Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins

Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 on Monday, December 8, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	24-40-18
at Boston Bruins	5	53-19-10

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	2	3
Boston Bruins	3	1	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	5	9	15	29
Boston Bruins	13	7	4	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:44	Boston Bruins	Milan Lucic (7)	Dennis Wideman (9), Phil Kessel (8)	Power play	TBL 0, BOS 1
1st	09:29	Boston Bruins	Phil Kessel (17)	Unassisted	Even strength	TBL 0, BOS 2
1st	10:46	Boston Bruins	Michael Ryder (7)	Shane Hnidy (4), Matt Hunwick (7)	Even strength	TBL 0, BOS 3
2nd	13:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Adam Hall (2)	Evgeny Artyukhin (4), Steve Eminger (11)	Even strength	TBL 1, BOS 3
2nd	18:43	Boston Bruins	Zdeno Chara (5)	David Krejci (16), Dennis Wideman (10)	Power play	TBL 1, BOS 4
3rd	09:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (11)	Martin St. Louis (15), Paul Ranger (6)	Even strength	TBL 2, BOS 4
3rd	19:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Szczechura (1)	Marek Malik (4), Andrej Meszaros (7)	Even strength	TBL 3, BOS 4
3rd	19:50	Boston Bruins	P.J. Axelsson (1)	Patrice Bergeron (12)	Even strength, Empty net	TBL 3, BOS 5

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	0	1	-1	0	4	1	0	60%	21:36
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		17:24
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		07:37
Number 18 A. Hall	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	60%	13:45
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0		16:48
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-1	0	4	1	0		22:11
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	28.6%	13:52
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	33.3%	16:09
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	22.2%	13:34
Number 52 R. Smolenak	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		07:10
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	1		10:53
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	16.7%	12:27
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		10:03
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	1	1	+2	0	3	1	0		24:42
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	+3	2	0	0	1		21:35
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		06:38
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0		25:53
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	-2	2	0	1	1		27:25

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	23	19	4	.826	59:04	Loss

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		16:27
Number 12 C. Kobasew	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0	100%	15:59
Number 17 M. Lucic	L	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1		18:55
Number 18 S. Yelle	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33.3%	05:30
Number 22 S. Thornton	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		10:13
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		10:58
Number 29 P. Nokelainen	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	100%	09:51
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	52.6%	19:33
Number 46 D. Krejci	C	0	1	1	0	4	0	1	1	0	46.7%	17:19
Number 73 M. Ryder	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0		12:08
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0	100%	17:21
Number 91 M. Savard	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	72.2%	21:38
Number 6 D. Wideman	D	0	2	2	-1	0	3	3	2	0		31:32
Number 33 Z. Chara	D	1	0	1	-2	0	5	4	0	1		25:52
Number 34 S. Hnidy	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	1	3	0		19:58
Number 45 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		13:38
Number 48 M. Hunwick	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:46
Number 49 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		09:31

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 T. Thomas	29	26	3	.897	59:51	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:55	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Holding the stick	2
1st	05:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Slashing	2
2nd	00:45	Boston Bruins	Chuck Kobasew	Interference	2
2nd	04:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Hooking	2
2nd	09:25	Boston Bruins	Marc Savard	Hooking	2
2nd	17:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Roughing	2
2nd	18:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen	Holding	2
3rd	02:55	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Hooking	2
3rd	05:38	Boston Bruins	David Krejci	Interference	2
3rd	10:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Interference	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Boston Bruins head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Jeff Halpern, Ryan Malone, Radim Vrbata, Matt Pettinger, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Janne Niskala, Karri Ramo, Vladimir Mihalik, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart
Boston Bruins scratches: Aaron Ward, Marco Sturm, Andrew Ference, Johnny Boychuk, Martin St. Pierre, Byron Bitz, Martins Karsums, Vladimir Sobotka, Mikko Lehtonen

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Boston Bruins 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

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