- Final0NYR
BUF4
74
7 - Final SOSO1OTT
MTL3
23
2 - Final2BOS
NYI1
41
4 - Final OTOT3CGY
TOR4
54
5 - Final OTOT4WPG
WSH4
34
3 - Final5PHI
NJ2
32
3 - Final6CAR
PIT5
15
1 - Final7FLA
TB1
41
4 - Final8CHI
STL3
43
4 - Final9PHX
NSH1
41
4 - Final10CBJ
MIN0
50
5 - Final11EDM
COL4
34
3 - Final12DAL
LA4
14
1
Final
Carolina leads 3-1
| Game 1: Saturday, October 14th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 5 | Final |
| Penguins | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, November 11th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 2 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, January 2nd | ||
|---|---|---|
| Hurricanes | 0 | Final |
| Penguins | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Friday, March 2nd | ||
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| Penguins | 2 | Final |
| Hurricanes | 3 | |
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Hurricanes 5
(2-3-1, 5 pts)
Penguins 1
(2-2-0, 4 pts)
7:30 PM ET, October 14, 2006
Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T | |
| CAR | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| PIT | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Points | Goals | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | R Brind'Amour 82 | E Staal 30 | R Brind'Amour 56 |
| PIT | S Crosby 120 | S Crosby 36 | S Crosby 84 |
S. Walker (Hurricanes - RW): Goals: 2, Assists: 0

R. Whitney (Penguins - D): Goals: 0, Assists: 0


E. Staal (Hurricanes - C): Goals: 1, Assists: 0
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 0:08 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wristshot) |
| 0:10 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ryan Whitney |
| 0:10 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:10 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 0:47 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 0:47 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 1:15 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 1:15 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Malone won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 1:52 | Carolina | Shot on goal by David Tanabe(Wristshot) |
| 1:56 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Nils Ekman |
| 2:15 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 2:24 | Carolina | Goal scored by Eric Staal assisted by Chad LaRose AND David Tanabe |
| 2:24 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 3:07 | Carolina | Shot missed by Mike Commodore(Wide of Net) |
| 3:25 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Icing |
| 3:25 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 3:44 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Mark Recchi(Slapshot) |
| 3:46 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby(Backhand) |
| 3:47 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 3:47 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:07 | Carolina | Shot blocked by Niclas Wallin |
| 4:24 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Kevyn Adams(Wristshot) |
| 4:26 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:26 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Malone won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 4:43 | Carolina | Shot on goal by David Tanabe(Slapshot) |
| 4:45 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Backhand) |
| 5:24 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 5:24 | Carolina | Penalty to Niclas Wallin 2 minutes for Delay of Game(opposing player not identified) |
| 5:33 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Colby Armstrong |
| 6:08 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 6:08 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Eric Belanger won faceoff against Ryan Malone |
| 6:48 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot blocked by Ryan Whitney |
| 6:48 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 6:48 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Kevyn Adams |
| 6:57 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Sidney Crosby |
| 7:16 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Colby Armstrong(Wristshot) |
| 7:17 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 7:17 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 7:43 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 7:43 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 7:59 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Icing |
| 7:59 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 8:12 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Trevor Letowski(Wristshot) |
| 8:13 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Trevor Letowski(Wristshot) |
| 8:40 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Injury |
| 8:40 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 9:13 | Carolina | Shot missed by Tim Gleason(Wide of Net) |
| 9:27 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:27 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Malone won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 9:34 | Carolina | Shot missed by Niclas Wallin(Wide of Net) |
| 9:34 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 9:34 | Carolina | Goal scored by Scott Walker assisted by Niclas Wallin AND Mike Commodore |
| 9:45 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 9:45 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 9:56 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck Frozen |
| 9:56 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 9:58 | Carolina | Penalty to Rod Brind'Amour 2 minutes for Tripping Sidney Crosby |
| 9:58 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Kevyn Adams |
| 10:59 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby(Wide of Net) |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Josef Melichar(Wide of Net) |
| 13:00 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Andrew Hutchinson(Slapshot) |
| 13:52 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Michel Ouellet |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 14:28 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 14:51 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Eric Belanger won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 14:51 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Sidney Crosby |
| 16:32 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by John LeClair(Backhand) |
| 16:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jordan Staal(Backhand) |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:01 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Jarkko Ruutu 2 minutes for Hooking Andrew Hutchinson |
| 17:10 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 18:13 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot blocked by Josef Melichar |
| 18:33 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Eric Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 19:14 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Belanger(Wristshot) |
| 19:38 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby |
| 19:42 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Robert Scuderi |
| 19:44 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Michel Ouellet(Slapshot) |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 0:09 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:09 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 0:18 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wristshot) |
| 0:19 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:19 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 0:27 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wristshot) |
| 0:39 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 0:39 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 3:17 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:17 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Jordan Staal |
| 3:39 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Jordan Staal |
| 4:10 | Carolina | Shot missed by Rod Brind'Amour(Wide of Net) |
| 4:20 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ryan Malone(Wristshot) |
| 4:22 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:22 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Malone won faceoff against Kevyn Adams |
| 4:50 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Belanger(Wide of Net) |
| 4:57 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Dominic Moore won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 5:00 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Ryan Whitney 2 minutes for Tripping Eric Belanger |
| 5:00 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Dominic Moore won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 5:06 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Cole(Wristshot) |
| 5:32 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot blocked by Mark Eaton |
| 6:22 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot blocked by Jordan Staal |
| 6:53 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot blocked by Jarkko Ruutu |
| 7:01 | Carolina | Scott Walker won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 7:01 | Carolina | Goal scored by Scott Walker assisted by Ray Whitney AND Kevyn Adams |
| 7:20 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Mike Commodore(Slapshot) |
| 7:23 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 7:23 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Jordan Staal |
| 7:32 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose(Snapshot) |
| 8:25 | Pittsburgh | Shot blocked by Nils Ekman |
| 9:03 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ryan Whitney(Wristshot) |
| 9:23 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Eric Staal(Wristshot) |
| 9:51 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Robert Scuderi |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Dominic Moore |
| 10:19 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Kevyn Adams(Wristshot) |
| 10:20 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Injury |
| 10:20 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 10:40 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jarkko Ruutu(Wristshot) |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in the Crowd |
| 10:41 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 10:48 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby(Backhand) |
| 10:49 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 10:49 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 10:58 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby(Wristshot) |
| 10:59 | Carolina | Penalty to Mike Commodore 2 minutes for Interference Ryan Whitney |
| 10:59 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 11:52 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Ryan Whitney |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Icing |
| 12:01 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Eric Belanger won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Kristopher Letang assisted by Sergei Gonchar AND Nils Ekman |
| 12:54 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Slapshot) |
| 12:55 | Pittsburgh | Karl Stewart won faceoff against Eric Staal |
| 12:55 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 13:01 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wraparound) |
| 13:02 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wristshot) |
| 13:14 | Pittsburgh | Shot blocked by Jarkko Ruutu |
| 13:32 | Carolina | Shot missed by Scott Walker(Wide of Net) |
| 14:00 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Tim Gleason(Wristshot) |
| 14:51 | Carolina | Penalty to Mike Commodore 2 minutes for Holding Sidney Crosby |
| 14:51 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sergei Gonchar(Slapshot) |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Recchi(Slapshot) |
| 15:35 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Mark Recchi(Slapshot) |
| 15:41 | Carolina | Penalty to Justin Williams 2 minutes for High-sticking Sidney Crosby |
| 15:41 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby(Wristshot) |
| 16:39 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Sergei Gonchar(Wide of Net) |
| 16:48 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Sergei Gonchar(Over Net) |
| 16:55 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Kevyn Adams(Slapshot) |
| 17:56 | Carolina | Shot missed by Eric Staal(Hit Crossbar) |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 17:56 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 18:26 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Dominic Moore(Slapshot) |
| 18:58 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ryan Whitney(Slapshot) |
| 19:28 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 19:28 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 0:36 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ryan Whitney(Wristshot) |
| 0:49 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Jarkko Ruutu 2 minutes for Roughing Erik Cole |
| 0:49 | Carolina | Power play - Eric Belanger won faceoff against Jordan Staal |
| 0:49 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Jarkko Ruutu 2 minutes for Roughing Erik Cole |
| 0:49 | Carolina | Penalty to Erik Cole 2 minutes for Roughing(opposing player not identified) |
| 1:11 | Carolina | Eric Belanger won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 1:11 | Carolina | Goal scored by Andrew Hutchinson assisted by Justin Williams AND Eric Belanger |
| 1:42 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Ray Whitney(Backhand) |
| 1:43 | Carolina | Shot missed by Kevyn Adams(Wide of Net) |
| 1:43 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 1:43 | Carolina | Eric Staal won faceoff against Jordan Staal |
| 2:35 | Carolina | Shot missed by Justin Williams(Wide of Net) |
| 2:47 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Jordan Staal |
| 2:47 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Icing |
| 2:54 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Mike Commodore(Wristshot) |
| 3:10 | Carolina | Shot missed by Craig Adams(Wide of Net) |
| 3:21 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 3:21 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 3:25 | Carolina | Power play - Eric Belanger won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 3:25 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to John LeClair 2 minutes for Hooking(opposing player not identified) |
| 3:42 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Eric Staal(Wristshot) |
| 4:05 | Carolina | Power play - Shot missed by Ray Whitney(Wide of Net) |
| 4:08 | Carolina | Power play - Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wristshot) |
| 4:09 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 4:09 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 4:50 | Carolina | Power play - Giveaway by Erik Cole |
| 5:09 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 5:09 | Carolina | Power play - Kevyn Adams won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 5:36 | Carolina | Shot blocked by Mike Commodore |
| 5:50 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Josef Melichar(Slapshot) |
| 6:09 | Carolina | Takeaway by Mike Commodore |
| 7:28 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Dominic Moore |
| 7:45 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Mike Commodore(Wristshot) |
| 7:46 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Kevyn Adams |
| 7:46 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 8:49 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Justin Williams(Wristshot) |
| 8:59 | Carolina | Penalty to Justin Williams 2 minutes for Hooking Kristopher Letang |
| 8:59 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 9:45 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Shot blocked by Andrew Hutchinson |
| 10:02 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Kristopher Letang(Wristshot) |
| 10:23 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Shot blocked by Tim Gleason |
| 10:27 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Puck in Bench |
| 10:27 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Michel Ouellet |
| 11:50 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 11:50 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 12:17 | Carolina | Shot missed by Ray Whitney(Wide of Net) |
| 12:31 | Carolina | Shot on goal by Chad LaRose(Wristshot) |
| 12:47 | Pittsburgh | Dominic Moore won faceoff against Rod Brind'Amour |
| 12:47 | Carolina | Goal scored by Mike Commodore assisted by Rod Brind'Amour AND Ray Whitney |
| 12:50 | Carolina | Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 12:55 | Carolina | Shot missed by Mike Commodore(Wide of Net) |
| 13:27 | Carolina | Shot blocked by Craig Adams |
| 13:51 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Rod Brind'Amour won faceoff against Sidney Crosby |
| 13:51 | Carolina | Penalty to Mike Commodore 2 minutes for Cross checking Jarkko Ruutu |
| 13:51 | Carolina | Penalty to Craig Adams 5 minutes for Fighting(opposing player not identified) |
| 14:34 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby(Wristshot) |
| 15:17 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Michel Ouellet(Wide of Net) |
| 15:23 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Whitney(Wristshot) |
| 15:24 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 15:24 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 15:54 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Jordan Staal(Wide of Net) |
| 16:47 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Dominic Moore(Wide of Net) |
| 16:47 | Carolina | Kevyn Adams won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 16:47 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 17:04 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 17:04 | Pittsburgh | Ryan Malone won faceoff against Eric Belanger |
| 18:16 | Pittsburgh | Stoppage - Offside |
| 18:16 | Carolina | Kevyn Adams won faceoff against Jordan Staal |
| 18:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jordan Staal(Backhand) |
| 18:39 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sergei Gonchar(Wristshot) |
| 19:19 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Karl Stewart |
| 19:36 | Carolina | Penalty to Eric Belanger 2 minutes for Holding John LeClair |
| 19:36 | Carolina | Shorthanded - Kevyn Adams won faceoff against Dominic Moore |
| 19:56 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Dominic Moore(Wristshot) |


