Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

Monday, April 18, 2011, 7:30 PM ET St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 on Monday, April 18, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	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	2	0	1	3
Tampa Bay Lightning	1	0	1	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	12	9	9	30
Tampa Bay Lightning	11	6	10	27

Three stars

K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
M. St. Louis, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 goals)
M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (1)	Ben Lovejoy (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, TBL 0
1st	06:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Arron Asham (1)	Mike Rupp (1), Kris Letang (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, TBL 0
1st	15:19	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (1)	Simon Gagne (1), Steven Stamkos (1)	Power play	PIT 2, TBL 1
3rd	02:12	Tampa Bay Lightning	Martin St. Louis (2)	Vincent Lecavalier (1), Eric Brewer (1)	Power play	PIT 2, TBL 2
3rd	02:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy (1)	Kris Letang (2), Brooks Orpik (1)	Even strength	PIT 3, 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	30	27
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	32	36
Blocked shots	16	15
Giveaways	7	11
Takeaways	6	10
Faceoffs won	36/71 (50.7%)	35/71 (49.3%)

Box score

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	+1	0	0	1	1	0	100%	18:26
Number 10 M. Letestu	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.1%	12:23
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0	44.4%	21:35
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0	100%	17:57
Number 16 C. Conner	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		14:02
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	4	0	0		07:26
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		12:16
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0	55.6%	18:44
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	0	50%	12:32
Number 45 A. Asham	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0		07:44
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	4	0	0		16:11
Number 72 A. Kovalev	R	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0		13:54
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		10:24
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	5	0	3	0		27:27
Number 6 B. Lovejoy	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	4	0		08:52
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	2	0		23:37
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	3	0		25:08
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+1	0	5	5	0	0		24:32

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	25	2	.926	60:00	Win

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	2	5	0	0	0	55.2%	23:39
Number 6 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		11:12
Number 9 S. Downie	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		10:00
Number 10 S. Bergenheim	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	0	0		10:39
Number 12 S. Gagne	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	0		18:55
Number 16 T. Purcell	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		11:02
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0	42.9%	10:43
Number 19 D. Moore	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	1	0	33.3%	20:26
Number 26 M. St. Louis	R	2	0	2	-1	0	3	0	0	2	100%	24:16
Number 42 D. Tyrell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	0		06:43
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	50%	13:45
Number 91 S. Stamkos	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	53.8%	22:36
Number 2 E. Brewer	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	3	2	0		23:50
Number 5 M. Ohlund	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	0		19:13
Number 7 B. Clark	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		19:54
Number 13 P. Kubina	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	1	0		15:44
Number 39 M. Lundin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		15:48
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	2	3	0		18:49

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 D. Roloson	30	27	3	.900	58:46	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz	Elbowing	2
1st	13:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Kovalev	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	19:38	Tampa Bay Lightning	Vincent Lecavalier	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
2nd	16:43	Tampa Bay Lightning	Steve Downie	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	01:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Martin	Interference	2
3rd	05:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mike Rupp	Roughing	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Guy Boucher
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Dennis LaRue
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Matt Cooke, Mike Comrie, 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 Apr 18

Other NHL games on Monday, April 18, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Boston Bruins 4 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Mon, Apr 18, 2011

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