12/5/2009(series)

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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , New Jersey Devils 3
Shots: 24 - 28
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:68/91=74 %, Challenges:35/41=83 %
PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:35/49=70 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 785155 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:13 1-0 Vincent Lecavalier [3] (Andrej Meszaros, Marc-André Fleury)
02:44 2-0 Ruslan Fedotenko [3] (Ladislav Nagy, Kristopher Letang)
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27:55 3-0 Mike Comrie [6] (Kristopher Letang, Sergei Gonchar)
30:22 3-1 Jamie Langenbrunner [4] (Patrik Elias, David Clarkson)PP
30:57 3-2 Dainius Zubrus [4] (Mike Mottau)
34:09 4-2 Miroslav Satan [4] (Mike Comrie)
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45:52 4-3 Daniel Brière [4] (Scott Niedermayer, Jaromir Jagr)
47:47 5-3 Ladislav Nagy [4] (Philippe Boucher, Mike Comrie)
53:11 6-3 Miroslav Satan [5] (Ladislav Nagy)
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Penalty summary:
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04:11 Maxime Talbot (2 min for cross-checking)
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29:44 Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
38:25 David Clarkson (2 min for boarding)
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40:58 Philippe Boucher (2 min for holding the stick)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 9.40 5
R Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 6
R Miroslav Satan 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 12.20 9
R Petr Sykora 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.30 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 9.40 5
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 0 14.50 7
C Mike Comrie 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 13.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20.00 6
L Matt Cooke 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 0 12.40 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 12.20 8
L Vincent Lecavalier 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 16.40 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 15.20 9
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 26.40 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 18.40 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 4 16.00 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 26.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 1 25 0 0 60.00 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 0 0 5.50 7
R Dainius Zubrus 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 12.50 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 1 0 2 4 2 0 0 -5 19.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.10 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 14.50 4
C John Madden 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -4 19.20 6
C Daniel Brière 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 20.20 6
L David Clarkson 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 7.30 5
R Brendan Shanahan 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 12.50 7
L Zach Parisé 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 -5 20.30 6
C Patrik Elias 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 18.50 8
D Mike Mottau 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -4 16.30 5
D Anton Volchenkov 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 25.20 6
D Andy Greene 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.10 6
D François Beauchemin 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -4 20.00 5
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -1 28.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 6 0 18 0 0 60.00 4
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Miroslav Satan
2nd star: Mike Comrie
3rd star: Ladislav Nagy

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Mike Comrie notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Patrik Elias notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jaromir Jagr had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Anton Volchenkov had his 4 game point streak snapped.

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Carolina Hurricanes 3 , Montreal Canadiens 5
Shots: 20 - 29
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:58/69=84 %, Challenges:30/36=81 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:84/93=90 %, Challenges:49/60=80 %
Attendance: 18730 of 18730 (RBC Center)
Ticket income: 943992 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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03:21 1-0 Tim Gleason [3] (Frantisek Kaberle, Martin Biron)
06:14 1-1 Alex Kovalev [5] (Chris Neil, Robert Lang)
08:25 2-1 Antoine Vermette [3] (Jordan Leopold, Joe Corvo)
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21:31 3-1 Erik Cole [4] (Joni Pitkänen, Anton Babchuk)
26:49 3-2 Joe Sakic [9] (Guillaume Latendresse, Josh Gorges)
33:32 3-3 Kyle Turris [1] (Joe Sakic, Guillaume Latendresse)
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44:16 3-4 Joe Sakic [10] (Mathieu Schneider)
46:48 3-5 Alex Kovalev [6] (Ladislav Smid, Francis Bouillon)
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Penalty summary:
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09:43 Patrick Eaves (2 min for hooking)
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28:55 Raffi Torres (2 min for hooking)
28:55 Raffi Torres (10 min misconduct)
31:53 Joni Pitkänen (2 min for roughing)
31:53 Phil Kessel (2 min for roughing)
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Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 3 0 1 2 0 7.50 6
R Jussi Jokinen 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 1 15.40 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
R Erik Cole 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 17.10 7
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 7.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 2 2 1 3 0 1 15.40 8
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 16.20 7
L Raffi Torres 0 0 2 0 0 0 12 0 6.20 5
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 15.40 7
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 7
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -2 19.30 7
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 6
D Joe Corvo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 1 0 9 0 2 0 -2 26.00 9
D Tim Gleason 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 16.40 8
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 1 1 8 0 0 2 -1 24.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 5 1 24 0 0 60.00 5
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 1 2 2 0 2 0 0 5.50 6
R Kyle Turris 1 0 1 6 0 3 0 0 18.30 9
R Phil Kessel 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 13.50 8
R Alex Kovalev 2 0 5 1 2 0 0 1 21.50 9
C Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 5
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 16.10 6
C Joe Sakic 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.00 9
C Joe Thornton 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 22.00 7
L Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 6
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 16.10 6
L Guillaume Latendresse 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 16.10 9
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 21.50 7
D Francis Bouillon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Josh Gorges 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 15.00 7
D Ladislav Smid 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 24.30 7
D Chris Campoli 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 17.50 8
D Tomas Kaberle 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 27.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 3 0 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Joe Sakic
2nd star: Alex Kovalev
3rd star: Kyle Turris

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Rod Brind'Amour had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Josh Gorges notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Joe Sakic scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Ladislav Smid notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Francis Bouillon ended his 6 game point drought.

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