Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning

Friday, November 21, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Nashville Predators 4–1 on Friday, November 21, 2008 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Nashville Predators	1	40-34-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	24-40-18

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	1	0	0	1
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	1	0	4

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	11	15	9	35
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	7	7	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (8)	Ryan Malone (1), Steven Stamkos (4)	Power play	NSH 0, TBL 1
1st	07:05	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (9)	Martin St. Louis (10)	Even strength	NSH 0, TBL 2
1st	10:40	Nashville Predators	Jordin Tootoo (3)	Greg Zanon (2)	Even strength	NSH 1, TBL 2
1st	12:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi (4)	Marek Malik (2), Ryan Malone (2)	Even strength	NSH 1, TBL 3
2nd	06:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (4)	Ryan Malone (3), Steven Stamkos (5)	Even strength	NSH 1, TBL 4

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

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0		19:01
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	50%	16:08
Number 12 S. Nichol	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	09:18
Number 14 R. Bonk	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	44.4%	13:09
Number 19 J. Arnott	C	0	0	0	-1	0	8	0	0	52.9%	20:13
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		12:34
Number 25 J. Smithson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	54.5%	16:31
Number 29 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		18:09
Number 37 R. Peverley	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	100%	06:52
Number 38 V. Fiddler	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	3		12:25
Number 71 J. Dumont	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		17:47
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		07:09
Number 2 D. Hamhuis	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1		19:58
Number 4 V. Koistinen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1		18:47
Number 5 G. Zanon	D	0	1	1	0	2	1	3	2		17:26
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0		23:28
Number 7 G. De Vries	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:23
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		23:54

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 D. Ellis	24	20	4	.833	59:48	Loss

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	2	0	2	0	0	3	1	1	1	47.4%	18:14
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	0		16:23
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	3	3	+2	0	0	2	0	0		10:22
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	100%	15:58
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	41.7%	12:15
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	50%	18:25
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:27
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	0		16:05
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:14
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0	43.8%	20:21
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	0	0		11:52
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	2	2	+1	4	3	0	0	0		11:58
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		10:36
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0		21:29
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	1	0		20:56
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:24
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:59
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		20:04

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	35	34	1	.971	59:58	Win

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:51	Nashville Predators	Scott Nichol	Hooking	2
1st	03:59	Nashville Predators	David Legwand	Holding the stick	2
1st	08:32	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Holding the stick	2
1st	14:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	Holding the stick	2
1st	18:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Holding	2
2nd	02:50	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Holding	2
2nd	07:55	Nashville Predators	Martin Erat	Elbowing	2
2nd	09:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
2nd	18:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Holding	2
3rd	07:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Hooking	2
3rd	10:48	Nashville Predators	Rich Peverley	Hooking	2
3rd	11:00	Nashville Predators	Dan Hamhuis	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	13:12	Nashville Predators	Greg Zanon	Slashing	2

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Dennis LaRue, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
Nashville Predators scratches: Steve Sullivan, Jed Ortmeyer, Kevin Klein, Alexander Sulzer, Ryan Jones, Mike Santorelli, Cal O'Reilly, Patric Hornqvist, Antti Pihlstrom
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Andrew Hutchinson, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura

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