Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers

Thursday, November 6, 2008, 7:00 PM ET Madison Square Garden, New York Regular Season Final

Final score

The New York Rangers beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–2 on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	24-40-18
at New York Rangers	5	43-30-9

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2
New York Rangers	1	1	3	5

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	15	14	38
New York Rangers	12	9	14	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:09	New York Rangers	Ryan Callahan (5)	Nikolay Zherdev (8), Michal Rozsival (6)	Power play	TBL 0, NYR 1
2nd	14:23	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (3)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	TBL 0, NYR 2
2nd	18:36	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (3)	Vinny Prospal (7), Marek Malik (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, NYR 2
3rd	00:35	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (4)	Scott Gomez (9), Wade Redden (4)	Power play	TBL 1, NYR 3
3rd	07:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (3)	Mark Recchi (5), Martin St. Louis (6)	Power play	TBL 2, NYR 3
3rd	08:27	New York Rangers	Marc Staal (1)	Nikolay Zherdev (9), Aaron Voros (5)	Even strength	TBL 2, NYR 4
3rd	19:32	New York Rangers	Chris Drury (5)	Dmitri Kalinin (5), Michal Rozsival (7)	Power play	TBL 2, NYR 5

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	0	0	5	4	0	0	56.3%	18:09
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-1	2	3	6	0	0		18:20
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	0	12	2	0	0	0		07:39
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	0	5	1	4	0	1		14:27
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		08:55
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	30%	11:43
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	0	0	4	3	0	0	100%	19:31
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	0		20:54
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	16:17
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	0	0		12:28
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	6	0	0	66.7%	09:30
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	2	0	0	40%	14:13
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	2	0		16:50
Number 5 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		18:18
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0		20:28
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	+1	4	1	0	0	0		16:33
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		18:17
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0		25:12

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	35	30	5	.857	59:50	Loss

New York Rangers 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 10 N. Dawes	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		11:57
Number 13 N. Zherdev	R	0	2	2	+1	2	4	1	0	0		13:40
Number 15 B. Betts	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0	27.3%	11:39
Number 17 B. Dubinsky	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	1	0	83.3%	14:18
Number 19 S. Gomez	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0	0	56.3%	22:57
Number 20 F. Sjostrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		14:31
Number 23 C. Drury	C	3	0	3	+1	0	3	1	1	2	55.6%	20:37
Number 24 R. Callahan	R	1	0	1	-1	0	6	3	0	1		14:49
Number 25 P. Prucha	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		12:40
Number 28 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:58
Number 34 A. Voros	L	0	1	1	+1	12	2	1	0	0		09:56
Number 91 M. Naslund	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		18:42
Number 3 M. Rozsival	D	0	2	2	0	0	3	1	2	0		23:13
Number 5 D. Girardi	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	0		17:40
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	2	0		19:43
Number 18 M. Staal	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	3	1	0		20:34
Number 27 P. Mara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	2	1	0		21:49
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	5	0		16:46

New York Rangers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 H. Lundqvist	38	36	2	.947	59:28	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:54	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:47	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Hooking	2
1st	17:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Delaying game	2
2nd	07:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Chris Gratton	Hooking	2
2nd	13:13	New York Rangers	Nikolay Zherdev	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Interference	2
3rd	06:55	New York Rangers	Wade Redden	Hooking	2
3rd	10:36	New York Rangers	Dan Girardi	Interference	2
3rd	16:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	16:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Tripping	2
3rd	18:19	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:19	New York Rangers	Aaron Voros	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	18:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gary Roberts	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	18:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gary Roberts	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	18:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	High sticking	2
3rd	18:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	Slashing	2
3rd	18:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	Fighting (major)	5

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Barry Melrose
New York Rangers head coach: Tom Renney
Referees: Wes McCauley, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, David Brisebois
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jamie Heward, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Andrew Hutchinson, Matt Pettinger, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
New York Rangers scratches: Patrick Rissmiller, Dan Fritsche, Corey Potter, Lauri Korpikoski, Michael Sauer, Artem Anisimov

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and New York Rangers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 4, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Sun, Oct 5, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New York Rangers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Nov 26, 2008

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Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
New York Islanders 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Minnesota Wild 3 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Nashville Predators 6 at Calgary Flames 7	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
Florida Panthers 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Nov 6, 2008
St. Louis Blues 4 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Nov 6, 2008