Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning

Saturday, December 27, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Florida Panthers 6–4 on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at home.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Florida Panthers	4	41-30-11
at Tampa Bay Lightning	6	24-40-18

Goals by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	0	3	1	4
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	2	2	6

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	3	15	11	29
Tampa Bay Lightning	21	9	12	42

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:06	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (4)	Matt Smaby (1), Jussi Jokinen (7)	Even strength	FLA 0, TBL 1
1st	14:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin (3)	Mark Recchi (14), Jussi Jokinen (8)	Power play	FLA 0, TBL 2
2nd	03:09	Florida Panthers	David Booth (13)	Unassisted	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 2
2nd	04:52	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (13)	Martin St. Louis (16), Ryan Malone (8)	Even strength	FLA 1, TBL 3
2nd	16:27	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton (7)	Cory Stillman (6), Stephen Weiss (14)	Power play	FLA 2, TBL 3
2nd	16:53	Florida Panthers	David Booth (14)	Michael Frolik (9), Bryan McCabe (9)	Power play	FLA 3, TBL 3
2nd	19:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (14)	Martin St. Louis (17), Ryan Malone (9)	Even strength	FLA 3, TBL 4
3rd	04:42	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone (8)	Martin St. Louis (18), Paul Ranger (9)	Even strength	FLA 3, TBL 5
3rd	07:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (13)	Vincent Lecavalier (16), Ryan Malone (10)	Even strength	FLA 3, TBL 6
3rd	13:57	Florida Panthers	Stephen Weiss (6)	David Booth (4)	Even strength	FLA 4, TBL 6

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

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	1	1	2	+1	0	2	0	3	0	55.6%	19:48
Number 10 D. Booth	L	2	1	3	+1	0	5	2	0	1		15:35
Number 11 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	4	1	2	1	0	38.5%	16:20
Number 14 R. Dvorak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		18:01
Number 16 N. Horton	R	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	0	1	33.3%	17:59
Number 18 V. Peltonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		16:32
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		15:29
Number 28 K. Kreps	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85.7%	03:00
Number 53 B. McLean	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	22.2%	10:14
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0		17:45
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0	37.5%	16:35
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1	0		04:41
Number 2 K. Ballard	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	4	0		22:46
Number 3 K. Skrastins	D	0	0	0	-4	0	0	0	1	0		15:05
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	0	0	-2	2	3	1	1	0		27:18
Number 7 N. Welch	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0		07:03
Number 24 B. McCabe	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0		28:08
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		19:58

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 T. Vokoun	42	36	6	.857	57:57	Loss

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	2	1	3	+4	0	8	1	0	0	52.6%	18:06
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:08
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0	52.2%	20:42
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	3	4	+4	2	1	6	0	0		17:09
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	100%	09:20
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	100%	16:21
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:20
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	3	4	+4	0	5	0	0	0		18:05
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	1	0	71.4%	15:03
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	50%	10:08
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	1	0	1	0	4	5	3	0	1		13:16
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0	0	60%	12:15
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2	0		23:53
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	2	0		17:59
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0		07:49
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	2	0		12:57
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+4	0	1	0	2	0		22:30
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	1	1	+3	4	1	2	1	0		24:37

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	29	25	4	.862	59:57	Win

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Cross checking	2
1st	07:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Holding the stick	2
1st	11:06	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Hooking	2
1st	12:16	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Slashing	2
1st	12:16	Florida Panthers	Gregory Campbell	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	13:35	Florida Panthers	Nick Boynton	Interference	2
1st	18:26	Tampa Bay Lightning	Marek Malik	Holding	2
2nd	07:09	Tampa Bay Lightning	Evgeny Artyukhin	Charging	2
2nd	10:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Slashing	2
2nd	15:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Smaby	Interference	2
2nd	15:39	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Tripping	2
3rd	02:14	Florida Panthers	Noah Welch	Interference	2
3rd	14:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Holding	2
3rd	19:58	Florida Panthers	Bryan McCabe	Slashing	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Peter DeBoer
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Don Koharski, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Brian Mach
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
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Lukas Krajicek, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart

Every Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning 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 Saturday, December 27, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Boston Bruins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at New York Rangers 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
San Jose Sharks 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 27, 2008
Ottawa Senators 3 at Calgary Flames 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Dec 27, 2008