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TAMPA San Jose Sharks Hats Authentic , Fla. — The Tampa Bay Lightning look to remain unbeaten in the month of December when they host the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday at Amalie Arena.The Eastern Conference leading Lightning have posted a 10-0-1 record this month while remaining unbeaten in regulation in 13 consecutive games, tied for the second longest streak of consecutive games earning a point in franchise history. Overall, Tampa Bay has won 15 of the past 17 games, with a 15-1-1 record since Nov. 21 that has launched the Lightning to the top of the league standings, six points clear of second place Toronto.“Our group’s done a good job all year of keeping things going in the right direction and it’s shown in the success we’ve had,” Lightning defenseman Ryan McDonagh said. “But it’s only been one half here, and there’s a lot of road left and we know that it’s going to take a lot of work here.”Article continues below ...Offensively, Tampa Bay’s been led by league-leading scorer Nikita Kucherov, who has nine points in his past two games to become the first player in franchise history to record at least nine points in consecutive games. Kucherov surpassed Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen for the league lead.Steven Stamkos has set a franchise record for goals in a month with 14 and is coming off back-to-back multi-goal efforts. Stamkos has climbed in to the top 10 in goal scorers with 15 goals in the past 13 games and has goals in five consecutive games.“Things are going well (offensively) right now . . . and there’s still a couple of games left this month and I’d like to continue that,” Stamkos said. “Anytime you are having success, the puck is finding you in the right areas and you have the confidence you can put it in the net. So I’d love to continue doing that in wins. It feels a lot better when things are going well for yourself and the team and I’ll look to continue that.”While the Lightning sit atop the standings, the surprising Canadiens are just looking to stay in the top eight in the Eastern Conference. Montreal moved in to the top wild card position with Friday’s 5-3 victory against Florida, one of the teams looking to track down the Canadiens in the chase for a wildcard spot.“I think it was important for us to have a good start,” Canadiens coach Claude Julien told NHL.com. “There was a big importance on both sides to this game Custom San Jose Sharks Jerseys , and we needed to have a good start, especially on the road.”The Canadiens, however, may have to lean on goaltender Antti Niemi for an unspecified amount of time after Carey Price was placed on injured reserve with a lower body and did not leave with the team for a three-game road trip.Niemi got the call in net against the Panthers, stopping 23 shots in his first start since giving up seven goals to Minnesota on Dec. 11.“It’s been a long time sitting on that game even if I didn’t feel that bad about that game,” Niemi told NHL.com. “But, yeah, obviously I’ve been waiting to get back to get a W. I felt pretty good in practice. I think that’s the main thing, finding your game in there. So it wasn’t that bad, but after a tough game like that, it’s been a long time.” LAS VEGAS (AP) — Alex Tuch and the Vegas Golden Knights made the most of their chance to atone for an ugly loss.Tuch had a goal and an assist in his 100th career game, and Vegas beat the Calgary Flames 2-0 on Friday.The Golden Knights avenged a 7-2 loss at Calgary on Monday, when the Flames opened up a 5-0 lead after just one period. The visit to Vegas marked the first time Calgary has been shut out this season.Colin Miller scored his first goal of the season, and Marc-Andre Fleury made 29 saves in his fourth shutout of the season. It also was the 52nd shutout of his career www.officialblues.com , moving him into sole possession of 24th place on the NHL list, one shy of Nashville’s Pekka Rinne.“It was a good slap in the face in Calgary,” said Fleury, who earned his 415th career victory. “It’s good that we got to face them quickly in front of our crowd and got the win.”Fleury also started Wednesday at Arizona and made 19 saves in a 3-2 victory over the Coyotes.“I thought we bounced back good in Arizona, we got the win there, it was a close game, too,” Fleury said. “Sometimes things have to go right to get a shutout. Most of the night I could see the puck right, our guys in front played good, too.”James Neal, who scored the first two goals in Golden Knights history, made his first trip back to T-Mobile Arena as a member of the Flames. He received a warm reception from the crowd of 18,206 and finished with three shots on goal and four hits.“The fans are unbelievable, I loved playing here again St. Louis Blues T-Shirts Authentic ,” Neal said. “Just great memories here, it’s one of those things that you never forget. It was a quite a run that we had, a special bond with the guys. It’s an emotional comeback for sure.”Calgary goaltender David Rittich made 26 saves after entering with a six-start win streak and an 8-1-0 mark on the year.Tuch put the Golden Knights in front 16 minutes into the second period when he deflected Cody Eakin’s wrist shot from the point. Miller extended the lead early in the third period when he launched a blistering slap shot from the blue line that beat Rittich on the stick side.Since opening the season 0 for 16 and ranking last in the NHL on the power play, the Golden Knights have scored 14 goals in their last 60 chances with the man advantage.“It’s nice to build momentum off a good divisional win against Arizona, but a slap in the face on Monday will really get you going,” Tuch said. “It feels weird (to play) 100 games, but you know what, I’m just really happy to get the win.”NOTES: Forward Reilly Smith extended his point streak (one goal, five assists) to four games after assisting on Miller’s goal. … After missing the first three games of the season, Eakin has recorded 13 points (eight goals, five assists).UP NEXTFlames: Visit Arizona on SundayGolden Knights: Finish a back-to-back at home, hosts San Jose on Saturday.