Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks

Friday, February 27, 2009, 10:00 PM ET General Motors Place, Vancouver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Vancouver Canucks beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 on Friday, February 27, 2009 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	24-40-18
at Vancouver Canucks	2	45-27-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	8	4	21
Vancouver Canucks	9	6	10	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:41	Vancouver Canucks	Alexander Edler (7)	Ryan Kesler (21), Pavol Demitra (21)	Power play	TBL 0, VAN 1
2nd	14:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (12)	Martin St. Louis (39), Mark Recchi (27)	Even strength	TBL 1, VAN 1
3rd	09:26	Vancouver Canucks	Steve Bernier (13)	Pavol Demitra (22), Ryan Johnson (3)	Even strength	TBL 1, VAN 2

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	0	42.9%	19:15
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1		16:15
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		13:25
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	52.9%	16:51
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1		16:51
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	80%	11:00
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		14:25
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		12:46
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	2		19:43
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:33
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	09:21
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:40
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	1	25%	15:36
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		17:58
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	4	0	2		21:11
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		21:47
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2		22:57
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4		25:34

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	25	23	2	.920	59:14	Loss

Vancouver Canucks 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 T. Pyatt	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		14:32
Number 10 R. Johnson	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	11:25
Number 13 M. Sundin	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	55.6%	18:10
Number 14 A. Burrows	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	18:11
Number 17 R. Kesler	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	3	0		20:23
Number 18 S. Bernier	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		18:00
Number 21 M. Raymond	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:28
Number 22 D. Sedin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:47
Number 24 D. Hordichuk	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		03:20
Number 33 H. Sedin	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	61.1%	19:52
Number 38 P. Demitra	R	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	0	0		18:29
Number 42 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	12:36
Number 2 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	4	0		18:29
Number 3 K. Bieksa	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		23:13
Number 6 S. Salo	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		17:55
Number 8 W. Mitchell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		17:54
Number 23 A. Edler	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	3	1		24:23
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:04

Vancouver Canucks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	21	20	1	.952	59:49	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Vancouver Canucks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	High sticking	2
1st	10:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Josef Melichar	Cross checking	2
1st	12:10	Vancouver Canucks	Mattias Ohlund	Hooking	2
2nd	06:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
3rd	00:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Boarding	2
3rd	13:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Murphy	Tripping	2
3rd	20:00	Vancouver Canucks	Ryan Kesler	Delaying game	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Vancouver Canucks head coach: Alain Vigneault
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Lonnie Cameron, Brad Lazarowich
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Jamie Heward, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, Lukas Krajicek, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Riku Helenius, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
Vancouver Canucks scratches: Rob Davison, Jason Krog, Curtis Sanford, Lawrence Nycholat, Michel Ouellet, Jason Jaffray, Alexandre Bolduc, Cory Schneider, Jannik Hansen, Rick Rypien

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