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Tampa Bay Lightning at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 8–1 on Saturday, February 25, 2012 at home.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 38-36-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 51-25-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 1 0 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 2 3 8

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Tampa Bay Lightning 11 14 10 35
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 12 13 34

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals, 1 assist)
  2. J. Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Evgeni Malkin (1), James Neal (1) Even strength TBL 0, PIT 1
1st 11:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (1) Joe Vitale (1), Zbynek Michalek (1) Even strength TBL 0, PIT 2
1st 14:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (1) Unassisted Shorthanded TBL 0, PIT 3
2nd 10:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (2) Steve Sullivan (1), James Neal (2) Power play TBL 0, PIT 4
2nd 16:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Chris Kunitz (1), Deryk Engelland (1) Even strength TBL 0, PIT 5
2nd 17:28 Tampa Bay Lightning Teddy Purcell (1) Ryan Malone (1), Brett Clark (1) Power play TBL 1, PIT 5
3rd 05:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (2) Matt Niskanen (1) Even strength TBL 1, PIT 6
3rd 13:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (3) James Neal (3), Steve Sullivan (2) Power play TBL 1, PIT 7
3rd 19:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis (1) Jordan Staal (1), Steve Sullivan (3) Even strength TBL 1, PIT 8

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

Team stats

Stat Tampa Bay Lightning Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 35 34
Power play 1 of 6 2 of 2
Penalty minutes 16 24
Hits 26 34
Blocked shots 12 16
Giveaways 3 3
Takeaways 1 2
Faceoffs won 26/62 (41.9%) 36/62 (58.1%)

Box score

Tampa Bay Lightning

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player
11 T. Pyatt L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 13:23
12 R. Malone L 0 1 1 -2 0 5 2 1 0 18:08
14 B. Connolly R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 0 0 33.3% 15:21
16 T. Purcell L 1 0 1 -2 0 3 0 0 1 20:05
18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 50% 12:10
20 T. Wallace R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 10:53
24 T. Smith C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 5 2 0 16.7% 17:16
26 M. St. Louis R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 20:00
34 J. Wyman R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 14:35
44 N. Thompson C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 50% 13:07
59 M. Angelidis L 0 0 0 -2 5 3 1 1 0 09:40
91 S. Stamkos C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 47.6% 19:17
2 E. Brewer D 0 0 0 -3 0 0 5 1 0 22:40
7 B. Clark D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 3 0 20:31
27 B. Gervais D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 0 0 15:09
29 B. Mikkelson D 0 0 0 -1 7 1 0 3 0 17:53
77 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 1 0 18:46
97 M. Gilroy D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 17:04
Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie
30 D. Roloson 34 26 8 .765 59:39 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 +1 0 4 3 2 0 16:10
11 J. Staal C 2 1 3 +2 0 5 1 1 1 63.6% 19:53
12 R. Park R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 13:32
14 C. Kunitz L 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 0 100% 13:10
18 J. Neal L 0 3 3 +2 0 3 0 0 0 14:11
24 M. Cooke L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 6 3 0 15:32
25 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 10:46
26 S. Sullivan L 0 3 3 +1 0 2 0 0 0 12:34
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 1 0 13:54
45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 12:17
46 J. Vitale C 0 1 1 +1 9 1 3 0 0 64.7% 12:56
71 E. Malkin C 3 1 4 +3 4 5 0 0 1 46.2% 13:29
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 2 0 0 18:26
4 Z. Michalek D 0 1 1 +1 4 1 1 1 0 18:10
5 D. Engelland D 0 1 1 +2 5 1 6 0 0 18:49
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 0 2 0 21:06
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +3 0 1 1 5 0 19:41
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +2 0 3 1 1 0 22:55
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 35 34 1 .971 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Zbynek Michalek High sticking 2
1st 13:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Zbynek Michalek Interference 2
2nd 05:51 Tampa Bay Lightning Mike Angelidis Fighting (major) 5
2nd 05:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland Fighting (major) 5
2nd 08:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
2nd 08:23 Tampa Bay Lightning Dwayne Roloson Roughing 2
2nd 08:54 Tampa Bay Lightning Brendan Mikkelson Hooking 2
2nd 13:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Niskanen Cross checking 2
2nd 17:01 Tampa Bay Lightning Brendan Mikkelson Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Vitale Fighting (major) 5
2nd 17:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Vitale Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 19:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Hooking 2
3rd 11:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Vitale Tripping 2
3rd 12:36 Tampa Bay Lightning Brett Connolly Slashing 2

Game information

Tampa Bay Lightning head coach
Guy Boucher
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Stephen Walkom, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Steve Miller
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches
Ryan Shannon
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brent Johnson, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Jeffrey

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 25

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final/SO Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final/OT Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2 Final/SO Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Nashville Predators 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Calgary Flames 4 Final/SO Game page

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