Lightning 2–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 20, 2008)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 19:31 TOI

2nd star ⚡ TBL

Filip Kuba

1 G, 1 A

5 shots · 26:56 TOI

3rd star ⚡ TBL

Jussi Jokinen

2 A

1 shots · 22:42 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Jarkko Ruutu Go-ahead 1st · 14:20

Assists: Brooks Orpik, Max Talbot · beat Mike Smith

0–1

2nd period

⚡ Vincent Lecavalier PP Tying 2nd · 04:18

Assists: Jussi Jokinen, Filip Kuba · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 2nd · 10:05

Assists: Ryan Whitney · beat Mike Smith

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Jordan Staal 3rd · 00:35

Assists: Pascal Dupuis · beat Mike Smith

1–3

🐧 Petr Sykora 3rd · 00:51

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Ryan Malone · beat Mike Smith

1–4

⚡ Filip Kuba PP 3rd · 01:51

Assists: Martin St. Louis, Jussi Jokinen · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚡Lightning

L1 Jokinen · Lecavalier · St. Louis 25:23

L2 Darche · MacDonald · Karlsson 18:33

L3 Tarnasky · Ouellet · Lessard 13:57

L4 Stewart · Halpern 1:12

D1 Boyle · Kuba 27:24

D2 Picard · O'Brien 23:01

D3 Lundin · Smaby 9:54

D4 Janik 2:18

🐧Penguins

L1 Malone · Malkin · Hossa 19:53

L2 Staal · Dupuis · Sykora 17:08

L3 Ruutu · Talbot · Kennedy 12:34

L4 Taffe · James · Minard 6:32

D1 Gonchar · Orpik 25:28

D2 Letang · Whitney 18:12

D3 Gill · Sydor 16:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚡TBL PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 23

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2

24 Hits 26

14 Blocked shots 10

3 Takeaways 4

8 Giveaways 6

4 Penalty minutes 10

TBL shooting 9.5% (2/21) PIT shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚡Lightning

Mike Smith

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 58:52 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-10-2 (25% win rate, 16 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 8-2-1 (73% win rate, 11 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Lightning

Lightning — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-9-2 (0% win rate, 11 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 18-1-3 (82% win rate, 22 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–1

Mar 42008 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 2–0 Jan 182008 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 3–0 Jan 102008 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 4–1 Feb 252007 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–5 Jan 92007 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 2–3

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TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on March 20, 2008?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Lightning 2, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Lightning?

Filip Kuba, Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Jarkko Ruutu, Jordan Staal, Petr Sykora.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Mike Smith made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Lightning vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚡ Lightning

BeforeMar 19 ⚡TBL @ ⚔️BUF 4–7 AfterMar 22 ⚡TBL @ 🐆FLA 2–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 18 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 2–5 AfterMar 22 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–7

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