Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Thursday, March 16, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Thursday, March 16, 2006 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	22-46-14
at New Jersey Devils	2	46-27-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	7	3	4	14
New Jersey Devils	6	8	9	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jani Rita (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 0
2nd	05:51	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (12)	Patrik Elias (18), Brian Gionta (28)	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 1
2nd	17:25	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta (36)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 2

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:32
Number 9 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	30.8%	13:11
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:48
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	42.9%	21:25
Number 15 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		05:48
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	+1	0	3	0	1		20:21
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	66.7%	05:26
Number 28 J. Rita	L	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		15:53
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		04:34
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		11:10
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		17:16
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	2	2	2	1	41.7%	21:39
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	-2	0	0	1	1		13:04
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	1	2	2		22:39
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	-1	0	3	1	3		28:04
Number 32 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		13:56
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	6	0	2	1		20:11
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	+1	2	0	1	1		23:25

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	23	21	2	.913	59:01	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	0		13:35
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	33.3%	05:14
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	76.9%	17:32
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0		21:31
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		23:06
Number 16 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0		04:27
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	0	60%	13:47
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		18:37
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	57.9%	21:42
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		04:35
Number 26 P. Elias	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	1	0		21:09
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		14:05
Number 2 D. Hale	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		11:02
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2		18:06
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		23:42
Number 8 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		15:13
Number 21 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	0		17:11
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	1	0		26:04

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	14	13	1	.929	59:54	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:15	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Interference	2
1st	04:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
2nd	07:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Abuse of officials	2
2nd	09:28	New Jersey Devils	Grant Marshall	Holding	2
2nd	12:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	High sticking	2
2nd	16:09	New Jersey Devils	Jason Wiemer	Roughing	2
2nd	16:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Roughing	2
3rd	06:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tomas Surovy	High sticking	2
3rd	09:34	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	Tripping	2
3rd	12:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Niklas Nordgren	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	14:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New Jersey Devils head coach: Lou Lamoriello
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Brian Murphy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Eric Cairns, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Shane Endicott, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Richard Matvichuk, Dan Mcgillis, Darren Langdon, Viktor Kozlov, Krzysztof Oliwa, Ari Ahonen, Aleksander Suglobov, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils 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 Thursday, March 16, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 2 at Boston Bruins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Buffalo Sabres, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Washington Capitals 4 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
New York Islanders 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Atlanta Thrashers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 0 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Nashville Predators, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
Dallas Stars 4 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 16, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at San Jose Sharks 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 16, 2006