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8/5/2008
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Tampa Bay Lightning 6 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 25 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:87/102=85 %, Challenges:32/35=88 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:66/81=81 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
Attendance: 18651 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 895248 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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06:26 0-1
Andrei Kostitsyn [5] (Alex Tanguay, Nicklas Bäckström)
07:21 1-1
Shane O'Brien [1] (Henrik Zetterberg, Ryan Malone)
17:45 2-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [4] (Jason Spezza, Ryan Craig)
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23:29 2-2
Alexander Ovechkin [2] (Nicklas Bäckström, Josh Gorges)
26:12 3-2
David Legwand [7] (Shane O'Brien, Mike Komisarek)
34:17 4-2
Martin St. Louis [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk, David Legwand)
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42:04 5-2
Michel Ouellet [4] (David Legwand, Shane O'Brien)
44:46 6-2
Ryan Malone [1] (Henrik Zetterberg, Rico Fata)
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Penalty summary:
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12:34
Mike Komisarek (2 min for hooking)
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21:27
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for tripping)
37:37
Nicolas Deschamps (2 min for boarding)
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40:09
Dale Mitchell (2 min for cross-checking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brandon Bochenski 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Michel Ouellet 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
R Ryan Malone 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 3 14.40 9
R Martin St. Louis 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
C Ryan Craig 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
C Tyler Arnason 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.10 6
C David Legwand 1 2 3 1 1 1 0 5 20.40 9
C Jason Spezza 0 1 4 4 0 0 0 -1 19.50 9
L Chris Gratton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
L Rico Fata 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 7
L Henrik Zetterberg 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 18.30 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 2 5 0 2 0 0 19.10 9
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 15.40 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 1 2 0 1 2 3 17.00 9
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 25.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 1 16.00 9
D Shane O'Brien 1 2 1 2 0 1 0 4 18.10 9
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Mike Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 7.00 4
R Phil Kessel 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 14.10 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.40 6
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 -1 20.10 7
C Ben Maxwell 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 6
C Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
C Chris Higgins 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Dale Mitchell 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 -1 7.00 5
L Nicolas Deschamps 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 14.10 5
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 16.20 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -4 18.50 5
D David Fischer 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 15.20 5
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 4
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 25.10 5
D Josh Gorges 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 20.40 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 19.10 8
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -5 23.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: David Legwand
2nd star: Shane O'Brien
3rd star: Ryan Malone
Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Jason Spezza notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Ryan Malone finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alexander Ovechkin ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Ven 29 Aoû - 21:22