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Colorado 2, Tampa Bay 1

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	SO	T
COL(32-45-5)	1	0	0	1	2
TAM(24-40-18)	0	1	0	0	1

Final

SO

7:30 PM ET, December 18, 2008

St. Pete Times Forum

Tampa, Florida

THREE STARS

M. Smith
Lightning (G )

Saves: 34
Save Pct.: .971

J. Halpern
Lightning (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

A. Raycroft
Avalanche (G )

Saves: 37
Save Pct.: .974

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum Location: Tampa, Florida	Referees: Tim Peel, Brian Pochmara Linesmen: David Brisebois, Dan Schachte
Attendance: 16,333 (82.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Colorado

Tampa Bay

Total Shots
	35
	38

PIM
	4
	20

Hits
	15
	22

Giveaways
	4
	9

Takeaways
	4
	8

Faceoffs Won
	31
	25

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:46		Paul Stastny (9) Assists: Ryan Smyth, Milan Hejduk	Colorado 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:49		Lukas Krajicek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Wojtek Wolski
13:20		Scott Hannan: 2 Minutes for Interference of Mark Recchi

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
7:35		Jeff Halpern (1) Assists: Marek Malik, Andrej Meszaros	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:01		Lukas Krajicek: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Tyler Arnason
17:07		Steve Eminger: 2 Minutes for Holding Cody McLeod
18:57		Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
19:39		Ryan Smyth: 2 Minutes for Interference of Paul Ranger
19:56		Marek Malik: 2 Minutes for Holding Wojtek Wolski

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:00		Ryan Malone: 10-Minute Game Misconduct for Abuse of Official (Served by Jeff Halpern)
5:00		Mike Smith: 10-Minute Game Misconduct for Abuse of Official (Served by Ryan Craig)

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Jussi Jokinen shootout attempt against Andrew Raycroft with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.
	Wojtek Wolski shootout attempt against Mike Smith with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
	Vincent Lecavalier shootout attempt against Andrew Raycroft with a Backhand results in a SAVE.
	Milan Hejduk shootout attempt against Mike Smith results in a GOAL.
	Martin St. Louis shootout attempt against Andrew Raycroft with a Wristshot results in a SAVE.

Player Summary

Colorado Avalanche												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
T. Arnason C	0	0	-1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:53	0:32	0:00	16:21	10	9	52.6
B. Clark D	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	35	26:21	2:09	1:22	22:50	0	0	00.0
A. Foote D	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	32	22:38	0:04	1:22	21:12	0	0	00.0
B. Guite RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	10	7:14	0:00	1:08	6:06	0	1	00.0
S. Hannan D	0	0	1	3	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	34	24:28	0:07	0:00	24:21	0	0	00.0
M. Hejduk RW	0	1	1	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	22:05	6:11	0:13	15:41	0	0	00.0
T. Hensick C	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	8:00	1:03	0:00	6:57	0	0	00.0
D. Jones RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	17:53	1:03	0:00	16:50	0	0	00.0
I. Laperriere C	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	22	14:38	0:04	0:39	13:55	7	6	53.8
J. Leopold D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	19	16:58	4:42	0:38	11:38	0	0	00.0
J. Liles D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	29	21:43	5:31	0:00	16:12	0	0	00.0
C. McLeod LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:45	0:00	0:00	7:45	0	0	00.0
R. Salei D	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	21	16:53	2:10	0:38	14:05	0	0	00.0
R. Smyth LW	0	1	1	4	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	26	22:39	5:14	0:13	17:12	0	0	00.0
P. Stastny C	1	0	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	30	24:48	6:11	1:08	17:29	13	9	59.1
C. Stewart RW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	13:38	0:32	0:00	13:06	1	0	100.0
D. Tucker RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	11:10	0:32	0:00	10:38	0	0	00.0
W. Wolski LW	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	28	20:16	2:04	0:39	17:33	0	0	00.0
Colorado Avalanche Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Tjarnqvist									Healthy
C Mccormick									Healthy
M Svatos									Back Injury

Tampa Bay Lightning												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
R. Craig C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	11	8:18	0:00	0:59	7:19	0	2	00.0
S. Eminger D	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	32	23:32	0:00	0:36	22:56	0	0	00.0
A. Hall RW	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:49	0:00	1:51	6:58	0	1	00.0
J. Halpern C	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	17:36	0:38	2:40	14:18	8	8	50.0
J. Heward D	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	16	11:32	0:38	0:00	10:54	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	17	11:31	0:38	1:20	9:33	2	3	40.0
L. Krajicek D	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	1	0	0	23	15:16	0:00	0:34	14:42	0	0	00.0
V. Lecavalier C	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	27	23:13	1:22	1:49	20:02	12	10	54.5
M. Malik D	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	2	36	24:54	0:00	1:26	23:28	0	0	00.0
R. Malone LW	0	0	0	3	0	1	2	2	5	0	0	26	17:48	1:22	1:21	15:05	0	1	00.0
A. Meszaros D	0	1	0	4	3	3	0	0	2	2	0	32	27:00	0:38	6:46	19:36	0	0	00.0
M. Pettinger LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:00	0:00	0:00	13:00	0	0	00.0
V. Prospal C	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	19:38	1:22	0:00	18:16	1	0	100.0
P. Ranger D	0	0	-1	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	33	25:33	0:00	6:28	19:05	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi RW	0	0	-1	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	21	16:46	1:22	0:46	14:38	1	0	100.0
M. St. Louis RW	0	0	0	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	2	27	23:11	1:22	2:15	19:34	0	1	00.0
S. Stamkos C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	12	9:15	0:38	0:00	8:37	1	2	33.3
P. Szczechura C	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:12	0:00	1:22	11:50	0	3	00.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
O Kolzig									Upper Body
E Artyukhin									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Colorado Avalanche Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
A. Raycroft	38	1	37	.974	65:00	0

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Smith	35	1	34	.971	65:00	10

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Colorado	7	13	13	2	35
Tampa Bay	13	13	9	3	38

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Colorado	0 of 0
Tampa Bay	0 of 0

* - 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, December 18th

Toronto	5	Final
Boston	8

Florida	1	Final
Carolina	2	OT

Philadelphia	2	Final
Montreal	5

St. Louis	2	Final
Washington	4

Pittsburgh	6	Final
Atlanta	3

San Jose	0	Final
Detroit	6

Colorado	2	Final
Tampa Bay	1	SO

Columbus	5	Final
Dallas	6	SO

Nashville	1	Final
Phoenix	2

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Colorado 2, Tampa Bay 1

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Thursday, December 18th