Lightning 3–5 Bruins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 8, 2008)

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 🐻 BOS

Phil Kessel

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 17:21 TOI

2nd star 🐻 BOS

Dennis Wideman

2 A

3 shots · 31:32 TOI

3rd star 🐻 BOS

Zdeno Chara

1 G

5 shots · 25:52 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐻 Milan Lucic PP Go-ahead 1st · 06:44

Assists: Dennis Wideman, Phil Kessel · beat Mike Smith

0–1

🐻 Phil Kessel 1st · 09:29

Unassisted · beat Mike Smith

0–2

🐻 Michael Ryder 1st · 10:46

Assists: Shane Hnidy, Matt Hunwick · beat Mike Smith

0–3

2nd period

⚡ Adam Hall 2nd · 13:06

Assists: Evgeny Artyukhin, Steve Eminger · beat Tim Thomas

1–3

🐻 Zdeno Chara PP 2nd · 18:43

Assists: David Krejci, Dennis Wideman · beat Mike Smith

1–4

3rd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 3rd · 09:27

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Paul Ranger · beat Tim Thomas

2–4

⚡ Paul Szczechura 3rd · 19:42

Assists: Marek Malik, Andrej Meszaros · beat Tim Thomas

3–4

🐻 P.J. Axelsson Empty net 3rd · 19:50

Assists: Patrice Bergeron

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Lecavalier · St. Louis · Recchi 21:36

L2 Prospal · Jokinen · Craig 16:09

L3 Szczechura · Stamkos · Hall 13:34

L4 Smolenak · Artyukhin · Downie 7:37

D1 Ranger · Eminger 26:39

D2 Meszaros · Malik 23:08

D3 Krajicek · Lundin 8:20

🐻Bruins

L1 Lucic · Savard · Bergeron 19:33

L2 Axelsson · Krejci · Kessel 17:19

L3 Kobasew · Ryder · Wheeler 12:08

L4 Thornton · Nokelainen · Yelle 9:51

D1 Wideman · Chara 28:42

D2 Hnidy · Hunwick 17:52

D3 Stuart · Lashoff 11:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL BOS🐻

29 Shots on goal 24

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

17 Hits 17

7 Blocked shots 10

0 Takeaways 7

1 Giveaways 6

12 Penalty minutes 8

TBL shooting 10.3% (3/29) BOS shooting 20.8% (5/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 59:04 TOI

🐻Bruins

Tim Thomas

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:51 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–3

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 1–4

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Bruins

Bruins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Bruins lead the season series 2–0

Dec 42008 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 3–1 Mar 132008 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 3–1 Feb 232008 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 5–3 Dec 12007 🐻BOS @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Oct 182007 ⚡TBL @ 🐻BOS 1–4

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Who won Lightning vs Bruins on December 8, 2008?

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

Who scored for Lightning?

Adam Hall, Paul Szczechura, Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Bruins?

Michael Ryder, Milan Lucic, P.J. Axelsson, Phil Kessel, Zdeno Chara.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Bruins goalie play?

Tim Thomas made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Bruins played?

At TD Garden in Boston, the Bruins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Bruins season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 6 ⚔️BUF @ ⚡TBL 4–3 AfterDec 10 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 2–4

🐻 Bruins

BeforeDec 6 🐻BOS @ 🐆FLA 4–0 AfterDec 10 🐻BOS @ 🦅WSH 1–3

Also on December 8

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