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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Canucks are hoping to string together back-to-back victories when they hose the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night and a win tonight would give the club its first winning streak since consecutive triumphs on Jan. 18 and 21. Vancouver has won two of three on a four-game road trip after besting the Florida Panthers 4-3 yesterday in a shootout. Vancouver was facing Roberto Luongo for the first time since dealing him to the Panthers on March 4. Luongo made 29 saves, but also yielded the lone goal of the shootout to the Canucks Nicklas Jensen. Eddie Lack, whose production as a rookie this season led to Luongo being dealt, ended with 26 saves and stopped all three skaters in the shootout. Dan Hamhuis and Alexandre Burrows scored in regulation for the Canucks, who escaped with two points after giving up a game-tying goal with 1:35 left in regulation. "Especially the way the game was tied up there at the end, to get the win was huge for us," said Jensen. Vancouver won for just the third time in its last nine games (3-5-1) and improved to 3-12-1 in its past 16 on the road. The victory also pulled the Canucks to within three points of the Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes for the second wild card spot in the Western Conference. The Canucks have lost four of their past six versus the Lightning, including a 4-2 defeat at home on Jan. 1. Alex Killorn and Valtteri Filppula both had a goal and an assist, while Bishop made 28 saves. Lack yielded four goals on 33 shots for the Canucks, who have won four of their past six in Tampa. Both Bishop and Lack faced their respective opponent for the first time in their career in that earlier meeting. Ben Bishop is one of the main reasons that the Lightning remain in the playoff picture despite an extended absence by Steven Stamkos due to injury. Fresh off of setting a club record for wins in a season, Bishop will look to lead the Lightning past the Canucks in the finale of a six-game homestand. Though Stamkos missed 45 games from mid-November to early March with a broken right leg, the Lightning were able to keep pace in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division. With 79 points, Tampa Bay is occupying the first wild card spot and also is just one point behind the Toronto Maple Leafs for third place in the division. Bishop has been a big part of that success as he is among the league leaders with 31 wins, five shutouts, a 2.10 goals against average and .929 save percentage. The 27-year-old, in his first season as a full-time starter, had struggled to string victories together recently, but won a second outing in a row for the first time since late January with a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday. Bishop made 23 saves in his eighth career shutout and surpassed Nikolai Khabibulins 2002-03 franchise record of 30 wins in a season. "Its a nice accomplishment," Bishop said, "A a whole lot of credit goes to the guys in front of me. I dont get that without them. Its a team thing. I dont like at it as an individual thing." Defenceman Michael Kostka scored in a second straight game and also had an assist, giving him five points in seven games since joining the Lightning off waivers from the Chicago Blackhawks. "I just try to play solid defensively when Im on the ice," said Kostka. "But its nice to be able to chip in with a goal when I have the chance." B.J. Crombeen and Nate Thompson also scored in the victory, Tampa Bays second straight following an 0-3-2 drought. Chase Anderson Brewers Jersey . Jamies number grades given are out of five, with five being the best mark. Henrik Lundqvist, New York Rangers (5) – He had good saves on Giroux, Akeson, and Hartnell tonight. 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Speaking with TSN 1050 following Brendan Shanahans introductory press conference, the Leafs GM also addressed the clubs perceived leadership issues and the type of working relationship that can be expected within Torontos front office.When the Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat tangled in recent seasons, it was required viewing. Catch all the action on TSN2 tonight at 7:30pm et/4:30pm pt One summer made the matchup a little less appealing, but the two squads will duke it out Wednesday night at AmericanAirlines Arena in South Beach. These two met in the Eastern Conference Finals the last two seasons and the series were entertaining. Everything changed this offseason. LeBron James left the Heat to try and save the city of Cleveland Cavaliers. Pat Riley and the Heat brass replaced him as best they could and the results have been solid. Miami is tied for the lead in the Southeast Division. The Pacers lost Lance Stephenson, a skilled play-maker, premiere defender and master agitator. Then, Paul Georges horrific leg injury with USA Basketball left the Pacers in shambles. Thats the nature of pro sports right now, is teams turn over very quickly, much more rapidly than it was 15, 20 years ago, certainly, Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told the Sun Sentinel. And you have to be able to adapt the best that you can in this business. So both teams look quite a bit different than they did in the Eastern Conference finals last year. The Heat have won two in a row after a pair of losses. The four-time reigning Eastern Conference champs dispatched the Minnesota Timberwolves at home on Friday, then earned a terrific victory Saturday night. Miami beat the Dallas Mavericks in Big D, 105-96. Luol Deng turned in his best game as a member of the Miami Heat, scoring 30 points. Dengs previous high this season was 18, but he filled it up against the Mavs as Miamis new Big Three all contributed to the victory. Dwyane Wade supplied 20 points with 10 assists and Chris Bosh posted 20 points and 10 rebounds for the Heat. We wanted to come up with a much tougher mindset to make plays and keep our head in the game collectively and just find a way to close out the game, said Spoelstra. The ball was moving and it was encouraging to see. The Pacers halted a six-game losing streak with a 97-86 home victory over the Utah Jazz on Monday night. Roy Hibbert scored a season-high 29 points two days after leaving a game with an injured knee. Hibbert scored 11 of his 29 points in the first quarter after suffering a knee bruise in the first quarter of Saturdays game against Washington. A.J. Price scored 22 points off the bench four days after the banged-up Pacers signed him to bolster their depleted backcourt. Price, who played his first three NBA seasons with the Pacers from 2009-12, made two 3-pointers during a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter that turned a three-point deficit into an eight-point lead. He obviously gave us a big-time lift tonight, said Pacers Frank Vogel, who expects the team to re-sign Price when his 10-day contract is up as long as the team still needs bodies. Solomon Hill added 13 points and Lavoy Alllen scored 12 with a game-high 15 rebounds off the bench.dddddddddddd The Pacers, who avoided what would have been their longest losing streak in five years, are still without David West, George Hill, CJ Watson and Rodney Stuckey. CJ Miles missed the last two with a migraine. The home team has won the last nine regular-season meetings between these two. Indiana has lost six in a row and is 2-13 in its last 15 regular-season matchups down in South Beach. Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves The NBA will put its product on the line tonight in the Mexico City Arena, where the Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves will tip off in the leagues expanded NBA Global Games schedule. Catch all the action tonight on TSN2 at 10pm et/7pm pt We are very proud to once again represent the NBA in Mexico, said Timberwolves President Chris Wright. This is a great opportunity for the NBA and the Minnesota Timberwolves to continue the incredible growth of our international fan base. The Mexico City fans were phenomenal last year and we look forward to visiting them again this season. The Timberwolves were scheduled to play the San Antonio Spurs in Mexico City, Mexico last season, but the game was postponed because of smoky conditions inside the arena. A generator malfunction sent smoke pouring into the building and the arena was evacuated about 45 minutes prior to tip off. The last regular-season NBA game in Mexico was on Dec. 6, 1997, when the Rockets beat the Dallas Mavericks. Minnesota is 2-4 on the season and went 1-2 on a recent road trip, which culminated with Saturdays 102-92 loss at Miami. Nikola Pekovic posted 19 points and 11 rebounds, and Thaddeus Young supplied 16 points and six boards for Minnesota, which was without its young point guard Ricky Rubio for the first time this season. Rubio is dealing with an ankle injury. We battled, Wolves coach Flip Saunders said. We got a couple of groups together that played hard. That was a positive to build on. Rookie Andrew Wiggins scored 10 points in defeat. The Rockets started the season 6-0 and came back to earth with Saturdays 98-87 loss to the Golden State Warriors. The two teams were both undefeated. Stephen Curry scored 14 of his game-high 34 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Warriors, while James Harden paced the Rockets with 22 points and Isaiah Canaan ended with 21. Terrence Jones (leg) missed his third straight game, Patrick Beverley (hamstring) has been held out in four of five games and Dwight Howard was a late scratch with flu-like symptoms. Tonight was just a tough game in general missing three of our starters, Harden said. Jones and Beverly are still out and Howard should be back Wednesday. Howard is posting an average of 19.7 points and 11.5 rebounds. Houston went 3-1 against Minnesota last season and has won 20 of the past 26 matchups with the T-Wolves. ' ' '