Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche

Saturday, November 29, 2008, 9:00 PM ET Pepsi Center, Denver Regular Season Final

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 on Saturday, November 29, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-40-18
at Colorado Avalanche	4	32-45-5

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

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	4	11	20
Colorado Avalanche	10	12	9	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:20	Colorado Avalanche	Jordan Leopold (4)	Marek Svatos (5)	Power play	TBL 0, COL 1
1st	17:21	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (3)	Marek Svatos (6), Tyler Arnason (3)	Even strength	TBL 0, COL 2
1st	18:57	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski (4)	Tyler Arnason (4), Marek Svatos (7)	Even strength	TBL 0, COL 3
2nd	12:17	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (10)	Paul Ranger (5), Ryan Malone (4)	Even strength	TBL 1, COL 3
3rd	03:42	Colorado Avalanche	David Jones (2)	Cody McCormick (3), Brett Clark (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, COL 4
3rd	09:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (7)	Steve Eminger (8), Steven Stamkos (7)	Power play	TBL 2, COL 4
3rd	15:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (3)	Vincent Lecavalier (10), Steve Eminger (9)	Power play	TBL 3, COL 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	1	1	2	+1	2	3	2	0	0	65%	20:11
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		16:30
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	1	0		07:39
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0		10:57
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	+1	0	1	5	0	1	100%	20:19
Number 17 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:35
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		09:21
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	0	0		18:19
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		21:15
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:51
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	40%	15:43
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	1	2	-1	2	2	1	0	1	50%	21:42
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	1	0		15:27
Number 6 A. Hutchinson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		15:39
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		21:57
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		17:19
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0		22:15
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	0	0		20:17

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 O. Kolzig	10	7	3	.700	20:00
Number 41 M. Smith	21	20	1	.952	39:10	Loss

Colorado Avalanche 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 8 W. Wolski	L	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		18:21
Number 11 C. McCormick	C	0	1	1	+1	6	0	1	1	0	33.3%	05:23
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	66.7%	18:42
Number 18 B. Willsie	R	0	0	0	0	4	3	0	0	0	100%	14:59
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	2	0	66.7%	18:55
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	47.1%	20:32
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	11:03
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	0	56.3%	17:49
Number 40 M. Svatos	R	0	3	3	+2	0	4	1	0	0		12:23
Number 54 D. Jones	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		06:23
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	+1	5	1	3	0	0		06:41
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		19:27
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	1	0		16:12
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	9	0		23:17
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		23:37
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1	0		16:52
Number 29 D. Tjarnqvist	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		18:37
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	1	0	1	+2	0	1	0	0	1		21:25

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	20	17	3	.850	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:28	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	Hooking	2
1st	12:03	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie	Holding	2
1st	13:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Hooking	2
2nd	00:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	High sticking	2
2nd	07:36	Colorado Avalanche	Brian Willsie	Interference	2
3rd	00:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Hooking	2
3rd	05:57	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McLeod	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:53	Colorado Avalanche	Tyler Arnason	Hooking	2
3rd	12:35	Colorado Avalanche	Cody McCormick	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	17:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Interference	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Referees: Chris Lee, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Darren Gibbs
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Evgeny Artyukhin, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart, Paul Szczechura
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Adam Foote, Darcy Tucker, Ben Guite, Matt Hendricks, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, Chris Stewart, TJ Galiardi

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Colorado Avalanche game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 18, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 29, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Edmonton Oilers 4 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Boston Bruins 4	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Washington Capitals 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Minnesota Wild 6 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
San Jose Sharks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 29, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 29, 2008