4/5/2009(series)

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New Jersey Devils 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 31 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:85/96=88 %, Challenges:58/65=87 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:54/71=76 %, Challenges:29/35=80 %
Attendance: 17625 of 17625 (Prudential Center)
Ticket income: 826613 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:05 1-0 Anton Volchenkov [2] (Patrik Elias)
01:39 2-0 Jamie Langenbrunner [2] (François Beauchemin, John Madden)
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21:44 3-0 Patrik Elias [5] (Scott Niedermayer, François Beauchemin)
24:17 4-0 Zach Parisé [5] (Jamie Langenbrunner, John Madden)
33:28 5-0 Nicklas Bergfors [3] (Mike Mottau)
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43:34 5-1 Sergei Gonchar [2] (Matt Cooke, Maxime Talbot)
49:29 5-2 Sidney Crosby [6] (Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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07:03 Anton Volchenkov (2 min for hooking)
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34:24 Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nicklas Bergfors 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 7
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 2 3 0 2 0 0 13.30 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 15.20 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 6
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 6
C John Madden 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 7
C Daniel Brière 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.50 8
L David Clarkson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 8.20 6
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 13.30 5
L Zach Parisé 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 17.20 8
C Patrik Elias 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Mike Mottau 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 13.50 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 15.20 7
D Anton Volchenkov 1 0 1 5 0 2 2 0 26.50 9
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.40 6
D François Beauchemin 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 22.00 9
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 4
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -2 13.50 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 -1 22.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 5
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 -2 13.50 7
C Mike Comrie 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
L Matt Cooke 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 7.50 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 15.50 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 13.40 7
L Vincent Lecavalier 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -1 22.40 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -2 14.40 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -1 13.50 6
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 29.30 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 17.20 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 9 1 1 0 0 28.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jamie Langenbrunner
2nd star: Patrik Elias
3rd star: Anton Volchenkov

Notes for New Jersey Devils:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Petr Sykora had his 4 game point streak snapped.

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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Carolina Hurricanes 4
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 0 of 4 (11 shots), Passing:77/89=86 %, Challenges:33/40=80 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:82/95=86 %, Challenges:36/46=76 %
Attendance: 21273 of 21273 (Bell Centre)
Ticket income: 923248 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:14 0-1 Tim Gleason [1] (Frantisek Kaberle)
11:43 0-2 Frantisek Kaberle [2] (Joe Corvo, Rod Brind'Amour)
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21:56 1-2 Phil Kessel [4] (Alex Kovalev, Tomas Kaberle)
27:27 1-3 Ray Whitney [7] (Tim Gleason, Frantisek Kaberle)
35:34 2-3 Alex Kovalev [2] (Ladislav Smid, Joe Thornton)
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48:56 3-3 Joe Thornton [3] (Robert Lang, Chris Neil)
50:23 3-4 Tim Gleason [2] (Jussi Jokinen, Scott Walker)
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Penalty summary:
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03:58 Raffi Torres (2 min for cross-checking)
07:17 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
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40:32 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
44:58 Tomas Kaberle (2 min for high-sticking)
50:56 Patrick Eaves (2 min for tripping)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Chris Neil 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 6
R Kyle Turris 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.30 7
R Phil Kessel 1 0 3 4 0 0 0 -1 22.00 8
R Alex Kovalev 1 1 3 3 0 0 0 0 19.30 9
C Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
C Joe Sakic 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 15.20 5
C Joe Thornton 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 23.40 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 13.00 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 17.20 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 23.40 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 14.40 7
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 15.50 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 -1 25.20 8
D Chris Campoli 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 20.20 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 -1 14.20 7
D Tomas Kaberle 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 0 29.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 4 0 20 0 0 58.00 5
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 12.50 7
R Jussi Jokinen 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 9.00 7
R Scott Walker 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 11.30 8
R Erik Cole 0 0 4 4 0 0 0 -1 20.50 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.50 5
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 9.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 0 2 1 1 4 0 12.50 6
L Ray Whitney 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 11.00 8
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -1 23.30 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 21.00 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 29.30 7
D Tim Gleason 2 1 2 1 1 2 0 2 10.50 9
D Frantisek Kaberle 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 8
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 -1 32.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Tim Gleason
2nd star: Frantisek Kaberle
3rd star: Alex Kovalev

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Chris Neil finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Joe Sakic had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Guillaume Latendresse had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Josh Gorges had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Mathieu Schneider had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Anton Babchuk had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Frantisek Kaberle ended his 7 game goal drought.

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