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2011-12 regular season

Lightning at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–1

Penguins beat Lightning 8–1 at PPG Paints Arena on February 25, 2012.

TBL – PIT
35–34
Shots on goal
1/6–2/2
Power play
26–34
Hits
12–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
3 G, 1 A
5 shots · 13:29 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jordan Staal
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 19:53 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Marc-Andre Fleury
34 saves
0.971 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Chris Kunitz Go-ahead 1st · 11:09
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, James Neal · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–1
🐧 Matt Cooke 1st · 11:59
Assists: Joe Vitale, Zbynek Michalek · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–2
🐧 Jordan Staal SH 1st · 14:40
Unassisted · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–3
2nd period
🐧 Jordan Staal PP 2nd · 10:11
Assists: Steve Sullivan, James Neal · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–4
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 2nd · 16:03
Assists: Chris Kunitz, Deryk Engelland · beat Dwayne Roloson
0–5
⚡ Teddy Purcell PP 2nd · 17:28
Assists: Ryan Malone, Brett Clark · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–5
3rd period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 3rd · 05:50
Assists: Matt Niskanen · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–6
🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 3rd · 13:42
Assists: James Neal, Steve Sullivan · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–7
🐧 Pascal Dupuis 3rd · 19:12
Assists: Jordan Staal, Steve Sullivan · beat Dwayne Roloson
1–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚡Lightning
L1 Purcell · Stamkos · St. Louis 20:00
L2 Malone · Smith · Connolly 17:16
L3 Pyatt · Thompson · Wyman 13:23
L4 Angelidis · Hall · Wallace 10:53
D1 Brewer · Clark 21:36
D2 Hedman · Mikkelson 18:20
D3 Gilroy · Gervais 16:06
🐧Penguins
L1 Cooke · Staal · Dupuis 16:10
L2 Neal · Adams · Park 13:54
L3 Kunitz · Malkin · Vitale 13:10
L4 Sullivan · Tangradi · Asham 12:17
D1 Letang · Martin 22:00
D2 Orpik · Engelland 19:15
D3 Niskanen · Michalek 18:18

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚡TBL PIT🐧
35 Shots on goal 34
1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 2/2
26 Hits 34
12 Blocked shots 16
1 Takeaways 2
3 Giveaways 3
16 Penalty minutes 24
TBL shooting 2.9% (1/35) PIT shooting 23.5% (8/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚡Lightning
Dwayne Roloson
26/34
.765 SV% · 8 GA · 59:39 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
34/35
.971 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Chris Kunitz · 1st 11:09 · 0–1 Matt Cooke · 1st 11:59 · 0–2 Jordan Staal · 1st 14:40 · 0–3 Jordan Staal · 2nd 10:11 · 0–4 Evgeni Malkin · 2nd 16:03 · 0–5 Teddy Purcell · 2nd 17:28 · 1–5 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 05:50 · 1–6 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 13:42 · 1–7 Pascal Dupuis · 3rd 19:12 · 1–8
TBL PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–3
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 1-2 (33% win rate, 3 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
After 2nd — 1–5
Lightning
Lightning — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–1
Feb 122012 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Jan 152012 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 6–3 Nov 172011 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–4 Apr 272011 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 1–0 Apr 252011 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 2–4
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TBL vs PIT, answered

Who won Lightning vs Penguins on February 25, 2012?

Penguins won 8–1. The final score was Lightning 1, Penguins 8.

Who scored for Lightning?

Teddy Purcell.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (3), Jordan Staal (2), Chris Kunitz, Matt Cooke, Pascal Dupuis.

How did the Lightning goalie play?

Dwayne Roloson made 26 saves on 34 shots (.765 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 34 saves on 35 shots (.971 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
BeforeFeb 23 ⚡TBL @ ✈️WPG 3–4 AfterFeb 26 ⚡TBL @ 😈NJD 4–3
🐧 Penguins
BeforeFeb 21 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 0–2 AfterFeb 26 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–4
Also on February 25
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