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Martin St. Jason Pierre-Paul Jersey . Louis wants to be around when the Tampa Bay Lightning are a contender again. The veteran forward signed a US$22.5-million, four-year extension on Thursday, putting him under contract with the Lightning through the 2014-15 season. The 35-year-old could have been an unrestricted free agent next summer but chose instead to commit to the organization with whom hes spent the majority of his career. Interestingly, its a decision he might not have made had Steve Yzerman not been brought on as general manager in May. "Ive seen both sides of the mountain in Tampa -- Ive seen the good days and the bad days," St. Louis said on a conference call. "My family loves it in Tampa but I needed something that showed me that were going to win here now. ... "I think at the time when they hired Yzerman, I just felt like you know what, this is the guy. This couldnt have been a better hiring." The Lightning have missed the playoffs the last three seasons while experiencing a tremendous amount of overhaul at all levels of the organization -- everyone from owners to executives to coaches and players. "Its been a revolving door," said St. Louis. The pint-sized forward has been one of the constants. Unable to get his career off the ground in Calgary, St. Louis signed with the Lightning in 2000 and developed into a Hart Trophy winner, league scoring champion and Stanley Cup winner. He is currently coming off one of the best seasons of his career -- winning the Lady Byng Trophy as the leagues most gentlemanly player and finishing with 29 goals and 94 points. "Today is a great day for the Lightning organization," Yzerman said in a statement. "Marty means so much to this franchise, both on and off the ice. His hard work and dedication are unsurpassed and we are thrilled that he will finish his career here in Tampa Bay." Among the things that have been discussed since Yzerman took the job was his decision to leave St. Louis off the 2010 Canadian Olympic team. There are no lingering bad feelings. "Yeah, yeah, we had a talk," said St. Louis. "Everythings good." One of the reasons St. Louis wanted to sign a long-term extension in Tampa is so that he can be around to watch Steven Stamkos and the teams other young players develop. He feels like things are heading in the right direction. "I know that Im going to have a chance at winning again," said St. Louis. "Im telling you, were going to do everything we can to get in the playoffs this year. And we should get in." For a guy that has endured a tremendous amount of turmoil in recent years, that would feel pretty sweet. "Weve had so many bad articles written about the Lightning the past two, three years -- its so draining," said St. Louis. "I think that Steve brings calm, he just kind of stops the storm. Were going to finally get some respect. 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Moore made up for it later when he scored a dramatic short-handed goal to tie the game against the New York Rangers with 1:57 left and then netted the only goal of the shootout in the Lightnings 3-2 win on Thursday night. It took all of that for the Lightning to snap a five-game losing streak and keep the Rangers from their 2,500th win in franchise history. Tampa Bay won for just the fourth time in 13 games. Mathieu Garon made point-blank saves on New York forwards Brad Richards and Ryan Callahan in the last minute of overtime to force the shootout. "We really wanted to win this one for Marty," said the 31-year-old Moore, who broke into the NHL with the Rangers. "We just wanted to hang in there. Sometimes something really good can come out of adversity. It certainly feels great to get this win." Moores short-handed goal came on a slick backhand as he sped by two defenders before beating goalie Henrik Lundqvist to the glove side. He also fooled Lundqvist to the same spot with a forehand wrist shot in the shootout. "I dont score too many goals so they were satisfying," said Moore, who has 65 career goals. "Hopefully we can build from this game." The Lightning were able to end their skid despite not having St. Louis in the lineup. He sustained facial and sinus fractures when the shot by Moore at the morning skate hit him in the face. "Losing a leader is never easy, but we found a way tonight," Lightning coach Guy Boucher said. Ryan Malone had gotten Tampa Bay even at 1-1 in the second period. Callahan and Artem Anisimov scored for the Rangers, who have dropped two straight (0-1-1) following a five-game winning streak. The Rangers were again denied from becoming the fifth NHL team to record 2,500 wins. The Chicago Blackhawks are the only other Original Six team not to reach the mark. New York (15-6-4) lost for only the fourth time in 16 games. The Lightning improved to 12-14-2. "We knew they would be desperate," said Lundqvist, who has started all 26 games for the Rangers against the Lightning since 2005. "We had a couple of big chances to kill the game. Innstead they came back and tied it. Super Bowl 49ers Jersey. We just have to move on." Anisimovs goal at 13:23 of the second led to a fracas after Lightning captain Vinny Lecavalier vigorously objected to Anisimovs spirited celebration. After scoring, Anisimov dropped to one knee and held his stick by the blade and pointed the straight end at Garon. "It was disrespectful to point directly at our net and our goalie," Lecavalier said. The subsequent fight resulted in a combined 38 penalty minutes among two Rangers and three Lightning players. Anisimov received the most with a four-minute penalty for roughing, an extra penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct, and a 10-minute misconduct. Tampa Bays Steve Downie, who left the bench to join the brawl, was assessed a roughing penalty and a misconduct. "He was wrong and he knows it," Rangers coach John Tortorella said of Anisimov, who wasnt made available by the Rangers after the game. "He apologized to his teammates and we will move on from this." Callahans power-play goal at 7:49 of the first gave the Rangers a 1-0 lead. However, New York dropped to 12-1-1 in games in which it scored first. Malones sixth of the season tied it at 11:23 of the second. Malone intercepted a pass by Ryan McDonagh in the defensive zone before beating Lundqvist for the unassisted goal. The 36-year-old St. Louis hadnt missed a game since Nov. 15, 2005, at Washington. He was scheduled to return to Florida on Friday, and will be evaluated by team doctors after the swelling near his eye subsides, the team said. He was spending Thursday night in at a New York hospital, according to the Lightning. The Rangers were without defenceman Michael Sauer, who sustained a concussion when he collided with Toronto defenceman Dion Phaneuf on Tuesday. New York has been without defenceman Marc Staal all season because of concussion symptoms. NOTES: The Rangers first win was on Nov. 16, 1926, a 1-0 home victory over the Montreal Maroons on a goal by captain Bill Cook. ... Tampa Bay was also missing injured defencemen Pavel Kubina and Mattias Ohlund. . Calgary D Jay Bouwmeester has the leagues longest current consecutive-game streak at 532. St. Louis was the third longest. . The Rangers six regulation losses are the fewest in the NHL. ... New Yorks Brad Richards -- who assisted on Callahans goal -- has a seven-game point streak. He has nine goals and 10 assists in the last 17 games. ' ' '