Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs

Thursday, March 12, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Air Canada Centre, Toronto Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 on Thursday, March 12, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	24-40-18
at Toronto Maple Leafs	1	34-35-13

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	2	4
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	16	9	30
Toronto Maple Leafs	7	5	9	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:21	Toronto Maple Leafs	Lee Stempniak (13)	Jason Blake (31), Luke Schenn (6)	Even strength	TBL 0, TOR 1
2nd	05:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Pettinger (4)	Martins Karsums (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, TOR 1
2nd	17:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (25)	Steven Stamkos (19), Ryan Malone (16)	Even strength	TBL 2, TOR 1
3rd	14:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (24)	Cory Murphy (10), Vincent Lecavalier (36)	Power play	TBL 3, TOR 1
3rd	17:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Szczechura (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 4, TOR 1

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	1	1	0	0	5	3	0	0	47.4%	19:00
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	3	0	45.5%	16:55
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	+1	0	2	1	0	1		17:04
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0	100%	12:06
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		16:03
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		16:02
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	6	2	0	0		19:12
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	10	0	1	0	0		09:51
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	3	1	0	100%	14:55
Number 44 M. Karsums	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0		14:30
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	14	0	3	0	0		07:40
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	57.1%	17:44
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0		24:45
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	1	0		15:31
Number 7 N. Welch	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		16:40
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	2	0		18:01
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		22:42
Number 50 R. Petiot	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	6	1	0		15:31

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	21	20	1	.952	59:48	Win

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 B. May	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:25
Number 12 L. Stempniak	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0		17:02
Number 14 M. Stajan	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	42.9%	18:19
Number 21 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	85.7%	13:15
Number 22 B. Devereaux	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:35
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1		13:59
Number 25 B. Ondrus	R	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	1	50%	11:18
Number 39 J. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	46.7%	18:05
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	1	0		11:07
Number 51 J. Hamilton	C	0	0	0	-3	0	3	0	0		13:16
Number 55 J. Blake	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		22:00
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	30.8%	16:52
Number 2 L. Schenn	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		20:14
Number 4 J. Finger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:44
Number 7 I. White	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		25:20
Number 36 A. Stralman	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	2		18:03
Number 40 P. Oreskovic	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	0		15:56
Number 77 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		22:01

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	30	26	4	.867	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Holding	2
1st	16:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Hooking	2
2nd	06:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Anton Stralman	Interference	2
2nd	08:11	Toronto Maple Leafs	Phil Oreskovic	Slashing	2
2nd	12:18	Toronto Maple Leafs	Nikolay Kulemin	Holding	2
3rd	07:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	High sticking	2
3rd	13:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Anton Stralman	Tripping	2
3rd	19:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Craig	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	19:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Ben Ondrus	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Ron Wilson
Referees: Chris Lee, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Mark Pare
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, 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
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Vesa Toskala, Tomas Kaberle, Mike Van Ryn, Jonas Frogren, Niklas Hagman, Ryan Hollweg, Kris Newbury, Andre Deveaux, Jeremy Williams, Justin Pogge, Jaime Sifers, Tim Stapleton, Jiri Tlusty

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Oct 28, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 12, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 12, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Florida Panthers 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Calgary Flames 6 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final/OT	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
San Jose Sharks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 12, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 12, 2009