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SUNRISE, Fla. -- Roberto Luongo felt desperate to end his four-game losing streak, so the 37-year-old shaved the beard hed sported since training camp.Clean face, clean slate.Reilly Smith scored a tiebreaking goal with 4:28 left, Luongo made 34 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-1 on Monday night.I want to look like a 25-year-old so I can play like one, Luongo said.Jonathan Marchessault got his seventh goal and Derek MacKenzie also scored for the Panthers.Smith made it 2-1 after grabbing the puck inside the blue line away from Tampa Bays Victor Hedman. His shot from the left circle beat goalie Ben Bishop on the stick side.Im happy that we were able to get a big goal to pull out the two points, Luongo said.In the previous matchup on Oct. 18th at Tampa Bay, the Lightning tied the game with 5 seconds left and won 4-3 in overtime.Weve had enough of them, Smith said. So it was good to turn it around and pick up a win because Lou, hes been standing on his head the last few nights, and its nice to get one for him.Tampa Bay has lost five of seven.I thought we played well enough to win the game, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. In the end, its how you manage the puck in the last five minutes of the game and we didnt manage it well. It ended up in the back of the net.Ondrej Palat scored for the Lightning, and Bishop stopped 29 shots.I thought we played well. We did everything but score. Luongo played well. It comes down to who makes the last error, Bishop said. Sometimes they go your way, sometimes they dont.MacKenzie scored an empty-netter with 46 seconds left, his first goal of the season and first in 25 games dating to last season.The lone goal Luongo allowed was a flukey one, when the Lightning tied it at 1 on Palats score 1:15 into the third. Panthers defenseman Alex Petrovic lost control of the puck behind the net, and it drifted into the crease. Palat slid the loose puck across the goal line while it was still under Luongos pad.Lou played unbelievable. The sad part is that one goal got by him the way it happened, Panthers coach Gerard Gallant said. We played a real good hockey team and we found a way to get two points, so were pretty happy about that.The Panthers led 1-0 on a power-play goal by Marchessault. His shot from above the right circle went between Bishops pads at 3:10. Marchessault leads the Panthers in goals and points (13).Jaromir Jagr returned to Floridas lineup after missing the last two periods of the game at Washington on Saturday with a groin injury.The Panthers should get more help soon. Jussi Jokinen (knee) is expected back for Thursdays game against San Jose, and Nick Bjugstad (broken hand) could return next week. Jonathan Huberdeau is still months away because of a lower-leg injury, though.Florida started this season with two victories but hasnt won consecutive games since, opening play Monday in last place in the eight-team Atlantic Division -- which it won last season.Im satisfied with the effort and with the play, Panthers president of hockey operations Dale Tallon said in an impromptu state-of-the-team address after the first period. Just got to get healthy. ... Everybodys contributing. A few breaks here and there, we could be above .500. Weve got to keep our head above water here, keep producing, keep getting better until we get healthy. And then we can make a good run.Game notes The Panthers recalled D Jakub Kindl from AHL Springfield on Sunday. ... D Steven Kampfer was placed on waivers on Sunday, cleared waivers, and was a healthy scratch for the 12th time in 13 games. ... The Lightning recalled F Cory Conacher from AHL Syracuse on Sunday. ... 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The 28-year-old from Calgary matched his career best after missing just one shot in his two rounds of shooting in the mens 10-kilometre sprint competition. Smith finished in 23 minutes 15. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- For a pair of one-loss teams, there couldnt be much more at stake when No. 9 Nebraska clashes with No. 6 Ohio State on Saturday night.Wisconsin beat the Cornhuskers (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) in overtime last week, spoiling their perfect record, dropping them in the AP Top 25 poll and making it much harder for them to accomplish their postseason goals.Ohio State was upset by unranked Penn State two weeks ago. The Buckeyes continue to struggle in the vertical passing game and just squeaked by unranked Northwestern last week at home.The loser of Saturdays primetime game at Ohio Stadium will have its national playoff hopes all but dashed in front of a huge TV audience, and be saddled with a much more winding route to the conference crown.It will be a big chore for us, Nebraska coach Mike Riley said. We have to play a great, complete ballgame, and have to be ready to take advantage of any opportunities presented to us as we go.Nebraska wide receiver Jordan Westerkamp said the matchup has all the makings of a statement game for the Cornhuskers.The mood is good, he said. We are excited for this week -- huge opportunity for us. We control our own destiny. Guys are still pumped up, theyre jacked to go to Columbus to play a great team at Ohio State.Ohio State guard Billy Price said the team cant wait to play a Saturday game at home after being on the road for three of them this season.Night games here in the `Shoe are special, Price said. Its just one of these historical places, and its an absolutely electric atmosphere. Pretty much the city of Columbus shuts down, and everybodys worried about the Buckeyes game.Some other things to consider when Nebraska visits Ohio State:BUCKEYES ARE VULNERABLEWesterkamp said it gives Nebraska players extra confidence knowing that Ohio State was upset by Penn State and struggled until the last drive before beating Northwestern. But the Buckeyes, he said, must be respected. Theyre a different kind of animal,, Westerkamp said.dddddddddddd We know how good they are, but theyre beatable.Riley, in his second year at Nebraska, will be making his first trip to Ohio Stadium. Ive had a lot of respect for what theyve done and obviously their recruiting has been outstanding, he said. Theyve been that team in the league lately thats set the bar, but I think that theres teams rising too, so thats kind of exciting.ARMSTRONG VS. THE TOP 25Nebraska quarterback Tommy Armstrong Jr. has struggled while going 0-3 against ranked opponents on the road in his career. Hes a combined 38 for 92 (41.3 percent) with one touchdown and five interceptions in those games. The fourth-year starter is 1-8 against ranked opponents, home and away, hitting 49.7 percent of his passes with 10 TDs and 14 interceptions.TOUGH IN FOURTH QUARTERNebraska will like its chances if its a close game in the fourth quarter. The Huskers have outscored opponents by a nation-best 95 points in the final quarter and were dominant even in their loss at Wisconsin last week, outscoring the Badgers 10-0 to force the extra session and holding the ball for 9:41. The Huskers average 10:05 in possession time in the fourth quarter.RANKINGS? WHAT RANKINGS?Ohio State is No. 6 in the first College Football Playoff rankings, and Nebraska is No. 10. Ohio State coach Urban Meyer said he doesnt really care. Oh, its important, (but) not for us, he said. I wont look at it. Im sure people will tell me about it. But, I mean, its not going to change the way we work.Barrett said the ranking is of little importance right now. I dont care about it too much, being that theres still a lot of football to be played, he said.---AP College Football Writer Eric Olson contributed from Lincoln, Nebraska.More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.orgFollow Mitch Stacy at http://twitter.com/mitchstacy ' ' '