six-game losing streak with a 5-4 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. Jamie Langenbrunner scored twice, Brendan Shanahan connected on a penalty shot, and Jay Pandolfo also tallied for the Devils who swept the four-game season series from the Lightning. Tampa Bay got goals from Evgeny Artyukin, Steven Stamkos, Ryan Malone and Martins Karsums. Brodeur was scheduled to have a quiet night after being honored in a pregame ceremony for setting the NHL record for regular-season wins. That ... Read Full Story

Brad Boyes scored 27 seconds into overtime to give the St. Louis Blues a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday night. Boyes, who also set up two first-period goals, won it with his 26th goal of the season after the Blues blew a two-goal lead in the final 8 minutes of regulation. Matt Pettinger cut it to 3-2 with 7:50 left, and Steven Stamkos pulled the Lightning even with 15.7 seconds to go. Andy McDonald had a power-play goal and three assists, David Backes added a goal and an assist, and Keith Tkachuk also scored for St. Louis in the Blues' ... Read Full Story

Brian Elliott made 20 saves for his first NHL shutout, and Dany Heatley, Ryan Shannon and Jason Spezza scored in the Ottawa Senators' 3-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Sunday night. Ottawa, 11th in the Eastern Conference, is 10-3-0 in its last 13 games, while Tampa Bay has lost three straight and 10 of its last 12. Heatley scored his team-high 35th goal of the season on a power play 9:45 into the first period, and Shannon scored at 13:44 on a deflection off a Lightning player. The goal was originally credited to Nick Foligno. But as Shannon slide the puck through ... Read Full Story

Mark Gandler, the agent for goaltender Karri Ramo has signed a two-year deal to play for Avangard Omsk of the Russian Kontinental Hockey League. Gandler said Ramo, a restricted free agent who was to be the backup for Mike Smith, has been told he will be Omsk’s No. 1. “Of course,” Gandler said. “He wouldn’t go over there otherwise.” Gandler said Ramo’s contract (he would not divulge the value) has an option that would allow Ramo to opt out after one season. Read Full Story

Yann Danis stopped 29 shots and the New York Islanders beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Tuesday night for their season-best fourth straight victory. Trent Hunter, Mark Streit and Radek Martinek scored in the second period for the Islanders. Karri Ramo started in net for the Lightning and stopped 13 shots before he was pulled for Mike McKenna, making his NHL debut. McKenna made 11 saves. Vincent Lecavalier scored for Tampa Bay, which has lost three consecutive games after winning three in a row. Hunter's power-play goal made it 1-0 in the second and the Islanders extended the lead by scoring twice in ... Read Full Story