Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Tuesday, March 3, 2009, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–1 on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	45-28-9
at Tampa Bay Lightning	1	24-40-18

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	13	8	33
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	11	11	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	07:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz (18)	Tyler Kennedy (13)	Even strength	PIT 1, TBL 0
1st	12:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal (17)	Vincent Lecavalier (32), Ryan Malone (14)	Even strength	PIT 1, TBL 1
1st	16:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz (19)	Petr Sykora (21), Evgeni Malkin (64)	Power play	PIT 2, TBL 1
2nd	12:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke (9)	Pascal Dupuis (12), Max Talbot (8)	Even strength	PIT 3, TBL 1

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	1	1	+1	0	5	2	1	0		14:40
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	0	38.9%	19:52
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	2	0	2	+1	0	3	1	0	1		17:46
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0		18:14
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		14:15
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	43.8%	16:21
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		16:20
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		04:06
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		12:39
Number 63 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	50%	09:11
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	19:22
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0		12:55
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	1	0		18:31
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		19:05
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:07
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	4	0		19:09
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		24:22
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0		20:05

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	2	0	61.9%	20:37
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	54.5%	14:45
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1		18:15
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	50%	10:25
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	1	0	1	+1	2	3	1	0	100%	15:34
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	0	0	0	-2	2	1	2	0		13:46
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		19:20
Number 33 D. Koci	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	0	1		06:43
Number 34 R. Craig	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	100%	09:46
Number 36 B. Segal	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		14:45
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1		13:53
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		08:47
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0	60%	16:10
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1		21:43
Number 6 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		20:51
Number 21 C. Murphy	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	0		23:48
Number 32 M. Smaby	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		22:33
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	1		22:30

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 K. Ramo	33	30	3	.909	58:58	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Cory Murphy	Holding	2
1st	15:53	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vinny Prospal	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	18:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
1st	18:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Adam Hall	High sticking	2
2nd	02:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	David Koci	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	06:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Cross checking	2
2nd	19:25	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Pettinger	Cross checking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Rob Martell
Linesmen: Pierre Racicot, Brad Kovachik
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Dany Sabourin, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Sidney Crosby, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, Dustin Jeffrey, John Curry
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Mark Recchi, Gary Roberts, Jamie Heward, Marek Malik, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, Mike Smith, Brandon Bochenski, Zenon Konopka, Paul Ranger, Andrej Meszaros, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Riku Helenius, Ty Wishart

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final/OT	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 4, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Apr 7, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Washington Capitals 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Florida Panthers 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Calgary Flames 6 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Nashville Predators 6	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Chicago Blackhawks, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Mar 3, 2009
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Mar 3, 2009