Final
Tuesday, February 28, 2006 · St. Pete Times Forum
Game analysis
Panthers beat Lightning 8–2
- M. Gelinas scored the game-winner at 3:17 of the second.
- The Panthers scored first and led the rest of the way.
- R. Luongo stopped 32 of 34 shots (.941) for the win.
- The Panthers won despite being outshot 34–22.
- Power play: FLA 3/8, TBL 2/8.
- The Lightning dominated the dot, winning 60% of faceoffs.
Scoring summary
1st
- 0:26FLAO. JokinenPPAssists: J. Bouwmeester, M. Gelinas1–0
- 13:47FLAC. GrattonPPAssists: M. Van Ryn, J. Stumpel2–0
2nd
- 3:17FLAM. GelinasAssists: J. Nieuwendyk, J. Kolnik3–0
- 3:45FLAJ. NieuwendykAssists: J. Kolnik, J. Bouwmeester4–0
- 12:23FLAC. GrattonPPAssists: J. Stumpel, O. Jokinen5–0
- 12:57FLAJ. NieuwendykAssists: J. Kolnik, M. Van Ryn6–0
- 14:48FLAO. JokinenAssists: J. Stumpel, R. Olesz7–0
3rd
- 5:57TBLV. LecavalierPPAssists: V. Prospal, P. Kubina7–1
- 15:59FLAJ. KwiatkowskiAssists: M. Van Ryn, J. Kolnik8–1
- 17:28TBLR. CraigPPAssists: B. Richards, P. Kubina8–2
Team stats
| FLA | Stat | TBL |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Shots | 34 |
| 39.7% | Faceoff % | 60.3% |
| 3/8 | Power Play | 2/8 |
| 23 | PIM | 33 |
| 18 | Hits | 19 |
| 12 | Blocked | 12 |
| 6 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 11 |
Panthers at Lightning recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.
For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice