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Anaheim Ducks (24-23-7) at Tampa Bay Lightning (22-20-10), 7:30 p.m.

Sports Network | January 29, 2010

(Sports Network) - While the Ducks haven't enjoyed much success on their longest road trip of the season, the Lightning hope to wrap a four-game homestand perfect tonight to claim its longest winning streak in over two years.

Tampa Bay will play host to Anaheim tonight for the first time since 2006 as the two teams clash at St. Pete Times Forum.

The Lightning are a perfect 3-0 on their homestand that wraps tonight, giving the club its first three-game winning streak since January 19-27 of last year. Tampa Bay hasn't claimed four consecutive victories since a five-game run from November 7-16, 2007.

Playing at home should help, as the Lighting are 7-1-1 over their last nine at St. Pete Times Forum and 14-6-5 overall as the host. After a pair of post- regulation wins to begin their residency, the Lightning made sure to put the Canadiens away in 60 minutes on Wednesday with a 3-0 victory.

Antero Niittymaki made 33 saves for his first shutout with the Lightning and fifth of his career. Vincent Lecavalier had a goal and an assist, while Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos also scored, with Stamkos extending his goal- scoring streak to three games.

"The guys all did the right things," said head coach Rick Tocchet. "They played for each other and they played for [Niittymaki]. We didn't cheat, we didn't try to make it 4-0, but you always want to try and score, and we did it the right way. It was nice to see the consistency from the guys. Hopefully that's a corner we can turn."

The victory has the Lightning just one point back of a playoff spot as they get set to host the Ducks for the first time since a 4-3 loss on December 9, 2006. Anaheim has won four of its last five versus Tampa Bay, including a 4-3 overtime win at home on November 19.

The Ducks, who have also won two straight and five of their last seven at Tampa, have struggled to just a 1-3-0 record so far on a season-high, six-game road trip. Overall, Anaheim has lost nine of its last 12 as the guest and is 8-15-5 as the road team this year.

Facing one of the top teams in the league on Wednesday in the Washington Capitals, the Ducks got a goal from Dan Sexton to take a 1-1 game into the third period. However, the Capitals scored four times in the final frame to hand Anaheim a loss.

Making his first start since January 3, Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 44 saves, including 18 in the first period, but couldn't handle Washington in that third period.

"If it wasn't for our goaltender standing on his head in the first period this game would have been over early," said Anaheim head coach Randy Carlyle. "Then in the second period we played much better, but in the third they scored on their second shift and it opened the floodgates."

The Ducks are last in the Pacific Division and 13th in the Western Conference with 55 points, five back of a playoff spot.