Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 5

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PIT(47-27-8)2114
OTT(43-31-8)2305

Final

3:00 PM ET, March 1, 2008
Scotiabank Place
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
THREE STARS
D. Alfredsson
Senators  (RW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 1
E. Malkin
Penguins (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 2
A. Vermette
Senators  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Scotiabank Place
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada		Referees: StephaneAuger, DaveJackson
Linesmen: MichelCormier, BrianMurphy
Attendance: 20,153 (108.9% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Pittsburgh   Ottawa
Total Shots
  29
 30
PIM
  19
  19
Hits
  22
 37
Giveaways
  8
 11
Takeaways
  10
  10
Faceoffs Won
  26
 36
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
8:43Ryan Malone (21)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora		Pittsburgh 1-0
15:11Antoine Vermette (15)
Assists: Wade Redden, Cory Stillman		Game tied 1-1
16:12Daniel Alfredsson (36)
Assists: Anton Volchenkov		Ottawa 2-1
19:48Petr Sykora (21) (Power Play)
Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Jordan Staal		Game tied 2-2
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:27Sergei Gonchar: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
10:44Hal Gill: 2 Minutes for Holding Dean McAmmond
18:38Maxime Talbot: 5 Minutes for Fighting Antoine Vermette
18:38Antoine Vermette: 5 Minutes for Fighting Maxime Talbot
18:56Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Boarding Chris Phillips
18:56Anton Volchenkov: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brooks Orpik
18:56Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Roughing Chris Phillips
18:56Chris Phillips: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Ryan Malone
19:03Martin Lapointe: 2 Minutes for Roughing Jarkko Ruutu
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
1:30Daniel Alfredsson (37) (Shorthanded)
Unassisted		Ottawa 3-2
2:35Ryan Malone (22)
Assists: Alex Goligoski, Evgeni Malkin		Game tied 3-3
14:40Martin Lapointe (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Wade Redden		Ottawa 4-3
16:12Dany Heatley (31) (Power Play)
Assists: Daniel Alfredsson, Cory Stillman		Ottawa 5-3
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:27Martin Lapointe: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brooks Orpik
4:50Martin Lapointe: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Darryl Sydor
7:03Jason Spezza: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jordan Staal
10:33Dean McAmmond: 2 Minutes for Hooking Maxime Talbot
13:40Sergei Gonchar: 4 Minutes for Crosschecking Daniel Alfredsson
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
14:06Evgeni Malkin (37)
Unassisted		Ottawa 5-4
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
9:37Hal Gill: 2 Minutes for Holding Daniel Alfredsson

Player Summary
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
P. Dupuis LW000110001102517:132:162:4112:160000.0
H. Gill D 00-1101242032416:580:002:4714:110000.0
A. Goligoski D 011201001002017:004:480:2711:450000.0
S. Gonchar D 010102261102527:026:362:1118:150000.0
C. James RW00010000100149:020:000:009:020000.0
T. Kennedy C 00-1421001001915:594:160:0011:430000.0
G. Laraque RW00000000000106:250:000:006:250000.0
K. Letang D 00-1000003022825:183:574:1417:070000.0
E. Malkin C 121311122402622:294:582:0515:2681142.1
R. Malone LW201410122122622:134:294:2213:220100.0
C. Minard C 0001000000030:520:000:000:520000.0
B. Orpik D 000003004002218:080:305:4911:490000.0
J. Ruutu LW00010100100117:400:000:436:570000.0
J. Staal C 01-1401000102721:032:374:3813:48121544.4
D. Sydor D 001112000002216:202:093:4410:270000.0
P. Sykora RW110300000202421:346:200:0015:140000.0
J. Taffe C 000100000001711:221:190:0010:030000.0
M. Talbot C 000102153002315:510:002:3513:166940.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M HossaScratched
R ScuderiScratched
D SabourinScratched
R WhitneyScratched
Ottawa SenatorsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
D. Alfredsson RW211301004022523:375:221:1317:020100.0
M. Commodore D 001221000212014:440:004:1010:340000.0
S. Donovan RW00010000000117:200:130:007:070000.0
M. Fisher C 00-2410009002219:383:434:4011:1511955.0
D. Heatley LW100221002012422:034:490:4716:270000.0
C. Kelly C 002301002202415:080:004:2010:4810100.0
M. Lapointe RW10-2300363011610:293:100:007:190000.0
D. McAmmond LW00000012100159:260:001:427:443350.0
A. Meszaros D 000110000012420:095:130:1914:370000.0
C. Phillips D 00-3112122002519:510:003:4816:030000.0
W. Redden D 022011002112318:274:040:0014:230000.0
L. Richardson D 000000001001812:320:000:0012:320000.0
R. Robitaille C 00-1100000001813:093:430:009:2610100.0
C. Schubert D 001201004001815:073:195:006:4810100.0
J. Spezza C 000110120032420:004:490:0015:1112957.1
C. Stillman LW020400001202114:564:151:299:120000.0
A. Vermette C 101210153111914:080:003:1910:497463.6
A. Volchenkov D 01-1013123202520:330:004:1316:200000.0
Ottawa Senators Scratches
PLAYERREASON
B McgrattanFlu
N FolignoHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
T. Conklin30525.83358:590
Ottawa Senators Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Gerber29425.86259:580

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Pittsburgh891229
Ottawa1311630

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Pittsburgh1 of 0
Ottawa2 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

Saturday, March 1st
Atlanta 2 Final
Boston 3 SO
Philadelphia 4 Final
NY Islanders 1
Pittsburgh 4 Final
Ottawa 5
Tampa Bay 1 Final
Carolina 5
New Jersey 1 Final
Montreal 2
Toronto 3 Final
Washington 2
Nashville 3 Final
Dallas 1
Los Angeles 2 Final
Colorado 5
San Jose 2 Final
St. Louis 0
Calgary 3 Final
Phoenix 1