Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators

Tuesday, March 21, 2006, 7:00 PM ET Scotiabank Place, Ottawa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Tuesday, March 21, 2006 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	22-46-14
at Ottawa Senators	5	52-21-9

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	1	2
Ottawa Senators	1	2	2	5

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	10	9	24
Ottawa Senators	14	14	11	39

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:33	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson (38)	Wade Redden (37), Tyler Arnason (31)	Power play	PIT 0, OTT 1
2nd	06:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong (10)	Ryan Malone (17)	Shorthanded	PIT 1, OTT 1
2nd	07:13	Ottawa Senators	Andrej Meszaros (7)	Zdeno Chara (27), Peter Schaefer (29)	Power play	PIT 1, OTT 2
2nd	12:31	Ottawa Senators	Chris Kelly (8)	Daniel Alfredsson (48), Chris Phillips (16)	Even strength	PIT 1, OTT 3
3rd	03:39	Ottawa Senators	Chris Neil (15)	Andrej Meszaros (26), Bryan Smolinski (27)	Power play	PIT 1, OTT 4
3rd	08:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tomas Surovy (10)	Sidney Crosby (45)	Even strength	PIT 2, OTT 4
3rd	15:08	Ottawa Senators	Antoine Vermette (18)	Chris Phillips (17), Chris Kelly (15)	Shorthanded	PIT 2, OTT 5

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

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	100%	10:21
Number 9 A. Hilbert	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	38.9%	15:52
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	100%	17:31
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	0	2	1	2	0	52%	24:30
Number 15 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		03:03
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		18:36
Number 23 E. Boguniecki	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	2		15:38
Number 28 J. Rita	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		09:14
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	12	0	0	0		03:42
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	1	0	1	+1	5	4	1	0		09:05
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	50%	14:36
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	4	6	0	3	38.9%	22:52
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	2		18:39
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	3		23:24
Number 32 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	+1	6	1	2	0		18:41
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	0	40	0	1	0		03:35
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	3	1		21:15
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	1		28:03

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	39	34	5	.872	59:52	Loss

Ottawa Senators 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 10 T. Arnason	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	1	0	70%	19:21
Number 11 D. Alfredsson	R	1	1	2	0	2	4	0	0	1		20:22
Number 15 D. Heatley	L	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0	0		21:51
Number 16 B. McGrattan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:02
Number 20 A. Vermette	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0	87.5%	10:03
Number 21 B. Smolinski	C	0	1	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	41.2%	15:01
Number 22 C. Kelly	C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0	52.9%	17:55
Number 25 C. Neil	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	6	0	1		13:40
Number 26 V. Varada	R	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		09:51
Number 27 P. Schaefer	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		20:03
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0	25%	18:50
Number 2 B. Pothier	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		20:00
Number 3 Z. Chara	D	0	1	1	+1	15	2	2	0	0		18:59
Number 4 C. Phillips	D	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	4	0		20:10
Number 5 C. Schubert	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		11:30
Number 6 W. Redden	D	0	1	1	+1	2	3	2	0	0		25:09
Number 14 A. Meszaros	D	1	1	2	-1	9	3	2	1	1		16:43
Number 24 A. Volchenkov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		01:18

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Emery	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Tripping	2
1st	05:55	Ottawa Senators	Vaclav Varada	Hooking	2
1st	12:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alain Nasreddine	Hooking	2
1st	15:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alain Nasreddine	Holding	2
2nd	01:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd	06:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jani Rita	Slashing	2
2nd	07:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd	10:19	Ottawa Senators	Daniel Alfredsson	Roughing	2
2nd	11:45	Ottawa Senators	Andrej Meszaros	Interference	2
2nd	11:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
2nd	15:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andre Roy	Holding	2
2nd	20:00	Ottawa Senators	Zdeno Chara	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Ottawa Senators	Zdeno Chara	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Spearing (major)	5
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
2nd	20:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Cairns	Game misconduct (game misconduct)	10
3rd	03:23	Ottawa Senators	Dany Heatley	Cross checking	2
3rd	03:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alain Nasreddine	Roughing	2
3rd	11:14	Ottawa Senators	Tyler Arnason	Holding	2
3rd	14:19	Ottawa Senators	Andrej Meszaros	Tripping	2
3rd	14:19	Ottawa Senators	Andrej Meszaros	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	14:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andre Roy	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
3rd	14:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tomas Surovy	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	17:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Tripping	2
3rd	17:51	Ottawa Senators	Wade Redden	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Ottawa Senators head coach: Bryan Murray
Referees: Mike Leggo, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Michel Cormier
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Shane Endicott, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen, Ryan Whitney
Ottawa Senators scratches: Dominik Hasek, Brad Norton, Steve Martins, Denis Hamel, Mike Fisher, Martin Havlat, Filip Novak, Jason Spezza, Tomas Malec, Billy Thompson

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Feb 2, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Feb 6, 2006
Ottawa Senators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 1, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Ottawa Senators 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 21, 2006

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Matchup	Status	Details
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Boston Bruins, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
New Jersey Devils 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Detroit Red Wings 2	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
San Jose Sharks 6 at St. Louis Blues 0	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
Calgary Flames 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Mar 21, 2006
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Edmonton Oilers 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Mar 21, 2006