Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, February 23, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Saturday, February 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Boston Bruins	5	41-29-12
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	31-42-9

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	1	2	2	5
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	1	1	3

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	10	12	6	28
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	12	3	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathieu Darche (5)	Vincent Lecavalier (46), Filip Kuba (20)	Shorthanded	BOS 0, TBL 1
1st	14:29	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (7)	Phil Kessel (15), Dennis Wideman (19)	Power play	BOS 1, TBL 1
2nd	05:08	Boston Bruins	Mark Stuart (3)	Marco Sturm (23)	Even strength	BOS 2, TBL 1
2nd	11:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michel Ouellet (8)	Brad Richards (33), Jan Hlavac (13)	Even strength	BOS 2, TBL 2
2nd	18:25	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (13)	Zdeno Chara (30), Marc Savard (55)	Power play	BOS 3, TBL 2
3rd	00:17	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray (14)	Unassisted	Even strength	BOS 4, TBL 2
3rd	17:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (29)	Dan Boyle (8), Johan Holmqvist (1)	Power play	BOS 4, TBL 3
3rd	18:56	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (11)	Glen Metropolit (16)	Shorthanded	BOS 5, TBL 3

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

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		21:33
Number 13 G. Metropolit	C	0	1	1	+2	2	1	0	0	0	33.3%	17:38
Number 16 M. Sturm	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0		19:25
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	2	1		14:57
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:40
Number 27 G. Murray	R	2	0	2	0	6	2	1	0	1		19:20
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	50%	12:58
Number 53 J. Reich	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:51
Number 56 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		04:00
Number 60 V. Sobotka	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	50%	04:15
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:37
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	57.1%	20:26
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		27:43
Number 21 A. Ference	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	2	0		20:38
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	2	0		27:54
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:51
Number 44 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	2	0		22:23
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	2	0	0		10:57

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 A. Auld	28	25	3	.893	59:58	Win

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	0	1	1	-1	2	5	1	0	0	58.8%	23:41
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	100%	13:16
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:06
Number 17 J. Hlavac	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		14:09
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	25:05
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	-2	2	3	1	0	1	50%	20:39
Number 21 M. Darche	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0	0	100%	07:13
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	50%	10:36
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	5	2	0	0		25:45
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0	66.7%	10:21
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		02:33
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	0		05:59
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	55.6%	13:57
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0		18:32
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:05
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	2	0		24:43
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:07
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	0		21:58

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 40 J. Holmqvist	28	23	5	.821	59:51	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nick Tarnasky	Holding	2
1st	13:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
1st	19:18	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Hooking	2
2nd	06:23	Boston Bruins	Vladimir Sobotka	Holding	2
2nd	11:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shane O'Brien	Interference	2
2nd	12:32	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Tripping	2
2nd	17:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	17:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba	Hooking	2
3rd	05:33	Boston Bruins	Andrew Ference	Tripping	2
3rd	07:29	Boston Bruins	Glen Metropolit	Hooking	2
3rd	11:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Roughing	2
3rd	16:12	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Tripping	2
3rd	18:33	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Chris Rooney, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
Boston Bruins scratches: Manny Fernandez, Peter Schaefer, Bobby Allen, Chuck Kobasew, Andrew Alberts, Jordan Sigalet, Pascal Pelletier, Jeff Hoggan, Patrice Bergeron, Matt Hunwick, Tuukka Rask, Matt Lashoff
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Brad Lukowich, Marc Denis, Jay Leach, Doug Janik, Dan Jancevski, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

Every Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 18, 2007
Boston Bruins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 1, 2007
Boston Bruins 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 13, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, February 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Ottawa Senators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 6 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final/OT	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Montreal Canadiens 0	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Dallas Stars 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Nashville Predators, Sat, Feb 23, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 23, 2008