Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Wednesday, April 5, 2006, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 on Wednesday, April 5, 2006 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	22-46-14
at New Jersey Devils	6	46-27-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	9	11	29
New Jersey Devils	12	9	6	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (35)	Colby Armstrong (18), Ryan Whitney (27)	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 0
1st	03:18	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (11)	Scott Gomez (43), Jamie Langenbrunner (31)	Power play	PIT 1, NJD 1
1st	07:07	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (12)	Scott Gomez (44), Brian Rafalski (36)	Even strength	PIT 1, NJD 2
1st	19:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andy Hilbert (9)	Konstantin Koltsov (5), Brooks Orpik (5)	Even strength	PIT 2, NJD 2
2nd	02:55	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise (12)	Scott Gomez (45), Brian Gionta (34)	Even strength	PIT 2, NJD 3
2nd	08:11	New Jersey Devils	Scott Gomez (28)	Patrik Elias (21), Brian Rafalski (37)	Power play	PIT 2, NJD 4
2nd	12:45	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (13)	Sergei Brylin (22), Martin Brodeur (3)	Even strength	PIT 2, NJD 5
2nd	17:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Andy Hilbert (10)	Brooks Orpik (6), Sidney Crosby (52)	Power play	PIT 3, NJD 5
3rd	05:15	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rafalski (6)	Patrik Elias (22), Jamie Langenbrunner (32)	Power play	PIT 3, NJD 6
3rd	08:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jani Rita (6)	Michel Ouellet (16), Tomas Surovy (12)	Even strength	PIT 4, NJD 6

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	0		07:31
Number 9 A. Hilbert	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	0	2	1	25%	20:02
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		15:43
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	28.6%	18:10
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63.6%	09:11
Number 15 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0		08:18
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	0	0		21:37
Number 28 J. Rita	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	1	0	71.4%	09:57
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		05:06
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	1	1	-1	2	3	0	0	0		12:14
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	1	0		16:52
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	+1	4	3	0	0	0	58.3%	22:13
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-3	2	1	0	2	0		15:32
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		19:52
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	0	2	6	0	2	0		27:52
Number 33 E. Cairns	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		05:44
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	2	2	+1	0	1	3	2	0		22:45
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1	0		26:48

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	21	6	.778	58:34	Loss

New Jersey Devils 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 9 Z. Parise	L	1	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0		13:35
Number 10 E. Rasmussen	C	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	14.3%	11:18
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	45.8%	21:07
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	0	0	50%	18:22
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	2	2	0	4	2	3	1	0		14:24
Number 16 J. Wiemer	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		07:03
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	1	0	57.1%	12:11
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0		20:24
Number 23 S. Gomez	C	1	3	4	0	0	3	0	0	1	60%	17:28
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:07
Number 26 P. Elias	C	3	2	5	+2	0	4	0	0	1		16:27
Number 29 G. Marshall	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		13:19
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		22:52
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		07:43
Number 8 K. Klee	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0		20:37
Number 21 B. Lukowich	D	0	0	0	+3	0	2	0	1	0		20:15
Number 24 R. Matvichuk	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	4	0		17:01
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	1	2	3	+2	0	1	0	3	1		27:15

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
1st	05:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Konstantin Koltsov	Interference	2
1st	05:48	New Jersey Devils	Erik Rasmussen	Boarding	2
2nd	07:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tomas Surovy	Tripping	2
2nd	07:27	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner	Tripping	2
2nd	07:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
2nd	10:04	New Jersey Devils	Colin White	High sticking	2
2nd	15:25	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise	Holding	2
2nd	17:22	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner	Hooking	2
3rd	04:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Hooking	2
3rd	04:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	10:49	New Jersey Devils	Erik Rasmussen	Interference	2
3rd	12:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
3rd	12:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
New Jersey Devils head coach: Lou Lamoriello
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Shane Heyer
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ziggy Palffy, Ryan Vandenbussche, Jocelyn Thibault, Alain Nasreddine, Eric Boguniecki, Dany Sabourin, Matt Hussey, Matt Murley, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot, Erik Christensen
New Jersey Devils scratches: Tommy Albelin, Alexander Mogilny, Vladimir Malakhov, Dan Mcgillis, Darren Langdon, Viktor Kozlov, Krzysztof Oliwa, Scott Clemmensen, Ari Ahonen, David Hale, 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 Wednesday, April 5, 2006
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 4 at Buffalo Sabres 5	Final/OT	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 3	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Florida Panthers, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
New York Islanders 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Nashville Predators 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
San Jose Sharks 2 at Colorado Avalanche 1	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Wed, Apr 5, 2006
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Calgary Flames 5	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Calgary Flames, Wed, Apr 5, 2006