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Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
CAR	0	1	1	2
PIT	2	0	1	3

Final

7:30 PM ET, May 18, 2009

Mellon Arena

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

THREE STARS

P. Boucher
Penguins (D )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

C. LaRose
Hurricanes (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Fleury
Penguins (G )

Saves: 23
Save Pct.: .920

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Dave Jackson, Dan O'Halloran Linesmen: Steve Miller, Jean Morin
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Carolina

Pittsburgh

Total Shots
	25
	31

PIM
	8
	4

Hits
	28
	28

Giveaways
	3
	9

Takeaways
	3
	2

Faceoffs Won
	28
	28

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
9:17		Miroslav Satan (1) Assists: Matt Cooke, Hal Gill	Pittsburgh 1-0
10:41		Evgeni Malkin (7) Assists: Philippe Boucher	Pittsburgh 2-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:37		Eric Staal: 2 Minutes for Interference of Tyler Kennedy
5:01		Scott Walker: 2 Minutes for Interference of Mark Eaton
7:07		Miroslav Satan: 2 Minutes for Holding Niclas Wallin

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
13:04		Chad LaRose (3) Assists: Erik Cole, Matt Cullen	Pittsburgh 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
15:13		Erik Cole: 2 Minutes for Interference of Hal Gill

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
11:33		Philippe Boucher (1) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh 3-1
18:34		Joe Corvo (2) (Power Play) Assists: Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour	Pittsburgh 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:50		Matt Cullen: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game
17:26		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Elbowing Scott Walker

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	%
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	7	4:38	0:00	0:00	4:38	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:42	1:42	2:59	14:01	7	7	50.0
E. Cole LW	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	6	0	0	21	14:23	0:00	1:04	13:19	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	1	0	-1	3	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	27:03	2:34	3:36	20:53	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	1	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	0	1	23	16:19	0:00	1:54	14:25	4	10	28.6
P. Eaves RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	15	10:15	0:00	2:21	7:54	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0	2	0	1	29	20:47	0:00	4:03	16:44	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	23	17:43	1:15	2:50	13:38	3	2	60.0
F. Kaberle D	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	17	10:35	1:26	0:00	9:09	0	0	00.0
C. LaRose RW	1	0	1	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	24	16:26	0:00	2:42	13:44	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	26	26:01	1:42	1:28	22:51	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2:40	1:26	0:00	1:14	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:28	0:34	0:00	13:54	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	28	22:03	0:34	3:47	17:42	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	0	0	-1	3	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	25	22:42	2:34	1:36	18:32	14	8	63.6
S. Walker RW	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	15:54	0:00	0:00	15:54	0	1	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	20	13:31	0:00	2:32	10:59	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	20:04	2:34	0:00	17:30	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Dwyer									Scratched
T Conboy									Scratched
D Helminen									Scratched
M Ryan									Scratched
A Babchuk									Scratched
J Peters									Scratched
B Rodney									Scratched
B Carson									Scratched
D Bowman									Scratched
B Sutter									Scratched
Z Boychuk									Scratched

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Adams RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	12:24	0:00	2:05	10:19	4	3	57.1
P. Boucher D	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	8:28	1:48	0:00	6:40	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	0	0	19	15:44	0:03	1:03	14:38	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	21:00	5:31	0:00	15:29	12	10	54.5
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:06	0:26	0:57	13:43	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	6	0	0	18	13:29	0:50	0:00	12:39	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	1	1	2	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	23	20:46	0:00	2:11	18:35	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	21:42	7:12	0:00	14:30	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	20	18:06	5:27	0:00	12:39	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:39	0:00	0:00	14:39	2	1	66.7
C. Kunitz LW	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	17:16	2:13	0:00	15:03	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	-1	4	1	3	0	0	1	2	1	17	15:09	6:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	1	1	6	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	22	20:01	6:08	0:00	13:53	2	1	66.7
B. Orpik D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	0	0	23	18:42	0:00	0:57	17:45	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	1	0	1	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	0	15	11:04	1:35	0:00	9:29	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	21	20:07	0:00	2:11	17:56	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	24	18:39	1:22	2:11	15:06	6	8	42.9
M. Talbot C	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:30	0:00	0:57	13:33	2	5	28.6
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Sykora									Scratched
P Dupuis									Scratched
E Godard									Scratched
J Taffe									Scratched
C Minard									Scratched
B Lovejoy									Scratched
A Goligoski									Scratched
D Jeffrey									Scratched
J Curry									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	31	3	28	.903	58:03	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	25	2	23	.92	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Carolina	12	6	7	25
Pittsburgh	9	12	10	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Carolina	1 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.

Playoff Series

Pittsburgh won 4-0

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NHL Scores

Monday, May 18th

Carolina	2	Final
Pittsburgh	3

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Carolina 2, Pittsburgh 3

Final

Playoff Series

NHL Scores

Monday, May 18th