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Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
TAM(9-6-7)	0	1	0	1
PIT(17-8-0)	2	1	1	4

Final

7:30 PM ET, October 17, 2009

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

S. Gonchar
Penguins (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

M. Rupp
Penguins (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Justin St. Pierre Linesmen: Steve Barton, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Tampa Bay

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	23
	33

PIM
	14
	12

Hits
	22
	24

Giveaways
	7
	5

Takeaways
	3
	4

Faceoffs Won
	36
	25

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:57		Bill Guerin (3) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Alex Goligoski	Pittsburgh 1-0
17:10		Sergei Gonchar (2) Assists: Brooks Orpik, Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:40		Drew Miller: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Tyler Kennedy
5:40		Alex Goligoski: 2 Minutes for Tripping Stephane Veilleux

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:18		Steven Stamkos (4) (Power Play) Assists: Martin St. Louis, Vincent Lecavalier	Pittsburgh 2-1
8:15		Pascal Dupuis (1) Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Ruslan Fedotenko	Pittsburgh 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:50		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Victor Hedman
5:30		Pascal Dupuis: 2 Minutes for Slashing Ryan Malone
12:01		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Vincent Lecavalier
14:33		Jeff Halpern: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Mike Rupp
17:44		Zenon Konopka: 2 Minutes for Slashing Alex Goligoski
17:54		Matt Walker: 2 Minutes for Slashing Evgeni Malkin
18:41		Paul Ranger: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:21		Mike Rupp (2) Assists: Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:30		James Wright: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jordan Staal
7:18		Victor Hedman: 2 Minutes for Holding Evgeni Malkin
12:00		Ruslan Fedotenko: 2 Minutes for Slashing David Hale
14:19		2-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Bill Guerin)
17:33		Mark Eaton: 2 Minutes for Tripping Zenon Konopka

Player Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Downie RW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	16	14:47	3:24	0:00	11:23	0	0	00.0
K. Foster D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	12:40	6:57	0:00	5:43	0	0	00.0
D. Hale D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	16	10:49	0:00	2:25	8:24	0	0	00.0
J. Halpern C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	23	15:29	0:01	6:13	9:15	10	10	50.0
V. Hedman D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	31	23:15	6:03	3:52	13:20	0	0	00.0
Z. Konopka C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	13	6:42	0:00	0:16	6:26	6	1	85.7
V. Lecavalier C	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	22:47	9:12	1:29	12:06	10	7	58.8
R. Malone LW	0	0	-2	4	4	1	0	0	2	0	1	25	20:39	8:43	1:09	10:47	1	0	100.0
A. Meszaros D	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:39	3:46	1:15	12:38	0	0	00.0
D. Miller LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	17	10:36	0:00	2:36	8:00	0	1	00.0
M. Ohlund D	0	0	-1	4	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	28	22:31	4:12	4:41	13:38	0	0	00.0
P. Ranger D	0	0	-1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	22	17:51	0:00	5:38	12:13	0	0	00.0
M. St. Louis RW	0	1	-2	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	21:59	9:24	1:59	10:36	1	0	100.0
S. Stamkos C	1	0	-2	4	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:09	7:52	0:54	10:23	7	6	53.8
A. Tanguay LW	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	19	17:04	4:55	0:00	12:09	1	0	100.0
S. Veilleux LW	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	11:33	1:16	1:48	8:29	0	0	00.0
M. Walker D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	15	10:36	0:00	4:19	6:17	0	0	00.0
J. Wright C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	1	1	22	13:00	0:01	3:44	9:15	0	0	00.0
Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Fedoruk									Healthy
L Krajicek									Healthy
M Smaby									Healthy

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Adams RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	14:58	0:00	7:05	7:53	2	7	22.2
M. Cooke LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	20	15:21	0:00	6:08	9:13	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	2	2	3	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	20:09	7:57	1:32	10:40	11	12	47.8
P. Dupuis LW	1	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	1	13	12:39	0:00	5:14	7:25	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	24	17:51	0:26	3:49	13:36	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	0	1	15	13:29	3:12	0:00	10:17	0	0	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	6	4:17	0:00	0:00	4:17	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	1	1	4	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	22	20:55	6:36	2:14	12:05	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	1	1	3	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	25:28	9:25	5:51	10:12	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:28	8:12	0:00	8:16	1	0	100.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	10:53	0:00	0:00	10:53	1	1	50.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	15:54	4:41	0:21	10:52	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	21	17:11	3:37	0:35	12:59	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	0	1	1	6	6	0	1	2	1	0	1	20	21:08	8:38	0:00	12:30	3	3	50.0
J. McKee D	0	0	0	1	1	7	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:15	0:00	6:22	12:53	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	4	0	2	20	17:35	0:00	6:45	10:50	0	0	00.0
M. Rupp C	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	9	6:31	0:00	0:00	6:31	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	24	17:23	2:41	5:16	9:26	7	13	35.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Skoula									Healthy
C Bourque									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
A. Niittymaki	33	4	29	.879	57:47	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	23	1	22	.957	59:55	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Tampa Bay	6	7	10	23
Pittsburgh	11	13	9	33

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Tampa Bay	1 of 7
Pittsburgh	1 of 7

* - 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

Saturday, October 17th

Atlanta	4	Final
Buffalo	2

Colorado	4	Final
Detroit	3	SO

Ottawa	3	Final
Montreal	1

Carolina	0	Final
New Jersey	2

San Jose	4	Final
NY Islanders	1

NY Rangers	4	Final
Toronto	1

Nashville	2	Final
Washington	3	SO

Los Angeles	1	Final
Columbus	4

Tampa Bay	1	Final
Pittsburgh	4

Dallas	4	Final
Chicago	3

Boston	1	Final
Phoenix	4

Minnesota	1	Final
Vancouver	2

St. Louis	5	Final
Anaheim	0

ESPN NHL

Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 4

Final

NHL Scores

Saturday, October 17th