Tyler Johnson's OT deflection lifts Lightning over Penguins in Game 5

Tampa Bay Lightning

46-31-5 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

Final/OT

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pittsburgh Penguins

48-26-8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

	1	2	3	OT	T
TB	0	2	1	1	4
PIT	1	2	0	0	3

Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
Garrison (Lightning - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
Kunitz (Penguins - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

12:55AM,EDT

• Associated Press

PITTSBURGH -- Tyler Johnson turned toward the net, wary of taking another shot to his already battered face.
The puck off Jason Garrison's stick found him anyway, and this time he didn't even feel it. He was too busy celebrating lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to within one win away from a return trip to the Stanley Cup Finals.
Garrison's wrister smacked off Johnson's back and into the Pittsburgh Penguins net 53 seconds into overtime on Sunday night, giving the Lightning a 4-3 victory and a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. A year after falling to the Chicago Blackhawks in the Cup finals, Tampa Bay can head back to the championship round with a win in Game 6 at home on Tuesday.
"I was just battling in front," Johnson said. "I saw Garry starting to shoot it, thought he was going for my head again, so I turned around."
Just in time for his seventh -- and most important -- goal of the playoffs. The Lightning are 12-1 in the last 13 postseason games in which Johnson has scored, his fortunate bounce Sunday coming two days after he received stitches and lost some teeth after a puck smashed into his face during warmups before Game 4. He didn't miss a shift that night. He didn't miss the net in overtime 48 hours later, even if he wasn't technically aiming for it.
"He's a winner, that's what winners do," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said of Johnson. "They don't back down."

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Even on the road. Even down a pair of goals. Even trailing by one heading into the third period against a team that began the night 46-0 on the season when leading after two. Yet Tampa Bay survived by consistently and expertly counterpunching every time the Penguins provided an opportunity.
Nikita Kucherov scored twice to boost his postseason total to an NHL-best 11 -- including a wraparound that beat Marc-Andre Fleury and tied it at 3 with just 3:16 left in regulation. Alex Killorn picked up his fifth of the playoffs as the Lightning handed the Penguins consecutive losses for the first time since January. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots to outplay Fleury, who returned to the lineup for the first time in more than seven weeks.
Fleury finished with 21 saves, but couldn't protect leads of 2-0 and 3-2.
"It wasn't the best I have felt in a game," Fleury said. "Still, I have been practicing a lot, so I should have been better."
Brian Dumoulin, Chris Kunitz and Patric Hornqvist scored for the Penguins, who appeared to be in firm control at certain points only to find themselves on the brink of elimination.
"This is the first time we've been in this position," coach Mike Sullivan said. "I know our guys will respond the right way. They have for four months, five months now."
If the Penguins want to play at least one more game in Pittsburgh this season, they don't really have a choice. While the Penguins have peppered Vasilevskiy for the better part of five games, the Lightning keep finding ways to create quality chances around the Pittsburgh net, though Garrison's flick toward Johnson might not exactly qualify.
"No shot's a bad shot in overtime," Garrison said with a laugh.

Back in his customary starting spot for the first time in 52 days after dealing with a concussion that coincided with the rise of rookie Matt Murray, Fleury appeared to be plenty fresh. He sprinted in full gear onto the Consol Energy Center ice for his 100th career playoff appearance and looked fine while making a split save on Johnson in the second period that few of his brethren can pull off. He was helped by teammates more than willing to get on their bellies. The Penguins blocked 22 shots before they even made it to the goal crease and continued their series-long dominance in creating pressure at the other end.
Dumoulin's first goal in 17 months in the final second of the first period put Pittsburgh in front. Hornqvist's tap-in off Carl Hagelin's feed made it 2-0 just 90 seconds into the second.
The Lightning hardly panicked.
Killorn drew Tampa Bay within a goal 13:15 into the second on a wrist shot from the left circle that went in and out of the goal so quickly play continued for a few seconds before referees pointed to the red goal light. Kucherov tied it 70 seconds later on an easy one-timer. Kunitz's rebound with 1:30 left in the second gave the Penguins another late-period boost.
For the first time all year, it didn't hold up. Ryan Callahan saw a shot ring off the far post and along the goal line -- but not across it -- with 3:50 remaining in what appeared to be Tampa Bay's last best chance. Barely 30 seconds later, Kucherov was flying behind the Pittsburgh net to tie it up and set the stage for Johnson, who is putting off dental surgery until after the season -- calling it an easy decision to make.
Game notes
Former professional wrestler Shawn Michaels (nicknamed "The Heartbreak Kid") watched from the fourth row next to former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel. Michaels came at the behest of the Penguins, who have dubbed the highly effective line of Hagelin, Nick Bonino and Phil Kessel the "HBK" line. Michaels ate an "HBK" sandwich before the game and wore a black Penguins jersey adorned with the No. 156, the combined sum of Hagelin (62), Kessel (81) and Bonino's (13) numbers. ... Pittsburgh forward Beau Bennett made his postseason debut, replacing Conor Sheary on a line with Crosby and Hornqvist. ... Both teams were 0 for 3 on the power play.



 

Final OT

Tampa Bay leads 3-2 (Game 5 of 7)

Lightning 4

Penguins 3

8:00PM,EDT,May 22,2016
CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	OT	T
TB	0	2	1	1	4
PIT	1	2	0	0	3

N. Kucherov (Lightning - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 1
J. Garrison (Lightning - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 1
C. Kunitz (Penguins - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

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

Period: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st period
0:00	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
0:21	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
0:30	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in neutral zone
0:30		Stoppage - Offside
0:30	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
0:41	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
0:42	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
0:49	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
1:03		Stoppage - High Stick
1:03	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Brian Boyle in offensive zone
1:27	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
1:29	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in neutral zone
1:33	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Ian Cole in defensive zone
1:59	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Kris Letang in neutral zone
2:03	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
2:20	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Marc-Andre Fleury in defensive zone
2:32	Pittsburgh	Ben Lovejoy credited with hit on Alex Killorn in neutral zone
2:48	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
3:30	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 13 ft)
3:35	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Jason Garrison, Wide of Net(Wristshot 61 ft)
3:47	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison shot blocked by Patric Hornqvist
4:17	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
4:18	Tampa Bay	Matthew Carle shot blocked by Justin Schultz
4:19		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
4:19	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
4:35	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
4:36	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 9 ft)
4:37		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:37	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
5:12		Stoppage - Icing
5:12	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
5:19	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 10 ft)
5:21	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson shot blocked by Justin Schultz
5:32	Tampa Bay	Slater Koekkoek credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
6:02	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
6:31		Stoppage - Hand Pass; TV timeout
6:31	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
6:44	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula shot blocked by Ian Cole
6:50	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Nick Bonino in defensive zone
6:54	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Victor Hedman, Wide of Net(Wristshot 48 ft)
7:31	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Sidney Crosby, Wide of Net(Wristshot 36 ft)
7:39	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang shot blocked by Victor Hedman
7:44		Stoppage - Offside
7:44	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
7:58	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
8:07	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
8:14	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in neutral zone
8:42	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan shot blocked by Kris Letang
8:44	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone
8:57	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Wide of Net(Wristshot 19 ft)
9:11	Pittsburgh	penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Matthew Carle
9:11	Tampa Bay	penalty to Matthew Carle 2 minutes for Unsportsmanlike conduct Evgeni Malkin
9:11	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
9:37		Stoppage - Offside
9:37	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
10:36	Tampa Bay	penalty to Tyler Johnson 2 minutes for Hooking Sidney Crosby
10:36		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
10:36	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
11:07	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 43 ft)
11:08		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
11:08	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
11:36	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Matthew Carle
11:57	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
12:03	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Kris Letang
12:10	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jason Garrison in defensive zone
12:19	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 37 ft)
12:20		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:20	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
12:41	Tampa Bay	Takeaway by Anton Stralman in defensive zone
13:18	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Wide of Net(Tip-In 15 ft)
13:23		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
13:23	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in neutral zone
13:49	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Anton Stralman saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 62 ft)
13:57	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
14:03	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 50 ft)
14:05		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:05	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
14:09	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Kris Letang in offensive zone
14:52	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
14:56		Stoppage - Offside
14:56	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
15:03		Stoppage - Hand Pass
15:03	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
15:15	Pittsburgh	Justin Schultz credited with hit on Brian Boyle in defensive zone
15:19	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
15:22	Tampa Bay	Braydon Coburn shot blocked by Ian Cole
15:31	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
15:43	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Justin Schultz in offensive zone
16:30		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
16:30	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
16:46		Stoppage - Puck in Benches
16:46	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
16:58	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
17:10	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Justin Schultz, Wide of Net(Snap 57 ft)
17:13	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Ian Cole in neutral zone
17:52	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Braydon Coburn, Over Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
18:10	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Patric Hornqvist
18:34	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Tip-In 12 ft)
18:39	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 61 ft)
18:54	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 57 ft)
18:55		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
18:55	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
19:01	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Matt Cullen
19:09	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
19:31	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
19:40	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Brian Boyle in neutral zone
19:42	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Matt Cullen in offensive zone
19:43	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Ryan Callahan, Wide of Net(Wristshot 24 ft)
19:46	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in defensive zone
19:57	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 11 ft)
19:59	Pittsburgh	Goal scored by Brian Dumoulin(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Bryan Rust and Chris Kunitz
19:59	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Eric Fehr in neutral zone
20:00		End of 1st period
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 2nd period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
0:16	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
0:21	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in offensive zone
0:32	Pittsburgh	Bryan Rust credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
0:34		Stoppage - Referee or Linesman; Rink Repair
0:34	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
0:36	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Beau Bennett saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 42 ft)
1:02	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
1:05	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Kris Letang, Wide of Net(Wristshot 54 ft)
1:14	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Beau Bennett, Wide of Net(Snap 56 ft)
1:18	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
1:30	Pittsburgh	Goal scored by Patric Hornqvist(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Carl Hagelin and Olli Maatta
1:30	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Nick Bonino in neutral zone
1:39	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Nick Bonino in offensive zone
1:44	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Hit Crossbar(Tip-In 12 ft)
1:45		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
1:45	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
1:53	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
2:21	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Tom Kuhnhackl in offensive zone
2:26	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Matthew Carle in offensive zone
3:05	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 25 ft)
3:20		Stoppage - High Stick
3:20	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
3:50	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Ian Cole, Wide of Net(Slapshot 58 ft)
3:55	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 15 ft)
3:58	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 47 ft)
3:59		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
3:59	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
4:13		Stoppage - High Stick
4:13	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
4:17	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 80 ft)
4:18		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:18	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
4:31	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Ian Cole in neutral zone
4:34	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 47 ft)
5:03	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta shot blocked by J.T. Brown
5:16		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
5:16	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
5:37	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Ben Lovejoy, Wide of Net(Snap 62 ft)
5:45	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone
5:55	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat credited with hit on Ben Lovejoy in offensive zone
6:20	Tampa Bay	Slater Koekkoek credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
6:24	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Bryan Rust in defensive zone
6:28	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
6:45	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Bryan Rust
6:52	Tampa Bay	Slater Koekkoek shot blocked by Chris Kunitz
7:16	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Kris Letang in neutral zone
7:21	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
7:23	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 16 ft)
7:24	Tampa Bay	Cedric Paquette credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
7:27	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin
7:34	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Beau Bennett in neutral zone
7:39	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jonathan Drouin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 16 ft)
7:42	Pittsburgh	penalty to Kris Letang 2 minutes for Slashing Jonathan Drouin
7:42		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
7:42	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
8:22	Tampa Bay	Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Ian Cole
8:36	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
8:51	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 14 ft)
8:53	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 8 ft)
9:34	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 37 ft)
9:35		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:35	Tampa Bay	Power play - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
9:54	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang credited with hit on Alex Killorn in defensive zone
10:06	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in defensive zone
10:17	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Beau Bennett in defensive zone
10:25	Tampa Bay	Ryan Callahan shot blocked by Ian Cole
10:56	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Chris Kunitz in offensive zone
11:02	Tampa Bay	penalty to Nikita Kucherov 2 minutes for Holding Bryan Rust
11:02		Stoppage - ; TV timeout
11:02	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
11:46	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 21 ft)
11:50	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 50 ft)
11:51		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
11:51	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
12:11	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Takeaway by Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
12:32	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 157 ft)
12:42	Pittsburgh	Power play - Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Wide of Net(Snap 37 ft)
13:15	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Alex Killorn(Snap 32 ft) assisted by Andrej Sustr
13:15	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone
13:21		Stoppage - Icing
13:21	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Matt Cullen in defensive zone
13:43	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on Matt Cullen in defensive zone
13:48	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman credited with hit on Matt Cullen in defensive zone
13:53	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
14:14	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Andrej Sustr in offensive zone
14:25	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov(Wristshot 30 ft) assisted by Vladislav Namestnikov
14:25	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
14:36	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Chris Kunitz, Wide of Net(Slapshot 48 ft)
16:03	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Beau Bennett saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Tip-In 16 ft)
16:07	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist in offensive zone
16:26	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
16:39	Tampa Bay	Alex Killorn credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone
16:40		Stoppage - Icing
16:40	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Alex Killorn in defensive zone
16:50	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 24 ft)
16:55	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
17:18	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
17:34		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
17:34	Tampa Bay	Vladislav Namestnikov won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
17:56	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone
18:05	Pittsburgh	Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Nikita Kucherov in offensive zone
18:22		Stoppage - Icing
18:22	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Vladislav Namestnikov in offensive zone
18:33	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Ben Lovejoy saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 59 ft)
18:37	Tampa Bay	Jason Garrison credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone
18:41	Tampa Bay	Nikita Kucherov credited with hit on Olli Maatta in defensive zone
19:08	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 26 ft)
19:10	Pittsburgh	Goal scored by Chris Kunitz(Wristshot 10 ft) assisted by Evgeni Malkin
19:10	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
19:18		Stoppage - Offside
19:18	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
19:26	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in offensive zone
19:29	Pittsburgh	Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
19:33		Stoppage - Offside
19:33	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Matt Cullen in neutral zone
19:44	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta credited with hit on Ryan Callahan in offensive zone
19:50	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Anton Stralman in neutral zone
20:00		End of 2nd period
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 3rd period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
0:30	Tampa Bay	J.T. Brown credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
0:34	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Ian Cole, Over Net(Slapshot 47 ft)
1:25		Stoppage - Icing
1:25	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
1:54	Tampa Bay	Giveaway by Andrej Sustr in neutral zone
1:56	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino shot blocked by Andrej Sustr
2:00	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
2:04	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Olli Maatta in offensive zone
2:32	Pittsburgh	Olli Maatta credited with hit on Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
2:33	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Ondrej Palat, Goalpost(Wristshot 15 ft)
2:34	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ondrej Palat saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Wristshot 13 ft)
2:36	Pittsburgh	penalty to Olli Maatta 4 minutes for Hi Stick - double minor Slater Koekkoek
2:36	Tampa Bay	Power play - Brian Boyle won faceoff against Matt Cullen in offensive zone
2:43	Tampa Bay	Power play - Victor Hedman shot blocked by Matt Cullen
3:03	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Eric Fehr credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
3:48	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Johnson, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft)
3:57	Tampa Bay	Power play - Jason Garrison shot blocked by Ben Lovejoy
4:04	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Brian Boyle saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Tip-In 13 ft)
4:15	Tampa Bay	Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 60 ft)
4:23	Tampa Bay	Power play - Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Ben Lovejoy
4:35	Pittsburgh	Shorthanded - Kris Letang credited with hit on Tyler Johnson in defensive zone
4:43	Tampa Bay	penalty to Tyler Johnson 2 minutes for Interference Kris Letang
4:43	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
4:52	Pittsburgh	Justin Schultz shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
4:53	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 50 ft)
4:54		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:54	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
4:56		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
4:56	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
4:58	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 29 ft)
5:33	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 12 ft)
6:38	Pittsburgh	Power play - Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Alex Killorn
6:39		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
6:39	Tampa Bay	Shorthanded - Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Nick Bonino in defensive zone
6:53	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula credited with hit on Carl Hagelin in offensive zone
7:14	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Phil Kessel, Wide of Net(Snap 27 ft)
7:29	Pittsburgh	Eric Fehr credited with hit on Anton Stralman in offensive zone
7:42		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd; TV timeout
7:42	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
7:52	Pittsburgh	Ian Cole credited with hit on Cedric Paquette in defensive zone
8:05	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Braydon Coburn in defensive zone
8:50	Pittsburgh	Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Ondrej Palat in defensive zone
8:55	Tampa Bay	Ondrej Palat shot blocked by Kris Letang
8:56		Stoppage - Puck in Netting
8:56	Pittsburgh	Matt Cullen won faceoff against Jonathan Drouin in defensive zone
9:12	Pittsburgh	Takeaway by Tom Kuhnhackl in neutral zone
9:15	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Eric Fehr saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Snap 35 ft)
9:16		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:16	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
9:35	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 54 ft)
9:36		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
9:36	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
9:40	Pittsburgh	Kris Letang shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
10:10	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Snap 26 ft)
10:52	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 54 ft)
11:27	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
11:35	Pittsburgh	Tom Kuhnhackl credited with hit on Victor Hedman in offensive zone
11:48	Pittsburgh	Shot missed by Kris Letang, Wide of Net(Slapshot 51 ft)
11:52		Stoppage - Offside; TV timeout
11:52	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in neutral zone
12:09	Pittsburgh	Giveaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone
12:30	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Slapshot 42 ft)
12:36	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Tip-In 17 ft)
12:37	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 10 ft)
12:38		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
12:38	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
13:13	Tampa Bay	Andrej Sustr credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
13:28	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone
13:46	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 38 ft)
14:01	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Slater Koekkoek saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 53 ft)
14:02		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout
14:02	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
14:08	Tampa Bay	Victor Hedman shot blocked by Kris Letang
14:10	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
14:21	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone
14:38	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Victor Hedman saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Snap 47 ft)
14:39		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
14:39	Tampa Bay	Jonathan Drouin won faceoff against Nick Bonino in offensive zone
15:42	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Backhand 10 ft)
15:47	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Snap 31 ft)
15:55	Tampa Bay	Brian Boyle credited with hit on Ian Cole in defensive zone
16:08	Tampa Bay	Shot missed by Ryan Callahan, Goalpost(Snap 34 ft)
16:10		Stoppage - Icing; Video Review
16:10	Tampa Bay	Tyler Johnson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
16:44	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Tyler Johnson saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Backhand 29 ft)
16:44	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Nikita Kucherov(Wrap-around 7 ft) assisted by Tyler Johnson and Ondrej Palat
16:44	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
17:05	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 53 ft)
17:06		Stoppage - Goalie Stopped
17:06	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
17:21	Pittsburgh	Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Valtteri Filppula in offensive zone
17:58		Stoppage - Hand Pass
17:58	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Brian Boyle in neutral zone
18:34	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino shot blocked by Braydon Coburn
18:46		Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
18:46	Pittsburgh	Nick Bonino won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
18:53	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Ryan Callahan saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Slapshot 41 ft)
18:59		Stoppage - Offside
18:59	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
19:04		Stoppage - Hand Pass
19:04	Pittsburgh	Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Valtteri Filppula in neutral zone
19:33		Stoppage - Icing; Visitor Timeout
19:33	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
19:54	Tampa Bay	Shot on goal by Jason Garrison saved by Marc-Andre Fleury(Snap 48 ft)
20:00		End of 3rd period
OT Summary
Time	Team	Detail
0:00		Start of 1st Overtime period
0:00	Tampa Bay	Valtteri Filppula won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
0:30		Stoppage - Puck Frozen
0:30	Pittsburgh	Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tyler Johnson in offensive zone
0:35	Pittsburgh	Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy(Wristshot 64 ft)
0:37	Pittsburgh	Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Jason Garrison in offensive zone
0:53	Tampa Bay	Goal scored by Tyler Johnson(Tip-In 11 ft) assisted by Jason Garrison and Nikita Kucherov
0:53		End of 1st Overtime period
0:53		End of Game

Game Information

Arena: CONSOL Energy Center Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Francis Charron, Wes McCauley Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 18,648 (103.1% full)

Team Statistical Comparison

Key:  Tampa Bay   Pittsburgh
Total Shots    25  34	PIM    8    8	Hits    37  43	Giveaways    1  9	Takeaways    5  6	Faceoffs Won    31  37

1st Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
19:59		Brian Dumoulin (1) Assists: Bryan Rust, Chris Kunitz	0	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
9:11		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
9:11		Matt Carle: 2 Minutes for Unsportsmanlike Conduct
10:36		Tyler Johnson: 2 Minutes for Hooking
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
1:30		Patric Hornqvist (7) Assists: Carl Hagelin, Olli Maatta	0	2
13:15		Alex Killorn (5) Assist: Andrej Sustr	1	2
14:25		Nikita Kucherov (10) Assist: Vladislav Namestnikov	2	2
19:10		Chris Kunitz (4) Assist: Evgeni Malkin	2	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
7:42		Kris Letang: 2 Minutes for Slashing
11:02		Nikita Kucherov: 2 Minutes for Holding
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
16:44		Nikita Kucherov (11) Assists: Tyler Johnson, Ondrej Palat	3	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
2:36		Olli Maatta: 4 Minute Double Minor for High sticking
4:43		Tyler Johnson: 2 Minutes for Interference
OT Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	TB	PIT
0:53		Tyler Johnson (7) Assists: Jason Garrison, Nikita Kucherov	4	3
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
No penalties this period

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 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 12:49 3:23 1:18 8:08 5 3 62.5 J. Brown RW 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 19 13:01 0:00 0:00 13:01 0 0 00.0 R. Callahan RW 0 0 -1 3 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 29 20:06 0:44 2:42 16:40 0 0 00.0 M. Carle D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16 9:01 0:00 0:43 8:18 0 0 00.0 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 16:49 0:00 1:40 15:09 0 0 00.0 J. Drouin LW 0 0 -1 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 21 19:24 3:33 0:00 15:51 1 1 50.0 V. Filppula C 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 21:20 0:34 2:46 18:00 14 14 50.0 J. Garrison D 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 27 19:53 1:45 2:12 15:56 0 0 00.0 V. Hedman D 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 32 26:56 2:22 1:46 22:48 0 0 00.0 T. Johnson C 1 1 1 4 3 0 2 4 4 0 0 28 19:07 3:23 0:00 15:44 9 12 42.9 A. Killorn C 1 0 -1 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 22 16:16 0:21 0:07 15:48 0 1 00.0 S. Koekkoek D 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 10:17 0:00 0:00 10:17 0 0 00.0 N. Kucherov RW 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 34 21:30 3:46 0:00 17:44 0 0 00.0 V. Namestnikov C 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 11:42 0:00 0:03 11:39 2 5 28.6 O. Palat LW 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 30 17:22 0:37 1:18 15:27 0 1 00.0 C. Paquette C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 10 6:43 0:00 0:00 6:43 0 0 00.0 A. Stralman D 0 0 -1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 20:14 0:07 1:09 18:58 0 0 00.0 A. Sustr D 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 14:01 0:00 0:09 13:52 0 0 00.0 Tampa Bay Lightning Scratches Player Detail J. Dotchin Scratched J. Vermin Scratched B. Point Scratched M. Blunden Scratched E. Condra Upper Body M. Taormina Scratched T. Mcginn Scratched N. Nesterov Scratched M. Peca Scratched D. Blujus Scratched J. Marchessault Scratched T. Richard Scratched A. Erne Scratched B. Bishop Lower Body Injury L. Witkowski Scratched S. Stamkos Blood Clot A. Wilcox Scratched 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 % B. Bennett RW 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 20 11:18 0:10 0:00 11:08 0 0 00.0 N. Bonino C 0 0 -2 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 25 16:28 0:49 2:21 13:18 7 7 50.0 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 3 1 1 25 16:55 0:03 2:18 14:34 0 0 00.0 S. Crosby C 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 27 18:32 3:18 0:07 15:07 13 12 52.0 M. Cullen C 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 12:21 0:00 1:46 10:35 5 6 45.5 B. Dumoulin D 1 0 -1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 34 21:44 0:16 0:37 20:51 0 0 00.0 E. Fehr RW 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 20 11:24 0:00 2:47 8:37 1 1 50.0 C. Hagelin LW 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 24 14:26 0:20 1:10 12:56 0 0 00.0 P. Hornqvist RW 1 0 -1 3 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 24 15:47 2:40 0:00 13:07 0 0 00.0 P. Kessel RW 0 0 -1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 17:13 3:38 0:00 13:35 0 0 00.0 T. Kuhnhackl RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 15 9:27 0:00 0:03 9:24 0 0 00.0 C. Kunitz LW 1 1 1 4 3 1 0 0 3 1 0 24 16:14 0:51 0:00 15:23 0 0 00.0 K. Letang D 0 0 -4 5 2 4 1 2 5 0 3 34 27:51 3:36 1:15 23:00 0 0 00.0 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 28 20:04 0:04 3:27 16:33 0 0 00.0 O. Maatta D 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 1 28 17:21 0:07 0:37 16:37 0 0 00.0 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 24 19:25 3:09 0:00 16:16 11 5 68.8 B. Rust RW 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 22 14:52 0:00 0:00 14:52 0 0 00.0 J. Schultz D 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 23 15:03 0:59 0:00 14:04 0 0 00.0 Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches Player Detail K. Mouillierat Scratched D. Pouliot Scratched S. Oleksy Scratched O. Sundqvist Scratched D. Sprong Scratched J. Zatkoff Scratched T. Erixon Scratched J. Archibald Scratched C. Sheary Scratched T. Daley Ankle Injury D. Simon Scratched J. Dea Scratched T. Jarry Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Tampa Bay Lightning Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM A. Vasilevskiy 34 3 31 .912 60:47 0	Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending Player SA GA Saves SV% TOI PIM M. Fleury 25 4 21 .840 60:53 0

Shots On Goal

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Tampa Bay	4	9	11	1	25
Pittsburgh	8	13	12	1	34

Power Play Summary

Team	PPG / PPO
Tampa Bay	0 of 3
Pittsburgh	0 of 3

* - 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.