Pittsburgh 3, Atlanta 2

Recap Box Score Conversation
123T
PIT(23-47-4)1113
ATL(33-37-4)0112

Final

7:30 PM ET, April 2, 2004
Philips Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
Game Information
Arena: Philips Arena
Location: Atlanta, Georgia		Referees: ChrisRooney, IanWalsh
Linesmen: DavidBrisebois, AngeloD'Amico
Attendance: 18,854 (101.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Pittsburgh   Atlanta
Total Shots
  24
 33
PIM
  13
  13
Hits
  0
  0
Giveaways
  0
  0
Takeaways
  0
  0
Faceoffs Won
 32
  25
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
18:48Lasse Pirjeta (6)
Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Josef Melichar		Pittsburgh 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:052-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Jon Sim)
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
1:36Kelly Buchberger (1)
Unassisted		Pittsburgh 2-0
9:26Dany Heatley (13)
Assists: Randy Robitaille		Pittsburgh 2-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:22Dan Focht: 2 Minutes for Roughing Francis Lessard
2:22Francis Lessard: 2 Minutes for Roughing Dan Focht
2:22Francis Lessard: 2 Minutes for Charging Dan Focht
4:14Ivan Majesky: 5 Minutes for Fighting Ryan Malone
4:14Ryan Malone: 5 Minutes for Fighting Ivan Majesky
11:58Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Slashing Patrik Stefan
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
19:12Aleksey Morozov (16) (Empty net)
Assists: Brooks Orpik, Lasse Pirjeta		Pittsburgh 3-1
19:54Ilya Kovalchuk (38)
Assists: Slava Kozlov, Randy Robitaille		Pittsburgh 3-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:35Dick Tarnstrom: 2 Minutes for Holding Ilya Kovalchuk
10:23Jon Sim: 2 Minutes for Holding Andy Sutton
10:54Slava Kozlov: 2 Minutes for Holding Ryan Malone
14:02Daniel Tjarnqvist: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Kelly Buchberger

Player Summary
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
M. Bradley RW000000000002114:230:000:0014:230000.0
K. Buchberger C 100100000002213:510:221:4711:421233.3
M. Eastwood C 001000000002011:240:001:539:3171041.2
R. Fata RW00-1000000002113:270:532:379:578466.7
D. Focht D 000300120002321:171:102:4617:210000.0
R. Jackman D 000300000002420:253:131:3115:410000.0
K. Koltsov LW000200000001613:551:300:0012:2510100.0
T. Kostopoulos RW000100000001912:540:511:4410:190000.0
M. Kraft C 00-2100000002519:071:220:0017:459660.0
R. Malone LW001200150002116:572:222:5111:440000.0
J. Melichar D 011000000002420:530:083:0817:370000.0
A. Morozov RW112100000001916:272:302:0411:530000.0
B. Orpik D 010200120002317:590:312:1115:170000.0
L. Pirjeta C 112400000001714:372:300:0012:076366.7
J. Sim LW000000120001913:500:300:0013:200000.0
M. Strbak D 001100000002319:290:472:3116:110000.0
D. Tarnstrom D 000100120002620:083:130:5516:000000.0
L. Wilson RW000200000001310:260:390:009:470000.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
Atlanta ThrashersTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
S. Aubin C 000100000001813:440:001:5811:465362.5
K. Brennan LW0000000000063:350:000:003:350000.0
D. Heatley LW10-1400000002120:533:470:0017:060300.0
F. Kaberle D 000200000003222:183:062:2916:430000.0
T. Kloucek D 00000000000146:290:000:006:290000.0
I. Kovalchuk LW1001400000002534:056:310:4726:470000.0
S. Kozlov LW01-1100120002220:033:371:5714:290200.0
B. Larsen LW00000000000127:350:000:327:033175.0
F. Lessard RW00010024000117:070:000:007:070000.0
I. Majesky D 00-2200150002617:560:001:3316:230000.0
S. McEachern LW000100000002117:253:101:4812:271420.0
R. Petrovicky RW000100000001716:101:470:0014:2320100.0
R. Robitaille C 02-1300000002116:372:540:0013:437943.8
K. Rossiter D 000000000001610:550:000:3210:230000.0
B. Simon C 0000000000084:080:000:014:070000.0
P. Stefan C 000100000002419:441:472:0015:5771041.2
A. Sutton D 00-1200000003231:044:352:5823:310000.0
D. Tjarnqvist D 001000120002825:161:211:3022:250000.0
Atlanta Thrashers Scratches
PLAYERREASON
G ExelbyHealthy
J VigierHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
J. Aubin33231.93960:000
Atlanta Thrashers Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
P. Nurminen23221.91358:450

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Pittsburgh771024
Atlanta1281333

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Pittsburgh0 of 0
Atlanta0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Friday, April 2nd
NY Islanders 6 Final
Carolina 4
Ottawa 3 Final
Philadelphia 1
Colorado 4 Final
Columbus 2
Pittsburgh 3 Final
Atlanta 2
Toronto 2 Final
Buffalo 0
Dallas 2 Final
Minnesota 4
Calgary 3 Final
Los Angeles 2
Vancouver 4 Final
San Jose 1