Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes

Thursday, January 8, 2009, 9:00 PM ET Jobing.com Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Phoenix Coyotes beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	24-40-18
at Phoenix Coyotes	3	36-39-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	9	6	24
Phoenix Coyotes	8	11	8	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros (1)	Jeff Halpern (3)	Even strength	TBL 1, PHX 0
1st	12:17	Phoenix Coyotes	Olli Jokinen (14)	Shane Doan (21), Zbynek Michalek (13)	Even strength	TBL 1, PHX 1
2nd	00:46	Phoenix Coyotes	Peter Mueller (9)	Shane Doan (22), Ed Jovanovski (19)	Power play	TBL 1, PHX 2
2nd	14:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (2)	Vinny Prospal (16), Mark Recchi (15)	Power play	TBL 2, PHX 2
3rd	08:09	Phoenix Coyotes	Kyle Turris (6)	David Hale (3), Steve Reinprecht (14)	Even strength	TBL 2, PHX 3

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

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	0	0	0	46.7%	17:19
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:09
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	2	1	66.7%	18:00
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	100%	16:09
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		10:09
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	0	0		17:24
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	3	0		14:42
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		18:13
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	28.6%	12:36
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	66.7%	12:40
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		13:15
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	10:49
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2	0		20:20
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		22:33
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		18:36
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		11:31
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2	0		22:04
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1	0		23:50

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	27	24	3	.889	59:26	Loss

Phoenix Coyotes 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 M. Hanzal	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	66.7%	17:39
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	33.3%	18:42
Number 13 D. Carcillo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		09:31
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		12:28
Number 18 E. Lisin	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0	0		19:55
Number 19 S. Doan	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	21:42
Number 28 S. Reinprecht	C	0	1	1	+2	0	0	2	0	0	20%	19:23
Number 39 G. Murray	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	20%	08:57
Number 41 V. Tikhonov	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:56
Number 88 P. Mueller	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	1		13:52
Number 89 M. Boedker	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		15:39
Number 91 K. Turris	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	57.1%	14:12
Number 3 K. Yandle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		09:11
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3	0		21:48
Number 21 D. Hale	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0		13:11
Number 44 K. Sauer	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		20:40
Number 53 D. Morris	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0		26:59
Number 55 E. Jovanovski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	2	0		25:10

Phoenix Coyotes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 I. Bryzgalov	24	22	2	.917	59:59	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Phoenix Coyotes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen	High sticking	2
2nd	00:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Hooking	2
2nd	11:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
2nd	13:43	Phoenix Coyotes	Ilya Bryzgalov	Delaying game illegal play by goalie	2
3rd	19:54	Phoenix Coyotes	Enver Lisin	Hooking	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Phoenix Coyotes head coach: Wayne Gretzky
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Brad Meier
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Brian Mach
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
Phoenix Coyotes scratches: Ken Klee, Brian McGrattan, Joel Perrault, Jeff Hoggan, Steven Goertzen, Joakim Lindstrom, Kevin Porter, Alexander Nikulin, Daniel Winnik, Josh Tordjman, David Schlemko

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