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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , New Jersey Devils 1
Shots: 35 - 22

PP: 1 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:59/80=73 %, Challenges:47/62=74 %

PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:65/76=85 %, Challenges:20/47=41 %
Attendance: 5087 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 242141 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:36 1-0

Sidney Crosby [4] (Evgeny Malkin)
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23:08 2-0

Ryan Malone [4] (Colby Armstrong, Kristopher Letang)
32:03 3-0

Ryan Whitney [1] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin)PP
33:24 3-1

John Madden [2] (Richard Zednik)
34:42 4-1

Evgeny Malkin [2] (Ryan Whitney)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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17:54

Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
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23:42

Sean Avery (2 min for hooking)
30:37

Jamie Langenbrunner (2 min for slashing)
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46:09

Erik Christensen (2 min for tripping)
54:19

Paul Martin (2 min for roughing)
55:37

Colin White (2 min for high-sticking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jani Rita 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 7.30 7
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 12.00 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 4 5 2 5 0 1 17.10 9
R Petr Sykora 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 5 1 2 4 0 7.30 7
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 -1 15.40 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 2 20.40 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 4 2 2 0 0 1 20.50 8
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.30 6
L Sean Avery 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 -1 12.00 6
L Ryan Malone 1 0 4 1 2 1 0 1 15.10 8
L Evgeny Malkin 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.40 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 17.00 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 15.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 24.30 9
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 15.10 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 1 1 3 2 0 2 0 2 27.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 0 21 0 0 60.00 9
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 15.20 7
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.40 6
R Dainius Zubrus 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 -3 19.40 5
R Sergei Brylin 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 7.40 5
C Marc Savard 0 0 2 2 1 3 0 0 14.10 8
C John Madden 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 -2 17.50 6
C Zach Parisé 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 10.20 6
L Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 15.10 6
L Alex Korolyuk 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -3 13.10 7
L Richard Zednik 0 1 1 5 2 1 0 1 18.30 8
D Oskari Korpikari 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13.30 4
D Mark Fraser 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 -3 20.10 4
D Karel Rachunek 0 0 1 5 2 2 0 1 26.10 8
D Dustin Wood 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 11.40 4
D Colin White 0 0 0 2 3 0 2 -2 23.20 6
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 25.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Niklas Backstrom 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Evgeny Malkin
2nd star: Sidney Crosby
3rd star: Ryan Whitney
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Petr Sykora had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jordan Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
Other notes:
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Montreal Canadiens 3 , Philadelphia Flyers 1
Shots: 26 - 25

PP: 1 of 6 (8 shots), Passing:70/82=85 %, Challenges:23/35=63 %

PP: 0 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:71/94=75 %, Challenges:29/43=65 %
Attendance: 4871 of 21273 (Le Centre Molson)
Ticket income: 222605 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:06 1-0

Brian Campbell [1] (Mikhail Grabovski, Alexei Emelin)PP
13:29 1-1

Mike Richards [3] (Simon Gagné, Braydon Coburn)
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33:56 2-1

Mikhail Grabovski [1] (Scottie Upshall, Andrei Kostitsyn)
36:24 3-1

Guillaume Latendresse [1] (Alexander Perezhogin)
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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00:08

Denis Gauthier (2 min for diving)
04:57

Dustin Brown (2 min for high-sticking)
07:23

Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
07:23

Triston Grant (5 min for fighting)
07:42

Tom Kostopoulos (2 min for slashing)
14:56

Mike Rathje (2 min for tripping)
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34:11

Triston Grant (2 min for slashing)
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43:33

Dustin Brown (2 min for hooking)
54:14

Alexei Emelin (2 min for tripping)
56:32

Kimmo Timonen (2 min for hooking)
59:28

Francis Lemieux (2 min for high-sticking)
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Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Kyle Wanvig 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 13.30 7
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 22.40 7
R Mikhail Grabovski 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.20 8
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 0 2 1 2 5 0 11.10 6
C Francis Lemieux 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17.00 5
C Kamil Kreps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.50 5
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 20.20 6
L Tom Kostopoulos 0 0 2 2 1 1 2 -1 12.30 7
L Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 25.20 8
R Scottie Upshall 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 13.30 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 20.30 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 0 2 2 3 1 0 2 19.40 6
D Brian Campbell 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 19.30 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 12.30 6
D Alexei Emelin 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 -1 19.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 24 0 0 60.00 10
G Jaroslav Halak 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Philadelphia Flyers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Stephen Gionta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 5
R Steve Downie 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
R Dustin Brown 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 18.40 7
R Joffrey Lupul 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 6
C James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 6
C R.J. Umberger 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.30 6
C Daniel Brière 0 0 4 2 2 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Mike Richards 1 0 3 4 1 5 0 0 21.00 9
L Triston Grant 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0 7.20 5
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 10.10 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 20.40 6
L Simon Gagné 0 1 3 2 1 2 0 1 19.10 8
D Ryan Parent 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 11.50 5
D Braydon Coburn 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 28.30 6
D Mike Rathje 0 0 1 1 1 3 2 -1 14.10 7
D Denis Gauthier 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 19.50 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 23.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Houle 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Rejean Beauchemin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikhail Grabovski
2nd star: Guillaume Latendresse
3rd star: Brian Campbell
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Alexei Emelin ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Philadelphia Flyers:
Other notes:
-Triston Grant beat Steve Bégin in a fight.
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