NJ VS TB

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30/4/2009
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New Jersey Devils 6 , Tampa Bay Lightning 1
Shots: 29 - 21
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/85=82 %, Challenges:30/47=62 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:23/39=57 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines Arena)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:24 1-0 Scott Gomez [4] (Pierre Turgeon, Grant Marshall)
08:39 1-1 Samuel Påhlsson [1] (Michel Ouellet, Maxime Boisclair)
10:37 2-1 Ales Hemsky [3] (Grant Marshall, Chris Pronger)
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29:33 3-1 Ales Hemsky [4] (Scott Gomez, Patrik Elias)
32:15 4-1 Ryan Craig [2])
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41:21 5-1 Pierre Turgeon [1] (Chris Pronger, Colin White)
45:57 6-1 Scott Gomez [5] (Chris Pronger, Rob Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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16:24 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
16:24 Pierre Turgeon (2 min for roughing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 10.40 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 11.40 6
R Ales Hemsky 2 0 4 2 0 1 0 4 19.50 10
C Pierre Turgeon 1 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 10.40 8
C Ryan Craig 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 13.30 8
C Brian Gionta 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
C Scott Gomez 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 4 19.50 9
L Barry Tallackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 20.50 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 3 15.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 4 0 6 0 1 16.20 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 17.50 7
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 5 25.50 8
D Colin White 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 15.30 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -1 17.30 6
D Chris Pronger 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 1 0 20 0 0 60.00 9
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 -1 10.00 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 17.20 6
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 4 5 1 0 0 -3 20.40 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.00 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.00 7
C Evan McGrath 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 17.40 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -3 20.20 7
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 10.00 5
L Maxime Boisclair 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 12.00 5
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 -2 18.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 -3 19.50 6
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 12.00 7
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -2 20.50 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -4 27.10 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 3 0 3 2 1 13.20 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 -3 21.20 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 1 3 0 2 0 -3 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Gomez
2nd star: Ales Hemsky
3rd star: Pierre Turgeon

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Pierre Turgeon finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Patrik Elias had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Samuel Påhlsson finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Evan McGrath had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Vincent Lecavalier had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Jason Blake had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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2/5/2009
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New Jersey Devils 2 , Tampa Bay Lightning 5
Shots: 22 - 30
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:44/64=68 %, Challenges:24/43=54 %
PP: 1 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:88/104=84 %, Challenges:33/50=64 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines Arena)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:17 0-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [2] (Bryan McCabe, Vincent Lecavalier)
02:22 0-2 Vladimir Mihalik [1] (Evan McGrath, Paul Ranger)
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30:55 0-3 Niklas Sundström [1] (Michel Ouellet, Maxime Boisclair)
36:12 1-3 Jamie Langenbrunner [4] (Paul Martin, Chris Pronger)
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41:27 1-4 Ilya Kovalchuk [3] (Vincent Lecavalier, Anthony Stewart)PP
47:05 1-5 Joni Pitkänen [1] (Anthony Stewart, Ilya Kovalchuk)
58:16 2-5 Scott Gomez [6])
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Penalty summary:
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39:31 Francis Bouillon (5 min for spearing)
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52:24 Pierre Turgeon (2 min for roughing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 10.30 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 17.00 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 10.40 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -2 16.10 6
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 9.50 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 17.40 7
C Brian Gionta 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
C Scott Gomez 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 15.40 7
L Barry Tallackson 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17.20 4
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 19.50 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 17.10 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 11.20 5
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 3 2 4 5 0 21.20 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 11.10 7
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 21.50 5
D Colin White 0 0 0 4 0 5 0 0 26.10 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 -2 19.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 5 0 25 0 0 60.00 5
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 7.30 6
R Michel Ouellet 0 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 13.00 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.10 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 2 5 6 0 2 0 1 21.50 10
C Chris Gratton 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 7.30 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.00 6
C Evan McGrath 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 1 19.20 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 7.30 4
L Maxime Boisclair 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.30 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 1 3 2 0 2 0 1 19.20 10
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 12.50 6
D Vladimir Mihalik 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 2 26.00 6
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 20.10 8
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 18.00 8
D Joni Pitkänen 1 0 3 4 0 3 0 1 28.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Anthony Stewart
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Rob Blake had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Niklas Sundström ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Joni Pitkänen finally ended his 18 game goal drought.

Other notes:

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4/5/2009
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Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 22 - 26
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:73/95=76 %, Challenges:30/41=71 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:68/80=85 %, Challenges:24/58=40 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:14 1-0 Anthony Stewart [1] (Vincent Lecavalier, Chris Gratton)
06:48 2-0 Jason Blake [3] (Paul Ranger, Evan McGrath)
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28:57 3-0 Anthony Stewart [2] (Joni Pitkänen, Vincent Lecavalier)
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40:22 3-1 Grant Marshall [1] (Barry Tallackson, Pierre Turgeon)
49:29 3-2 Patrik Elias [6] (Ales Hemsky)
51:17 3-3 Alex Tanguay [3] (Ales Hemsky, Paul Martin)
58:18 3-4 Scott Gomez [7] (Ales Hemsky, Patrik Elias)
59:43 4-4 Evan McGrath [4] (Jason Blake, Marek Svatos) WG
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63:14 5-4 Ilya Kovalchuk [4] (Vincent Lecavalier, Joni Pitkänen)
Penalty summary:
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50:15 Shane O'Brien (2 min for roughing)
50:15 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
R Marek Svatos 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
R Anthony Stewart 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 9
C Chris Gratton 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -1 9.10 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 16.00 8
C Evan McGrath 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 19.20 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 18.50 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 9.10 4
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16.00 5
R Jason Blake 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 18.50 8
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 17.30 7
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 21.50 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 1 24.00 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 7 2 7 2 0 17.00 9
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 4 1 3 0 0 18.00 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 2 0 10 0 7 0 1 28.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 22 0 0 62.50 5
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 1 0 1 4 7 4 0 1 7.20 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 -1 15.40 4
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 3 5 0 2 -1 19.00 5
R Ales Hemsky 0 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 21.20 8
C Pierre Turgeon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 -1 15.40 7
C Brian Gionta 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Scott Gomez 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 -1 21.20 9
L Barry Tallackson 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.20 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 3 5 3 0 -1 15.40 5
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 19.00 7
L Patrik Elias 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 -1 21.20 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 17.20 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.00 5
D Rob Blake 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 28.00 7
D Colin White 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 16.50 6
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 27.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 5 0 17 0 0 63.20 4
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anthony Stewart
2nd star: Evan McGrath
3rd star: Vincent Lecavalier

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Maxime Boisclair had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Barry Tallackson finally ended his 11 game point drought.

Other notes:

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6/5/2009
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Tampa Bay Lightning 3 , New Jersey Devils 4
Shots: 27 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/93=81 %, Challenges:27/36=73 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:27/54=49 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:23 0-1 Scott Gomez [8] (Rob Blake, Chris Pronger)
06:31 1-1 Anthony Stewart [3] (Bryan McCabe)
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29:39 2-1 Bryan McCabe [3] (Vincent Lecavalier)
31:52 2-2 Scott Gomez [9] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Patrik Elias)
35:53 2-3 Ales Hemsky [5] (Scott Gomez, Patrik Elias)
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40:45 3-3 Marek Svatos [4] (Jason Blake, Vladimir Mihalik)
49:33 3-4 Patrik Elias [7] (Scott Gomez, Rob Blake)
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Penalty summary:
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24:15 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
24:15 Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for roughing)
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52:08 Nolan Pratt (2 min for roughing)
52:08 Grant Marshall (2 min for roughing)
57:09 Jason Blake (2 min for roughing)
57:09 Francis Bouillon (2 min for roughing)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.30 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
R Marek Svatos 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
R Anthony Stewart 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 19.40 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 9.30 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.30 6
C Evan McGrath 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 6 4 0 0 0 0 19.40 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 9.30 7
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
R Jason Blake 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 -1 15.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.40 7
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 16.40 6
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -1 17.50 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 1 2 5 0 4 0 0 25.30 10
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 13 3 13 0 0 15.20 10
D Paul Ranger 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 19.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 3 4 0 2 2 0 25.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 16 0 0 59.50 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 6.40 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 14.40 4
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 0 1 4 0 2 -1 16.50 5
R Ales Hemsky 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 2 21.50 8
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.40 6
C Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.50 6
C Scott Gomez 2 2 5 1 1 0 0 3 21.50 10
L Barry Tallackson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 14.40 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.00 6
L Patrik Elias 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 21.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 16.30 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 16.50 5
D Rob Blake 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 3 26.40 8
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 17.50 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 5
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 24.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Gomez
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Bryan McCabe

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Other notes:

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8/5/2009
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New Jersey Devils 4 , Tampa Bay Lightning 3
Shots: 26 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:63/73=86 %, Challenges:31/48=63 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:88/102=86 %, Challenges:55/67=80 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines Arena)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:41 0-1 Marek Svatos [5] (Evan McGrath, Vincent Lecavalier)
05:18 1-1 Scott Gomez [10] (Chris Pronger, Rob Blake)
07:15 1-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [5] (Joni Pitkänen, Bryan McCabe)
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27:46 1-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [6])
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42:33 2-3 Ales Hemsky [6] (Rob Blake, Scott Gomez)
47:14 3-3 Brian Gionta [3] (Scott Gomez, Ales Hemsky)
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65:38 4-3 Colin White [2] (Paul Martin, Justin Pogge)
Penalty summary:
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36:11 Chris Gratton (2 min for high-sticking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.30 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 -1 21.30 5
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 20.00 10
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 7
C Ryan Craig 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 17.00 6
C Brian Gionta 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
C Scott Gomez 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 8
L Barry Tallackson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 17.00 6
L Alex Tanguay 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 -1 22.00 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 20.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 16.10 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 4 2 2 0 -1 24.50 6
D Rob Blake 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 1 24.10 8
D Colin White 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 17.10 8
D Paul Martin 0 1 1 4 1 1 0 -1 26.50 7
D Chris Pronger 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 22.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 3 1 25 0 0 65.00 7
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.40 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 0 3 2 2 0 0 13.50 6
R Marek Svatos 1 0 3 3 1 0 0 -3 20.50 9
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 21.10 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 2 3 0 2 2 0 8.40 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
C Evan McGrath 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 -3 20.50 8
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 21.10 7
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 8.40 6
L Maxime Boisclair 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 13.50 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -3 20.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 2 0 2 4 2 4 0 2 21.20 10
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.10 7
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 21.50 5
D Bryan McCabe 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 28.40 7
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 15.00 7
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -3 21.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 4 0 22 0 0 65.00 5
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Hemsky
2nd star: Scott Gomez
3rd star: Ilya Kovalchuk

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Scott Gomez scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Rob Blake notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Colin White ended his 8 game goal drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:

Other notes:

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10/5/2009
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Tampa Bay Lightning 4 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 33 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/92=82 %, Challenges:31/40=75 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:73/84=86 %, Challenges:24/47=50 %
Attendance: 19500 of 19500 (St. Pete Times Forum)
Ticket income: 583050 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:39 0-1 Colin White [3] (Paul Martin)
04:57 1-1 Bryan McCabe [4] (Joni Pitkänen, Vincent Lecavalier)
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21:49 1-2 Alex Tanguay [4] (Patrik Elias, Justin Pogge)
25:08 2-2 Maxime Boisclair [2] (Samuel Påhlsson, Nolan Pratt)
30:22 2-3 Brian Gionta [4] (Scott Gomez, Rob Blake)
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42:51 3-3 Shane O'Brien [1] (Nolan Pratt, Samuel Påhlsson)
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61:18 4-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [7] (Vincent Lecavalier)
Penalty summary:
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00:37 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for roughing)
00:37 Patrik Elias (2 min for roughing)
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40:32 Chris Gratton (2 min for holding the stick)
45:18 Niklas Sundström (2 min for high-sticking)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.50 5
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.10 7
R Marek Svatos 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 7
R Anthony Stewart 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Chris Gratton 0 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 7.50 6
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 16.50 8
C Evan McGrath 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
C Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 6 2 1 1 0 0 22.10 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 5
L Maxime Boisclair 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 16.10 7
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.50 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 3 2 0 2 2 0 19.50 9
D Nolan Pratt 0 2 0 4 1 4 0 2 19.10 9
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 3 6 0 3 0 0 27.30 9
D Shane O'Brien 1 0 1 4 0 4 0 2 17.00 9
D Paul Ranger 0 0 1 5 0 3 0 -1 13.40 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 1 5 1 5 0 0 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 22 0 0 61.20 6
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -1 7.10 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 14.00 5
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 19.50 6
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 7.10 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 13.20 7
C Brian Gionta 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Scott Gomez 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Barry Tallackson 0 0 1 3 3 2 0 -1 7.10 4
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 13.20 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Patrik Elias 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 -1 20.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 13.50 4
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.30 6
D Rob Blake 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -2 24.00 6
D Colin White 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.00 7
D Chris Pronger 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 26.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 4 1 29 0 0 61.20 6
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nolan Pratt
2nd star: Bryan McCabe
3rd star: Shane O'Brien

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Shane O'Brien ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Shane O'Brien ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Scott Gomez had his 7 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:

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12/5/2009
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New Jersey Devils 7 , Tampa Bay Lightning 5
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:29/42=67 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/82=87 %, Challenges:37/49=74 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines Arena)
Ticket income: 575008 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:42 1-0 Paul Martin [2] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Ales Hemsky)
05:01 1-1 Vincent Lecavalier [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk)
14:16 2-1 Brian Gionta [5] (Jamie Langenbrunner, Alex Tanguay)
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20:29 2-2 Bryan McCabe [5] (Vincent Lecavalier)
26:57 3-2 Vitaly Vishnevski [1] (Alex Tanguay, Jamie Langenbrunner)
29:58 3-3 Evan McGrath [5] (Vincent Lecavalier, Anthony Stewart)
34:25 4-3 Jamie Langenbrunner [5] (Brian Gionta)
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42:08 4-4 Maxime Boisclair [3] (Samuel Påhlsson, Evan McGrath)
45:46 4-5 Evan McGrath [6] (Paul Ranger, Joni Pitkänen)
52:01 5-5 Ryan Craig [3] (Jay Pandolfo)
54:22 6-5 Jamie Langenbrunner [6] (Brian Gionta)
58:56 7-5 Ales Hemsky [7] (Chris Pronger) EN
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Penalty summary:
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Grant Marshall 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 8.00 7
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
R Jamie Langenbrunner 2 3 3 3 1 0 0 3 17.20 10
R Ales Hemsky 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 -2 19.00 9
C Pierre Turgeon 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 8.00 6
C Ryan Craig 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 15.40 8
C Brian Gionta 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 17.20 9
C Scott Gomez 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -2 19.00 6
L Barry Tallackson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 1 15.40 7
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 17.20 7
L Patrik Elias 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 1 20.10 7
D Vitaly Vishnevski 1 0 2 3 1 0 0 2 17.00 8
D Rob Blake 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 22.50 6
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 1 15.40 7
D Paul Martin 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
D Chris Pronger 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -1 27.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Justin Pogge 5 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Jeff Frazee 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Niklas Sundström 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 6.40 4
R Michel Ouellet 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 12.20 6
R Marek Svatos 0 0 5 6 0 0 0 -2 19.40 8
R Anthony Stewart 0 1 4 2 0 0 0 -1 21.20 8
C Chris Gratton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.40 5
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 13.00 7
C Evan McGrath 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 -2 20.00 9
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 -1 20.20 8
L Jan Hrdina 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Maxime Boisclair 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.50 8
R Jason Blake 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.50 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -4 19.40 7
D Nolan Pratt 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 12.20 6
D Vladimir Mihalik 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 -1 20.20 6
D Bryan McCabe 1 0 1 3 0 1 0 -2 27.20 8
D Shane O'Brien 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 13.00 6
D Paul Ranger 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 7
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 0 5 1 4 0 -1 26.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 7 0 16 0 0 59.00 4
G Johan Holmqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamie Langenbrunner
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Evan McGrath

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Chris Pronger notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Scott Gomez had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 7 game point drought.
-Vitaly Vishnevski ended his 6 game point drought.

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Vincent Lecavalier ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes: