New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning

Sunday, November 23, 2008, 5:00 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 7–3 on Sunday, November 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New Jersey Devils	7	51-27-4
at Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-40-18

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	2	3	2	7
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	3	0	3

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	15	16	14	45
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	13	10	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:44	New Jersey Devils	Mike Rupp (1)	Anssi Salmela (2), David Clarkson (3)	Even strength	NJD 1, TBL 0
1st	17:37	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (13)	Jay Leach (1), Anssi Salmela (3)	Even strength	NJD 2, TBL 0
2nd	01:58	New Jersey Devils	Dainius Zubrus (3)	Jamie Langenbrunner (8), Paul Martin (5)	Even strength	NJD 3, TBL 0
2nd	04:34	New Jersey Devils	Dainius Zubrus (4)	Patrik Elias (10), Colin White (5)	Even strength	NJD 4, TBL 0
2nd	11:39	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (6)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 5, TBL 0
2nd	13:08	Tampa Bay Lightning	Radim Vrbata (2)	Vinny Prospal (9), Ryan Craig (1)	Even strength	NJD 5, TBL 1
2nd	14:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (5)	Vincent Lecavalier (7)	Even strength	NJD 5, TBL 2
2nd	16:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (4)	Unassisted	Even strength, Penalty shot	NJD 5, TBL 3
3rd	07:21	New Jersey Devils	Dainius Zubrus (5)	Patrik Elias (11)	Even strength	NJD 6, TBL 3
3rd	14:38	New Jersey Devils	Dainius Zubrus (6)	Brian Gionta (11), Patrik Elias (12)	Even strength	NJD 7, TBL 3

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Zubrus	C	4	0	4	+3	0	8	1	0	52.6%	15:58
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	+2	0	6	0	0		20:26
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	1		14:18
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0		20:15
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	5	1	75%	13:39
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	50%	19:41
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	+2	0	4	2	0		17:59
Number 21 B. Tallackson	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		05:52
Number 22 P. Vrana	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	05:33
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	1		14:56
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	3	3	+2	0	6	1	1	66.7%	18:42
Number 2 S. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		06:03
Number 5 C. White	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	1		19:27
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1		26:21
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	3		23:14
Number 25 J. Leach	D	0	1	1	+3	0	1	2	0		13:41
Number 28 A. Salmela	D	0	2	2	+3	2	3	0	0		16:40
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		19:25

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Clemmensen	29	26	3	.897	59:50	Win

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	1	1	-4	0	1	2	0	38.9%	18:32
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	1		14:53
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	-4	0	1	4	0		17:17
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		14:58
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	46.7%	12:59
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	61.5%	17:41
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		11:14
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	1	0		18:56
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0		12:48
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	50%	13:42
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		11:15
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	50%	13:58
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-3	2	2	1	1		20:49
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		20:54
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3		16:07
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1		15:53
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		22:35
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		21:29

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	17	15	2	.882	28:21
Number 37 O. Kolzig	28	23	5	.821	31:39	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Holding	2
2nd	04:51	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Tripping	2
2nd	08:58	New Jersey Devils	Bryce Salvador	Hooking	2
2nd	13:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	14:25	New Jersey Devils	Travis Zajac	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	15:25	New Jersey Devils	Anssi Salmela	Holding	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Tim Nowak
New Jersey Devils scratches: Bobby Holik, Martin Brodeur, Brian Rolston, Mike Mottau, John Madden, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Andy Greene, Matt Halischuk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Andrew Hutchinson, Lukas Krajicek, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura

Every New Jersey Devils and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Nov 5, 2008
New Jersey Devils 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Nov 23, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Feb 19, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Apr 3, 2009

Other NHL games on Sunday, November 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Carolina Hurricanes, Sun, Nov 23, 2008