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TAMPA, Fla. -- Not much has gone right for the Tampa Bay Lightning in the last 11 games, and their penalty kill is among the biggest problems.In going 2-7-2 in the last 11 games, the Lightning are giving up goals on 34 percent of opponents power plays, with 14 goals in all, including both goals in a shootout loss to the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.Killing penalties has cost us points down the stretch, Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of his teams recent struggles. Thats an area you have to be good at.The Lightning (15-14-3) are depleted by injuries, and that includes forward Ryan Callahan, out the last nine games with a hip injury and a key part of Tampa Bays penalty kill unit.What could help that short-handed slump for the Lightning is a Tuesday home game with the Detroit Red Wings (14-14-4), who rank 29th in power-play percentage, ahead of only the New York Islanders by converting only 13 percent of their opportunities.The Lightning continue to count on their power play as a strength, with 26 power-play goals this season, second only to the Philadelphia Flyers.Tampa Bay was supposed to be getting Detroit on the tail end of a back-to-back, but Monday nights game at the Carolina Hurricanes was postponed after a compressor in PNC Arenas ice-freezing machine blew out.Detroit had to wait two hours as the game was initially delayed with hopes of starting before the 9:30 deadline for a game the night before a team plays another NHL game, but at about 8:45, the game was called. It will be rescheduled.Detroit had bounced back nicely Saturday with a 6-4 win over the Anaheim Ducks, ending a four-game losing streak in which they had scored a total of three goals. Theyre 1-3-1 in their last five, so the Lightning also present them with a chance to get back on track, even on the road.Detroits Henrik Zetterberg said players had a good sense the game might not be played because of ice conditions but waited until they had official word. Theyll arrive in Tampa earlier than they would after a normal game, and theyll have a morning skate instead of an optional skate now as a result.A little different, Zetterberg said. We prepared for it as a normal game. ... We just killed some time. We had a feeling pretty early that it wouldnt be a game. ... The biggest concern was the safety of the players.Tampa Bay-Detroit is a rematch of last years opening-round playoff series that the Lightning won in five games. Tampa Bay beat Detroit 6-4 in Tampa in the season opener, then 4-3 in Detroit.After Tuesdays game, the teams dont meet again until doing so twice in seven days in late March.Marcus Allen Youth Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys . One game after a miserable showing in Oklahoma City, Gay tied a career high with 41 points and the Sacramento Kings cruised to a 114-97 victory at the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday night. http://www.prochiefsauthentic.com/Customized/ .Y. -- Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone has drawn on his Syracuse connections once again by hiring Rob Moore to take over as receivers coach. Tyrann Mathieu Chiefs Jersey . Ancelotti says Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury but "but he doesnt feel comfortable yet so we wont risk him." 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Bill Snyder ripped his Wildcats for committing 13 penalties for 131 yards.We totally lacked the discipline to play this game, Snyder said, giving no indication of joy after moving within six wins of reaching 200 for his career. You might get away with it in a ballgame like this but if you do that in the conference we play in, youre not going to be hanging your hat.Eliminate the penalties, though, and the Wildcats (1-1) were actually quite dominant.Winston Dimel ran for four first-half touchdowns, Jesse Ertz threw for another score and Dominique Heath returned a punt 75 yards for a touchdown as Kansas State put up its most points since 2009.A lot of people questioned our offense, Kansas State running back Dalvin Warmack said, reflecting on a 26-13 loss to Stanford in the season opener. A lot of people challenged us to be better.The Wildcats responded by cruising to a 42-0 halftime lead, at one point scoring on back-to-back one-play drives set up by Florida Atlantic turnovers. And the Wildcats finished off the route by getting backup quarterbacks Alex Delton and Joe Hubener in the end zone in the fourth quarter.Greg Howell had a touchdown run earlier in the fourth quarter for the Owls.We wanted the shutout, Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee said with a smile.Jason Driskel threw for 125 yards, but the Florida Atlantic quarterback also tossed two interceptions and lost two fumbles deep in his own territory. Kansas State turned those into 21 points.I gave them 21 points in one half and you cant beat a good team doing that -- cant even beat a bad team doing that, Driskel said. Thats on me. My team and my coaches trust me with the ball every play. Im the only person who touches the ball every play and I let them all down today.The Wildcats were playing their latest scheduled home opener since 1992, and also christening the most rrecent renovation to Bill Snyder Family Stadium.dddddddddddd The $15 million project to enclose the lower bowl provided new space for the marching band and the visiting Owls (1-2) with plush new locker rooms.They probably should have stayed in there at kickoff.Kansas State marched 89 yards for a touchdown on its opening possession, then got the ball back and went 72 yards for another score. Two more touchdown runs by Dimel off Florida Atlantic turnovers made it 28-0 by the time some fans finally reached their seats -- and the Owls knew what hit them.Second drive of the game they had a lot of success running the ball, Owls coach Charlie Partridge said. We got some things fixed and adjusted and tweaked, guys were being more aggressive.Not that it helped a whole lot.Dimel, the Wildcats big fullback, scored once on a draw, twice out of the wildcat formation, and plunged in from the 3-yard line just before halftime to give Kansas State a 42-0 lead.Meanwhile, the Owls could only manage 211 yards total offense, and the ineffective Driskel was benched early in the fourth quarter with the game already out of reach.RED ZONE ALERTKansas State was 8 for 8 in the red zone with eight touchdowns, continuing its perfect streak dating back nine games. The Wildcats, best in the Big 12 at scoring inside the 20 a year ago, have put points on the board on 36 straight trips with 26 touchdowns.THE TAKEAWAYFLORIDA ATLANTIC: Partridge said this week that he is trying to emulate the way Snyder built his program. But he clearly has a long way to go. The Owls are coming off back-to-back three-win seasons, and could have a hard time getting to that mark if they play like they did Saturday.KANSAS STATE: The Wildcats cleaned up a lot of the issues that popped up in their loss to Stanford, and get another chance to clean up the penalties against Missouri State next weekend. Things get tougher after that with a visit to West Virginia to open the Big 12 schedule.UP NEXTFLORIDA ATLANTIC: The Owls return home to play Ball State next Saturday night.KANSAS STATE: The Wildcats wrap non-conference play against the Bears on Saturday night. ' ' '