Bruins 5–3 Lightning — Final Score & Stats (Feb 23, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐻 BOS

Glen Murray

2 G

2 shots · 19:20 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

P.J. Axelsson

1 G

2 shots · 21:33 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Mark Stuart

1 G

1 shots · 10:57 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

⚡ Mathieu Darche SH Go-ahead 1st · 04:43

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Filip Kuba · beat Alex Auld

0–1

🐻 Milan Lucic PP Tying 1st · 14:29

Assists: Phil Kessel, Dennis Wideman · beat Johan Holmqvist

1–1

2nd period

🐻 Mark Stuart Go-ahead 2nd · 05:08

Assists: Marco Sturm · beat Johan Holmqvist

2–1

⚡ Michel Ouellet Tying 2nd · 11:12

Assists: Brad Richards, Jan Hlavac · beat Alex Auld

2–2

🐻 Glen Murray PP Go-ahead 2nd · 18:25

Assists: Zdeno Chara, Marc Savard · beat Johan Holmqvist

3–2

3rd period

🐻 Glen Murray 3rd · 00:17

Unassisted · beat Johan Holmqvist

4–2

⚡ Vinny Prospal PP 3rd · 17:43

Assists: Dan Boyle, Johan Holmqvist · beat Alex Auld

4–3

🐻 P.J. Axelsson SH 3rd · 18:56

Assists: Glen Metropolit · beat Johan Holmqvist

5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐻Bruins

L1 Axelsson · Sturm · Savard 20:26

L2 Metropolit · Murray · Kessel 17:38

L3 Lucic · Krejci · Reich 12:58

L4 Thornton · Sobotka · Nokelainen 4:15

D1 Chara · Wideman 27:48

D2 Ward · Ference 21:30

D3 Stuart · Hnidy 10:24

⚡Lightning

L1 Richards · Lecavalier · St. Louis 25:05

L2 Prospal · Hlavac · Gratton 14:09

L3 Karlsson · MacDonald · Ouellet 10:36

L4 Darche · Tarnasky · Ward 7:13

L5 Roy 2:33

D1 Ranger · Kuba 23:20

D2 Boyle · O'Brien 16:20

D3 Lundin 11:05

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐻BOS TBL⚡

28 Shots on goal 28

2/6 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

15 Hits 16

11 Blocked shots 9

4 Takeaways 8

7 Giveaways 14

14 Penalty minutes 12

BOS shooting 17.9% (5/28) TBL shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐻Bruins

Alex Auld

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

⚡Lightning

Johan Holmqvist

23/28

.821 SV% · 5 GA · 59:51 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Bruins

Bruins — tied after 1st: 9-7-1 (53% win rate, 17 games)

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 10-12-3 (40% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 16-0-3 (84% win rate, 19 games)

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-7-2 (0% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–1

Dec 12007 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Oct 182007 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 1–4 Feb 232007 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 6–2 Nov 302006 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–4 SO Nov 42006 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 5–6 OT

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Who won Bruins vs Lightning on February 23, 2008?

Bruins won 5–3. The final score was Bruins 5, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Bruins?

Glen Murray (2), Mark Stuart, Milan Lucic, P.J. Axelsson.

Who scored for Lightning?

Mathieu Darche, Michel Ouellet, Vinny Prospal.

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Alex Auld made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Johan Holmqvist made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Bruins vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Bruins vs Lightning season series?

Bruins lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐻 Bruins

BeforeFeb 21 🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA 5–4 AfterFeb 26 🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS 0–4

⚡ Lightning

BeforeFeb 21 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 0–1 AfterFeb 27 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 3–2

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