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2008-09 regular season

Devils at Lightning

🗓 📍 AMALIE Arena, Tampa 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0

Devils beat Lightning 7–3 at AMALIE Arena on November 23, 2008.

NJD – TBL
45–29
Shots on goal
18–23
Hits
11–8
Blocked shots
5–5
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Dainius Zubrus
4 G
8 shots · 15:58 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
3 A
6 shots · 18:42 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Brian Gionta
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:18 TOI

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Mike Rupp Go-ahead 1st · 01:44
Assists: Anssi Salmela, David Clarkson · beat Olie Kolzig
1–0
😈 Zach Parise 1st · 17:37
Assists: Jay Leach, Anssi Salmela · beat Olie Kolzig
2–0
2nd period
😈 Dainius Zubrus 2nd · 01:58
Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Paul Martin · beat Olie Kolzig
3–0
😈 Dainius Zubrus 2nd · 04:34
Assists: Patrik Elias, Colin White · beat Olie Kolzig
4–0
😈 Brian Gionta 2nd · 11:39
Unassisted · beat Olie Kolzig
5–0
⚡ Radim Vrbata 2nd · 13:08
Assists: Vinny Prospal, Ryan Craig · beat Scott Clemmensen
5–1
⚡ Martin St. Louis 2nd · 14:40
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier · beat Scott Clemmensen
5–2
⚡ Ryan Malone 2nd · 16:42
Unassisted · beat Scott Clemmensen
5–3
3rd period
😈 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 07:21
Assists: Patrik Elias · beat Karri Ramo
6–3
😈 Dainius Zubrus 3rd · 14:38
Assists: Brian Gionta, Patrik Elias · beat Karri Ramo
7–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Zajac · Langenbrunner 20:15
L2 Pandolfo · Elias · Zubrus 17:59
L3 Rupp · Clarkson · Gionta 14:18
L4 Vrana · Tallackson 5:42
D1 Martin · Salvador 24:48
D2 White · Oduya 19:26
D3 Salmela · Leach 15:10
D4 Brookbank 6:03
⚡Lightning
L1 Prospal · Lecavalier · St. Louis 18:32
L2 Malone · Vrbata · Recchi 14:58
L3 Jokinen · Stamkos · Hall 13:42
L4 Pettinger · Craig · Artyukhin 11:15
D1 Eminger · Ranger 22:02
D2 Malik · Meszaros 20:52
D3 Heward · Lundin 16:00

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD TBL⚡
45 Shots on goal 29
18 Hits 23
11 Blocked shots 8
5 Takeaways 5
5 Giveaways 7
8 Penalty minutes 4
NJD shooting 15.6% (7/45) TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Scott Clemmensen
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:50 TOI
⚡Lightning
Olie Kolzig
23/28
.821 SV% · 5 GA · 31:39 TOI
Karri Ramo
15/17
.882 SV% · 2 GA · 28:21 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 5–3
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-2-2 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–0
Nov 52008 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 3–4 SO Mar 72008 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 1–2 OT Nov 242007 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Oct 312007 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 1–6 Oct 42007 😈NJD @ ⚡TBL 1–3
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Who won Devils vs Lightning on November 23, 2008?

Devils won 7–3. The final score was Devils 7, Lightning 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Dainius Zubrus (4), Brian Gionta, Mike Rupp, Zach Parise.

Who scored for Lightning?

Martin St. Louis, Radim Vrbata, Ryan Malone.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Olie Kolzig made 23 saves on 28 shots (.821 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Lightning played?

At AMALIE Arena in Tampa, the Lightning home rink.

What is the Devils vs Lightning season series?

Devils lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeNov 21 🏝️NYI @ 😈NJD 2–5 AfterNov 26 😈NJD @ 🐆FLA 3–2
⚡ Lightning
BeforeNov 21 🐯NSH @ ⚡TBL 1–4 AfterNov 26 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–2
Also on November 23
🐯NSH 5–2 🌪️CAR
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