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Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
PIT(45-28-9)	1	0	1	2
MON(41-30-11)	1	2	1	4

Final

7:30 PM ET, February 3, 2009

Bell Centre

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

THREE STARS

R. Hamrlik
Canadiens (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

M. Pacioretty
Canadiens (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 1

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Bell Centre Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada	Referees: Tom Kowal, Dan Marouelli Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 21,273 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Montreal

Total Shots
	25
	35

PIM
	11
	17

Hits
	20
	20

Giveaways
	13
	9

Takeaways
	6
	20

Faceoffs Won
	22
	29

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:30		Luca Caputi (1) Assists: Bill Thomas, Rob Scuderi	Pittsburgh 1-0
4:31		Roman Hamrlik (3) Assists: Sergei Kostitsyn	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:32		Alex Henry: 5 Minutes for Fighting Eric Godard
2:32		Eric Godard: 5 Minutes for Fighting Alex Henry
6:04		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Evgeni Malkin (Served by Max Pacioretty)
6:04		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Roughing Evgeni Malkin
6:04		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Roughing Mike Komisarek
13:46		Andrei Markov: 2 Minutes for Tripping Evgeni Malkin
19:46		Chris Minard: 2 Minutes for Hooking Sergei Kostitsyn

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:05		Christopher Higgins (7) (Shorthanded) Unassisted	Montreal 2-1
15:07		Maxim Lapierre (10) Assists: Max Pacioretty, Roman Hamrlik	Montreal 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
10:17		Mike Komisarek: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
10:33		Evgeni Malkin (22) (Power Play) Assists: Alex Goligoski	Montreal 3-2
15:45		Andrei Kostitsyn (18) Assists: Alexei Kovalev, Tomas Plekanec	Montreal 4-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:07		Luca Caputi: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alexei Kovalev
9:27		Tom Kostopoulos: 2 Minutes for Hooking Maxime Talbot
19:24		Andrei Markov: 2 Minutes for Hooking Evgeni Malkin

Player Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
L. Caputi LW	1	0	-2	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	20	15:11	2:20	0:00	12:51	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	19	14:41	0:58	0:00	13:43	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	24	24:03	4:59	0:48	18:16	11	12	47.8
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	20	16:57	0:00	1:39	15:18	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	2	23	19:43	0:00	3:16	16:27	0	0	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	3	1:55	0:00	0:00	1:55	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	1	-3	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	23	20:12	5:23	0:03	14:46	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	29	24:03	2:19	2:05	19:39	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	0	-1	3	1	0	1	2	2	1	1	25	20:10	3:46	0:31	15:53	3	1	75.0
C. Minard C	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	10	7:44	1:30	0:00	6:14	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:51	0:38	1:52	15:21	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:53	1:52	0:00	14:01	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	19	13:56	0:00	0:41	13:15	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	19:21	3:19	1:30	14:32	4	11	26.7
P. Sykora RW	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	18:57	4:48	0:03	14:06	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:47	0:00	1:59	15:48	1	4	20.0
B. Thomas RW	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	4:31	0:10	1:30	2:51	3	1	75.0
R. Whitney D	0	0	-4	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	21	24:15	7:04	0:03	17:08	0	0	00.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Boucher									Healthy
H Gill									Healthy
T Kennedy									Suspended Nhl

Montreal Canadiens												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
S. Begin LW	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	14	9:10	0:00	0:42	8:28	5	2	71.4
F. Bouillon D	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	22	19:17	0:03	2:34	16:40	0	0	00.0
M. D'Agostini RW	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	20	16:39	1:25	0:00	15:14	0	0	00.0
J. Gorges D	0	0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	2	24	20:56	3:09	3:37	14:10	0	0	00.0
R. Hamrlik D	1	1	4	3	0	5	0	0	1	2	1	29	21:09	0:38	4:50	15:41	0	0	00.0
A. Henry D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	5	1	0	0	10	5:42	0:00	0:00	5:42	0	0	00.0
C. Higgins LW	1	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	2	0	1	24	18:58	1:21	2:47	14:50	0	0	00.0
S. Koivu C	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	24	17:24	1:35	2:47	13:02	12	8	60.0
M. Komisarek D	0	0	0	2	0	5	3	6	0	1	2	23	19:24	0:03	1:38	17:43	0	0	00.0
A. Kostitsyn LW	1	0	1	3	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	16:22	2:36	0:00	13:46	0	0	00.0
S. Kostitsyn LW	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	3	0	16	11:48	0:34	0:51	10:23	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	17	11:12	0:03	1:31	9:38	0	0	00.0
A. Kovalev RW	0	1	1	6	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	24	18:44	2:46	2:33	13:25	0	0	00.0
M. Lapierre C	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:37	0:03	1:31	13:03	6	6	50.0
A. Markov D	0	0	0	3	0	3	2	4	0	1	0	28	21:32	3:19	1:54	16:19	0	0	00.0
R. O'Byrne D	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	1	25	17:39	0:00	0:51	16:48	0	0	00.0
M. Pacioretty LW	0	1	2	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	15	12:35	0:03	0:00	12:32	0	0	00.0
T. Plekanec C	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	24	19:10	2:22	2:42	14:06	6	6	50.0
Montreal Canadiens Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
G Latendresse									Shoulder
P Brisebois									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	35	4	31	.886	58:50	0

Montreal Canadiens Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Price	25	2	23	.92	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	7	7	11	25
Montreal	15	9	11	35

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

Tuesday, February 3rd

Washington	5	Final
New Jersey	2

Tampa Bay	1	Final
NY Islanders	3

Atlanta	2	Final
NY Rangers	1	SO

St. Louis	4	Final
Columbus	2

Pittsburgh	2	Final
Montreal	4

Los Angeles	1	Final
Ottawa	0

Florida	4	Final
Toronto	3	OT

Phoenix	1	Final
Nashville	2

Calgary	1	Final
Dallas	3

Chicago	3	Final
Edmonton	1

Carolina	3	Final
Vancouver	4

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Pittsburgh 2, Montreal 4

Final

NHL Scores

Tuesday, February 3rd