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Arizona Coyotes at Tampa Bay Lightning

Amalie Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Arizona Coyotes 5–3 on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at home.

Team Goals 2022-2023 record
Arizona Coyotes 3 28-40-14
at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 46-30-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Arizona Coyotes 2 1 0 3
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Arizona Coyotes 12 8 11 31
Tampa Bay Lightning 13 13 9 35

Three stars

  1. V. Hedman, Tampa Bay Lightning (3 assists)
  2. N. Kucherov, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)
  3. S. Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:12 Arizona Coyotes Travis Boyd (4) Clayton Keller (21) Even strength ARI 1, TBL 0
1st 06:46 Arizona Coyotes Christian Fischer (7) Nick Ritchie (9), Barrett Hayton (7) Even strength ARI 2, TBL 0
1st 10:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Brayden Point (21) Nikita Kucherov (39) Even strength ARI 2, TBL 1
2nd 10:44 Tampa Bay Lightning Mikhail Sergachev (6) Brayden Point (16), Victor Hedman (20) Even strength ARI 2, TBL 2
2nd 11:12 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos (17) Victor Hedman (21), Nikita Kucherov (40) Power play ARI 2, TBL 3
2nd 12:44 Arizona Coyotes Nick Bjugstad (9) Lawson Crouse (8) Even strength ARI 3, TBL 3
2nd 18:59 Tampa Bay Lightning Alex Killorn (11) Unassisted Even strength ARI 3, TBL 4
3rd 04:26 Tampa Bay Lightning Brandon Hagel (14) Victor Hedman (22), Steven Stamkos (24) Power play ARI 3, TBL 5

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

Team stats

Stat Arizona Coyotes Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal 31 35
Power play 0 of 1 2 of 3
Penalty minutes 11 7
Hits 24 25
Blocked shots 10 7
Giveaways 4 6
Takeaways 7 6
Faceoffs won 18/52 (34.6%) 34/52 (65.4%)

Box score

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player
9 C. Keller R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 23:44
12 N. Ritchie L 0 1 1 +2 0 4 4 2 0 18:38
17 N. Bjugstad C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 33.3% 17:29
22 J. McBain C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 0 16:32
26 L. Dauphin C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 62.5% 08:57
29 B. Hayton C 0 1 1 +1 0 3 2 1 0 13.3% 17:00
36 C. Fischer R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 17:00
44 Z. Kassian R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 08:04
53 M. Carcone L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 1 0 14:32
67 L. Crouse L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 2 0 17:29
72 T. Boyd C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 58.3% 17:47
2 P. Nemeth D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 15:05
3 J. Brown D 0 0 0 +1 7 0 1 0 0 10:47
4 J. Välimäki D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:18
6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 23:39
14 S. Gostisbehere D 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0 0 23:10
51 T. Stecher D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14:33
90 J. Moser D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:48
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie
70 K. Vejmelka 35 30 5 .857 58:24 Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
10 C. Perry R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 11:20
14 P. Maroon L 0 0 0 -1 5 1 0 0 0 09:19
17 A. Killorn L 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 15:07
20 N. Paul L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 85.7% 14:41
21 B. Point C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 0 0 0 71.4% 19:39
38 B. Hagel L 1 0 1 +2 0 5 1 1 1 21:09
41 P. Bellemare L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 37.5% 09:54
71 A. Cirelli C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 44.4% 16:27
79 R. Colton C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 0 0 11:45
86 N. Kucherov R 0 2 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 22:47
90 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 10:21
91 S. Stamkos C 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 78.6% 19:09
24 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 12:44
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 0 21:41
48 N. Perbix D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 1 0 12:56
77 V. Hedman D 0 3 3 +2 0 2 1 0 0 26:35
81 E. Cernak D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 2 0 18:22
98 M. Sergachev D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 24:04
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
88 A. Vasilevskiy 31 28 3 .903 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:57 Tampa Bay Lightning Erik Cernak Interference 2
1st 13:04 Arizona Coyotes Laurent Dauphin Holding 2
2nd 10:44 Arizona Coyotes Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
3rd 02:50 Arizona Coyotes Joshua Brown Boarding 2
3rd 02:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Patrick Maroon Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:50 Arizona Coyotes Joshua Brown Fighting (major) 5

Game information

Arizona Coyotes head coach
André Tourigny
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Jon Cooper
Referees
Trevor Hanson, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Mark Shewchyk
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Liam O'Brien, Nick Schmaltz, Matias Maccelli
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Haydn Fleury, Cal Foote

2022-2023 season series

Matchup Status Details
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Arizona Coyotes 1 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Washington Capitals 9 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page

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