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2007-08 regular season

Wild at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0

Wild beat Lightning 3–2 at AMALIE Arena on February 27, 2008.

MIN – TBL
27–33
Shots on goal
2/2–1/7
Power play
16–18
Hits
12–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Kurtis Foster
2 A
1 shots · 10:19 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Pierre-Marc Bouchard
2 A
11:53 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order
2nd period
🌲 Todd Fedoruk PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:46
Assists: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kurtis Foster · beat Mike Smith
1–0
🌲 Pavol Demitra 2nd · 04:56
Assists: Mikko Koivu · beat Mike Smith
2–0
⚡ Michel Ouellet PP 2nd · 12:22
Assists: Paul Ranger, Jeff Halpern · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–1
3rd period
🌲 Brian Rolston PP 3rd · 01:53
Assists: Kurtis Foster, Pierre-Marc Bouchard · beat Mike Smith
3–1
⚡ Jeff Halpern 3rd · 09:16
Assists: Mathieu Darche, Michel Ouellet · beat Niklas Backstrom
3–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Koivu · Belanger · Demitra 18:49
L2 Sheppard · Rolston · Gaborik 16:51
L3 Veilleux · Bouchard · Radivojevic 13:06
L4 Fedoruk · Simon · Voros 7:42
D1 Johnsson · Burns 24:48
D2 Skoula · Schultz 23:44
D3 Carney · Foster 11:24
⚡Lightning
L1 Jokinen · Lecavalier · St. Louis 26:19
L2 Halpern · Gratton · Ouellet 15:46
L3 Darche · Tarnasky · MacDonald 11:22
L4 Karlsson · Ward · Roy 7:37
D1 Boyle · O'Brien 25:00
D2 Ranger · Picard 20:42
D3 Lundin · Janik 12:44

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN TBL⚡
27 Shots on goal 33
2/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7
16 Hits 18
12 Blocked shots 11
7 Takeaways 7
6 Giveaways 14
14 Penalty minutes 4
MIN shooting 11.1% (3/27) TBL shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
⚡Lightning
Mike Smith
24/27
.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:35 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 13-5-3 (62% win rate, 21 games)
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 10-13-3 (38% win rate, 26 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Wild
Wild — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 11-0-1 (92% win rate, 12 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-8-2 (0% win rate, 10 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0
Jan 42007 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Oct 252003 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 2–3 Mar 172003 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 3–3 OT Dec 102002 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 3–5 Jan 22002 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 0–2
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Who won Wild vs Lightning on February 27, 2008?

Wild won 3–2. The final score was Wild 3, Lightning 2.

Who scored for Wild?

Brian Rolston, Pavol Demitra, Todd Fedoruk.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jeff Halpern, Michel Ouellet.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Wild vs Lightning season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeFeb 26 🌲MIN @ 🦅WSH 1–4 AfterFeb 29 🌲MIN @ 🐆FLA 3–2
⚡ Lightning
BeforeFeb 23 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 5–3 AfterFeb 29 🍁TOR @ ⚡TBL 2–3
Also on February 27
🐯NSH 4–8 ⚔️BUF 🦈SJS 4–2 🧥CBJ 🍁TOR 4–3 🐆FLA 🌵PHX 0–1 🪶CHI 🏔️COL 3–2 🐋VAN
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