Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, March 4, 2008, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2–0 on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	47-27-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	0	31-42-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	4	13	23
Tampa Bay Lightning	10	14	11	35

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	17:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (10)	Pascal Dupuis (6), Sidney Crosby (44)	Even strength	PIT 1, TBL 0
3rd	19:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (38)	Max Talbot (12)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 2, TBL 0

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0		17:55
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		04:52
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0		20:51
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		15:23
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	0	0	40%	21:41
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:09
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		14:44
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	42.9%	12:48
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		02:19
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		13:29
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	1	37.5%	23:23
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	1	73.3%	22:07
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0		16:41
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:40
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		19:39
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	2	0	7	2		20:00
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	1		28:07
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		18:12

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	35	35	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	-2	2	5	0	0	75%	23:22
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	3	2	1		17:29
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	-2	0	6	0	0		21:13
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	-1	0	4	4	1	31.3%	22:50
Number 16 J. Ward	R	0	0	0	0	1		05:13
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	2	4	2	1		19:58
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	1	1	66.7%	06:37
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	-2	0	3	0	0		24:36
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	2	1	0	60%	11:33
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0		03:39
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	1	0		09:01
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	2	1	0	50%	09:34
Number 2 A. Picard	D	-1	0	0	1	1		19:21
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	1	0		14:01
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	-1	0	1	4	1		26:02
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	2	0	0	1		13:52
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	-1	0	2	1	1		26:08
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	-1	0	3	0	1		20:41

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	22	21	1	.955	58:50	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
2nd	09:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Tripping	2
2nd	17:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Lundin	Hooking	2
3rd	07:16	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mathieu Darche	High sticking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Marian Hossa, Dany Sabourin, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Brad Lukowich, Marc Denis, Filip Kuba, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Karl Stewart, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Blair Jones

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Jan 10, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Jan 18, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Mar 20, 2008

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 1 at Boston Bruins 0	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
New York Islanders 4 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Islanders at New York Rangers, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
New Jersey Devils 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 2 at St. Louis Blues 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Calgary Flames, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Nashville Predators 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 4, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Mar 4, 2008