Florida 2, Tampa Bay 3

123T
FLA(10-9-3)1102
TAM(9-5-7)1023

Final

7:30 PM ET, October 12, 2009
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
THREE STARS
A. Niittymaki
Lightning  (G )

Saves: 31
Save Pct.: .939
S. Stamkos
Lightning  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
M. St. Louis
Lightning  (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum
Location: Tampa, Florida
Referees: Paul Devorski, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Anthony Sericolo
Attendance: 14,126 (71.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Florida   Tampa Bay
Total Shots
 33
  31
PIM
 12
  8
Hits
  18
 22
Giveaways
  7
 11
Takeaways
  4
 7
Faceoffs Won
  18
 35
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
8:10Radek Dvorak (1) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Kamil Kreps
Florida 1-0
18:32Steven Stamkos (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier
Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
3:32Victor Hedman: 2 Minutes for Hooking David Booth
4:44Mattias Ohlund: 2 Minutes for Hooking Rostislav Olesz
8:00Dmitry Kulikov: 2 Minutes for Tripping Steve Downie
12:46Gregory Campbell: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Tanguay
14:49Matt Walker: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Steve Reinprecht
18:22Bryan Allen: 2 Minutes for Slashing Steve Downie
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
6:33Nathan Horton (1) (Power Play)
Assists: Stephen Weiss, Dmitry Kulikov
Florida 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:022-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Steve Downie)
18:42Bryan Allen: 2 Minutes for Hooking Todd Fedoruk
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
7:17Martin St. Louis (3) (Power Play)
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Victor Hedman
Game tied 2-2
13:29Ryan Malone (5)
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Antero Niittymaki
Tampa Bay 3-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:57Kamil Kreps: 2 Minutes for Hooking Steven Stamkos
17:01Andrej Meszaros: 2 Minutes for Closing Hand on Puck
19:32David Booth: 2 Minutes for Boarding Mattias Ohlund

Player Summary
Florida PanthersTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
B. Allen D 000111241002115:320:101:3813:440000.0
K. Ballard D 000001003012516:480:002:0614:420000.0
D. Booth LW00-1770122002618:113:250:4314:0310100.0
G. Campbell C 00-1221124002615:170:442:0212:314357.1
R. Dvorak RW101321000112620:060:223:3916:050000.0
M. Frolik C 000333000102417:502:141:0314:330100.0
N. Horton C 10-1320000012319:225:310:0013:510100.0
V. Koistinen D 0001100000075:182:250:002:530000.0
K. Kreps C 011441121012010:130:103:286:353827.3
D. Kulikov D 010002120002213:492:040:0111:440000.0
J. Leopold D 000000001012822:040:274:5216:450000.0
S. Matthias C 0000010000052:280:000:002:280000.0
B. McCabe D 000110001102922:185:020:2916:470000.0
R. Olesz LW000110001002719:273:111:5914:170100.0
S. Reinprecht C 000111000022214:441:550:1012:3941028.6
D. Seidenberg D 000332003002923:272:314:5216:040000.0
C. Stillman LW000000000002217:273:450:0113:410000.0
S. Weiss C 010330001102719:234:510:5313:3961135.3
Florida Panthers Scratches
PLAYERREASON
D MooreScratched
Tampa Bay LightningTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
S. Downie RW000330003101812:371:450:0010:5230100.0
T. Fedoruk LW000000002011610:540:000:0010:540000.0
J. Halpern C 000110000202114:220:013:3510:466746.2
V. Hedman D 010331121012724:305:132:5516:220000.0
Z. Konopka C 00011000200169:340:000:009:345183.3
L. Krajicek D 000110000001813:060:000:5312:130000.0
V. Lecavalier C 02-1440001032316:585:000:5111:079660.0
R. Malone LW100430003122821:225:002:3713:4510100.0
A. Meszaros D 000220122102620:002:262:2615:080000.0
D. Miller LW000110002001911:380:441:279:270100.0
M. Ohlund D 001112122012722:391:453:0817:460000.0
P. Ranger D 000002001102519:220:013:4215:390000.0
M. St. Louis RW110430000112821:575:132:2014:2410100.0
S. Stamkos C 110320001012418:014:450:0013:169375.0
A. Tanguay LW000220000001913:161:580:0011:180000.0
S. Veilleux LW000000001002013:001:021:3310:250000.0
M. Walker D 000114120012716:470:012:3014:160000.0
J. Wright C 000000001001811:260:012:079:1810100.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYERREASON
K FosterLower Body
M SmabyScratched
D HaleFlu

Goaltending Summary
Florida Panthers Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
T. Vokoun31328.90359:170
Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
A. Niittymaki33231.93960:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Florida10101333
Tampa Bay1111931

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Florida1 of 5
Tampa Bay2 of 6

* - 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

Monday, October 12th
Colorado 4 Final
Boston 3
Los Angeles 2 Final
NY Islanders 1
Toronto 2 Final
NY Rangers 7
New Jersey 3 Final
Washington 2 SO
Pittsburgh 4 Final
Ottawa 1
Florida 2 Final
Tampa Bay 3
Calgary 5 Final
Chicago 6 OT
Edmonton 6 Final
Nashville 1
Phoenix 1 Final
San Jose 0 SO