3–4

Final / OT

⚡ Home Lightning 15-16-2 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
STL	0	1	2	0	3
TBL	1	1	1	1	4

Blues at Lightning

Lightning beat Blues 4–3 in overtime at AMALIE Arena on December 21, 2001.

🗓 Fri, Dec 21, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

3 A

17:52 TOI · +2

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Brad Richards

3 A

13:57 TOI · +1

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Freddy Modin

2 G

5 shots · 17:42 TOI · +1

4rd star ⚡ TBL

Nikolai Khabibulin

37 saves

0.925 SV% · 3 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:23

Assists: Pavel Kubina, Brad Richards · beat Fred Brathwaite

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Freddy Modin 2nd · 16:45

Assists: Brad Richards, Martin St. Louis · beat Fred Brathwaite

0–2

🎵 Cory Stillman PP 2nd · 19:28

Assists: Chris Pronger, Pavol Demitra · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–2

3rd period

🎵 Bryce Salvador Tying 3rd · 08:02

Assists: Pavol Demitra, Keith Tkachuk · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–2

🎵 Scott Mellanby Go-ahead 3rd · 11:18

Assists: Cory Stillman, Al MacInnis · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–2

⚡ Freddy Modin Tying 3rd · 17:12

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Brad Richards · beat Fred Brathwaite

3–3

Overtime

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier Go-ahead OT · 03:29

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Juha Ylonen · beat Fred Brathwaite

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL TBL⚡

40 Shots on goal 18

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

16 Hits 17

7 Blocked shots 19

8 Takeaways 12

7 Giveaways 8

4 Penalty minutes 8

STL shooting 7.5% (3/40) TBL shooting 22.2% (4/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Fred Brathwaite

14/18

.778 SV% · 4 GA · 63:29 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

37/40

.925 SV% · 3 GA · 63:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Blues

Blues: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Tkachuk · Demitra · Young 22:23

L2 Weight · Keane · Mellanby 17:48

L3 Stillman · Drake · Mayers 13:39

L4 Nash · Corso · Low 8:12

D1 Pronger · MacInnis 27:53

D2 Salvador · Khavanov 19:35

D3 Finley · Van Ryn 15:32

⚡Lightning

L1 Modin · Ylonen · St. Louis 17:52

L2 Ciger · Prospal · Lecavalier 16:22

L3 Taylor · Clymer · Keefe 14:33

L4 Olvestad · Andreychuk · Richards 10:54

D1 Kubina · Neckar 26:50

D2 Cullimore · Pratt 20:58

D3 Ledyard · Sarich 11:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

❓ STL vs TBL, answered

Who won Blues vs Lightning on December 21, 2001?

Lightning won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Blues vs Lightning?

The final score was Blues 3, Lightning 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Blues?

Bryce Salvador, Cory Stillman, Scott Mellanby.

Who scored for Lightning?

Freddy Modin (2), Vincent Lecavalier (2).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Fred Brathwaite made 14 saves on 18 shots (.778 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 37 saves on 40 shots (.925 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Blues vs Lightning season series?

Lightning lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🎵Blues

Previous game · Dec 18

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 17

Also on December 21, 2001

Blues season page Lightning season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule