Game 1: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh. The game was scoreless through the first two periods, until Alex Kovalev struck for Pittsburgh, with help from James Neal and Paul Martin. The Penguins extended the lead eighteen seconds later with an Arron Asham goal, guided in by Kris Letang and Brooks Orpik. Pittsburgh sealed up a 3-0 win with an empty netter from Chris Kunitz, helped along by Jordan Staal and Orpik. Fleury (32 save shutout), Kovalev, and Staal took the three stars.
Game 2: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay opened with an Eric Brewer goal, with assistance from Simon Gagne and Victor Hedman. The Lightning added on with Vincent Lecavalier on the power play, powered by Gagne and Martin St. Louis. Tampa Bay kept going with Nate Thompson's marker, assisted by Steve Downie and Brewer. Pittsburgh got on the board with Craig Adams' goal, with help from Arron Asham. St. Louis canceled this goal out for the Lightning with his power play marker later in the second period, helped along by Gagne, who finished a sock trick, and Brewer. Mattias Ohlund finished the game at 5-1 for Tampa Bay with his unassisted empty-netter. Brewer, Gagne, and St. Louis took the three stars. The series is now tied at 1.
Game 3: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Pittsburgh opened on a Max Talbot goal, with help from Ben Lovejoy. Forty-five seconds later, the Penguins extended the lead on Arron Asham's second of the playoffs, guided in by Michael Rupp and Kris Letang. Tampa Bay got on the board with Martin St. Louis on the power play, his second of the postseason powered by Simon Gagne and Steven Stamkos. The Lightning tied it in the third period with St. Louis on the power play again, his third of the playoffs and second of the game made possible by Vincent Lecavalier and Eric Brewer. Thirty-one seconds later Pittsburgh made it 3-2 with Tyler Kennedy introducing the rubber to the twine, and assists came from Letang and Brooks Orpik. This score was a final, with Letang, St. Louis, and Fleury (25 for 27 saves) getting the three stars. Pittsburgh took a 2-1 series lead with the win.
Game 4: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Pittsburgh got the opening tally with Tyler Kennedy netting his second of the postseason on the power play with the help of Zbynek Michalek and Mark Letestu. The Penguins added on with Arron Asham potting his third of the playoffs with Ben Lovejoy picking up the lone assist. Tampa Bay got on the board with the fourth of the postseason by Martin St. Louis, assisted by Vincent Lecavalier and Teddy Purcell. The Lightning tied it with a Sean Bergenheim goal, guided in by St. Louis and Pavel Kubina. The tie lasted into the second overtime period, where Pittsburgh defeated Tampa Bay 3-2 on a James Neal goal from Jordan Staal and Paul Martin. Neal, St. Louis, and Asham were given the three stars. Pittsburgh went up 3-1 in the series with the win.
Game 5: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay opened with a Simon Gagne goal, assisted by Teddy Purcell and Vincent Lecavalier. Steven Stamkos added on for the Lightning, and his goal was guided in by Steve Downie and Adam Hall. Tampa Bay kept going in the second period with the second of the postseason by Lecavalier, fueled by Stamkos and Martin St. Louis. Gagne tallied again for the Lightning with his second of the game, with helpers by Dominic Moore and Mike Lundin, prompting Brent Johnson to relieve Fleury. Stamkos later tallied his second of the game for Tampa Bay, coming off of Eric Brewer and St. Louis on the power play. The Lightning continued with two power play goals from Pavel Kubina, with Purcell completing a sock trick by notching two primary assists, and Marc-Andre Bergeron and Steve Downie grabbing the secondaries. Pittsburgh finally got on the board with a Michael Rupp tally, helped along by Alex Kovalev and Max Talbot. Chris Conner also scored for the Penguins, with assistance from Talbot and Kris Letang. Tampa Bay sealed an 8-2 victory with Moore's goal, a power play goal powered by Sean Bergenheim and Nate Thompson. The three stars went to Stamkos, Gagne, and Kubina. The win cut the Penguins' series lead to 3-2.
Game 6: St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa Bay, Florida. In net: Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh and Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay. Pascal Dupuis opened the scoring for Pittsburgh with a goal guided in by Max Talbot. Tampa Bay replied with a Teddy Purcell tally, courtesy of Ryan Malone and Steve Downie. The Lightning took the lead in the second period with the second of the postseason by Sean Bergenheim, fueled by Dominic Moore and Downie. Jordan Staal tied it for the Penguins, thanks to Matt Niskanen and Tyler Kennedy. Tampa Bay regained the lead with Downie putting the puck in the twine, assisted by Vincent Lecavalier and Simon Gagne. Malone made it 4-2 with his goal, coming off of Mattias Ohlund. This was the final, and Downie, Nate Thompson, and Moore were given the three stars. The series headed to a game 7, as it was tied at 3.
Game 7: CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In net: Dwayne Roloson for Tampa Bay and Marc-Andre Fleury for Pittsburgh. Tampa Bay opened the scoring on the third of the postseason by Sean Bergenheim in the second period, assisted by Dominic Moore and Steve Downie. After another period of silence, this proved to be the final, with the three stars going to Roloson (36 save shutout), Bergenheim, and Fleury (22 for 23 saves). The win put Tampa Bay in the semifinals with a 4-3 series win.
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