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Anderson Wolski help Avalanche overcome Lightning LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsAnaheimCalgaryChicagoColoradoColumbusDallasDetroitEdmontonLos AngelesMinnesotaNashvillePhoenixSan JoseSt LouisVancouverAtlantaBostonBuffaloCarolinaFloridaMontrealNew JerseyNY IslandersNY RangersOttawaPhiladelphiaPittsburghTampa BayTorontoWashingtonTeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineNHL on TSNTradeCentreDraftCentreeotText SizeDENVER The Colorado Avalanche got the bounce they needed to avoid a fourth straight home lossWojtek Wolski scored the only goal in a shootout Craig Anderson stopped all three Tampa Bay shots and the Avalanche beat the Lightning 21 on Friday nightWolski had the Avalanches only regulation goal and Anderson made 21 saves to help Colorado snap a threegame home losing streakLately weve been snakebitten Wolski said Tonight we really put the effort forthAntero Niittymaki made 33 saves and Steve Downie scored for Tampa Bay The Lightning have lost seven of their last eightThe Avalanche outshot the Lightning 2612 after the first period but were on the verge of their second straight 10 loss when Wolski came through Paul Stastny skated down the left boards and his centring pass to the front of the net banked off a driving Wolskis leg with 749 remaining It was Wolskis 12th goal of the seasonSometimes you just have to go to the net and get a lucky bounce Wolski said Ive had so many chances in the last little while and theyre not going in Sometimes you just have to get the ugly onesThe way Niittymaki was playing Colorado needed a lucky bounce The Tampa Bay goalie was close to his first shutout of the season when Wolski tied itYou knew they were going to come we just didnt have an answer for them Tampa Bay coach Rick Tocchet said Actually we had one answer Niittymaki That was our only answerNiittymaki had 18 saves in the third period aloneWe just sat back in the third period and let them con in our zone forward Alex Tanguay said We were making stupid mistakes and not playing goodWolskis goal would have been cosmetic if Tampa Bay scored on its best chance of second period The Lightning had an oddman rush late in the period but Anderson made a save on Vincent Lecavalier to keep Colorado within a goalI thought when (Lowrie) passed it to me there was an opening on the low blocker but that wasnt the shot that came out Lecavalier said I was going low blocker and it ended it up on his blockerAnderson playing for the first time since suffering a neck injury aga...