Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, October 15, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Saturday, October 15, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	3	43-33-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	22-46-14

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	2	0	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	1	1

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	18	6	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	3	8	21

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	12:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (3)	Vincent Lecavalier (1), Ruslan Fedotenko (4)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 0
2nd	05:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Vincent Lecavalier (2), Brad Richards (3)	Power play	TBL 2, PIT 0
2nd	19:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (3)	Vinny Prospal (4), Cory Sarich (4)	Even strength	TBL 3, PIT 0
3rd	01:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ziggy Palffy (4)	Sidney Crosby (7)	Even strength	TBL 3, PIT 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	1	2	3	+1	0	5	0	1	0	58.8%	18:11
Number 8 M. Cibak	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	08:12
Number 11 C. Dingman	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:38
Number 17 R. Fedotenko	L	1	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	1	100%	14:51
Number 18 R. DiMaio	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:47
Number 19 B. Richards	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	36.4%	25:41
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	1	2	+1	0	4	0	0	0	33.3%	18:58
Number 25 D. Andreychuk	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	63.6%	16:07
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0	0		22:58
Number 27 T. Taylor	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	40%	10:52
Number 29 D. Afanasenkov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:33
Number 33 F. Modin	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	33.3%	19:34
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		20:38
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3	0		22:01
Number 21 C. Sarich	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0		17:48
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		21:24
Number 44 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	0		18:05
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		12:01

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 S. Burke	21	20	1	.952	59:41	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0		21:02
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	17:31
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1		15:52
Number 11 L. Pirjeta	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:21
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	0		17:03
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		15:09
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	09:10
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0		18:26
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		03:41
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	55%	18:30
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:11
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	4	3	1	0	38.5%	16:01
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	3		20:15
Number 3 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		14:59
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1		21:26
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		18:16
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		21:22
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	4	0	0	1		24:37

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	30	27	3	.900	59:06	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
1st	04:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	18:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Boarding	2
2nd	01:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Interference	2
2nd	03:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
2nd	04:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Holding	2
2nd	12:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Slashing	2
2nd	12:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	16:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ruslan Fedotenko	Holding the stick	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Ryan Galloway
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Jim Campbell, Norman Milley, Timo Helbling, Evgeny Artyukhin, Ryan Craig, Darren Reid, Doug O'Brien, Nick Tarnasky
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Lyle Odelein, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Rob Scuderi, Matt Hussey, Shane Endicott, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Erik Christensen, Ryan Whitney

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Nov 27, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 7, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Apr 8, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 15, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Boston Bruins 1 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Rangers, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
New York Islanders 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Nashville Predators 4 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 15, 2005
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 15, 2005