Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Thursday, March 31, 2011, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Thursday, March 31, 2011 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	49-25-8
at Tampa Bay Lightning	2	46-25-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	14	17	37
Tampa Bay Lightning	8	6	10	24

Three stars

D. Roloson, Tampa Bay Lightning (goaltender)
M. St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)
S. Downie, Tampa Bay Lightning (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	04:51	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie (1)	Simon Gagne (1), Steven Stamkos (1)	Even strength	PIT 0, TBL 1
1st	10:13	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (1)	Vincent Lecavalier (1), Victor Hedman (1)	Even strength	PIT 0, TBL 2
3rd	04:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Rupp (1)	Alex Kovalev (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, TBL 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tampa Bay Lightning
Shots on goal	37	24
Power play	0 of 5	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	12	14
Hits	28	32
Blocked shots	11	22
Giveaways	6	6
Takeaways	8	11
Faceoffs won	31/64 (48.4%)	33/64 (51.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

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	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		15:04
Number 10 M. Letestu	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	46.7%	15:26
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	42.9%	21:58
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	4	1		17:30
Number 16 C. Conner	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:42
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	33.3%	06:51
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	2	5	5	0		17:58
Number 19 M. Comrie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	07:48
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	52.9%	14:22
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	80%	08:33
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-2	2	4	1	1		18:45
Number 72 A. Kovalev	R	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0		16:51
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		14:57
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2		21:09
Number 6 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		13:37
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0		27:16
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	3	1		18:42
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	7	2	1		24:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	24	22	2	.917	58:56	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning

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	2	1	4	1	44.4%	18:14
Number 6 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	0	80%	10:52
Number 9 S. Downie	R	1	0	1	+1	4	3	5	0		13:10
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		09:25
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		15:35
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		08:37
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	42.9%	14:03
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	88.9%	14:22
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	2	0		19:12
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		12:46
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	+1	0	3	4	2	55.6%	15:42
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	31.3%	17:40
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	4		23:29
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	3		17:25
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3		17:07
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5		16:53
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2		22:24
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	1	1	+1	4	0	0	0		21:05

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	37	36	1	.973	59:59	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	00:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Martin	Interference	2
1st	11:21	Tampa Bay Lightning	Pavel Kubina	Hooking	2
1st	14:20	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Hooking	2
2nd	01:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Hooking	2
2nd	11:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Cross checking	2
2nd	11:45	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Slashing	2
2nd	17:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Boarding	2
2nd	17:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Victor Hedman	Roughing	2
2nd	17:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Roughing	2
2nd	19:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal	Holding	2
2nd	19:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steven Stamkos	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	08:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Rupp	Tripping	2
3rd	15:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Cross checking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Arron Asham, Matt Cooke, Eric Godard, Deryk Engelland, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Marc-Andre Bergeron, Matt Smaby, Randy Jones

2010-2011 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2010-2011 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Oct 27, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Nov 12, 2010
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jan 5, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 13, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 15, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final/2OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Apr 20, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 23, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Mon, Apr 25, 2011
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 0	Final Playoffs	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 27, 2011

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Atlanta Thrashers 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 0	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/OT	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Washington Capitals, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Ottawa Senators 4 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Thu, Mar 31, 2011
Dallas Stars 0 at San Jose Sharks 6	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 31, 2011

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