New Jersey 2, Tampa Bay 1

123SOT
NJD(14-6-1)01012
TAM(9-5-7)00101

Final

SO
3:00 PM ET, October 31, 2009
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
THREE STARS
A. Niittymaki
Lightning  (G )

Saves: 37
Save Pct.: .974
T. Zajac
Devils (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
Z. Parise
Devils (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: St. Pete Times Forum
Location: Tampa, Florida
Referees: Brad Meier, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 12,154 (61.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  New Jersey   Tampa Bay
Total Shots
 38
  19
PIM
  11
 13
Hits
  17
 29
Giveaways
  8
 12
Takeaways
  5
 6
Faceoffs Won
 36
  33
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:10Matt Walker: 2 Minutes for Throwing the Stick David Clarkson
4:42Zach Parise: 2 Minutes for Slashing Matt Walker
13:10Andrew Peters: 2 Minutes for Interference of Zenon Konopka
18:38Steve Downie: 5 Minutes for Fighting Bryce Salvador
18:38Bryce Salvador: 5 Minutes for Fighting Steve Downie
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
0:50Travis Zajac (6)
Assists: Mark Fraser
New Jersey 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:08James Wright: 2 Minutes for Boarding Cory Murphy
4:09David Clarkson: 2 Minutes for Hooking Ryan Malone
11:59Vincent Lecavalier: 2 Minutes for Tripping Mike Mottau
15:24Zenon Konopka: 2 Minutes for Interference of Bryce Salvador
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
4:34Steven Stamkos (10)
Assists: Martin St. Louis, Ryan Malone
Game tied 1-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period
OT Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period
Shootout Summary
TEAMDETAIL
Shootout attempt by Andrej Meszaros MISSES goalpost (Backhand 15 ft)
Shootout attempt by Zach Parise SAVED by Antero Niittymaki (Backhand 21 ft)
Shootout attempt by Jeff Halpern MISSES wide of net (Wristshot 20 ft)
Shootout attempt by Jamie Langenbrunner SAVED by Antero Niittymaki (Wristshot 34 ft)
Shootout attempt by Steven Stamkos MISSES wide of net (Snapshot 30 ft)
Shootout attempt by Travis Zajac MISSES wide of net (Snapshot 34 ft)
Shootout attempt by Vincent Lecavalier SAVED by Martin Brodeur (Backhand 14 ft)
Shootout GOAL scored by David Clarkson on Antero Niittymaki (Backhand 17 ft)

Player Summary
New Jersey DevilsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
N. Bergfors RW000330000012316:463:380:0013:080000.0
D. Clarkson RW000220121102316:093:230:0012:470200.0
M. Fraser D 01111300200106:520:000:006:520000.0
A. Greene D 000000000213929:494:032:4922:560000.0
J. Langenbrunner RW000330002003423:544:223:0116:300000.0
P. Letourneau-Leblond RW0000000030185:040:000:005:040000.0
M. Mottau D 000442000023928:281:093:1124:090000.0
C. Murphy D 000110000002014:023:490:0010:130000.0
R. Niedermayer C 000111002003221:103:002:5015:21101050.0
Z. Parise LW000880120003022:034:220:0017:400100.0
R. Pelley C 0000000000095:410:000:005:412340.0
A. Peters LW00011012100105:360:000:005:3610100.0
I. Pikkarainen RW000440000021812:270:150:0012:120100.0
B. Rolston RW000330000102819:343:232:4813:2420100.0
B. Salvador D 00-1115151003123:360:003:2020:150000.0
C. White D 000111004003520:530:083:1117:350000.0
T. Zajac C 100210000113523:484:222:5816:2711955.0
D. Zubrus C 000331001002418:394:060:2314:1010758.8
New Jersey Devils Scratches
PLAYERREASON
J OduyaLower Body
M HalischukHealthy
Tampa Bay LightningTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
S. Downie RW000110154001711:081:340:009:340100.0
T. Fedoruk LW00000100000169:190:590:008:200000.0
K. Foster D 000220001002011:521:370:0010:150000.0
D. Hale D 000000003002519:110:303:2515:160000.0
J. Halpern C 00-1110001002214:280:244:219:4313668.4
V. Hedman D 00-1004001112726:243:533:1019:210000.0
Z. Konopka C 000000123011811:040:300:0010:344450.0
V. Lecavalier C 000550122002319:503:280:4415:3841323.5
R. Malone LW011222004023023:193:552:5016:341150.0
A. Meszaros D 001110001012720:181:142:1616:480000.0
D. Miller LW00-100000020148:510:100:008:410000.0
M. Ohlund D 000110003023328:580:484:3523:350000.0
M. St. Louis RW011331000032924:284:160:3019:421150.0
S. Stamkos C 101320001112920:514:161:4814:479756.3
A. Tanguay LW000000000002013:571:460:0012:110000.0
S. Veilleux LW00-1000003101913:210:104:138:580200.0
M. Walker D 000003121002520:210:302:3417:170000.0
J. Wright C 000000121102014:200:001:3412:461150.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYERREASON
L KrajicekHealthy
M SmabyHealthy
P RangerPersonal Reasons

Goaltending Summary
New Jersey Devils Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Brodeur19118.94765:000
Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
A. Niittymaki38137.97465:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdOTT
New Jersey13158238
Tampa Bay366419

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
New Jersey0 of 4
Tampa Bay0 of 3

* - 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

Saturday, October 31st
Edmonton 0 Final
Boston 2
Carolina 1 Final
Philadelphia 6
Atlanta 3 Final
Ottawa 1
New Jersey 2 Final
Tampa Bay 1 SO
Toronto 4 Final
Montreal 5 SO
Buffalo 0 Final
NY Islanders 5
Minnesota 2 Final
Pittsburgh 1
Florida 4 Final
St. Louis 0
Dallas 2 Final
Nashville 4
Anaheim 2 Final
Phoenix 3 SO
Detroit 3 Final
Calgary 1