Trollin' for goals: Malkin, Letang lead Pens past Lightning 4-2
Recap of the dominant 4-2 Pens win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
| Final - 2.12.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Tampa Bay Goal - Steve Downie (10), from Teddy Purcell and Victor Hedman at 9:58. 2, Tampa Bay Goal - Steve Downie (11), from Teddy Purcell and Brett Clark at 10:09. 3, Pittsburgh Power-Play Goal - Evgeni Malkin (31), from Kris Letang and James Neal at 16:15. Penalties - Jordan Staal, Pittsburgh (Hi-sticking), :28; Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay (Holding), 15:25. |
| Second Period |
| - 4, Pittsburgh Goal - Chris Kunitz (16), from Kris Letang and Brent Johnson at :56. 5, Pittsburgh Goal - Kris Letang (8), from Chris Kunitz and James Neal at 4:28. 6, Pittsburgh Goal - Evgeni Malkin (32), from Chris Kunitz and James Neal at 10:54. Penalties - Pavel Kubina, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 10:58. |
| Third Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - Steve Downie, Tampa Bay (Too many men/ice - bench), 5:37; Bruno Gervais, Tampa Bay (Tripping), 8:44; Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh (Slashing), 9:51. |
Shots on Goal:
Tampa Bay 5 + 9 + 9 = 23.
Pittsburgh 8 + 19 + 14 = 41.
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 0-2. Pittsburgh 1-4.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 4-41-.902. Pittsburgh, Brent Johnson 2-23-.913.
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Mark Shewchyk
Power Play Conversion: Tampa Bay 0-2. Pittsburgh 1-4.
Goaltenders: Tampa Bay, Mathieu Garon 4-41-.902. Pittsburgh, Brent Johnson 2-23-.913.
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Ryan Galloway, Mark Shewchyk
