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Carolina 1, Pittsburgh 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CAR(45-30-7)	1	0	0	1
PIT(45-28-9)	0	0	4	4

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
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:07		Brandon Sutter (1) Unassisted	Carolina 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:08		Paul Bissonnette: 5 Minutes for Fighting Dan LaCouture
2:08		Dan LaCouture: 5 Minutes for Fighting Paul Bissonnette
12:08		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Interference of Eric Staal
12:08		Eric Staal: 2 Minutes for Slashing Sidney Crosby

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
0:20		Sergei Samsonov: 2 Minutes for Tripping Brooks Orpik
9:20		Eric Godard: 5 Minutes for Fighting Wade Brookbank
9:20		Wade Brookbank: 5 Minutes for Fighting Eric Godard

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
8:15		Sidney Crosby (2) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeni Malkin	Game tied 1-1
8:47		Ruslan Fedotenko (1) Assists: Jordan Staal, Petr Sykora	Pittsburgh 2-1
11:51		Maxime Talbot (1) Assists: Tyler Kennedy	Pittsburgh 3-1
19:09		Evgeni Malkin (4) (Empty net) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Rob Scuderi	Pittsburgh 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:51		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Brandon Sutter
7:52		Niclas Wallin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Evgeni Malkin

Player Summary

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
A. Babchuk D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	6:40	0:27	0:00	6:13	0	0	00.0
R. Bayda LW	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	18:30	0:51	1:04	16:35	1	0	100.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	0	-3	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	28	20:37	0:39	0:14	19:44	11	9	55.0
W. Brookbank LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	4	1:47	0:00	0:00	1:47	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	18:37	1:21	0:00	17:16	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	19:48	0:44	0:00	19:04	0	3	00.0
P. Eaves RW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:33	0:00	1:05	17:28	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	28	23:35	0:00	1:19	22:16	0	0	00.0
D. LaCouture LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	1	0	4	2:07	0:00	0:00	2:07	1	1	50.0
C. LaRose RW	0	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	20	16:08	0:00	0:14	15:54	0	0	00.0
J. Melichar D	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:39	0:00	0:00	7:39	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	0	-2	4	0	4	0	0	0	1	0	26	24:15	1:33	0:56	21:46	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	0	-1	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	25	20:42	1:16	0:00	19:26	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	23	18:23	0:39	1:27	16:17	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	0	0	-1	1	3	0	1	2	3	0	1	27	21:24	1:21	1:05	18:58	10	12	45.5
B. Sutter C	1	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	24	16:36	0:00	1:04	15:32	3	5	37.5
N. Wallin D	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	8	1	0	25	20:47	0:00	1:04	19:43	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	25	20:12	1:09	0:00	19:03	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
F Kaberle									Broken Leg
T Ruutu									Leg Injury

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
P. Bissonnette LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	6	4:23	0:00	0:00	4:23	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	1	1	1	6	1	1	1	2	3	2	1	24	20:46	1:36	0:39	18:31	9	12	42.9
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	18	14:30	0:00	1:21	13:09	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:36	0:00	0:35	17:01	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	1	0	1	6	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	17:48	0:44	0:00	17:04	0	1	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	11	7:51	0:00	0:00	7:51	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	0	0	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	2	24	18:42	1:46	0:00	16:56	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	11:05	0:35	0:00	10:30	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	22	19:56	0:14	0:35	19:07	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	1	0	5	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	25	22:45	2:09	0:00	20:36	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	5	1	1	25	22:40	0:00	1:25	21:15	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:53	1:39	0:01	16:13	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	25	23:54	0:00	1:25	22:29	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	19:34	0:47	0:00	18:47	12	6	66.7
D. Sydor D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	15:03	0:37	0:00	14:26	0	0	00.0
P. Sykora RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:49	1:48	0:00	15:01	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	18	15:47	0:00	0:51	14:56	5	5	50.0
M. Zigomanis C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	8:58	0:00	1:08	7:50	4	2	66.7
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Cooke									Abdominal
H Gill									Undisclosed
B Thomas									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Leighton	34	3	31	.912	59:17	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	25	1	24	.96	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Carolina	9	6	10	25
Pittsburgh	10	13	12	35

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Carolina	0 of 0
Pittsburgh	1 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

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Carolina 1, Pittsburgh 4

Final

NHL Scores

Thursday, October 23rd