Lightning beat Penguins in Game 1 despite losing goalie Ben Bishop play

Tampa Bay Lightning

46-31-5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

Final

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins

48-26-8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	T
TB	1	2	0	3
PIT	0	1	0	1

Palat (Lightning - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
Drouin (Lightning - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Hornqvist (Penguins - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

May 14,2016

• Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- The sight of their franchise goalie writhing in agony did little to slow down the Tampa Bay Lightning.
How could it? Watching the bold-faced names on their roster be taken off the ice with their long-term statuses unknown has become commonplace for perhaps the NHL's most resilient team. When Vezina Trophy finalist Ben Bishop left Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night in the first period with a left leg injury, the Lightning wished him well and went right back to work.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 25 stops filling in, and Tampa Bay bottled up the Pittsburgh Penguins for a 3-1 victory to seize home-ice advantage in the best-of-seven series.
"I think we played well even before (Bishop's injury), and we kept going," said forward Ondrej Palat, who scored his third goal of the postseason. "We know Vasi is a really good goalie."
One Tampa Bay might have to rely on with Bishop's situation uncertain.

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  Bishop exits Game 1 due to leg; X-rays negative

  Lightning goalie Ben Bishop left Friday night's 3-1 win over the Penguins on a stretcher after injuring his left leg, but coach Jon Cooper said afterward that X-rays came back negative.

Bishop, the massive, 6-foot-7 anchor at the back end of the Lightning defense, left on a stretcher 12:25 into the series after his left leg wrenched awkwardly underneath him as he tried to scramble back into position. Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said x-rays were negative and there appears to be no structural damage to Bishop's leg, although Cooper offered no indication whether Bishop will be available for Game 2 on Monday night in Pittsburgh.
The Lightning dropped just two games while sprinting to their second straight appearance in the conference finals despite missing franchise center Steven Stamkos and top defenseman Anton Stralman, both of whom remain out indefinitely with health issues. If Bishop can't go, the Lightning will rely on Vasilevskiy, a 21-year-old who was thrust into a similar position during last spring's Stanley Cup finals against Chicago, winning Game 2 in relief.
Nearly a year later, Vasilevskiy hardly looked overcome by the stage or shaky from rust. Having his teammates grab a three-goal lead and block 15 shots in front of him helped Vasilevskiy get comfortable in his first extended action in more than a month.
"The first two periods felt not good," Vasilevskiy said. "I was cold, and tough mentally, but when we scored three goals, I got some confidence, and third period I felt pretty well."
The meeting between two of the fastest teams in the league was supposed to play in stark contrast to Pittsburgh's physical six-game series with Washington. The anticipated track meet never materialized, and the scoring chances created off the rush were one-sided in favor of the Lightning.
Tampa Bay struck 18:46 into the first, when Alex Killorn slipped behind struggling Pittsburgh defenseman Olli Maatta and fit a shot between Matt Murray's legs. Palat doubled the lead 2:33 into the second, when Valtteri Filppula's slap shot smacked off Murray's pads and -- with no Penguins around to get in his way -- Palat reached out and slammed home the rebound. Jonathan Drouin finished off a 3-on-2 by burying a feed from Palat into the open net 18:25 into the second period to give the Lightning complete command.
Facing just its second three-goal deficit of the playoffs, Pittsburgh drew within two on Patric Hornqvist's power-play goal with just 55 seconds left in the second, a shot from the right circle set up by a pretty, between-the-legs flick by Sidney Crosby. While the score seemed to give the Penguins a decided lift -- they carried the play over much of the final 20 minutes -- the Lightning and Vasilevskiy held on to grab the early momentum in a series that looks far more contentious going forward than it appeared going in.
"I don't think they saw our best today," Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said.

Pittsburgh insisted it was a far different team than the one that lost all three regular-season meetings to the Lightning, pointing to the club's strong finish and heady play while dispatching the Rangers and Capitals in this season's playoffs. The Penguins proved they were much improved over the group Tampa Bay last saw Feb. 20.
Maybe, but the Lightning tested that mettle early when Ryan Callahan crunched Pittsburgh's Kris Letang in the corner less than three minutes in, sending the star defenseman slumping to the ice. Letang was motionless for a moment before eventually skating to the locker room. Callahan received a major penalty for boarding but remained in the game, and Letang made a surprisingly quick return during the lengthy delay as Bishop was stretchered off.
"I'm trying to pin him," Callahan said. "Unfortunately, in that split second, I can't make a decision. The position he was in made it worse than it was. That's not the way I play."
The rancor continued late in the first, when Pittsburgh's Chris Kunitz collided with Tampa Bay's Tyler Johnson along the end boards. Kunitz's right knee connected with Johnson's right knee, as Johnson spun around to avoid the check. Johnson re-entered the game midway through the second period. Pittsburgh defenseman Brian Dumoulin was pushed head-first into the boards by Palat late in the third, but made it off the ice without help.
Game notes
Tampa Bay went 1-for-2 on the power play. The Penguins were 1-for-4. ... Stralman, who is dealing with a fractured left leg, skated Friday morning and is nearing a return. ... Stamkos skated Friday morning, too, and wore a regular jersey instead of a red "no contact" jersey, but Cooper said there was no change in Stamkos' status as he recovers from a blood clot.

Final

Tampa Bay leads 3-2 (Game 1 of 7)

Lightning 3

Penguins 1

8:00PM,EDT,May 13,2016
CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	T
TB	1	2	0	3
PIT	0	1	0	1

O. Palat (Lightning - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1
J. Drouin (Lightning - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
P. Hornqvist (Penguins - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:02	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
0:09	Pittsburgh	Trevor Daley credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
0:18	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Matt Murray(Slapshot 41 ft)
0:36	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Conor Sheary in defensive zone
0:36		Stoppage - Offside
0:36	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
0:47	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
0:54	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Jason Garrison
1:12	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
1:15	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison shot blocked by Ben Lovejoy
1:16		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
1:16	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
1:31	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Jonathan Drouin in offensive zone
1:47	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Matt Murray(Wristshot 15 ft)
1:48		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
1:48	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone
2:03	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov shot blocked by Nick Bonino
2:47	Pittsburgh	Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
2:50	Tampa Bay	penalty to Ryan Callahan 5 minutes for Boarding (maj) Kris Letang
2:50	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
3:06	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 37 ft)
3:19	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 18 ft)
3:43	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in defensive zone
4:14	Pittsburgh	Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Brian Boyle
4:30	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 31 ft)
4:31		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:31	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
5:36	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby, Over Net(Backhand 15 ft)
5:45	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 46 ft)
5:48	Pittsburgh	Power play - Takeaway by Trevor Daley in offensive zone
6:01	Pittsburgh	Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Alex Killorn
6:06	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 52 ft)
6:07		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
6:07	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
6:25	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 33 ft)
6:29	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Jason Garrison credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone
6:50	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Brian Boyle in neutral zone
7:12	Pittsburgh	Power play - Trevor Daley shot blocked by Victor Hedman
7:51	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone
7:57	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Ben Bishop(Snap 37 ft)
7:58	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 14 ft)
8:05	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 29 ft)
8:06		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
8:06	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
8:09	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Ben Bishop(Slapshot 59 ft)
8:10		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:10	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
8:15	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Ben Bishop(Wristshot 35 ft)
8:20	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
8:32	Tampa Bay	Slater Koekkoek shot blocked by Matt Cullen
8:38	Tampa Bay	Slater Koekkoek credited with hit on Bryan Rust in neutral zone
8:59	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Nick Bonino, Wide of Net(Wrap-around 10 ft)
9:11	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov shot blocked by Nick Bonino
9:23	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
9:39	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
9:41	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
9:48	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist, Wide of Net(Wristshot 27 ft)
9:49		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
9:49	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
9:57	Pittsburgh	Conor Sheary credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
10:01	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
10:10	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in defensive zone
10:14	Pittsburgh	Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
10:43	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
11:18	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Slater Koekkoek in offensive zone
11:25	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Bryan Rust in offensive zone
11:37	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
11:41	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole shot blocked by Matthew Carle
12:18	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Conor Sheary in offensive zone
12:25		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Player Injury
12:25		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
12:25	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
13:00		Stoppage - Icing
13:00	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
13:06	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
13:42	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Nick Bonino in neutral zone
14:36	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
14:38	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Matt Murray(Wristshot 14 ft)
14:53	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl shot blocked by Nikita Nesterov
14:54		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
14:54	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
15:07	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
16:04	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Victor Hedman in offensive zone
16:17	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Matt Murray(Snap 28 ft)
16:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
16:18	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
16:29	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 26 ft)
16:49	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Matt Murray(Wristshot 56 ft)
16:59	Pittsburgh	Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
17:14	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
17:28	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
17:50	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
17:55	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in neutral zone
18:19	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
18:24	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
18:46	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Alex Killorn(Backhand 11 ft) assisted by Victor Hedman
18:46	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
19:02	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
19:15	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
19:23		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; TV timeout
19:23	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
19:37	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
0:09		Stoppage - Offside
0:09	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
0:24	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
0:34	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Tom Kuhnhackl, Wide of Net(Tip-In 14 ft)
0:58	Pittsburgh	Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
1:00	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
1:09	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Matt Murray(Wristshot 52 ft)
1:20	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Patric Hornqvist
1:28	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Alex Killorn saved by Matt Murray(Tip-In 11 ft)
1:46	Pittsburgh	penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Hooking Victor Hedman
1:46	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against Ryan Callahan in defensive zone
2:06	Tampa Bay	Power play - Alex Killorn credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone
2:32	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Valtteri Filppula saved by Matt Murray(Snap 44 ft)
2:33	Tampa Bay	Power Play Goal Scored by Ondrej Palat(Backhand 12 ft) assisted by Valtteri Filppula and Jason Garrison
2:33	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
2:39		Stoppage - Icing
2:39	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
3:05	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Nikita Nesterov saved by Matt Murray(Snap 24 ft)
3:28	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Vladislav Namestnikov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft)
3:31	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
3:59	Pittsburgh	Brian Dumoulin shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
4:01	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Conor Sheary in defensive zone
4:08	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Kris Letang, Over Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
4:39	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 20 ft)
4:40		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:40	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
5:21	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
5:23		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
5:23	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
5:28	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
5:46	Pittsburgh	Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
5:48	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Vladislav Namestnikov, Wide of Net(Wristshot 25 ft)
5:52	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Victor Hedman, Wide of Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
6:13	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 29 ft)
6:18	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Trevor Daley
6:31	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Braydon Coburn in defensive zone
6:57	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Braydon Coburn, Wide of Net(Slapshot 53 ft)
7:07	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
7:08		Stoppage - Icing
7:08	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Brian Boyle in defensive zone
7:19	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
7:21	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Tom Kuhnhackl saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 9 ft)
7:39	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov credited with hit on Conor Sheary in defensive zone
7:45	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Victor Hedman
7:50	Tampa Bay	penalty to Nikita Nesterov 2 minutes for Hooking Conor Sheary
7:50		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
7:50	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
8:27	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 27 ft)
8:28		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:28	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
8:33	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 49 ft)
8:34		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
8:34	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
8:40	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Wide of Net(Tip-In 15 ft)
9:11	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Slapshot 47 ft)
9:17	Pittsburgh	Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Brian Boyle
9:26	Pittsburgh	Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Matthew Carle
9:31	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 26 ft)
9:54	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Valtteri Filppula, Wide of Net(Wristshot 19 ft)
10:05	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Nick Bonino
10:06		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
10:06	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Alex Killorn in defensive zone
10:18	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn shot blocked by Trevor Daley
10:50	Pittsburgh	penalty to Matt Cullen 2 minutes for Tripping Victor Hedman
10:50	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
10:58	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
11:42	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Ryan Callahan, Wide of Net(Slapshot 45 ft)
11:42		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:42	Tampa Bay	Power play - Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone
11:54	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Nikita Kucherov saved by Matt Murray(Slapshot 45 ft)
11:59	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Wide of Net(Slapshot 36 ft)
12:31		Stoppage - Offside
12:31	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
12:53	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Andrej Sustr, Wide of Net(Slapshot 44 ft)
13:16	Pittsburgh	Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
13:35	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Cedric Paquette saved by Matt Murray(Wristshot 33 ft)
13:52		Stoppage - Icing
13:52	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
13:57	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta shot blocked by Brian Boyle
14:12	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone
15:01	Tampa Bay	Nikita Nesterov credited with hit on Conor Sheary in defensive zone
15:04	Pittsburgh	Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
15:07	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in defensive zone
15:13	Pittsburgh	Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Alex Killorn in offensive zone
15:28	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust shot blocked by Victor Hedman
15:54	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
16:12	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ian Cole saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 51 ft)
16:19	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 57 ft)
17:02	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
17:19	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Alex Killorn, Wide of Net(Wristshot 35 ft)
17:41	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Matt Murray(Slapshot 48 ft)
17:45	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn shot blocked by Olli Maatta
18:10	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
18:25	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Jonathan Drouin(Snap 22 ft) assisted by Ondrej Palat and Valtteri Filppula
18:25	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
18:29	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Brian Boyle in neutral zone
18:34	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
18:49	Tampa Bay	penalty to Victor Hedman 2 minutes for Tripping Conor Sheary
18:49		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
18:49	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
19:05	Pittsburgh	Power Play Goal Scored by Patric Hornqvist(Snap 26 ft) assisted by Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel
19:05	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
19:22	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust credited with hit on Alex Killorn in offensive zone
19:30		Stoppage - Offside
19:30	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
19:44	Pittsburgh	Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Victor Hedman
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
0:24	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in offensive zone
0:25	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 66 ft)
0:26		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
0:26	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
0:39	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Eric Fehr
0:41	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Matt Murray(Backhand 29 ft)
0:48		Stoppage - Icing
0:48	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
1:34	Pittsburgh	Phil Kessel shot blocked by Slater Koekkoek
1:47	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Matthew Carle in defensive zone
2:21	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
2:28	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ian Cole saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 55 ft)
2:39	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Brian Boyle in offensive zone
2:46	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Brian Boyle in neutral zone
3:30	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 14 ft)
3:35	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
3:37	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 11 ft)
3:52	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 46 ft)
4:05	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Matt Murray(Wristshot 16 ft)
4:06		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
4:06	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
4:12	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Olli Maatta in defensive zone
4:28	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
4:46	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by J.T. Brown, Wide of Net(Wristshot 29 ft)
4:56	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
5:10	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
5:29	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Victor Hedman in defensive zone
5:32	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
6:02	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
6:23		Stoppage - Icing
6:23	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
6:31	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Wide of Net(Wristshot 32 ft)
6:33	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone
6:37	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
6:47	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone
6:52	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 14 ft)
6:53	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 12 ft)
7:00	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in offensive zone
7:06	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 19 ft)
7:07		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
7:07	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
8:10	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Ian Cole, Wide of Net(Wristshot 57 ft)
8:22	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Carl Hagelin in neutral zone
8:22		Stoppage - Icing
8:22	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Eric Fehr in defensive zone
8:49	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
8:51	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Ben Lovejoy, Wide of Net(Wristshot 61 ft)
9:00	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr credited with hit on Olli Maatta in defensive zone
9:14		Stoppage - Offside
9:14	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone
9:21		Stoppage - Icing
9:21	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
9:27		Stoppage - Icing
9:27	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
9:45	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Matt Murray(Snap 65 ft)
9:48	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Matt Murray(Tip-In 9 ft)
9:50		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
9:50	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in defensive zone
9:59		Stoppage - Offside
9:59	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
10:14	Pittsburgh	Trevor Daley shot blocked by Vladislav Namestnikov
11:26	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Nikita Kucherov in defensive zone
11:51		Stoppage - Icing
11:51	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
11:59	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Matt Murray(Slapshot 66 ft)
12:05	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
12:12	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
12:39	Pittsburgh	Trevor Daley shot blocked by Vladislav Namestnikov
12:40	Pittsburgh	Trevor Daley shot blocked by Vladislav Namestnikov
12:41		Stoppage - Puck in Netting; TV timeout
12:41	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
13:06	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Kris Letang in defensive zone
13:14	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Victor Hedman in defensive zone
13:52	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
13:59	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
14:10	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Chris Kunitz in offensive zone
14:16	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula credited with hit on Bryan Rust in neutral zone
14:41	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Ben Lovejoy, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft)
14:52	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
14:58	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 30 ft)
14:59		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:59	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
15:14	Tampa Bay	penalty to Ondrej Palat 2 minutes for Boarding Brian Dumoulin
15:14	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
15:28	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Snap 22 ft)
15:29		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:29	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
15:45	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 41 ft)
15:46		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
15:46	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
16:36	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin, Wide of Net(Wristshot 40 ft)
16:46	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Tip-In 15 ft)
17:06		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; Home Timeout
17:06	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
17:29		Stoppage - Icing
17:29	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
18:29	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Phil Kessel, Wide of Net(Wristshot 39 ft)
18:33	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Snap 55 ft)
18:34		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:34	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
18:47		Stoppage - Icing
18:47	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
19:10	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone
19:14	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Nikita Kucherov, Wide of Net(Backhand 29 ft)
19:55	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 26 ft)
19:56	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 17 ft)
19:58	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 9 ft)
20:00	Pittsburgh	penalty to Patric Hornqvist 2 minutes for Cross checking Matthew Carle
20:00		End of 3rd period
20:00		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: CONSOL Energy Center Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Francis Charron, Wes McCauley Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18,554 (102.6% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Tampa Bay   Pittsburgh
Total Shots    20  35	PIM  11    6	Hits  40    31	Giveaways    4  9	Takeaways  6    4	Faceoffs Won    23  35

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
18:46		Alex Killorn (4) Assist: Victor Hedman	1	0
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
2:50		Ryan Callahan: 5 Minute Major for Boarding
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
2:33		Ondrej Palat (3) (Power Play) Assists: Valtteri Filppula, Jason Garrison	2	0
18:25		Jonathan Drouin (2) Assists: Ondrej Palat, Valtteri Filppula	3	0
19:05		Patric Hornqvist (6) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel	3	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
1:46		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking
7:50		Nikita Nesterov: 2 Minutes for Hooking
10:50		Matt Cullen: 2 Minutes for Tripping
18:49		Victor Hedman: 2 Minutes for Tripping
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
No scoring this period			3	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
15:14		Ondrej Palat: 2 Minutes for Boarding
20:00		Patric Hornqvist: 2 Minutes for Cross checking

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 % B. Boyle C 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 2 1 0 25 18:22 0:49 4:47 12:46 10 9 52.6 J. Brown RW 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 14 8:33 0:00 0:00 8:33 1 0 100.0 R. Callahan RW 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 6 0 0 22 14:16 1:39 1:33 11:04 0 1 00.0 M. Carle D 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 21 15:25 0:19 2:20 12:46 0 0 00.0 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 29 17:27 0:00 3:06 14:21 0 0 00.0 J. Drouin LW 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 20 13:15 0:49 0:00 12:26 0 0 00.0 V. Filppula C 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 29 21:27 1:58 4:29 15:00 7 13 35.0 J. Garrison D 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 28 19:32 1:39 3:15 14:38 0 0 00.0 V. Hedman D 0 1 1 3 1 4 1 2 0 2 1 33 27:41 0:49 4:35 22:17 0 0 00.0 T. Johnson C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 12:29 0:49 0:00 11:40 4 8 33.3 A. Killorn C 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 21:17 1:39 3:45 15:53 0 1 00.0 S. Koekkoek D 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 9:31 0:00 0:00 9:31 0 0 00.0 N. Kucherov RW 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 25 21:44 0:49 0:00 20:55 0 0 00.0 V. Namestnikov C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 13 9:36 0:19 0:00 9:17 1 3 25.0 N. Nesterov D 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 3 0 0 9 7:34 0:00 0:00 7:34 0 0 00.0 O. Palat LW 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 8 1 0 27 21:43 1:58 3:58 15:47 0 0 00.0 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 15 10:44 0:00 0:00 10:44 0 0 00.0 A. Sustr D 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 20:28 0:19 5:16 14:53 0 0 00.0 Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches Player Detail J. Vermin Scratched B. Point Scratched M. Blunden Scratched E. Condra Upper Body M. Taormina Scratched T. Mcginn Scratched M. Peca Scratched D. Blujus Scratched J. Marchessault Scratched T. Richard Scratched A. Erne Scratched K. Gudlevskis Scratched L. Witkowski Scratched S. Stamkos Blood Clot A. Wilcox Scratched A. Stralman Fractured Fibula T. Deangelo Scratched Pittsburgh Penguins Time On Ice Faceoffs Player G A +/- SOG MS BS PN PIM HT TK GV SHF TOT PP SH EV FW FL % N. Bonino C 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 25 16:52 2:27 1:27 12:58 9 6 60.0 I. Cole D 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 13:20 0:00 1:38 11:42 0 0 00.0 S. Crosby C 0 1 -1 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 25 23:08 7:09 0:00 15:59 9 11 45.0 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 17 11:51 0:00 0:25 11:26 11 4 73.3 T. Daley D 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 21:05 3:36 1:09 16:20 0 0 00.0 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 26 20:25 1:42 0:00 18:43 0 0 00.0 E. Fehr RW 0 0 -1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 15 9:32 0:00 0:55 8:37 0 1 00.0 C. Hagelin LW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 21 15:11 1:18 2:00 11:53 0 0 00.0 P. Hornqvist RW 1 0 -1 4 1 1 1 2 4 0 0 25 19:43 5:09 0:00 14:34 0 0 00.0 P. Kessel RW 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 20:06 7:22 0:00 12:44 0 0 00.0 T. Kuhnhackl RW 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 0 0 17 11:13 0:00 0:47 10:26 0 0 00.0 C. Kunitz LW 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 5 0 1 20 13:44 2:49 0:00 10:55 0 0 00.0 K. Letang D 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 29 27:34 4:10 1:34 21:50 0 0 00.0 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 14:42 0:23 1:13 13:06 0 0 00.0 O. Maatta D 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 13:23 1:13 0:00 12:10 0 0 00.0 E. Malkin C 0 0 -1 7 4 0 1 2 1 1 1 23 19:39 7:28 0:00 12:11 6 1 85.7 B. Rust RW 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16 12:08 0:00 0:00 12:08 0 0 00.0 C. Sheary LW 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 25 15:53 1:42 0:00 14:11 0 0 00.0 Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches Player Detail D. Pouliot Scratched J. Schultz Scratched O. Sundqvist Scratched J. Zatkoff Scratched B. Bennett Undisclosed

Goaltending Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM B. Bishop 9 0 9 1.000 12:25 0 A. Vasilevskiy 26 1 25 .962 47:15 0	Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM M. Murray 20 3 17 .850 57:44 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Tampa Bay	6	9	5	20
Pittsburgh	10	9	16	35

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Tampa Bay	1 of 2
Pittsburgh	1 of 4

* - 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.