Tampa Bay Lightning vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Friday, December 4, 2009 · Prudential Center

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24–19

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Friday, December 4, 2009 at Prudential Center. The Lightning outshot the Devils 24–19.

Goals came from Vincent Lecavalier, Brian Rolston, Niclas Bergfors, Steve Downie and Jamie Langenbrunner.

Martin Brodeur made 22 saves on 24 shots for the win; Antero Niittymaki stopped 16 of 19.

Goals
TBL	0	1	1	2	24
NJD	0	0	3	3	19

Scoring

2nd period

Vincent Lecavalier (1)Jeff Halpern (1)1–001:26 TBL

3rd period

Brian Rolston (1)Rob Niedermayer (1)1–101:15 NJD ·
Niclas Bergfors (1)Vladimir Zharkov (1)1–205:14 NJD ·
Steve Downie (1)Steven Stamkos (1), Ryan Malone (1)2–217:00 TBL ·
Jamie Langenbrunner (1)Andy Greene (1), Brian Rolston (1)2–319:21 NJD

Team stats

TBLNJD

2419

48%52%

1/42/4

2323

2426

98

97

57

Penalties

2:18 into the first periodStephane Veilleux · hooking2 min
14:02 into the first periodMatthew Corrente · fighting5 min
14:02 into the first periodJames Wright · fighting5 min
18:28 into the first periodJamie Langenbrunner · hooking2 min
2:48 into the second periodZenon Konopka · fighting5 min
2:48 into the second periodMatthew Corrente · fighting5 min
6:03 into the second periodZach Parise · tripping2 min
12:20 into the second periodRyan Malone · fighting5 min
12:20 into the second periodMark Fraser · fighting5 min
12:20 into the second periodPatrik Elias · cross checking2 min
1:12 into the third periodLukas Krajicek · slashing2 min
1:35 into the third periodJeff Halpern · tripping2 min
3:50 into the third periodSteven Stamkos · tripping2 min
16:45 into the third periodMark Fraser · hooking2 min

Season series

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters

4Vincent LecavalierC	1	0	1	+1	3	0	0	0	41	1	1	29	19:43
9Steve DownieR	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	–	1	0	18	14:35
11Jeff HalpernC	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	2	57	0	0	25	15:59
12Ryan MaloneL	0	1	1	−1	1	6	1	5	–	0	1	26	18:56
91Steven StamkosC	0	1	1	−1	3	1	0	2	63	1	0	25	21:10
13Alex TanguayL	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	–	0	1	24	20:07
19Stephane VeilleuxL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	–	0	1	21	11:57
26Martin St. LouisR	0	0	0	−1	2	0	1	0	–	1	0	27	22:23
28Zenon KonopkaC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	5	67	0	0	12	07:18
38Paul SzczechuraC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	33	0	0	8	04:12
43James WrightC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	–	0	0	16	09:23
49Blair JonesC	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	100	0	0	17	13:27
2Lukas KrajicekD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	1	2	–	0	0	25	19:45
5Mattias OhlundD	0	0	0	−1	5	2	1	0	–	0	0	33	25:07
8Matt WalkerD	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	1	0	18	12:06
14Andrej MeszarosD	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	0	–	2	1	32	26:35
21David HaleD	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	–	1	0	19	12:39
77Victor HedmanD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	–	1	0	26	19:32

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30Antero NiittymakiG	L	19	16	3	.842	59:39
41Mike SmithG		0	0	0	–	00:00

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

12Brian RolstonR	1	1	2	+1	2	0	0	0	50	0	1	28	18:45
15Jamie LangenbrunnerR	1	0	1	+1	1	1	0	2	–	0	0	24	18:58
18Niclas BergforsR	1	0	1	−1	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	22	15:29
21Rob NiedermayerC	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	0	70	0	0	23	15:52
28Vladimir ZharkovR	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	–	0	0	20	11:11
6Andy GreeneD	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	–	0	1	37	30:11
9Zach PariseL	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	2	–	0	0	29	18:05
10Rod PelleyC	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	–	1	0	13	10:01
11Dean McAmmondL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60	0	1	20	12:44
16Matt HalischukR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	1	2	15	10:08
17Ilkka PikkarainenR	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	0	0	17	10:47
19Travis ZajacC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	0	0	45	0	0	25	19:34
26Patrik EliasL	0	0	0	−1	1	2	0	2	50	1	0	29	17:29
2Mark FraserD	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	–	0	0	17	11:37
5Colin WhiteD	0	0	0	−1	0	3	0	0	–	0	2	26	16:36
24Bryce SalvadorD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0	–	0	0	27	22:41
27Mike MottauD	0	0	0	−1	2	0	2	0	–	2	0	35	27:21
32Matthew CorrenteD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	10	–	1	0	10	06:21

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
30Martin BrodeurG	W	24	22	2	.917	59:55
35Yann DanisG		0	0	0	–	00:00