Carolina 1, Pittsburgh 4

123T
CAR(45-30-7)1001
PIT(45-28-9)0044

Final

7:30 PM ET, October 23, 2008
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
THREE STARS
S. Crosby
Penguins  (C )

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

Goals: 1
Assists: 1
M. Talbot
Penguins  (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Stephane Auger, Mike Leggo
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  Carolina   Pittsburgh
Total Shots
  25
 35
PIM
 16
  14
Hits
 33
  20
Giveaways
  7
 10
Takeaways
  4
  4
Faceoffs Won
  26
 30
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
13:07Brandon Sutter (1)
Unassisted
Carolina 1-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
2:08Paul Bissonnette: 5 Minutes for Fighting Dan LaCouture
2:08Dan LaCouture: 5 Minutes for Fighting Paul Bissonnette
12:08Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Interference of Eric Staal
12:08Eric Staal: 2 Minutes for Slashing Sidney Crosby
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
No scoring this period
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
0:20Sergei Samsonov: 2 Minutes for Tripping Brooks Orpik
9:20Eric Godard: 5 Minutes for Fighting Wade Brookbank
9:20Wade Brookbank: 5 Minutes for Fighting Eric Godard
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
8:15Sidney Crosby (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin
Game tied 1-1
8:47Ruslan Fedotenko (1)
Assists: Jordan Staal, Petr Sykora
Pittsburgh 2-1
11:51Maxime Talbot (1)
Assists: Tyler Kennedy
Pittsburgh 3-1
19:09Evgeni Malkin (4) (Empty net)
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Rob Scuderi
Pittsburgh 4-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:51Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brandon Sutter
7:52Niclas Wallin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Evgeni Malkin

Player Summary
Carolina HurricanesTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
A. Babchuk D 0000000010096:400:270:006:130000.0
R. Bayda LW001210003002418:300:511:0416:3510100.0
R. Brind'Amour C 00-3101002012820:370:390:1419:4411955.0
W. Brookbank LW0000001500041:470:000:001:470000.0
J. Corvo D 00-1000001002418:371:210:0017:160000.0
M. Cullen C 00-2000000002619:480:440:0019:040300.0
P. Eaves RW00-1101002002518:330:001:0517:280000.0
T. Gleason D 00-1000006002823:350:001:1922:160000.0
D. LaCouture LW0000001501042:070:000:002:071150.0
C. LaRose RW000412002002016:080:000:1415:540000.0
J. Melichar D 00001300000127:390:000:007:390000.0
J. Pitkanen D 00-2404000102624:151:330:5621:460000.0
S. Samsonov LW00-1500120012520:421:160:0019:260000.0
D. Seidenberg D 00-1100003012318:230:391:2716:170000.0
E. Staal C 00-1130123012721:241:211:0518:58101245.5
B. Sutter C 101411002102416:360:001:0415:323537.5
N. Wallin D 001100128102520:470:001:0419:430000.0
R. Whitney LW00-2110000012520:121:090:0019:030000.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYERREASON
F KaberleBroken Leg
T RuutuLeg Injury
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
P. Bissonnette LW0000001510064:230:000:004:230000.0
S. Crosby C 111611123212420:461:360:3918:3191242.9
P. Dupuis LW001201001001814:300:001:2113:090000.0
M. Eaton D 001003002002217:360:000:3517:010000.0
R. Fedotenko LW101622000002217:480:440:0017:040100.0
E. Godard RW00000015000117:510:000:007:510000.0
A. Goligoski D 000321001022418:421:460:0016:560000.0
T. Kennedy C 011400001011411:050:350:0010:300000.0
K. Letang D 001013001012219:560:140:3519:070000.0
E. Malkin C 110510122112522:452:090:0020:360000.0
B. Orpik D 001005005112522:400:001:2521:150000.0
M. Satan RW000000000002017:531:390:0116:130000.0
R. Scuderi D 011201000002523:540:001:2522:290000.0
J. Staal C 011310000002519:340:470:0018:4712666.7
D. Sydor D 000000000012115:030:370:0014:260000.0
P. Sykora RW011100000002116:491:480:0015:010000.0
M. Talbot C 101200003021815:470:000:5114:565550.0
M. Zigomanis C 00010000000158:580:001:087:504266.7
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M CookeAbdominal
H GillUndisclosed
B ThomasHealthy

Goaltending Summary
Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Leighton34331.91259:170
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Fleury25124.9660:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
Carolina961025
Pittsburgh10131235

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
Carolina0 of 0
Pittsburgh1 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

Thursday, October 23rd
Toronto 4 Final
Boston 2
Dallas 5 Final
NY Islanders 3
Carolina 1 Final
Pittsburgh 4
Calgary 5 Final
Nashville 3
Buffalo 4 Final
Minnesota 3 OT
Edmonton 1 Final
Colorado 4
Washington 1 Final
Phoenix 2