New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, March 11, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 6–3 on Saturday, March 11, 2006 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
New Jersey Devils	3	46-27-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins	6	22-46-14

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	1	1	1	3
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	2	0	6

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	11	22	8	41
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	10	6	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (30)	Sergei Gonchar (33), Jani Rita (3)	Even strength	NJD 0, PIT 1
1st	03:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (16)	Sidney Crosby (41), Sergei Gonchar (34)	Shorthanded	NJD 0, PIT 2
1st	10:38	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (11)	Jamie Langenbrunner (28), Tommy Albelin (5)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 2
1st	10:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet (14)	Andy Hilbert (5), Tomas Surovy (10)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 3
1st	17:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andy Hilbert (6)	Tomas Surovy (11), Michel Ouellet (13)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 4
2nd	03:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (31)	John LeClair (23), Ryan Malone (14)	Power play	NJD 1, PIT 5
2nd	05:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong (7)	Ryan Whitney (22)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 6
2nd	05:47	New Jersey Devils	Erik Rasmussen (4)	Paul Martin (25), Colin White (9)	Even strength	NJD 2, PIT 6
3rd	12:59	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner (15)	Brian Rafalski (32), Brad Lukowich (13)	Even strength	NJD 3, PIT 6

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		11:53
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	66.7%	10:25
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	50%	16:28
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		21:21
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	1	1	2	+1	2	6	0	1		18:26
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	50%	11:28
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		15:50
Number 22 V. Kozlov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	0		09:51
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	35.3%	18:59
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:57
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	100%	19:21
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		11:29
Number 5 C. White	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	5	2		20:42
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		14:09
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	-2	4	3	1	1		20:42
Number 8 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		17:26
Number 21 B. Lukowich	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	4	3		17:09
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	2		24:29

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	16	10	6	.625	25:29	Loss
Number 40 S. Clemmensen	10	10	0	1.000	34:31

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	1	1	2	+1	2	3	2	0	0		14:01
Number 9 A. Hilbert	L	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	43.8%	15:54
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0		17:45
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	1	2	0	2	3	0	0	0	52.6%	19:25
Number 15 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:42
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+1	4	1	1	1	0		18:45
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	75%	08:41
Number 28 J. Rita	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		13:28
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:18
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0	0		12:21
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		16:15
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	1	3	+1	0	5	0	0	1	57.9%	19:55
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	2	0		18:47
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	2	0		25:33
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	3	0		25:07
Number 32 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:54
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		05:48
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	+2	0	3	1	1	0		25:06

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	41	38	3	.927	59:32	Win

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	Kneeing	2
1st	05:00	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner	Tripping	2
1st	11:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet	Hooking	2
1st	13:23	New Jersey Devils	Paul Martin	Interference	2
2nd	01:12	New Jersey Devils	Martin Brodeur	Tripping	2
2nd	02:09	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Slashing	2
2nd	09:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Tripping	2
2nd	09:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
2nd	12:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Holding	2
3rd	08:09	New Jersey Devils	Paul Martin	Hooking	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Lou Lamoriello
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Brad Meier, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Tony Sericolo
New Jersey Devils scratches: Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Richard Matvichuk, Dan Mcgillis, Darren Langdon, Krzysztof Oliwa, Jason Wiemer, Ari Ahonen, David Hale, Aleksander Suglobov, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Cory Cross, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Brooks Orpik, Shane Endicott, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen

Every New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Oct 5, 2005
New Jersey Devils 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 20, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Nov 1, 2005
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 29, 2005
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Apr 2, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 5, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 11, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Nashville Predators 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New York Islanders 3 at Boston Bruins 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Edmonton Oilers 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
New York Rangers 0 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 2 at St. Louis Blues 1	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Dallas Stars 2 at Vancouver Canucks 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Mar 11, 2006