2/5/2009(series)

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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:102/117=87 %, Challenges:36/44=80 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:29/38=74 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 785155 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:27 0-1 Dainius Zubrus [2] (Jamie Langenbrunner, François Beauchemin)
04:14 1-1 Petr Sykora [8] (Vincent Lecavalier, Andrej Meszaros)
06:18 1-2 Jay Pandolfo [1] (Dainius Zubrus)
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20:33 1-3 Patrik Elias [4] (John Madden, François Beauchemin)
31:25 2-3 Mike Comrie [2] (Marc-André Fleury)
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51:16 3-3 Sidney Crosby [5] (Vincent Lecavalier, Petr Sykora)
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61:12 4-3 Miroslav Satan [3] (Ladislav Nagy, Philippe Boucher)
Penalty summary:
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45:09 Nicklas Bergfors (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5.50 4
R Bill Guerin 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 6
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 7
R Petr Sykora 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 22.20 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5.50 6
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
C Mike Comrie 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.00 7
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 22.30 7
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 13.20 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 23.30 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 24.30 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 12.00 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 21.50 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 2 2 0 1 0 1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 1 25 0 0 61.20 7
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7.00 7
R Dainius Zubrus 1 1 2 1 1 3 0 2 14.20 9
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.30 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 -2 21.10 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Jay Pandolfo 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 14.40 8
C John Madden 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Daniel Brière 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -3 20.10 7
L David Clarkson 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 6
L Zach Parisé 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 17.40 6
C Patrik Elias 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 21.10 6
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 2 15.10 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 6
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -3 28.00 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
D François Beauchemin 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 -3 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 21 0 0 61.20 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Petr Sykora
2nd star: Dainius Zubrus
3rd star: Miroslav Satan

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sergei Gonchar had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Dainius Zubrus ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Jay Pandolfo ended his 5 game point drought.

Other notes:

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Carolina Hurricanes 1 , Montreal Canadiens 6
Shots: 23 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:63/79=79 %, Challenges:34/43=77 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:87/104=83 %, Challenges:37/44=82 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 943992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:18 0-1 Ladislav Smid [2] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Tomas Kaberle)
10:15 0-2 Phil Kessel [1] (Joe Sakic, Josh Gorges)
12:06 0-3 Andrei Kostitsyn [6] (Tomas Kaberle)
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21:03 1-3 Anton Babchuk [1] (Rod Brind'Amour)
25:28 1-4 Phil Kessel [2] (Guillaume Latendresse, Mathieu Schneider)
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42:58 1-5 Phil Kessel [3] (Josh Gorges, Joe Sakic)
45:23 1-6 Alex Kovalev [1] (Ladislav Smid)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 7
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 14.30 5
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 14.20 7
R Erik Cole 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 22.00 6
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.10 4
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 -1 14.30 8
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 -1 14.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 22.00 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 9.10 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.20 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -2 22.00 6
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -1 15.50 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 1 0 2 6 0 1 0 -2 27.40 9
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 15.20 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 -3 28.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Kyle Turris 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 -1 13.30 7
R Phil Kessel 3 0 5 4 2 0 0 3 19.50 10
R Alex Kovalev 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 19.40 7
C Robert Lang 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 13.30 6
C Joe Sakic 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 3 19.50 8
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 3 19.40 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 -1 13.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 19.50 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 19.40 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 14.30 6
D Josh Gorges 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 7
D Ladislav Smid 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 25.40 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 20.40 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 25.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 1 0 22 0 0 60.00 9
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Phil Kessel
2nd star: Andrei Kostitsyn
3rd star: Ladislav Smid

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-R.J. Umberger had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Phil Kessel finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Alex Kovalev ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Joe Sakic had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 6 game goal streak snapped.

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