Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, March 2, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Ice Palace, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3–2 on Saturday, March 2, 2002 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Florida Panthers	2	22-44-10-6
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	27-40-11-4

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	1	1	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	0	3	3

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	10	7	9	26
Tampa Bay Lightning	7	13	11	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:51	Florida Panthers	Marcus Nilson (12)	Lance Ward (4), Ivan Novoseltsev (10)	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 0
2nd	16:49	Florida Panthers	Valeri Bure (6)	Jason Wiemer (17)	Even strength	FLA 2, TBL 0
3rd	08:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (14)	Pavel Kubina (17), Dave Andreychuk (11)	Power play	FLA 2, TBL 1
3rd	10:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jimmie Olvestad (3)	Dan Boyle (10), Juha Ylonen (9)	Even strength	FLA 2, TBL 2
3rd	15:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle (4)	Brad Richards (28), Sheldon Keefe (3)	Power play	FLA 2, TBL 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 P. Worrell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		10:58
Number 10 P. Bure	R	0	0	0	+1	2	3	0	0		21:25
Number 11 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	10:31
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	53.3%	17:14
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:52
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	100%	13:49
Number 20 V. Bure	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		19:03
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		15:58
Number 28 J. Wiemer	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	27.3%	18:14
Number 36 J. Tetarenko	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		08:34
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		13:04
Number 43 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	5	2	4	0	42.9%	11:31
Number 49 L. Ward	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	0		13:39
Number 5 J. Norton	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2		15:07
Number 24 R. Svehla	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		24:10
Number 29 D. Van Impe	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		18:26
Number 44 S. Ozolinsh	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		25:56
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		22:14

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	31	28	3	.903	58:48	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	4	0	0		17:29
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0		12:36
Number 16 J. Ylonen	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	55.6%	16:12
Number 17 R. Tobler	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		05:49
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	1	2	-1	0	2	0	0	1	64.3%	18:05
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	50%	19:47
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	61.9%	24:18
Number 28 S. Keefe	R	0	1	1	-1	2	2	3	0	0		14:56
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:00
Number 41 J. Olvestad	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:23
Number 46 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	62.5%	12:31
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		18:42
Number 3 G. Ledyard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	0		12:59
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	7	2	0		22:57
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	2	0		24:39
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	19	0	0	1	0		10:27
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	2	1		21:58
Number 43 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		12:34

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	26	24	2	.923	60:00	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Holding the stick	2
1st	19:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Alexeev	Holding	2
2nd	09:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:21	Florida Panthers	Jason Wiemer	Hooking	2
3rd	02:59	Florida Panthers	Byron Ritchie	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Instigator	2
3rd	02:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	02:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	06:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Sheldon Keefe	Elbowing	2
3rd	07:49	Florida Panthers	Pavel Bure	Tripping	2
3rd	14:34	Florida Panthers	Ivan Novoseltsev	Interference	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Kevin Maguire, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, Pierre Racicot
Florida Panthers scratches: Wade Flaherty, Paul Laus, Lance Pitlick, Viktor Kozlov, Brad Norton, Ryan Johnson, Matthew Herr, Rocky Thompson, Pierre Dagenais, Nick Smith, Kyle Rossiter, Ryan Jardine, Eric Beaudoin, Denis Shvidki, David Morisset
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Zdeno Ciger, Tim Taylor, Brian Holzinger, Nolan Pratt, Freddy Modin, Gaetan Royer, Gordie Dwyer, Josef Boumedienne, Sascha Goc, Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier, Kristian Kudroc

Every Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Oct 7, 2001
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Wed, Feb 6, 2002
Florida Panthers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 7, 2002
Florida Panthers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sun, Apr 14, 2002

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 2, 2002
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at New York Rangers 6	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Dallas Stars 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Washington Capitals 3 at Ottawa Senators 2	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Nashville Predators 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
St. Louis Blues 1 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 2, 2002
Minnesota Wild 3 at Vancouver Canucks 6	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 2, 2002