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11/3/2008
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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 23 - 35
PIT PP: 3 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:55/68=80 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
CAR PP: 2 of 9 (17 shots), Passing:72/79=91 %, Challenges:41/57=70 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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11:51 0-1 CAR Sergei Samsonov [17] (Matt Cullen, Tuomo Ruutu)PP
15:57 1-1 PIT Gary Roberts [29] (Sidney Crosby)PP
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21:11 1-2 CAR Tuomo Ruutu [26] (Bret Hedican, Sergei Samsonov)PP
29:25 1-3 CAR Scott Walker [14] (Cam Ward)
37:44 2-3 PIT Petr Sykora [30] (Gary Roberts)PP
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46:56 3-3 PIT Darryl Sydor [2] (Evgeny Malkin)PP
49:03 4-3 PIT Marian Hossa [35] (Ryan Malone, Brooks Orpik)
55:06 5-3 PIT Sidney Crosby [44] (Ryan Malone, Sergei Gonchar)
59:48 6-3 PIT Sergei Gonchar [14] (Sidney Crosby, Gary Roberts)
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Penalty summary:
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04:11 CAR Scott Walker (2 min for tripping)
06:38 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
10:54 PIT Ryan Malone (2 min for tripping)
14:51 CAR Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
17:57 PIT Maxime Talbot (2 min for hooking)
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20:45 PIT Maxime Talbot (2 min for slashing)
24:07 PIT Gary Roberts (2 min for cross-checking)
34:11 PIT Tyler Kennedy (2 min for boarding)
37:15 CAR Sergei Samsonov (2 min for slashing)
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42:07 PIT Gary Roberts (2 min for tripping)
46:46 CAR Ryan Bayda (2 min for hooking)
49:16 PIT Marian Hossa (2 min for hooking)
55:49 PIT Ryan Whitney (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12.00 7
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 4 4 4 0 0 19.40 6
R Petr Sykora 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 8
R Marian Hossa 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 2 14.10 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 10.50 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.10 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 14.30 9
L Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 9.50 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 14.30 6
L Gary Roberts 1 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 8.00 8
L Ryan Malone 0 2 2 4 0 0 2 1 21.00 9
D Darryl Sydor 1 0 2 5 0 2 0 0 23.20 9
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 3 3 1 2 2 0 18.20 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 2 7 0 4 0 2 30.10 9
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 19.00 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 20.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 32 0 0 60.00 9
G Dany Sabourin 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 1 1 1 0 0 6.50 4
R Scott Walker 1 0 2 2 2 2 2 1 9.00 8
R Tuomo Ruutu 1 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 22.10 9
R Justin Williams 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 -3 20.40 7
C Jeff Hamilton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 5
C Matt Cullen 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.20 6
C Eric Staal 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 22.30 7
L Ryan Bayda 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 6.30 6
L Sergei Samsonov 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 1 15.00 7
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 16.00 7
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 20.50 6
D David Tanabe 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 26.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 -1 23.50 7
D Bret Hedican 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -2 24.10 6
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 1 9.50 6
D Tim Gleason 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 13.00 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -2 22.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 6 1 17 0 0 60.00 4
G John Grahame 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Gary Roberts
3rd star: Ryan Malone
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Marian Hossa scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Sidney Crosby notched his 50th assist of the season.
-Darryl Sydor finally ended his 45 game goal drought.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Matt Cullen notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Sergei Samsonov notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Justin Williams had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Eric Staal had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Eric Staal had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Cole had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Ray Whitney had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 4( 29) , Lowell Lock Monsters 2(
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0-1 LOW Bryan Rodney (Nicolas Blanchard, Pat Dwyer)
1-1 WIL Jeff Taffe (Paul Bissonnette)
2-1 WIL Tim Brent (Nathan Smith)
3-1 WIL Jeff Taffe (Ryan Stone)
3-2 LOW Casey Borer (Nicolas Blanchard, Bryan Rodney)
4-2 WIL Jeff Taffe (Dennis Bonvie)