Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild

Friday, November 28, 2008, 2:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Friday, November 28, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	24-40-18
at Minnesota Wild	4	40-33-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	10	19	37
Minnesota Wild	11	8	14	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:07	Minnesota Wild	Owen Nolan (3)	Antti Miettinen (9), James Sheppard (4)	Even strength	TBL 0, MIN 1
1st	19:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Radim Vrbata (3)	Steven Stamkos (6), Paul Ranger (4)	Power play	TBL 1, MIN 1
2nd	09:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (6)	Vincent Lecavalier (9), Martin St. Louis (12)	Even strength	TBL 2, MIN 1
3rd	02:02	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard (2)	Marc-Andre Bergeron (9), Marek Zidlicky (6)	Even strength	TBL 2, MIN 2
3rd	06:10	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu (6)	Antti Miettinen (10), Marc-Andre Bergeron (10)	Even strength	TBL 2, MIN 3
3rd	19:37	Minnesota Wild	Eric Belanger (6)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 2, MIN 4

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	6	1	0	0	55%	21:03
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-3	0	2	0	1	0		16:57
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		06:05
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0		20:53
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1		14:46
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	07:44
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	3	0	0	50%	20:05
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	0	0	0		22:23
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:19
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	73.3%	17:06
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		07:23
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	-2	2	3	2	0	0	33.3%	20:32
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	0		16:19
Number 6 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	0		13:48
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	0		18:38
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		17:06
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		25:01
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	3	0		20:55

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	32	29	3	.906	58:57	Loss

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	1	0	1	+1	12	5	0	0	46.2%	20:03
Number 11 O. Nolan	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0		16:50
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		16:04
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		16:18
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	2	2	+2	4	2	0	0		17:31
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		06:28
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		04:23
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	52%	20:24
Number 51 J. Sheppard	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	0	0	50%	12:11
Number 67 B. Pouliot	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	33.3%	09:54
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:53
Number 2 E. Reitz	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		06:46
Number 3 M. Zidlicky	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	2	2		24:50
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1		24:23
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:12
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4		22:13
Number 47 M. Bergeron	D	0	2	2	+3	0	1	0	1		16:52
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	3		21:53

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 32 N. Backstrom	37	35	2	.946	59:58	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2
1st	02:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Boarding	2
1st	04:12	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Tripping	2
1st	17:26	Minnesota Wild	Antti Miettinen	Hooking	2
2nd	10:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Lukas Krajicek	Interference	2
2nd	18:33	Minnesota Wild	Kim Johnsson	Interference	2
3rd	14:55	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	High sticking	2
3rd	14:55	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	14:55	Minnesota Wild	Mikko Koivu	Misconduct (misconduct)	10

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Bill McCreary, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Andy McElman
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
Minnesota Wild scratches: Marian Gaborik, Krys Kolanos, Kurtis Foster, Nolan Schaefer, Craig Weller, Tomas Mojzis, Peter Olvecky, Colton Gillies

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Minnesota Wild game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Minnesota Wild 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final/SO	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 18, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 28, 2008

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Matchup	Status	Details
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Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Nashville Predators 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
San Jose Sharks 6 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 28, 2008