2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Game-by-Game Results

National Hockey League (NHL)
Team Record: 24-40-18 (SO: 3-10) - 66 points
Finishing 5th in the NHL's Southeast Division
Coach: Barry Melrose (5-7, 4 OTL)
Coach: Rick Tocchet (19-33, 14 OTL)
Location: Tampa, Florida

2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Statistics
2008-09 Tampa Bay Lightning Roster

The Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League ended the 2008-09 season with a record of 24 wins and 40 losses (and 18 overtime losses), with a 3-10 showing in shootouts for 66 points, finishing fifth in the NHL's Southeast Division.

The Bay Lightning scored 210 goals and gave up 279. Martin St. Louis netted 30 goals for Tampa and accounted for 50 assists. Mike Smith topped the squad with 14 wins and a team-best 2.62 goals against average, pacing regular goalies.

Barry Melrose and Rick Tocchet coached the team.

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Regular Season Goals For: 210
Regular Season Goals Against: 279

Date	Game	Res	Home	Road	Record
October 4, 2008	New York Rangers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	0-1-0	0-0-0	0-1-0		at Prague, Czech
October 5, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Rangers 2	L	0-1-0	0-1-0	0-2-0		at Prague, Czech
October 11, 2008	Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	0-1-1	0-1-0	0-2-1	OT
October 16, 2008	New York Islanders 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	0-1-2	0-1-0	0-2-2	OT
October 18, 2008	Minnesota Wild 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	L	0-1-3	0-1-0	0-2-3	SO
October 21, 2008	Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	W	1-1-3	0-1-0	1-2-3	OT
October 25, 2008	San Jose Sharks 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	L	1-2-3	0-1-0	1-3-3
October 28, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	W	1-2-3	1-1-0	2-3-3
October 30, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2	W	1-2-3	2-1-0	3-3-3
November 1, 2008	Ottawa Senators 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	W	2-2-3	2-1-0	4-3-3	SO
November 5, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at New Jersey Devils 4	L	2-2-3	2-1-1	4-3-4	SO
November 6, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at New York Rangers 5	L	2-2-3	2-2-1	4-4-4
November 8, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	W	2-2-3	3-2-1	5-4-4
November 10, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Washington Capitals 4	L	2-2-3	3-3-1	5-5-4
November 12, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Florida Panthers 4	L	2-2-3	3-4-1	5-6-4
November 13, 2008	Detroit Red Wings 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	2-3-3	3-4-1	5-7-4
November 16, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	L	2-3-3	3-4-2	5-7-5	SO
November 18, 2008	Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	2-3-4	3-4-2	5-7-6	SO
November 21, 2008	Nashville Predators 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	W	3-3-4	3-4-2	6-7-6
November 23, 2008	New Jersey Devils 7 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	3-4-4	3-4-2	6-8-6
November 26, 2008	New York Rangers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	L	3-4-5	3-4-2	6-8-7	SO
November 28, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	L	3-4-5	3-5-2	6-9-7
November 29, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	L	3-4-5	3-6-2	6-10-7
December 2, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	L	3-4-5	3-6-3	6-10-8	OT
December 4, 2008	Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	3-5-5	3-6-3	6-11-8
December 6, 2008	Buffalo Sabres 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	3-6-5	3-6-3	6-12-8
December 8, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 5	L	3-6-5	3-7-3	6-13-8
December 10, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	L	3-6-5	3-8-3	6-14-8
December 11, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	W	3-6-5	4-8-3	7-14-8
December 13, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Ottawa Senators 2	L	3-6-5	4-9-3	7-15-8
December 18, 2008	Colorado Avalanche 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	3-6-6	4-9-3	7-15-9	SO
December 20, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	L	3-6-6	4-10-3	7-16-9
December 23, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	W	3-6-6	5-10-3	8-16-9
December 26, 2008	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	W	3-6-6	6-10-3	9-16-9	SO
December 27, 2008	Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	W	4-6-6	6-10-3	10-16-9
December 30, 2008	Montreal Canadiens 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	4-6-7	6-10-3	10-16-10	SO
January 1, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Washington Capitals 7	L	4-6-7	6-11-3	10-17-10
January 3, 2009	Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	L	4-7-7	6-11-3	10-18-10
January 4, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 1	W	4-7-7	7-11-3	11-18-10
January 8, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	L	4-7-7	7-12-3	11-19-10
January 9, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	W	4-7-7	8-12-3	12-19-10
January 12, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	W	4-7-7	9-12-3	13-19-10
January 13, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at San Jose Sharks 7	L	4-7-7	9-13-3	13-20-10
January 15, 2009	Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	W	5-7-7	9-13-3	14-20-10
January 17, 2009	Florida Panthers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	5-8-7	9-13-3	14-21-10
January 19, 2009	Dallas Stars 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	W	6-8-7	9-13-3	15-21-10
January 21, 2009	Buffalo Sabres 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	W	7-8-7	9-13-3	16-21-10
January 27, 2009	Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	W	8-8-7	9-13-3	17-21-10
January 29, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	L	8-8-7	9-14-3	17-22-10
January 30, 2009	Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	8-9-7	9-14-3	17-23-10
February 3, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 3	L	8-9-7	9-15-3	17-24-10
February 4, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	L	8-9-7	9-15-4	17-24-11	OT
February 7, 2009	New York Islanders 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	W	9-9-7	9-15-4	18-24-11
February 10, 2009	Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	9-10-7	9-15-4	18-25-11
February 12, 2009	Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 6	W	10-10-7	9-15-4	19-25-11
February 14, 2009	Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	10-11-7	9-15-4	19-26-11
February 17, 2009	Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	10-12-7	9-15-4	19-27-11
February 19, 2009	New Jersey Devils 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	L	10-12-8	9-15-4	19-27-12	SO
February 20, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4	L	10-12-8	9-16-4	19-28-12
February 22, 2009	Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	W	11-12-8	9-16-4	20-28-12
February 24, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Edmonton Oilers 5	L	11-12-8	9-17-4	20-29-12
February 27, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	L	11-12-8	9-18-4	20-30-12
March 1, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 8 at Calgary Flames 6	W	11-12-8	10-18-4	21-30-12
March 3, 2009	Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	L	11-13-8	10-18-4	21-31-12
March 6, 2009	St. Louis Blues 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	11-13-9	10-18-4	21-31-13	OT
March 7, 2009	Carolina Hurricanes 9 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	11-14-9	10-18-4	21-32-13
March 11, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	L	11-14-9	10-18-5	21-32-14	OT
March 12, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	W	11-14-9	11-18-5	22-32-14
March 14, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	W	11-14-9	12-18-5	23-32-14	SO
March 17, 2009	Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	11-14-10	12-18-5	23-32-15	SO
March 19, 2009	Washington Capitals 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	L	11-15-10	12-18-5	23-33-15
March 21, 2009	Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	L	11-15-11	12-18-5	23-33-16	SO
March 24, 2009	Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	W	12-15-11	12-18-5	24-33-16	OT
March 26, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	L	12-15-11	12-18-6	24-33-17	OT
March 27, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Washington Capitals 5	L	12-15-11	12-19-6	24-34-17
March 29, 2009	Ottawa Senators 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	L	12-16-11	12-19-6	24-35-17
March 31, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Boston Bruins 3	L	12-16-11	12-20-6	24-36-17
April 3, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at New Jersey Devils 5	L	12-16-11	12-20-7	24-36-18	OT
April 4, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at New York Islanders 3	L	12-16-11	12-21-7	24-37-18
April 7, 2009	Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	L	12-17-11	12-21-7	24-38-18
April 9, 2009	Washington Capitals 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	L	12-18-11	12-21-7	24-39-18
April 11, 2009	Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 6	L	12-18-11	12-22-7	24-40-18