🏛️ Away Senators 26-9-1 before this game

6–3

Final

⚡ Home Lightning 21-12-4 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
OTT	1	4	1	6
TBL	0	1	2	3

Senators at Lightning

Senators beat Lightning 6–3 at AMALIE Arena on December 31, 2002.

🗓 Tue, Dec 31, 2002 · 18:00 CST 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🏒 2002-03 🔁 Senators lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🏛️ OTT

Mike Fisher

1 G, 2 A

1 shots · 14:49 TOI · +3

2nd star 🏛️ OTT

Martin Havlat

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 14:13 TOI · +3

3rd star 🏛️ OTT

Wade Redden

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:39 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🏛️ Mike Fisher Go-ahead 1st · 08:16

Assists: Martin Havlat, Wade Redden · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

1–0

2nd period

🏛️ Todd White 2nd · 00:52

Assists: Curtis Leschyshyn, Karel Rachunek · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

2–0

🏛️ Martin Havlat 2nd · 01:59

Assists: Karel Rachunek, Mike Fisher · beat Nikolai Khabibulin

3–0

🏛️ Radek Bonk 2nd · 08:48

Assists: Mike Fisher, Curtis Leschyshyn · beat Kevin Hodson

4–0

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 10:16

Assists: Vinny Prospal · beat Patrick Lalime

4–1

🏛️ Wade Redden PP 2nd · 12:41

Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Magnus Arvedson · beat Kevin Hodson

5–1

3rd period

⚡ Brad Richards 3rd · 07:11

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Nolan Pratt · beat Patrick Lalime

5–2

🏛️ Chris Neil 3rd · 08:19

Unassisted · beat Kevin Hodson

6–2

⚡ Ruslan Fedotenko 3rd · 15:48

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Pavel Kubina · beat Patrick Lalime

6–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🏛️OTT TBL⚡

30 Shots on goal 26

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

0 Hits 3

10 Penalty minutes 12

OTT shooting 20.0% (6/30) TBL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🏛️Senators

Patrick Lalime

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⚡Lightning

Nikolai Khabibulin

13/16

.812 SV% · 3 GA · 21:59 TOI

Kevin Hodson

11/14

.786 SV% · 3 GA · 38:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Senators

Senators: no games found in this situation this year.

Lightning

Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🏛️Senators

L1 Arvedson · White · Hossa 17:52

L2 Van Allen · Fisher · Alfredsson 14:54

L3 Schaefer · Bonk · Havlat 14:13

L4 Martins · Neil · Hull 9:18

D1 Redden · Chara 22:48

D2 Rachunek · Leschyshyn 19:24

D3 Phillips · Hnidy 16:18

⚡Lightning

L1 Modin · Richards · St. Louis 18:48

L2 Prospal · Fedotenko · Lecavalier 17:14

L3 Taylor · Roy · Clymer 12:36

L4 Andreychuk · Dingman · Olvestad 8:55

D1 Neckar · Boyle 21:28

D2 Lukowich · Kubina 20:13

D3 Sarich · Pratt 15:59

⚔️ Last meetings

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

4–4 (OT) · Senators won

❓ OTT vs TBL, answered

Who won Senators vs Lightning on December 31, 2002?

Senators won 6–3.

What was the final score of Senators vs Lightning?

The final score was Senators 6, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Senators?

Chris Neil, Martin Havlat, Mike Fisher, Radek Bonk, Todd White, Wade Redden.

Who scored for Lightning?

Brad Richards, Ruslan Fedotenko, Vincent Lecavalier.

How did the Senators goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Nikolai Khabibulin made 13 saves on 16 shots (.812 save percentage).

Where is Senators vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Senators vs Lightning season series?

Senators 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

🏛️Senators

Previous game · Dec 30

⚡Lightning

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 2002

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