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28/12/2008
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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 0 of 7 (13 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:53/61=85 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:49/67=73 %, Challenges:34/36=91 %
Attendance: 19758 of 19758 (Ice Palace)
Ticket income: 970118 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:16 0-1
Scott Hartnell [17] (Stefan Ruzicka, Braydon Coburn)
13:59 1-1
Radim Vrbata [13] (Chris Gratton, Jeff Halpern)
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30:58 2-1
Michel Ouellet [3] (Filip Kuba, Shane O'Brien)
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46:15 3-1
Ryan Craig [3] (Michel Ouellet, Jussi Jokinen)
47:49 4-1
Martin St. Louis [12] (Vaclav Prospal, Vincent Lecavalier)
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Penalty summary:
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02:44
Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for tripping)
03:13
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
03:13
Filip Kuba (2 min for roughing)
10:55
Lasse Kukkonen (2 min for roughing)
10:55
Vaclav Prospal (2 min for roughing)
17:46
Stefan Ruzicka (2 min for slashing)
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21:23
Michel Ouellet (2 min for high-sticking)
24:21
Arron Asham (5 min for fighting)
24:21
Shane O'Brien (5 min for fighting)
27:04
Jeff Halpern (2 min for slashing)
31:11
Alexander Steen (2 min for tripping)
34:16
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for elbowing)
36:45
Patrick Thoresen (2 min for high-sticking)
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54:01
Jeff Halpern (2 min for roughing)
54:01
Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
56:04
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for hooking)
57:48
Guillaume Latendresse (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michel Ouellet 1 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 8.50 8
R Radim Vrbata 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 15.40 9
R Mark Recchi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.00 5
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
C Ryan Craig 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 15.10 8
C Chris Gratton 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 12.20 8
C Jeff Halpern 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 8.00 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22.30 8
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 18.00 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.20 7
L Gary Roberts 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Vaclav Prospal 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 12.00 6
D Alex Picard 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 11.40 7
D Andrew Hutchinson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 16.20 6
D Matt Carle 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 32.30 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 1 3 1 0 0 5 1 10.00 8
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 18.50 7
D Filip Kuba 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 30.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mike Smith 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Olaf Kölzig 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stefan Ruzicka 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 6
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 -1 14.50 6
R Alexander Steen 0 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 12.10 7
R Scott Hartnell 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 -2 23.00 9
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.10 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 11.40 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 15.40 7
L Patrick Thoresen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 5
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 4 0 1 4 -1 18.00 8
L Chris Higgins 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 4 0 4 4 -2 22.30 8
D Lasse Kukkonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 15.10 6
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 22.20 8
D Steve Eminger 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Randy Jones 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.40 6
D Ossi Väänänen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.30 5
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Andrew Raycroft 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Michel Ouellet
2nd star: Radim Vrbata
3rd star: Martin St. Louis
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Jeff Halpern notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Ryan Craig finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
-Stefan Ruzicka has marked a new career high in points with 14 points.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Arron Asham fought Shane O'Brien in a fight.
Farm game result:
Detroit Vipers 3( 23) , Philadelphia Phantoms 2( 11)
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0-1 PHL Andreas Nödl (Derian Hatcher, Rafael Rotter)
1-1 DTV Paul Szczechura (Andy Rogers)
2-1 DTV Zenon Konopka (Brandon Bochenski, Janne Niskala)
2-2 PHL Darroll Powe (Josh Beaulieu)
3-2 DTV Brandon Bochenski (Zenon Konopka)
Goalies: Karri Rämö - Michael-Lee Teslak