Lightning 6–3 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 18, 2009)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚡ TBL	1	2	3	6
🎵 STL	1	0	2	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚡ TBL

Martin St. Louis

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 20:21 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Steven Stamkos

2 G

4 shots · 21:03 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Jeff Halpern

2 G

3 shots · 15:41 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Brad Winchester PP Go-ahead 1st · 10:04

Assists: David Backes, Paul Kariya · beat Antero Niittymaki

0–1

⚡ Martin St. Louis Tying 1st · 10:37

Assists: Alex Tanguay, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Chris Mason

1–1

2nd period

⚡ Steven Stamkos Go-ahead 2nd · 00:36

Assists: Kurtis Foster, Martin St. Louis · beat Chris Mason

2–1

⚡ Kurtis Foster 2nd · 06:24

Assists: Victor Hedman, Ryan Malone · beat Chris Mason

3–1

3rd period

🎵 T.J. Oshie 3rd · 03:58

Assists: Paul Kariya, David Backes · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–2

⚡ Jeff Halpern 3rd · 04:12

Assists: Vincent Lecavalier, Alex Tanguay · beat Chris Mason

4–2

🎵 Keith Tkachuk PP 3rd · 09:03

Assists: Brad Boyes, Andy McDonald · beat Antero Niittymaki

4–3

⚡ Jeff Halpern 3rd · 11:15

Assists: Ryan Malone · beat Chris Mason

5–3

⚡ Steven Stamkos Empty net 3rd · 19:02

Assists: Martin St. Louis

6–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Stamkos · Lecavalier · St. Louis 20:21

L2 Tanguay · Malone · Halpern 18:25

L3 Veilleux · Szczechura · Jones 10:49

L4 Fedoruk · Wright · Konopka 7:25

D1 Ohlund · Hedman 25:48

D2 Meszaros · Hale 21:18

D3 Foster · Walker 10:50

🎵Blues

L1 McDonald · Backes · Oshie 19:06

L2 Perron · Kariya · Boyes 17:51

L3 Steen · Tkachuk · McClement 15:46

L4 Winchester · Crombeen · Janssen 8:26

D1 Jackman · Johnson 24:54

D2 Sydor · Colaiacovo 17:02

D3 Polak · Weaver 14:02

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL STL🎵

24 Shots on goal 26

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

11 Hits 24

10 Blocked shots 10

5 Takeaways 3

4 Giveaways 10

19 Penalty minutes 25

TBL shooting 25.0% (6/24) STL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Antero Niittymaki

23/26

.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Chris Mason

18/23

.783 SV% · 5 GA · 59:08 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

TBL STL

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Lightning

Lightning — tied after 1st: 4-4-4 (33% win rate, 12 games)

Blues

Blues — tied after 1st: 5-3-3 (45% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 3–1

Lightning

Lightning — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Lightning lead the season series 1–0

Mar 62009 🎵STL @ ⚡TBL 4–3 OT Feb 52008 ⚡TBL @ 🎵STL 5–4 Dec 82005 🎵STL @ ⚡TBL 4–5 Feb 192004 ⚡TBL @ 🎵STL 3–4 OT Nov 282003 🎵STL @ ⚡TBL 2–2 OT

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❓ TBL vs STL, answered

Who won Lightning vs Blues on December 18, 2009?

Lightning won 6–3. The final score was Lightning 6, Blues 3.

Who scored for Lightning?

Jeff Halpern (2), Steven Stamkos (2), Kurtis Foster, Martin St. Louis.

Who scored for Blues?

Brad Winchester, Keith Tkachuk, T.J. Oshie.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Chris Mason made 18 saves on 23 shots (.783 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Blues season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeDec 17 ⚡TBL @ 🐙DET 0–3 AfterDec 21 ⚡TBL @ 🏝️NYI 4–2

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 16 🎵STL @ 🪶CHI 0–3 AfterDec 20 🎵STL @ 🐋VAN 3–1

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