Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, February 27, 2003, 7:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 3–1 on Thursday, February 27, 2003 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2002-2003 record
Florida Panthers	1	24-36-13-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	36-25-16-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	8	17	11	36
Tampa Bay Lightning	17	15	7	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brad Richards (14)	Vincent Lecavalier (35), Dan Boyle (37)	Power play	FLA 0, TBL 1
2nd	08:16	Florida Panthers	Jaroslav Bednar (5)	Marcus Nilson (16), Andreas Lilja (11)	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 1
2nd	15:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (23)	Ben Clymer (8), Vinny Prospal (44)	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 2
3rd	19:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (16)	Pavel Kubina (14)	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 1, 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	0	0	0	3	1		06:32
Number 9 S. Weiss	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	46.7%	15:49
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	47.4%	22:03
Number 14 N. Hagman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:05
Number 16 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	64.3%	15:34
Number 18 M. Nilson	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	100%	20:55
Number 19 B. Ritchie	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20%	06:37
Number 22 K. Huselius	L	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		09:16
Number 25 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	0		22:31
Number 27 J. Bednar	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0		17:21
Number 32 S. Matteau	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:08
Number 39 I. Novoseltsev	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		12:48
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1		28:21
Number 6 A. Lilja	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	2	1		19:10
Number 34 M. Biron	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		27:42
Number 45 B. Ference	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		13:53
Number 55 I. Ulanov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		12:56
Number 56 I. Majesky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1		18:05

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	38	36	2	.947	59:51	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 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	1	2	+2	0	6	1	0	0	46.2%	16:52
Number 7 B. Clymer	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	3	0	0		14:47
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0		14:26
Number 15 N. Alexeev	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:20
Number 16 A. Svitov	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	66.7%	09:30
Number 19 B. Richards	C	1	0	1	0	0	9	0	0	1	50%	18:05
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	1	0	0		15:28
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	56.3%	18:27
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:12
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	50%	15:02
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		17:05
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		08:02
Number 2 S. Neckar	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0	0		20:25
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	+2	4	1	1	0	0		17:28
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		18:11
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	2	0		21:57
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		21:48
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		16:42

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	36	35	1	.972	59:53	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:29	Florida Panthers	Marcus Nilson	High sticking	2
1st	13:03	Florida Panthers	Andreas Lilja	Slashing	2
2nd	10:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Charging	2
2nd	12:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Tripping	2
3rd	12:47	Florida Panthers	Brad Ference	Roughing	2
3rd	12:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tim Taylor	Roughing	2
3rd	13:14	Florida Panthers	Kristian Huselius	Roughing	2
3rd	13:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Sarich	Roughing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Mike Keenan
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Paul Devorski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Stephane Provost, Pierre Racicot
Florida Panthers scratches: Wade Flaherty, Jim Campbell, Valeri Bure, Jeff Toms, Jamie Rivers, Pavel Trnka, Pierre Dagenais, Joey Tetarenko, Kyle Rossiter, Eric Beaudoin, Branislav Mezei, Denis Shvidki, Juraj Kolnik
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Jassen Cullimore, Brian Holzinger, Kevin Hodson, Sheldon Keefe, Evgeny Konstantinov, Jimmie Olvestad, Ruslan Fedotenko

Every Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2002-2003 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Thu, Oct 10, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Mon, Oct 28, 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 8, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Florida Panthers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 29, 2003

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Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at New York Islanders 3	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Dallas Stars 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Dallas Stars at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Minnesota Wild 6 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Detroit Red Wings 7	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Boston Bruins 1 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Edmonton Oilers 1 at St. Louis Blues 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Nashville Predators 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Feb 27, 2003
San Jose Sharks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Feb 27, 2003