Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, December 18, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Colorado Avalanche beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 in a shootout on Thursday, December 18, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Colorado Avalanche	2	32-45-5
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	24-40-18

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

Shots on goal by period, Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Colorado Avalanche	7	13	13	2	0	35
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	13	9	3	0	38

Every goal, Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:46	Colorado Avalanche	Paul Stastny (9)	Ryan Smyth (9), Milan Hejduk (13)	Even strength	COL 1, TBL 0
2nd	07:35	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern (1)	Marek Malik (5), Andrej Meszaros (9)	Even strength	COL 1, TBL 1

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen	Saved
1	Colorado Avalanche	Wojtek Wolski	Saved
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Saved
2	Colorado Avalanche	Milan Hejduk	Goal
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis	Saved

Colorado Avalanche skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 W. Wolski	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1		20:16
Number 14 I. Laperriere	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	53.8%	14:38
Number 16 D. Tucker	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		11:10
Number 23 M. Hejduk	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	1		22:05
Number 26 P. Stastny	C	1	0	1	+1	0	7	0	0	59.1%	24:48
Number 28 B. Guite	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		07:14
Number 37 T. Hensick	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:00
Number 39 T. Arnason	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	52.6%	16:53
Number 42 C. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100%	13:38
Number 54 D. Jones	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		17:53
Number 55 C. McLeod	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:45
Number 94 R. Smyth	L	0	1	1	+1	2	4	0	2		22:39
Number 4 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		21:43
Number 5 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3		26:21
Number 22 S. Hannan	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	2	0		24:28
Number 24 R. Salei	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	3		16:53
Number 44 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		16:58
Number 52 A. Foote	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		22:38

Colorado Avalanche goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 A. Raycroft	38	37	1	.974	65:00	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	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	54.5%	23:13
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	100%	16:46
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	50%	17:36
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	2	3	5	1		17:48
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		08:49
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	100%	19:38
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:00
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		23:11
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		08:18
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	40%	11:31
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	1		13:12
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	33.3%	09:15
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2		15:16
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	3		27:00
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0		24:54
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4		11:32
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		23:32
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		25:33

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	35	34	1	.971	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, Colorado Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:49	Tampa Bay Lightning	Lukas Krajicek	Hooking	2
1st	13:20	Colorado Avalanche	Scott Hannan	Interference	2
2nd	10:01	Tampa Bay Lightning	Lukas Krajicek	High sticking	2
2nd	17:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Holding	2
2nd	18:57	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:39	Colorado Avalanche	Ryan Smyth	Interference	2
2nd	19:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Holding	2
OT	05:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	Abuse of officials (game misconduct)	10

Colorado Avalanche head coach: Tony Granato
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Tim Peel, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, David Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche scratches: Joe Sakic, Daniel Tjarnqvist, Brian Willsie, Matt Hendricks, Cody McCormick, Marek Svatos, Philippe Dupuis, Aaron MacKenzie, Wes O'Neill, Derek Peltier, Mike Vernace, Ray Macias, Kyle Cumiskey, Chris Durno, Per Ledin, TJ Galiardi
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Evgeny Artyukhin, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Matt Smaby, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart

Every Colorado Avalanche and Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Thursday, December 18, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Boston Bruins 8	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Washington Capitals 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Florida Panthers 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
San Jose Sharks 0 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 5 at Dallas Stars 6	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Dallas Stars, Thu, Dec 18, 2008
Nashville Predators 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 18, 2008