Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, December 4, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Thursday, December 4, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Boston Bruins	3	53-19-10
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	24-40-18

Goals by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	0	1	2	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Boston Bruins	9	8	9	26
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	13	9	31

Scoring summary

Every goal, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (6)	Vincent Lecavalier (11), Ryan Malone (5)	Even strength	BOS 0, TBL 1
2nd	12:21	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (14)	Marc Savard (23), Milan Lucic (10)	Even strength	BOS 1, TBL 1
3rd	08:17	Boston Bruins	David Krejci (8)	Blake Wheeler (5)	Shorthanded	BOS 2, TBL 1
3rd	19:59	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (15)	Marc Savard (24), Matt Hunwick (6)	Even strength, Empty net	BOS 3, TBL 1

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

Boston Bruins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:48
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1		14:05
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	4	1		17:07
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	60%	11:51
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		08:42
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	4	0		15:28
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	100%	09:19
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	50%	16:54
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	40%	15:21
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		14:05
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	50%	16:56
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	31.6%	19:26
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	3		28:47
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	4		24:14
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		17:09
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0		23:27
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		10:33
Number 55 J. Boychuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		14:48

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	31	30	1	.968	60:00	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	-1	0	7	2	0	64%	21:57
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		17:16
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		11:34
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	7	0		18:25
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:42
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	4	0	100%	19:45
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	2		21:40
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:29
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	66.7%	14:00
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	40%	12:29
Number 52 R. Smolenak	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		11:01
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	16.7%	15:17
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:02
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1		26:06
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	0		18:29
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2		11:33
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		22:11
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	1	2		25:53

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	25	23	2	.920	59:11	Loss

Penalties, Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:23	Boston Bruins	Petteri Nokelainen	Holding	2
1st	07:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Holding	2
1st	14:37	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Hooking	2
3rd	06:31	Boston Bruins	Shane Hnidy	Holding	2

Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Mike Leggo, Bill McCreary
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Pierre Champoux
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Dennis Wideman, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Martins Karsums, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Radim Vrbata, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Evgeny Artyukhin, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart

Every Boston Bruins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 8, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Feb 22, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 3	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 31, 2009

Other NHL games on Thursday, December 4, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 4, 2008