Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers

Friday, December 26, 2008, 7:30 PM ET BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 4–3 in a shootout on Friday, December 26, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	24-40-18
at Florida Panthers	3	41-30-11

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	2	0	0	0	4
Florida Panthers	1	0	2	0	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	9	18	8	0	0	35
Florida Panthers	10	9	8	1	0	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	11:24	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger (2)	Paul Ranger (8)	Even strength	TBL 1, FLA 0
1st	18:28	Florida Panthers	Keith Ballard (4)	Nick Boynton (6), Radek Dvorak (10)	Even strength	TBL 1, FLA 1
2nd	16:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi (8)	Steve Eminger (12), Matt Pettinger (1)	Even strength	TBL 2, FLA 1
2nd	18:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin (2)	Ryan Malone (7), Steve Eminger (13)	Even strength	TBL 3, FLA 1
3rd	13:37	Florida Panthers	Cory Stillman (8)	Jay Bouwmeester (13), Keith Ballard (10)	Power play	TBL 3, FLA 2
3rd	19:46	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe (6)	Stephen Weiss (13), Cory Stillman (5)	Even strength	TBL 3, FLA 3

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

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Florida Panthers	Cory Stillman	Goal
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	Adam Hall	Goal
2	Florida Panthers	Michael Frolik	Saved
2	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Saved
3	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton	Goal
3	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jussi Jokinen	Goal
4	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss	Saved
4	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	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	0	0	0	0	2	3	2	2	30%	20:58
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0		18:44
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	68.8%	17:41
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	2		20:38
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		10:20
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	66.7%	16:56
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1		13:01
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		22:44
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	62.5%	14:52
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	37.5%	14:11
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	1	0	1	+2	20	1	6	1		08:13
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	+1	0	5	3	0		13:17
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	2	2		12:36
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4		26:16
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	1		18:38
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	2		09:24
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	1	2	3	+2	2	2	0	1		24:50
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	0	4	1	3	2		27:18

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	28	25	3	.893	64:47	Win

Florida Panthers 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 9 S. Weiss	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	19:39
Number 10 D. Booth	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:35
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	1	0	68.8%	16:40
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		16:36
Number 16 N. Horton	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	19:58
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:13
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0	0		13:15
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	14:08
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	60%	10:09
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	1	2	-2	0	1	0	0	1		14:57
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0	0	50%	15:40
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	5	1	2	0	0		04:32
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	0		28:57
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1	0		18:10
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	1	0		30:52
Number 7 N. Welch	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0		09:37
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	1	0		28:08
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	1	1	0	17	1	0	0	0		14:12

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	27	24	3	.889	40:00
Number 31 C. Anderson	8	8	0	1.000	23:42	OT loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	18:28	Florida Panthers	Nick Tarnasky	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:28	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	18:37	Florida Panthers	Richard Zednik	Hooking	2
2nd	06:10	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Hooking	2
2nd	14:04	Florida Panthers	Karlis Skrastins	High sticking	2
2nd	14:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Boarding	2
2nd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Instigator	2
2nd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	06:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Slashing	2
3rd	07:31	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Delaying game	2
3rd	11:56	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Tripping	2
3rd	14:18	Florida Panthers	Karlis Skrastins	Hooking	2
3rd	17:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Holding	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart
Florida Panthers scratches: Jassen Cullimore, Bryan Allen, Janis Sprukts, Anthony Stewart, Tanner Glass, Rostislav Olesz, Kenndal McArdle, Shawn Matthias, Cory Murphy, Michal Repik, Jason Garrison

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Wed, Nov 12, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Nov 18, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 17, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009

Other NHL games on Friday, December 26, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 5	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Dec 26, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Los Angeles Kings, Fri, Dec 26, 2008