⚡ Away Lightning 1-3 in series
8–2
Final
TBL leads 4–3
🐧 Home Penguins 3-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
TBL 2338
PIT 0022

Lightning at Penguins — First Round Game 5

Lightning, First Round Game 5, beat Penguins 8–2 at PPG Paints Arena on April 23, 2011.

🗓 Sat, Apr 23, 2011 · 11:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2010-11 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

TBL vs PIT · TBL leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
0–3
Final · PIT
Game 2
5–1
Final · TBL
Game 3
3–2
Final · PIT
Game 4
3–2
OT · PIT
Game 5
8–2
Final · TBL
Game 6
2–4
Final · TBL
Game 7
1–0
Final · TBL

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚡ TBL
Steven Stamkos
2 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:18 TOI
2nd star ⚡ TBL
Teddy Purcell
3 A
1 shots · 14:12 TOI
3rd star ⚡ TBL
Pavel Kubina
2 G
3 shots · 16:04 TOI
4rd star ⚡ TBL
Dwayne Roloson
31 saves
0.939 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
⚡ Simon Gagne Go-ahead 1st · 16:57
Assists: Teddy Purcell, Vincent Lecavalier · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–0
⚡ Steven Stamkos 1st · 17:43
Assists: Steve Downie, Adam Hall · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–0
2nd period
⚡ Vincent Lecavalier 2nd · 01:55
Assists: Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–0
⚡ Simon Gagne 2nd · 05:31
Assists: Dominic Moore, Mike Lundin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–0
⚡ Steven Stamkos PP 2nd · 07:00
Assists: Eric Brewer, Martin St. Louis · beat Brent Johnson
5–0
3rd period
⚡ Pavel Kubina PP 3rd · 02:54
Assists: Teddy Purcell, Marc-Andre Bergeron · beat Brent Johnson
6–0
⚡ Pavel Kubina PP 3rd · 05:45
Assists: Teddy Purcell, Steve Downie · beat Brent Johnson
7–0
🐧 Mike Rupp 3rd · 06:36
Assists: Alex Kovalev, Max Talbot · beat Dwayne Roloson
7–1
🐧 Chris Conner 3rd · 08:22
Assists: Max Talbot, Kris Letang · beat Dwayne Roloson
7–2
⚡ Dominic Moore PP 3rd · 15:35
Assists: Sean Bergenheim, Nate Thompson · beat Brent Johnson
8–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL PIT🐧
25 Shots on goal 33
4/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/7
16 Hits 31
22 Blocked shots 7
1 Takeaways 2
3 Giveaways 4
24 Penalty minutes 24
TBL shooting 32.0% (8/25) PIT shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Dwayne Roloson
31/33
.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
10/14
.714 SV% · 4 GA · 25:10 TOI
Brent Johnson
7/11
.636 SV% · 4 GA · 34:29 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Simon Gagne · 1st 16:57 · 1–0 Steven Stamkos · 1st 17:43 · 2–0 Vincent Lecavalier · 2nd 01:55 · 3–0 Simon Gagne · 2nd 05:31 · 4–0 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 07:00 · 5–0 Pavel Kubina · 3rd 02:54 · 6–0 Pavel Kubina · 3rd 05:45 · 7–0 Mike Rupp · 3rd 06:36 · 7–1 Chris Conner · 3rd 08:22 · 7–2 Dominic Moore · 3rd 15:35 · 8–2
TBL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 5–0
Lightning
Lightning: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Stamkos · Lecavalier · St. Louis 19:18
L2 Bergenheim · Gagne · Moore 16:42
L3 Purcell · Thompson · Hall 14:12
L4 Malone · Downie 11:18
D1 Brewer · Hedman 20:58
D2 Ohlund · Kubina 16:31
D3 Clark · Bergeron 15:30
D4 Lundin 9:48
🐧Penguins
L1 Kunitz · Staal · Dupuis 15:52
L2 Neal · Talbot · Kovalev 15:04
L3 Letestu · Kennedy · Adams 13:40
L4 Rupp · Asham · Conner 10:28
D1 Michalek · Martin 24:40
D2 Orpik · Letang 19:34
D3 Niskanen · Lovejoy 15:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 20, 2011
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
3–2 (OT) · Penguins won
Apr 18, 2011
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
3–2 · Penguins won
Apr 15, 2011
⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT
5–1 · Lightning won
Apr 13, 2011
⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT
0–3 · Penguins won
Mar 31, 2011
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
1–2 · Lightning won

❓ TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on April 23, 2011?

Lightning won 8–2.

What was the final score of Lightning vs Penguins?

The final score was Lightning 8, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Lightning?

Pavel Kubina (2), Simon Gagne (2), Steven Stamkos (2), Dominic Moore, Vincent Lecavalier.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chris Conner, Mike Rupp.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 10 saves on 14 shots (.714 save percentage).

Where is Lightning vs Penguins played?

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

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
⚡Lightning
Previous game · Apr 20
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
3–2 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 25
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
2–4 · TBL won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Apr 20
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
3–2 · PIT won
Next game · Apr 25
🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL
2–4 · TBL won
Also on April 23, 2011
🗽NYR @ 🦅WSH
1–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS
1–2 final
👑LAK @ 🦈SJS
3–1 final
Lightning season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule