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2008-09 regular season

Lightning at Wild

🗓 📍 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul 🔁 Wild lead the season series 2–0

Wild beat Lightning 4–2 at Xcel Energy Center on November 28, 2008.

TBL – MIN
37–33
Shots on goal
1/5–0/3
Power play
16–11
Hits
9–13
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
James Sheppard
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 12:11 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Antti Miettinen
2 A
2 shots · 17:31 TOI
3rd star 🌲 MIN
Niklas Backstrom
35 saves
0.946 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order
1st period
🌲 Owen Nolan Go-ahead 1st · 12:07
Assists: Antti Miettinen, James Sheppard · beat Mike Smith
0–1
⚡ Radim Vrbata PP Tying 1st · 19:20
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Paul Ranger · beat Niklas Backstrom
1–1
2nd period
⚡ Ryan Malone Go-ahead 2nd · 09:51
Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Martin St. Louis · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–1
3rd period
🌲 James Sheppard Tying 3rd · 02:02
Assists: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Marek Zidlicky · beat Mike Smith
2–2
🌲 Mikko Koivu Go-ahead 3rd · 06:10
Assists: Antti Miettinen, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Mike Smith
2–3
🌲 Eric Belanger Empty net 3rd · 19:37
Unassisted
2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Malone · Lecavalier · St. Louis 21:03
L2 Prospal · Jokinen · Stamkos 20:05
L3 Craig · Recchi · Vrbata 14:46
L4 Hall · Artyukhin · Downie 7:23
D1 Eminger · Ranger 22:58
D2 Meszaros · Lundin 17:52
D3 Krajicek · Hutchinson 15:04
🌲Wild
L1 Belanger · Koivu · Miettinen 20:03
L2 Veilleux · Brunette · Nolan 16:18
L3 Pouliot · Bouchard · Sheppard 12:11
L4 Boogaard · Clutterbuck 5:26
D1 Zidlicky · Johnsson 24:36
D2 Skoula · Schultz 22:03
D3 Burns · Bergeron 17:32
D4 Reitz 6:46

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL MIN🌲
37 Shots on goal 33
1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
16 Hits 11
9 Blocked shots 13
1 Takeaways 8
9 Giveaways 6
6 Penalty minutes 20
TBL shooting 5.4% (2/37) MIN shooting 12.1% (4/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Mike Smith
29/32
.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:57 TOI
🌲Wild
Niklas Backstrom
35/37
.946 SV% · 2 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Lightning
Lightning — tied after 1st: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 5-4 (56% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 2–1
Lightning
Lightning — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 2–0
Oct 182008 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 1–0 SO Feb 272008 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 3–2 Jan 42007 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 3–2 Oct 252003 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 2–3 Mar 172003 🌲MIN @ ⚡TBL 3–3 OT
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Who won Lightning vs Wild on November 28, 2008?

Wild won 4–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Wild 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Radim Vrbata, Ryan Malone.

Who scored for Wild?

Eric Belanger, James Sheppard, Mikko Koivu, Owen Nolan.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 save percentage).

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 35 saves on 37 shots (.946 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Wild played?

At Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, the Wild home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Wild season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚡ Lightning
BeforeNov 26 🗽NYR @ ⚡TBL 3–2 AfterNov 29 ⚡TBL @ 🏔️COL 3–4
🌲 Wild
BeforeNov 26 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 4–3 AfterNov 29 🌲MIN @ 🐯NSH 6–2
Also on November 28
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