Pittsburgh 3, 
Tampa Bay 2
7:30 PM ET, September 22, 2008
St. Pete Times Forum
Tampa, Florida
| Game Information | |
| Arena: St. Pete Times Forum Location: Tampa, Florida | Referees: Don Koharski , Rob Martell Linesmen: Jonny Murray , Pierre Racicot |
| Attendance: 14,707 (74.4% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | :46 | Jussi Jokinen (Assist: Evgeny Artyukhin) |
 | 14:36 | Kristopher Letang - power play (Assist: Alex Goligoski) |
| 18:19 | Maxime Talbot (Assist: Ruslan Fedotenko, Bill Thomas) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:03 | A Boogaard (major fighting) |
| 2:03 | Z Konopka (major fighting) |
| 4:13 | E Artyukhin (interference) |
| 7:09 | E Artyukhin (hooking) |
| 11:01 | A Henrich (charging) |
| 13:49 | P Szczechura (tripping) |
| 15:03 | R Malone (high sticking) |
| 19:18 | D Richmond (major fighting) |
| 19:18 | Z Konopka (major fighting) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 2:56 | Michel Ouellet (Assist: Dana Tyrell, Ty Wishart) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 7:42 | D Engelland (hooking) |
| 14:32 | P Bissonnette (major fighting) |
| 14:32 | D Koci (major fighting) |
| 16:23 | R Malone (interference) |
| 16:59 | R Fedotenko (major boarding) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 4:54 | Tyler Kennedy - power play (Assist: Kristopher Letang, Alex Goligoski) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 4:12 | A Henrich (major fighting) |
| 4:12 | D Koci (slashing, fighting major, game misconduct) |
| 4:12 | P Bissonnette (major fighting, game misconduct) |
| 4:12 | Z Konopka (major fighting, game misconduct) |
| 13:40 | S O'Brien (high sticking) |
| 16:29 | R Stone (hooking) |
| PLAYER SUMMARY | |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | |
| Tampa Bay | 15 | 17 | 7 | 39 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Pittsburgh | 2 of 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 0 of 4 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Monday, September 22nd
| Montreal | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 8 |
| Ottawa | 1 | Final |
| NY Rangers | 2 |
| New Jersey | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Buffalo | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Los Angeles | 2 |
| Vancouver | 4 | Final |
| Edmonton | 3 | SO |
| Phoenix | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles | 6 |
