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23/12/2008
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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , New York Rangers 5
Shots: 26 - 30
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:61/71=85 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:67/80=83 %, Challenges:34/60=55 %
Attendance: 9158 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 417605 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:57 0-1
Markus Näslund [13] (Hugh Jessiman, Derek Morris)
15:42 1-1
Claude Giroux [13] (Andrej Meszaros)
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26:49 1-2
Nikolai Zherdev [14] (Ryan Callahan, Fredrik Sjöström)
29:46 1-3
Fredrik Sjöström [6] (Markus Näslund, Scott Gomez)
31:32 2-3
Joe Colborne [10] (Vaclav Prospal, Lukas Krajicek)
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46:25 3-3
Joe Colborne [11] (Vaclav Prospal)
47:49 3-4
Chris Drury [3] (Hugh Jessiman, Ryan Callahan)
58:52 3-5
Nikolai Zherdev [15] (Marc Staal, Wade Redden) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:54
Jeff Halpern (2 min for boarding)
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20:05
Hugh Jessiman (2 min for hooking)
33:13
Radim Vrbata (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:55
Nik Antropov (2 min for slashing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R P.J. Axelsson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.40 4
R Radim Vrbata 0 0 3 3 2 4 2 0 18.50 6
R Blake Wheeler 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 20.20 7
R Steven Stamkos 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 15.10 7
C Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 5.40 6
C Jeff Halpern 0 0 2 0 1 2 2 0 16.50 7
C Joe Colborne 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
C Patrice Bergeron 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 -2 18.40 7
L Peter Schaefer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
L Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 16.10 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
L Claude Giroux 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 0 5 2 6 0 -1 18.10 7
D Lukas Krajicek 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 22.20 7
D Ty Wishart 0 0 1 4 1 1 0 -1 18.40 7
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 17.20 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 22.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 7 2 3 0 -1 21.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 5 0 25 0 0 59.20 5
G Karri Rämö 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Aaron Voros 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4.30 6
R Hugh Jessiman 0 2 1 3 2 4 2 1 14.50 8
R Ryan Callahan 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 18.00 8
R Fredrik Sjöström 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 17.30 7
C Blair Betts 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.30 5
C Dan Fritsche 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.20 5
C Nik Antropov 0 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 20.30 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
L Pat Rissmiller 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 4.30 5
L Chris Drury 1 0 2 4 1 4 0 0 17.30 9
L Nikolai Zherdev 2 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 20.50 8
L Markus Näslund 1 1 4 1 3 1 0 2 17.10 8
D Michael Del Zotto 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 13.30 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 20.00 6
D Derek Morris 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 26.30 8
D Paul Mara 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 15.10 6
D Marc Staal 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 23.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Henrik Lundqvist 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G David LeNeveu 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nikolai Zherdev
2nd star: Fredrik Sjöström
3rd star: Chris Drury
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Joe Colborne scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Vaclav Prospal notched his 10th assist of the season.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Ryan Callahan notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Fredrik Sjöström notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nik Antropov had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Chris Drury finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 1( 10) , Hartford Wolfpack 7( 32)
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0-1 HFD Artem Anisimov (Bobby Sanguinetti)
0-2 HFD Lauri Korpikoski (David Kveton, Thomas Pöck)
0-3 HFD Greg Moore (Jarkko Immonen)
1-3 DTV Steve Downie (Noah Welch)
1-4 HFD Jason Strudwick (Brandon Dubinsky)
1-5 HFD David Kveton (Artem Anisimov)
1-6 HFD Josh Gratton (Jarkko Immonen)
1-7 HFD David Kveton (Artem Anisimov)
Goalies: Riku Helenius - Stephen Valiquette