Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, March 31, 2010, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 on Wednesday, March 31, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	2	34-36-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins	0	47-28-7

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Tampa Bay Lightning	6	6	5	17
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	9	9	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Kurtis Foster (1)	Power play	TBL 1, PIT 0
2nd	00:29	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie (1)	Martin St. Louis (2), Steven Stamkos (1)	Even strength	TBL 2, PIT 0

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

Team stats

Team stats, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	17	27
Power play	1 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	30	17
Hits	13	28
Blocked shots	21	6
Giveaways	4	11
Takeaways	4	0
Faceoffs won	18/50 (36%)	32/50 (64%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

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	0	5	1	0	0	31.3%	18:56
Number 9 S. Downie	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	2	0		16:02
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		16:54
Number 17 T. Fedoruk	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:37
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100%	05:21
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	2	2	+1	0	2	0	1	0	50%	23:37
Number 27 B. Bochenski	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		14:31
Number 28 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	50%	04:19
Number 37 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:32
Number 38 P. Szczechura	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	22.2%	16:27
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0	28.6%	13:32
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	1	2	+1	2	3	1	0	1	50%	23:12
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		27:07
Number 6 K. Foster	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	3	0		21:51
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	3	3	0		22:07
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		29:48
Number 55 M. Lashoff	D	0	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	0		00:49
Number 56 V. Mihalik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:18

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 M. Smith	27	27	0	1.000	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

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	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		14:37
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	58.3%	18:54
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	0	0	0	-1	7	1	1	0	0	100%	17:19
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0		12:17
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	50%	10:00
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	1	0		15:56
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0		15:14
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	80%	11:01
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:25
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	60%	11:17
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		09:39
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	65.2%	25:27
Number 3 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		19:49
Number 4 J. Leopold	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		23:10
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		20:16
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	0		18:09
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		26:46
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		11:50

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	17	15	2	.882	58:27	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Lashoff	Boarding (major)	5
1st	02:22	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Lashoff	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
1st	11:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Interference	2
1st	14:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	14:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nate Thompson	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	16:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Leopold	Interference	2
1st	18:02	Tampa Bay Lightning	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	01:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Roughing	2
2nd	06:46	Tampa Bay Lightning	Mike Smith	Holding	2
2nd	12:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zenon Konopka	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	12:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bill Guerin	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Tripping	2
2nd	20:00	Tampa Bay Lightning	Andrej Meszaros	Roughing	2
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bill Guerin	Roughing	2
3rd	05:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	High sticking	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Wes McCauley, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Jonny Murray
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Matt Walker, Ryan Malone, David Hale, Matt Smaby, Teddy Purcell, Victor Hedman
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Eric Godard, Evgeni Malkin

2009-2010 season series

Every Tampa Bay Lightning and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2009-2010 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Jan 2, 2010
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Mar 14, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 31, 2010

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 2 at Buffalo Sabres 6	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Minnesota Wild 0	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Minnesota Wild, Wed, Mar 31, 2010
San Jose Sharks 1 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Mar 31, 2010
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 31, 2010

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