Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning

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Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 6–3 on Sunday, January 15, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 51-25-6
at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 38-36-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0 4 6
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 0 3 3

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 17 15 12 44
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 8 7 20

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals, 2 assists)
  2. J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. V. Lecavalier, Tampa Bay Lightning (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:43 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Paul Martin (1), Evgeni Malkin (1) Power play PIT 1, TBL 0
1st 10:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Richard Park (1) Unassisted Even strength PIT 2, TBL 0
3rd 00:34 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (2) Evgeni Malkin (2), Steve Sullivan (1) Power play PIT 3, TBL 0
3rd 02:00 Tampa Bay Lightning Matt Gilroy (1) Steven Stamkos (1), Martin St. Louis (1) Even strength PIT 3, TBL 1
3rd 04:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Ryan Malone (1) Vincent Lecavalier (1), Teddy Purcell (1) Power play PIT 3, TBL 2
3rd 06:50 Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell (1) Vincent Lecavalier (2), Bruno Gervais (1) Even strength PIT 3, TBL 3
3rd 07:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Unassisted Even strength PIT 4, TBL 3
3rd 09:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (2) Brooks Orpik (1) Even strength PIT 5, TBL 3
3rd 19:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (3) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net PIT 6, TBL 3

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 44 20
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 1
Penalty minutes 19 37
Hits 24 29
Blocked shots 8 18
Giveaways 9 4
Takeaways 6 12
Faceoffs won 33/79 (41.8%) 46/79 (58.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 19:43
Number 12 R. Park R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 0 0 50% 13:50
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 +2 0 6 2 0 0 19:36
Number 15 D. Jeffrey L 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 33.3% 15:51
Number 18 J. Neal L 2 0 2 +2 10 6 1 0 2 18:04
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 +2 0 2 3 0 0 15:21
Number 25 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 3 0 0 09:53
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 18:58
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 72.7% 11:21
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:05
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 50% 16:22
Number 71 E. Malkin C 3 2 5 +3 2 6 0 0 0 31% 21:26
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 20:00
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 3 1 0 21:59
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 7 0 1 0 0 12:34
Number 6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 12:01
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 0 23:59
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 2 0 23:05
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 20 17 3 .850 60:00 Win

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 4 V. Lecavalier C 0 2 2 0 14 3 2 0 0 73.3% 15:34
Number 9 S. Downie R 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 0 50% 12:41
Number 11 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 15:46
Number 12 R. Malone L 1 0 1 -1 0 4 0 0 1 19:07
Number 14 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:08
Number 16 T. Purcell L 1 1 2 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:44
Number 19 D. Moore C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 55% 16:13
Number 26 M. St. Louis R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 100% 19:49
Number 42 D. Tyrell C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 10:50
Number 44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 63.6% 19:24
Number 76 P. Labrie L 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 02:48
Number 91 S. Stamkos C 0 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 43.8% 20:29
Number 2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 2 0 22:50
Number 7 B. Clark D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 22:13
Number 13 P. Kubina D 0 0 0 -2 12 2 2 1 0 18:02
Number 27 B. Gervais D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 18:26
Number 29 B. Mikkelson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 16:01
Number 97 M. Gilroy D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 2 0 20:41
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 M. Garon 43 38 5 .884 59:28 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:46 Tampa Bay Lightning Steven Stamkos Slashing 2
1st 06:24 Tampa Bay Lightning Pierre-Cedric Labrie Fighting (major) 5
1st 06:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:07 Tampa Bay Lightning Pavel Kubina Hooking 2
2nd 14:53 Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie Boarding 2
2nd 19:45 Tampa Bay Lightning Steve Downie Roughing 2
3rd 04:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland High sticking 2
3rd 12:11 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Roughing 2
3rd 12:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
3rd 12:11 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Roughing 2
3rd 12:11 Tampa Bay Lightning Vincent Lecavalier Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 12:16 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 12:16 Tampa Bay Lightning Pavel Kubina Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Referees
Tim Peel, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Mark Shewchyk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Steve MacIntyre, Joe Vitale
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Marc-Andre Bergeron, JT Wyman

2011-2012 season series

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Sources and further reading

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