Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, October 17, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at home.

Final score, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2009-2010 record
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	34-36-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	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	0	1	0	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	1	1	4

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	7	10	23
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	13	9	33

Three stars

S. Gonchar, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
M. Rupp, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bill Guerin (1)	Evgeni Malkin (1), Alex Goligoski (1)	Power play	TBL 0, PIT 1
1st	17:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (1)	Brooks Orpik (1), Sidney Crosby (1)	Even strength	TBL 0, PIT 2
2nd	06:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos (1)	Martin St. Louis (1), Vincent Lecavalier (1)	Power play	TBL 1, PIT 2
2nd	08:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (1)	Sergei Gonchar (1), Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 3
3rd	11:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Rupp (1)	Sidney Crosby (2)	Even strength	TBL 1, PIT 4

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	23	33
Power play	1 of 7	1 of 7
Penalty minutes	14	14
Hits	22	24
Blocked shots	11	19
Giveaways	7	5
Takeaways	3	4
Faceoffs won	36/61 (59%)	25/61 (41%)

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	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	0	58.8%	22:47
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		14:47
Number 11 J. Halpern	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	50%	15:29
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	1	0	100%	20:39
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	17:04
Number 16 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		10:36
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		11:33
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	0	1	1	-2	0	3	0	1	0	100%	21:59
Number 28 Z. Konopka	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	85.7%	06:42
Number 43 J. Wright	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0		13:00
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	1	0	1	-2	0	4	0	1	1	53.8%	19:09
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0		22:31
Number 6 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		12:40
Number 8 M. Walker	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		10:36
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		17:39
Number 21 D. Hale	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		10:49
Number 54 P. Ranger	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		17:51
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	1	0		23:15

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 A. Niittymaki	33	29	4	.879	57:47	Loss

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	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	2	0		12:39
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	35%	17:23
Number 13 B. Guerin	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0	1	100%	16:28
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		15:54
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		06:31
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		15:21
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	2	1	0		13:29
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22.2%	14:58
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		04:17
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	50%	10:53
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	1	1	+1	2	6	1	0	0	50%	21:08
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	2	2	+2	2	3	1	0	0	47.8%	20:09
Number 3 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	+1	2	4	1	1	0		20:55
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		17:51
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	4	1	0		17:35
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	1	2	+3	0	2	0	2	0		25:28
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:11
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	7	0		19:15

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	23	22	1	.957	59:55	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:40	Tampa Bay Lightning	Drew Miller	High sticking	2
1st	05:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski	Tripping	2
2nd	00:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Holding the stick	2
2nd	05:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis	Slashing	2
2nd	12:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Hooking	2
2nd	14:33	Tampa Bay Lightning	Jeff Halpern	Holding the stick	2
2nd	17:44	Tampa Bay Lightning	Zenon Konopka	Slashing	2
2nd	17:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Matt Walker	Slashing	2
2nd	18:41	Tampa Bay Lightning	Paul Ranger	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	05:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	James Wright	Hooking	2
3rd	07:18	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Holding	2
3rd	12:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko	Slashing	2
3rd	14:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	17:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Tripping	2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Rick Tocchet
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Todd Fedoruk, Lukas Krajicek, Matt Smaby
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Martin Skoula, Chris Bourque

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 Oct 17

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 17, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
New York Rangers 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Ottawa Senators 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
San Jose Sharks 4 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Nashville Predators 2 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Dallas Stars 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Boston Bruins 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 17, 2009
St. Louis Blues 5 at Anaheim Ducks 0	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Anaheim Ducks, Sat, Oct 17, 2009

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