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Lightning Round: The Kessel Run started against the Tampa Bay Lightning

Antero Niittymaki made 45 starts for the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2009-10, the lone year he sported the black and blue for the club. There is a strong arguement to be made that his best game as a Bolt was on November 3rd, 2009 when he turned aside 40 of 41 shots in a 2-1 Overtime win against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

While Niitymaki and Ryan Malone (who scored the OT winner) were the stars at the time, that game has taken on significance for another player that appeared in the game. A just turned 22-year-old forward made his Leafs debut and led the team with 10 shots on the Lightning goaltender, but finished a -1 with two penalty minutes.