National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 5, Tampa Bay 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, February 23, 2008
Where: Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Referees: Don Koharski, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Brian Mach
Attendance: 20519
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Boston 1225
Tampa Bay 1113
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Boston 32-23-3-3 14-12-0-3 18-11-3-0 W3
Tampa Bay 25-30-6-1 15-15-2-0 10-15-4-1 L4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Tampa Bay Lightning have a 15-15-2-0 record at home this season. The Boston Bruins have a 18-11-3-0 record on the road.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Lightning have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Boston has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Bruins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Mathieu Darche played for 7:13 during 8 shifts and scored 1 point. Mathieu Darche had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Glen Murray played for 19:20 during 23 shifts and scored 2 points. Glen Murray had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Tampa Bay had 7 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
  • Boston had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Boston   Tampa Bay
Glen Murray 2 Points Mathieu Darche 1
Glen Murray 2 Goals Mathieu Darche 1
Zdeno Chara 1 Assists Dan Boyle 1
Glen Murray 1 Power Play Goals Vinny Prospal 1
P.J. Axelsson 1 Short Handed Goals Mathieu Darche 1
Alexander Auld .893 Save Percentage Johan Holmqvist .821
Alexander Auld 25 Saves Johan Holmqvist 23
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Boston 28 5 2-6 6-7 14 28
Tampa Bay 28 3 1-7 4-6 12 34
Upcoming Games
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Minnesota. The Lightning have a W/L % of .480 after a win and .333 after a loss.
  • Boston will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Bruins have a W/L % of .484 after a win and .586 after a loss.