National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Minnesota 4, Tampa Bay 2
When: 2:00 PM ET, Friday, November 28, 2008
Where: Xcel Energy Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Referees: Bill McCreary, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Andy McElman
Attendance: 18568
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Tampa Bay 1102
Minnesota 1034
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Tampa Bay 6-9-2-5 3-4-2-3 3-5-0-2 L3
Minnesota 13-7-1-0 7-4-1-0 6-3-0-0 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Minnesota Wild have a 7-4-1-0 record at home this season. The Tampa Bay Lightning have a 3-5-0-2 record on the road.
  • Minnesota has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Wild have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Tampa Bay has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Lightning have won 2 of their last 10 games.
  • James Sheppard played for 12:11 during 17 shifts and scored 2 points. James Sheppard had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Ryan Malone played for 20:53 during 25 shifts and scored 1 point. Ryan Malone had 1 goal and 0 assists.
  • Minnesota had 3 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
  • Tampa Bay had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 1 of them.
Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Minnesota
Ryan Malone 1 Points James Sheppard 2
Ryan Malone 1 Goals James Sheppard 1
Vincent Lecavalier 1 Assists Marc-Andre Bergeron 2
Radim Vrbata 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Mike Smith .906 Save Percentage Niklas Backstrom .946
Mike Smith 29 Saves Niklas Backstrom 35
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 37 2 1-5 3-3 6 29
Minnesota 33 4 0-3 4-5 20 24
Upcoming Games
  • Minnesota will play their next game on the road against Nashville. The Wild have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .750 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Colorado. The Lightning have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .267 after a loss.