Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, February 27, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Minnesota Wild	3	44-28-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	31-42-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Minnesota Wild	6	11	10	27
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	15	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:46	Minnesota Wild	Todd Fedoruk (3)	Pierre-Marc Bouchard (39), Kurtis Foster (10)	Power play	MIN 1, TBL 0
2nd	04:56	Minnesota Wild	Pavol Demitra (13)	Mikko Koivu (19)	Even strength	MIN 2, TBL 0
2nd	12:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Michel Ouellet (9)	Paul Ranger (18), Jeff Halpern (15)	Power play	MIN 2, TBL 1
3rd	01:53	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (24)	Kurtis Foster (11), Pierre-Marc Bouchard (40)	Power play	MIN 3, TBL 1
3rd	09:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (11)	Mathieu Darche (8), Michel Ouellet (14)	Even strength	MIN 3, TBL 2

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

Minnesota Wild 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 9 M. Koivu	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	46.7%	20:42
Number 10 M. Gaborik	R	0	0	0	+1	4	6	0	0	0		16:51
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	1		17:18
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	46.2%	16:15
Number 16 C. Simon	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		07:42
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1		08:43
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		13:06
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	50%	18:49
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		03:13
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	42.9%	17:47
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	100%	14:58
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:53
Number 3 K. Carney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		12:29
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		24:58
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	4	0		24:39
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	2	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0		10:19
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	3	0		24:06
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	2	0		23:22

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	33	31	2	.939	60:00	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	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	47.4%	27:45
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	1	1		14:27
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	0	0	100%	22:28
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	3	0	0	47.1%	17:44
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:27
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	0	0	100%	11:53
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:14
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		26:19
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	11:22
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:37
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		11:20
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	70%	15:46
Number 2 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		19:54
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		11:39
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		28:03
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		13:49
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0	0		21:31
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	0		21:57

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	27	24	3	.889	58:35	Loss

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:00	Minnesota Wild	Marian Gaborik	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	03:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Shane O'Brien	Roughing	2
2nd	08:04	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux	Tripping	2
2nd	10:32	Minnesota Wild	Niklas Backstrom	Tripping	2
2nd	18:56	Minnesota Wild	Martin Skoula	Tripping	2
2nd	19:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	Interference	2
3rd	14:00	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Tripping	2
3rd	19:00	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Delaying game puck over glass	2

Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Jonny Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches: Wes Walz, Sean Hill, Steve Kelly, Mark Parrish, Petteri Nummelin, Nolan Schaefer, Derek Boogaard, Matt Foy, Benoit Pouliot, Cal Clutterbuck
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Vinny Prospal, Brad Lukowich, Marc Denis, Filip Kuba, Johan Holmqvist, Brad Richards, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

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