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Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	SO	T
PIT(15-8-0)	0	1	2	1	4
CLS(12-6-3)	1	2	0	0	3

Final

SO

7:00 PM ET, October 30, 2009

Nationwide Arena

Columbus, Ohio

THREE STARS

R. Nash
Blue Jackets (LW)

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

C. Kunitz
Penguins (LW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio	Referees: Gord Dwyer, Ian Walsh Linesmen: David Brisebois, Mike Cvik
Attendance: 19,136 (105.5% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Columbus

Total Shots
	32
	32

PIM
	16
	12

Hits
	32
	15

Giveaways
	3
	3

Takeaways
	3
	7

Faceoffs Won
	29
	34

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
18:13		Rick Nash (7) (Power Play) Assists: Derick Brassard, R.J. Umberger	Columbus 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:18		Michael Blunden: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Matt Cooke
4:13		Chris Bourque: 2 Minutes for Hooking R.J. Umberger
9:19		Matt Cooke: 2 Minutes for High-sticking R.J. Umberger
17:01		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Slashing Kristian Huselius
18:23		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Roughing Derek Dorsett
18:23		Derek Dorsett: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brooks Orpik (Served by Jakub Voracek)
18:23		Derek Dorsett: 2 Minutes for Roughing Brooks Orpik

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
5:37		Rick Nash (8) Assists: Antoine Vermette, Mike Commodore	Columbus 2-0
11:55		Chris Kunitz (2) (Shorthanded) Assists: Sidney Crosby	Columbus 2-1
17:50		Derek Dorsett (1) Assists: Samuel Pahlsson, Antoine Vermette	Columbus 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:33		Chris Bourque: 2 Minutes for Hooking Fedor Tyutin
10:01		Bill Guerin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Derek Dorsett
15:45		Samuel Pahlsson: 2 Minutes for Hooking Craig Adams
19:46		Mike Rupp: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Steve Mason

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
17:04		Ruslan Fedotenko (3) Assists: Martin Skoula, Brooks Orpik	Columbus 3-2
17:43		Alex Goligoski (5) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz	Game tied 3-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:14		Anton Stralman: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jordan Staal
12:52		Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Slashing Derek Dorsett

OT Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:34		Jakub Voracek: 2 Minutes for Hooking Kris Letang

Shootout Summary
TEAM	DETAIL
	Shootout attempt by Antoine Vermette MISSES wide of net (Snapshot 15 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Kris Letang MISSES goalpost (Snapshot 17 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Rick Nash MISSES wide of net (Wristshot 17 ft)
	Shootout GOAL scored by Sidney Crosby on Steve Mason (Tip-In 6 ft)
	Shootout attempt by Kristian Huselius SAVED by Brent Johnson (Backhand 6 ft)

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	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	20	14:26	0:00	5:53	8:33	3	5	37.5
C. Bourque LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	4	0	0	0	17	12:09	1:41	0:00	10:28	0	0	00.0
C. Conner RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	11:08	0:00	0:00	0:00	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	2	4	0	0	18	14:51	0:09	5:19	9:23	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	2	2	3	3	0	1	2	1	1	0	29	22:37	6:48	1:42	14:07	12	16	42.9
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	17	13:38	0:00	4:43	8:55	0	0	00.0
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	29	21:23	1:22	6:27	13:34	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	1	0	0	4	3	2	0	0	3	0	0	19	14:24	1:31	0:19	12:34	2	0	100.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1:56	0:00	0:00	1:56	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	1	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	27	25:02	6:21	3:59	14:42	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	0	0	1	3	3	0	1	2	0	1	2	25	18:40	6:02	0:00	12:38	0	0	00.0
C. Kunitz LW	1	1	2	5	4	0	0	0	3	0	0	27	19:25	5:36	2:29	11:20	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	30	25:20	6:09	1:07	18:04	0	0	00.0
J. McKee D	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	20	17:22	0:00	6:20	11:02	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	0	28	21:04	0:06	5:28	15:30	0	0	00.0
M. Rupp C	0	0	-1	3	3	0	1	2	8	0	0	16	12:14	1:38	0:13	10:23	4	2	66.7
M. Skoula D	0	1	1	2	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	25	18:19	0:15	1:49	16:15	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	28	22:50	0:55	4:32	17:23	8	11	42.1
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
E Malkin									Right Shoulder
T Kennedy									Undisclosed
M Letestu									Knee

Columbus Blue Jackets												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Blunden RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	8	4:06	0:04	0:12	3:50	0	3	00.0
J. Boll RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	5	3:44	0:00	0:00	3:44	0	0	00.0
D. Brassard C	0	1	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	23	18:44	6:09	0:09	12:26	6	3	66.7
J. Chimera LW	0	0	-1	4	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	17	11:55	0:37	0:09	11:09	1	1	50.0
M. Commodore D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	15:32	0:57	2:26	12:09	0	0	00.0
D. Dorsett RW	1	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	1	1	0	18	11:13	0:28	1:39	9:06	0	1	00.0
K. Huselius LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	28	19:40	6:28	0:00	13:12	0	0	00.0
R. Klesla D	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	29	20:31	0:22	4:40	15:29	0	0	00.0
M. Methot D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	27	21:13	0:22	4:57	15:54	0	0	00.0
R. Nash LW	2	0	-1	7	5	1	0	0	1	1	0	34	23:09	6:52	3:04	13:13	0	0	00.0
S. Pahlsson C	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	29	17:03	0:56	3:34	12:33	8	10	44.4
K. Russell D	0	0	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	18	17:54	6:08	0:00	11:46	0	0	00.0
A. Stralman D	0	0	-1	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	29	22:54	5:37	0:00	17:17	0	0	00.0
R. Torres LW	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	17	12:33	4:34	0:00	7:59	0	1	00.0
F. Tyutin D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	32	26:34	6:22	3:35	16:37	0	0	00.0
R. Umberger C	0	1	-2	2	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	29	21:34	6:21	3:03	12:10	6	3	66.7
A. Vermette C	0	2	1	4	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	32	24:01	5:32	3:21	15:08	13	7	65.0
J. Voracek RW	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	19:22	5:06	0:01	14:15	0	0	00.0
Columbus Blue Jackets Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
N Filatov									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
B. Johnson	32	3	29	.906	65:00	0

Columbus Blue Jackets Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Mason	32	3	29	.906	64:52	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	T
Pittsburgh	11	5	12	3	32
Columbus	11	12	6	3	32

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	0 of 5
Columbus	1 of 7

* - 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

Friday, October 30th

NY Islanders	4	Final
Washington	3	OT

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Columbus	3	SO

Toronto	2	Final
Buffalo	3	OT

NY Rangers	2	Final
Minnesota	3

Montreal	2	Final
Chicago	3

Florida	6	Final
Dallas	5	SO

Vancouver	2	Final
Anaheim	7

Colorado	1	Final
San Jose	3

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Pittsburgh 4, Columbus 3

Final

SO

NHL Scores

Friday, October 30th