Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, March 20, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	31-42-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-27-8

Goals by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	1	1	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	1	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	6	7	21
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	4	11	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu (4)	Brooks Orpik (8), Max Talbot (14)	Even strength	TBL 0, PIT 1
2nd	04:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier (40)	Jussi Jokinen (21), Filip Kuba (22)	Power play	TBL 1, PIT 1
2nd	10:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (42)	Ryan Whitney (25)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 2
3rd	00:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (12)	Pascal Dupuis (13)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 3
3rd	00:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (26)	Evgeni Malkin (57), Ryan Malone (22)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 4
3rd	01:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Filip Kuba (4)	Martin St. Louis (56), Jussi Jokinen (22)	Power play	TBL 2, PIT 4

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	0	1	-3	0	2	1	0	1	52.4%	25:54
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		16:13
Number 10 J. Jokinen	L	0	2	2	-2	0	1	1	1	0		22:42
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:13
Number 21 M. Darche	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:33
Number 24 A. Karlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	72.7%	16:52
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	0	0		25:23
Number 29 C. MacDonald	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	53.8%	19:07
Number 42 J. Lessard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:09
Number 61 K. Stewart	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		02:10
Number 74 N. Tarnasky	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0		13:57
Number 2 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1	0		25:27
Number 3 D. Janik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		02:18
Number 22 D. Boyle	D	0	0	0	-2	2	1	1	4	0		27:52
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		09:13
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		10:34
Number 55 S. O'Brien	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		20:35
Number 71 F. Kuba	D	1	1	2	-2	0	5	2	2	1		26:56

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	23	19	4	.826	58:52	Loss

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	2	2	2	0		17:08
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	42.9%	19:29
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	+2	0	1	2	2		20:00
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	+2	2	5	0	0	100%	16:47
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0		19:53
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	50%	16:11
Number 36 C. James	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:32
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	4	2	2	0		12:19
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		07:56
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:22
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0		12:34
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	+2	0	1	1	0	33.3%	19:31
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:06
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1		15:47
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	2		18:10
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	9	2		24:08
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	1		26:48
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:14

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	21	19	2	.905	60:00	Win

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Holding	2
1st	14:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Dan Boyle	High sticking	2
2nd	00:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Hooking	2
2nd	03:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Boarding	2
3rd	01:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	Slashing	2
3rd	05:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Holding	2
3rd	13:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Lundin	Interference	2

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: John Tortorella
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Michel Cormier
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Chris Gratton, Brad Lukowich, Andre Roy, Marc Denis, Jason Ward, Jay Leach, Kyle Wanvig, Ryan Craig, Paul Ranger, Blair Jones
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Georges Laraque, Dany Sabourin, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins 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

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Matchup	Status	Details
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
St. Louis Blues 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Florida Panthers 1	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 20, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 6 at Phoenix Coyotes 5	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 20, 2008