Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, March 29, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Florida Panthers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Wednesday, March 29, 2006 on the road.

Final score, Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Florida Panthers	5	37-34-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22-46-14

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

Shots on goal by period, Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Florida Panthers	11	10	5	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	13	12	34

Scoring summary

Every goal, Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:09	Florida Panthers	Chris Gratton (16)	Jon Sim (12)	Even strength	FLA 1, PIT 0
1st	16:19	Florida Panthers	Nathan Horton (25)	Sean Hill (15), Jay Bouwmeester (34)	Even strength	FLA 2, PIT 0
2nd	00:23	Florida Panthers	Gary Roberts (13)	Olli Jokinen (45)	Even strength	FLA 3, PIT 0
2nd	10:34	Florida Panthers	Rostislav Olesz (8)	Jon Sim (13)	Even strength	FLA 4, PIT 0
2nd	16:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (18)	Noah Welch (3), Sergei Gonchar (38)	Power play	FLA 4, PIT 1
3rd	10:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andy Hilbert (8)	Colby Armstrong (16), Sergei Gonchar (39)	Even strength	FLA 4, PIT 2
3rd	18:49	Florida Panthers	Juraj Kolnik (12)	Martin Gelinas (21), Jay Bouwmeester (35)	Even strength, Empty net	FLA 5, PIT 2
3rd	19:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov (2)	Rob Scuderi (3), Michel Ouellet (15)	Even strength	FLA 5, PIT 3

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

Florida Panthers skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	0		16:01
Number 11 J. Sim	L	0	2	2	+2	2	3	1	0		11:06
Number 12 O. Jokinen	C	0	1	1	0	2	4	0	1	54.5%	17:01
Number 13 J. Kolnik	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	100%	15:47
Number 15 J. Stumpel	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	25%	10:15
Number 16 N. Horton	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0		17:12
Number 23 M. Gelinas	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	1	0		13:41
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	72.7%	16:49
Number 43 S. Payer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	42.9%	13:23
Number 44 G. Campbell	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		07:26
Number 77 C. Gratton	C	1	0	1	+3	0	2	0	0	75%	14:47
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0		15:42
Number 4 J. Bouwmeester	D	0	2	2	+2	2	2	0	2		28:10
Number 7 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	2		15:34
Number 20 J. Kwiatkowski	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		20:11
Number 22 S. Hill	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	2	1		16:39
Number 26 M. Van Ryn	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	2		23:02
Number 55 R. Jackman	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	0		14:56

Florida Panthers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 R. Luongo	34	31	3	.912	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	0	0	3	0	2	0		17:02
Number 9 A. Hilbert	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	25%	18:11
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	0	1	-3	0	2	0	0	1		18:25
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	0	31.6%	22:34
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	100%	02:34
Number 15 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:14
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	-2	0	2	3	0	0	50%	20:14
Number 28 J. Rita	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	0	63.6%	12:24
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		06:21
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		13:46
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	0		17:09
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-3	2	7	2	1	0	33.3%	20:18
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	0		14:41
Number 4 N. Welch	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	3	0		19:05
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		19:38
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2	0		23:59
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	1	0		17:19
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	-2	0	1	0	1	0		25:29

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	17	13	4	.765	30:34	Loss
Number 31 S. Caron	8	8	0	1.000	29:01

Penalties, Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Hooking	2
1st	08:12	Florida Panthers	Martin Gelinas	Holding	2
1st	14:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Holding the stick	2
1st	16:54	Florida Panthers	Sean Hill	Hooking	2
2nd	05:59	Florida Panthers	Joel Kwiatkowski	Hooking	2
2nd	13:07	Florida Panthers	Jon Sim	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	15:42	Florida Panthers	Olli Jokinen	High sticking	2
2nd	18:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Hooking	2
3rd	12:45	Florida Panthers	Jay Bouwmeester	Hooking	2

Florida Panthers head coach: Jacques Martin
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Tony Sericolo
Florida Panthers scratches: Alexander Karpovtsev, Jamie Allison, Branislav Mezei, Alexei Semenov, Mikhail Yakubov, Stephen Weiss, Lukas Krajicek, Gregory Jacina, Petr Taticek, Rob Globke, Anthony Stewart
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Eric Cairns, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Eric Boguniecki, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Guillaume Lefebvre, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen

Every Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Oct 25, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Florida Panthers 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 25, 2005
Florida Panthers 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 7, 2006

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
New York Rangers 5 at New York Islanders 1	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
Washington Capitals 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
St. Louis Blues 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final/OT	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Dallas Stars, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Wed, Mar 29, 2006
Minnesota Wild 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Wed, Mar 29, 2006