New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Friday, March 12, 2004, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the New York Rangers 5–2 on Friday, March 12, 2004 at home.

Final score, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2003-2004 record
New York Rangers	2	27-40-7-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	5	46-22-8-6

Goals by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	0	2	0	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New York Rangers	5	9	14	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	16	10	11	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Stillman (23)	Vincent Lecavalier (28), Dan Boyle (26)	Power play	NYR 0, TBL 1
2nd	00:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (33)	Ruslan Fedotenko (20), Vincent Lecavalier (29)	Even strength	NYR 0, TBL 2
2nd	02:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (28)	Martin St. Louis (50)	Even strength	NYR 0, TBL 3
2nd	12:16	New York Rangers	Tom Poti (10)	Fedor Tyutin (3), Mark Messier (23)	Power play	NYR 1, TBL 3
2nd	14:20	New York Rangers	Jan Hlavac (5)	Jaromir Jagr (41)	Even strength	NYR 2, TBL 3
3rd	04:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (34)	Brad Richards (46), Pavel Kubina (17)	Power play	NYR 2, TBL 4
3rd	06:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (29)	Ruslan Fedotenko (21)	Even strength	NYR 2, TBL 5

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

New York Rangers 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 10 S. McCarthy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		13:51
Number 11 M. Messier	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0	64.3%	16:57
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	45.5%	21:48
Number 20 J. Balej	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		04:21
Number 21 J. Lundmark	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	36.4%	17:07
Number 25 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		13:14
Number 37 J. Hlavac	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		19:58
Number 39 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:36
Number 41 J. Ortmeyer	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	100%	16:57
Number 44 J. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:00
Number 47 M. Green	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	100%	06:31
Number 68 J. Jagr	R	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		20:53
Number 3 T. Poti	D	1	0	1	-2	0	2	0	1	1		21:40
Number 5 D. Purinton	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0		17:17
Number 23 K. Rachunek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		16:36
Number 29 B. Mironov	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		22:20
Number 38 B. Lampman	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		19:41
Number 51 F. Tyutin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		23:10

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Dunham	37	32	5	.865	60:00	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	2	2	4	+3	0	2	0	0	0	44.4%	13:59
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:07
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		11:41
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0		13:39
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	19:38
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0	72.2%	18:34
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	2	1	3	+1	0	6	0	1	1		15:30
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	37.5%	14:19
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		13:07
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:12
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:14
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	1	100%	17:08
Number 5 J. Cullimore	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	0		20:34
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	2	0		21:08
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		19:22
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	+1	2	6	6	0	0		21:24
Number 37 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		15:19
Number 55 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		20:20

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 N. Khabibulin	28	26	2	.929	60:00	Win

Penalties, New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	High sticking	2
1st	13:28	New York Rangers	Karel Rachunek	Holding	2
1st	17:41	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	High sticking	2
2nd	11:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jassen Cullimore	Boarding	2
3rd	00:39	New York Rangers	Dale Purinton	Hooking obstruction	2
3rd	03:26	New York Rangers	Jan Hlavac	High sticking	2
3rd	04:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Holding	2

New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Craig Spada, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Jonny Murray
New York Rangers scratches: Ken Gernander, Eric Lindros, Jamie Pushor, Darius Kasparaitis, Joel Bouchard, Jason MacDonald, Paul Healey, Chris McAllister, Blair Betts, Jason LaBarbera, Mike Siklenka, Phil Osaer, Layne Ulmer, Lawrence Nycholat, Richard Scott, Cory Larose, Dominic Moore, Chad Wiseman, Benoit Dusablon
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Darren Rumble, Nolan Pratt, Stan Neckar, Shane Willis, Ben Clymer, Eric Perrin

Every New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2003-2004 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Nov 25, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Sun, Dec 7, 2003
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Sun, Jan 11, 2004
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 12, 2004

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Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Mar 12, 2004
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Mar 12, 2004
New York Islanders 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 12, 2004