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Pittsburgh 1, Detroit 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	0	0	1
DET	0	2	1	3

Final

8:00 PM ET, May 31, 2009

Joe Louis Arena

Detroit, Michigan

THREE STARS

C. Osgood
Red Wings (G )

Saves: 31
Save Pct.: .969

V. Filppula
Red Wings (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

J. Abdelkader
Red Wings (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: Joe Louis Arena Location: Detroit, Michigan	Referees: Bill McCreary, Marc Joannette Linesmen: Jean Morin, Steve Miller
Attendance: 20,066 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Detroit

Total Shots
	32
	26

PIM
	21
	7

Hits
	33
	34

Giveaways
	12
	21

Takeaways
	10
	12

Faceoffs Won
	27
	24

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
16:50		Evgeni Malkin (13) (Power Play) Assists: Kris Letang, Bill Guerin	Pittsburgh 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
16:08		Niklas Kronwall: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Evgeni Malkin

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:21		Jonathan Ericsson (3) Assists: Jiri Hudler, Darren Helm	Game tied 1-1
10:29		Valtteri Filppula (2) Assists: Tomas Holmstrom, Marian Hossa	Detroit 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
8:15		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Interference of Jonathan Ericsson

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
2:47		Justin Abdelkader (2) Assists: Tomas Holmstrom, Marian Hossa	Detroit 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
19:41		Evgeni Malkin: 5 Minutes for Fighting Henrik Zetterberg
19:41		Henrik Zetterberg: 5 Minutes for Fighting Evgeni Malkin
19:41		Maxime Talbot: 2 Minutes for Slashing Chris Osgood
19:41		Evgeni Malkin: 2-Minute Bench Penalty for Instigating Henrik Zetterberg
19:41		Evgeni Malkin: 10 Minutes for Misconduct Henrik Zetterberg

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	%
C. Adams RW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	11	7:56	0:00	1:21	6:35	3	0	100.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	17	13:59	0:00	0:31	13:28	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	24	19:36	0:42	0:00	18:54	10	5	66.7
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	11:05	0:00	0:37	10:28	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	28	20:32	0:00	0:59	19:33	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:44	0:00	0:00	17:44	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	24	17:17	0:00	1:02	16:15	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	23:14	0:42	0:36	21:56	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	0	22	17:12	0:42	0:00	16:30	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	15	11:45	0:00	0:00	11:45	1	1	50.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	20	16:09	0:00	0:00	16:09	0	1	00.0
K. Letang D	0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	22:01	0:42	0:27	20:52	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	1	0	-2	6	1	0	4	19	2	3	0	25	20:23	0:42	0:00	19:41	4	3	57.1
B. Orpik D	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	22	18:56	0:00	0:00	18:56	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:09	0:00	0:00	9:09	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	25	17:41	0:00	1:15	16:26	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	23	19:07	0:00	1:11	17:56	3	12	20.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	2	19	14:48	0:00	0:58	13:50	6	2	75.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Boucher									Scratched
P Sykora									Scratched
E Godard									Scratched
J Taffe									Scratched
C Minard									Scratched
B Lovejoy									Scratched
A Goligoski									Scratched
D Jeffrey									Scratched
J Curry									Scratched

Detroit Red Wings												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
J. Abdelkader LW	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	1	1	12	8:55	0:00	0:00	8:55	4	2	66.7
D. Cleary RW	0	0	1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	26	17:32	0:19	0:42	16:31	0	0	00.0
J. Ericsson D	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	21	16:48	0:19	0:00	16:29	0	0	00.0
V. Filppula C	1	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	27	18:19	0:38	0:00	17:41	1	7	12.5
J. Franzen C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	0	24	19:42	1:22	0:00	18:20	1	1	50.0
D. Helm C	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	7	1	1	24	16:25	0:19	0:00	16:06	11	6	64.7
T. Holmstrom LW	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	19	12:38	0:38	0:00	12:00	1	1	50.0
M. Hossa RW	0	2	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	4	2	26	18:15	0:38	0:00	17:37	0	0	00.0
J. Hudler LW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	16	13:01	1:22	0:00	11:39	0	0	00.0
N. Kronwall D	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	25	21:55	0:48	0:00	21:07	0	0	00.0
B. Lebda D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:28	0:00	0:00	11:28	0	0	00.0
V. Leino LW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:56	0:19	0:00	10:37	1	0	100.0
N. Lidstrom D	0	0	1	3	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	26	23:20	1:31	0:42	21:07	0	0	00.0
K. Maltby LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	8:58	0:00	0:00	8:58	0	0	00.0
B. Rafalski D	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	25	21:05	1:22	0:00	19:43	0	0	00.0
M. Samuelsson RW	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	11:59	0:38	0:00	11:21	0	0	00.0
B. Stuart D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	25	24:44	0:00	0:42	24:02	0	0	00.0
H. Zetterberg LW	0	0	1	3	0	1	1	5	1	0	1	26	23:18	1:22	0:42	21:14	5	10	33.3
Detroit Red Wings Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
D Mccarty									Scratched
K Draper									Groin
C Chelios									Scratched
A Downey									Scratched
P Datsyuk									Foot Injury
T Kopecky									Cheek
D Meech									Scratched
J Howard									Scratched
J Kindl									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	26	3	23	.885	58:48	0

Detroit Red Wings Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Osgood	32	1	31	.969	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	11	9	12	32
Detroit	7	16	3	26

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	1 of 0
Detroit	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.

Playoff Series

Pittsburgh won 4-3

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NHL Scores

Sunday, May 31st

Pittsburgh	1	Final
Detroit	3

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Playoff Series

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