Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, December 23, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	24-40-18
at Pittsburgh Penguins	0	45-28-9

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	0	0	0	0

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	13	9	7	29
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	4	3	15

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	05:15	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Pettinger (2)	Paul Szczechura (2), Mark Recchi (12)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 0
3rd	11:14	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Szczechura (2)	Jussi Jokinen (6), Mark Recchi (13)	Power play	TBL 2, PIT 0

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	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	0	0	60%	21:00
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	2	2	0	2	3	1	0	0		17:29
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70%	16:59
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	4	1	0		19:30
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	100%	10:58
Number 20 V. Prospal	L	0	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	0		17:14
Number 24 M. Pettinger	L	1	0	1	+1	0	4	7	0	0		10:27
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		21:24
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	81.8%	13:49
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1	1	28.6%	13:28
Number 76 E. Artyukhin	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	7	0	0		12:01
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:47
Number 2 L. Krajicek	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		18:10
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2	0		25:53
Number 22 M. Malik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		09:46
Number 23 J. Heward	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		07:50
Number 44 S. Eminger	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		19:34
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	2	0		26:41

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	15	15	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	2	1	1	1		17:23
Number 11 J. Staal	C	-1	0	1	4	0	37.5%	21:55
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	2	0	0		14:48
Number 22 J. Taffe	L	0	0	1	0	0	60%	06:41
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	1	4		12:09
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	4	0	0	2	28.6%	11:40
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	-1	0	1	1	1		13:55
Number 28 E. Godard	R	-1	0	0	0	0		03:48
Number 63 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	6	0		07:58
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	2	5	1	1		23:14
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	2	3	0	0		15:22
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	1	0	45%	24:28
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	2	0	4	1		19:12
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	1		15:57
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	-1	0	0	1	0		15:04
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	1	1		23:16
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	-1	2	0	1	5		19:58
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	1	4	1		21:43

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	29	27	2	.931	58:35	Loss

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Roughing	2
1st	01:11	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Slashing	2
1st	03:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Holding the stick	2
1st	11:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Tripping	2
1st	14:03	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Eminger	Tripping	2
1st	16:23	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Roughing	2
1st	18:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan	Interference	2
2nd	07:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan Malone	Holding the stick	2
2nd	15:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philippe Boucher	Holding the stick	2
2nd	15:27	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mark Recchi	Hooking	2
3rd	08:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	High sticking double minor	4

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Derek Amell, Andy McElman
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Olie Kolzig, Gary Roberts, Chris Gratton, Jason Ward, Radim Vrbata, David Koci, Brandon Bochenski, Brandon Segal, Zenon Konopka, Ryan Craig, Matt Smaby, Mike Lundin, Janne Niskala, Steve Downie, Vladimir Mihalik, Radek Smolenak, Kevin Quick, Ty Wishart
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Mike Zigomanis, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Tyler Kennedy, Janne Pesonen, Kris Letang, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins 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, December 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at New York Islanders 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at New York Islanders, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New York Rangers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Ottawa Senators 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 6	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 0	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Dallas Stars 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Nashville Predators 0 at Florida Panthers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
St. Louis Blues 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Colorado Avalanche 5	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Calgary Flames 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Calgary Flames, Tue, Dec 23, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 0 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Dec 23, 2008