St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 5

123T
STL(8-9-4)0101
PIT(16-8-0)2215

Final

7:00 PM ET, October 20, 2009
Mellon Arena
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
THREE STARS
M. Cooke
Penguins  (LW)

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

Goals: 1
Assists: 0
K. Letang
Penguins  (D )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: Mellon Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Brian Mach, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 17,132 (101.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON
Key:  St. Louis   Pittsburgh
Total Shots
  23
 43
PIM
 8
  4
Hits
  30
  30
Giveaways
  5
 12
Takeaways
 2
  1
Faceoffs Won
 30
  21
1st Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
11:19Tyler Kennedy (5)
Assists: Jay McKee, Matt Cooke
Pittsburgh 1-0
12:28Evgeni Malkin (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Bill Guerin, Sergei Gonchar
Pittsburgh 2-0
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
8:20David Perron: 2 Minutes for Delay of Game - Puck Over Glass
12:09Andy McDonald: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Brooks Orpik
19:44Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Slashing David Backes
19:44David Backes: 2 Minutes for Roughing Sidney Crosby
2nd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
7:29Ruslan Fedotenko (2) (Power Play)
Assists: Kris Letang, Mark Eaton
Pittsburgh 3-0
8:05Matt Cooke (2)
Assists: Kris Letang, Jordan Staal
Pittsburgh 4-0
12:54Paul Kariya (4)
Assists: Erik Johnson, Patrik Berglund
Pittsburgh 4-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
6:142-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Keith Tkachuk)
9:20David Perron: 2 Minutes for Crosschecking Ruslan Fedotenko
14:502-Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Evgeni Malkin)
3rd Period Summary
TIMETEAMSCORING DETAILSCORE
9:44Alex Goligoski (2)
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz
Pittsburgh 5-1
TIMETEAMPENALTY DETAIL
4:17Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Holding Paul Kariya

Player Summary
St. Louis BluesTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
D. Backes RW00-1111127002317:412:191:3613:465550.0
P. Berglund C 011000001102015:241:240:5713:031233.3
B. Boyes RW00-2331000022017:192:240:0014:550000.0
C. Colaiacovo D 00-1001000002719:522:111:4715:540000.0
B. Crombeen RW00-1221002001612:550:031:4311:090000.0
C. Janssen RW00011000500139:370:000:009:370000.0
E. Johnson D 01-1332000002519:581:460:0018:120000.0
P. Kariya LW100320001012116:182:190:0013:590000.0
J. McClement C 00-1221001002316:470:033:1713:2711761.1
A. McDonald C 00-1001121112318:362:330:4615:174266.7
T. Oshie C 001221002002316:171:412:4911:473260.0
D. Perron LW000220240001812:221:330:0010:4910100.0
R. Polak D 00-1112003002721:410:032:0019:380000.0
T. Strachan D 001112002001613:450:000:0013:450000.0
D. Sydor D 00-2000001012819:170:003:3015:470000.0
K. Tkachuk LW00-1000001001711:211:380:009:435362.5
M. Weaver D 000000001002821:060:003:5117:150000.0
B. Winchester LW00-1221002001712:100:030:0012:070000.0
St. Louis Blues Scratches
PLAYERREASON
A SteenWrist Injury
D KingThumb Injury
A PietrangeloHealthy
Pittsburgh PenguinsTime On IceFaceoffs
PLAYERGA+/-SOGMSBSPNPIMHTTKGVSHFTOTPPSHEVFWFL%
C. Adams RW00-1002004001816:450:001:5514:505838.5
M. Cooke LW111210006001411:180:001:589:200000.0
S. Crosby C 011220241012218:523:500:0015:029660.0
P. Dupuis LW000111000001513:350:001:0912:260000.0
M. Eaton D 011111000002619:250:121:5817:150000.0
R. Fedotenko LW100542002022215:501:590:5312:580000.0
E. Godard RW0011100010097:440:000:007:440000.0
A. Goligoski D 101211001022421:443:542:0215:480000.0
S. Gonchar D 010110002011416:234:540:0011:290000.0
B. Guerin RW010220001011715:013:260:0011:350100.0
T. Kennedy C 101320001001711:160:000:0011:160100.0
C. Kunitz LW011220001001715:282:080:0013:200000.0
K. Letang D 020001002012421:502:080:0019:420000.0
E. Malkin C 10012112003012018:413:350:0015:062722.2
J. McKee D 011444000002318:080:001:5816:100000.0
B. Orpik D 001113003032322:300:002:0220:280000.0
M. Rupp C 000001001001112:340:000:0012:340000.0
J. Staal C 012440001101916:561:442:0513:075741.7
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYERREASON
M SkoulaHealthy
C BourqueHealthy

Goaltending Summary
St. Louis Blues Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
C. Mason35431.88640:000
T. Conklin817.87520:000
Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYERSAGASAVESSV%TOIPIM
M. Fleury23122.95760:000

Shots On Goal
TEAM1st2nd3rdT
St. Louis381223
Pittsburgh2015843

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAMPPG / PPO
St. Louis0 of 2
Pittsburgh2 of 4

* - 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, October 20th
St. Louis 1 Final
Pittsburgh 5
Atlanta 1 Final
Montreal 2 SO
Columbus 3 Final
Calgary 6