Tampa Bay 4, 
NY Rangers 2
7:00 PM ET, September 25, 2008
Madison Square Garden
New York, New York
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Madison Square Garden Location: New York, New York | Referees: Fred L'Ecuyer , Wes Mccauley Linesmen: Michel Cormier , Tim Nowak |
| Attendance: 9,500 (52.2% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 8:58 | Dan Fritsche (Assist: Patrick Rissmiller, Dmitri Kalinin) |
 | 11:37 | Chris Gratton (Assist: Radim Vrbata, Matt Carle) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| :26 | D Girardi (boarding) |
| 10:25 | D Koci (major fighting) |
| 10:25 | C Orr (major fighting) |
| 10:28 | A Voros (major fighting) |
| 10:28 | Z Konopka (major fighting) |
| 14:42 | E Artyukhin (interference) |
| 19:44 | M Carle (tripping) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 7:56 | Lauri Korpikoski (Assist: Dan Fritsche, Daniel Girardi) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 4:54 | W Redden (hooking) |
| 6:57 | A Meszaros (broken stick) |
| 7:16 | A Voros (goalie interference) |
| 12:46 | R Malone (shooting puck over glass) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 2:18 | Ryan Malone (Assist: Steven Stamkos, Andrew Hutchinson) |
| 4:36 | Martin St. Louis (Assist: Matt Carle, Michel Ouellet) |
| 19:41 | Evgeny Artyukhin - empty net (Assist: Steven Stamkos, Matt Carle) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 8:06 | R Callahan (tripping) |
| 9:01 | E Artyukhin (hooking) |
| 13:09 | P Parenteau (holding) |
| 19:56 | C Potter (interference) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | 6 | 11 | 25 | |
| NY Rangers | 18 | 18 | 11 | 47 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Tampa Bay | 0 of 6 |
| New York Rangers | 0 of 5 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Thursday, September 25th
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Rangers | 2 |
| NY Islanders | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Carolina | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Nashville | 2 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Dallas | 2 |
| Phoenix | 1 | Final |
| Calgary | 3 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| Edmonton | 3 | SO |
