Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, March 4, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 7–5 on Saturday, March 4, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	7	52-22-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	22-46-14

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	5	1	1	7
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	3	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	8	12	29
Pittsburgh Penguins	18	11	9	38

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:51	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (39)	Frantisek Kaberle (31), Ray Whitney (32)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 0
1st	11:32	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (11)	Cory Stillman (44), Eric Staal (41)	Power play	CAR 2, PIT 0
1st	13:22	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (29)	Craig Adams (10), Bret Hedican (18)	Shorthanded	CAR 3, PIT 0
1st	14:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams (11)	Rod Brind'Amour (28)	Even strength	CAR 4, PIT 0
1st	18:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (24)	Glen Wesley (6), Justin Williams (35)	Even strength	CAR 5, PIT 0
2nd	00:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (22)	Sergei Gonchar (29), Ryan Whitney (19)	Power play	CAR 5, PIT 1
2nd	10:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov (1)	Michel Ouellet (12), Jani Rita (2)	Even strength	CAR 5, PIT 2
2nd	12:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole (30)	Eric Staal (42), Cory Stillman (45)	Even strength	CAR 6, PIT 2
2nd	14:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (14)	Eric Boguniecki (8), Ryan Malone (12)	Even strength	CAR 6, PIT 3
3rd	02:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (23)	Ryan Whitney (20), Colby Armstrong (13)	Even strength	CAR 6, PIT 4
3rd	05:53	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman (16)	Ray Whitney (33), Eric Staal (43)	Power play	CAR 7, PIT 4
3rd	14:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (24)	Sidney Crosby (38), Sergei Gonchar (30)	Even strength	CAR 7, PIT 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	7	0	0	0	81.8%	16:55
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0		20:38
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	3	4	+1	0	3	0	0	1	41.7%	16:41
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	2	3	-2	2	2	0	2	1		16:12
Number 14 K. Adams	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	3	0	60%	13:06
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	2	0	72.7%	23:40
Number 26 E. Cole	L	2	0	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0	100%	12:40
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		12:16
Number 39 D. Weight	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0		15:30
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0		09:27
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	2	3	+1	2	1	0	0	1		17:54
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	1	0		16:06
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	1	0		22:46
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	0	0		15:22
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	1	0		20:50
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:12
Number 22 M. Commodore	D	0	0	0	+3	5	0	0	0	0		07:22
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2	0		11:28

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	38	33	5	.868	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		11:21
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	3	0	3	0	0	7	1	0	1	28.6%	26:02
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	0		17:45
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	28.6%	20:46
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	1	0	45.5%	14:00
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0		20:17
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	0		13:17
Number 28 J. Rita	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0	40%	08:01
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0	0		03:46
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0		10:24
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	4	0	0		14:00
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	3	0	35%	22:14
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		15:35
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		16:32
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:54
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	0		15:11
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	19	0	2	1	0		13:08
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	0	0	7	1	1	0		26:13

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	4	1	3	.250	08:24
Number 31 S. Caron	25	21	4	.840	50:21	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen	Tripping	2
1st	04:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Hooking	2
1st	09:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2
1st	09:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov	High sticking	2
1st	12:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Kevyn Adams	Slashing	2
1st	19:10	Carolina Hurricanes	Erik Cole	Holding	2
2nd	02:31	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Holding	2
2nd	07:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet	High sticking	2
2nd	16:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Mike Commodore	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	16:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andre Roy	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	18:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman	Hooking	2
3rd	03:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Boguniecki	Hooking	2
3rd	05:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Bret Hedican	Roughing	2
3rd	05:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Roughing	2
3rd	05:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Boarding (major)	5
3rd	05:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	10:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Aaron Ward	Roughing	2
3rd	18:57	Carolina Hurricanes	Doug Weight	Tripping	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Brad Watson
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Murphy
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Josef Vasicek, Andrew Hutchinson, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Anton Babchuk, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Cory Cross, Eric Cairns, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Shane Endicott, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 7, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 10, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 4, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Washington Capitals 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Washington Capitals at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
New York Rangers 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Dallas Stars 5	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Detroit Red Wings 7 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 4, 2006
San Jose Sharks 0 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 4, 2006