Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, October 29, 2005, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Saturday, October 29, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Carolina Hurricanes	5	52-22-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22-46-14

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	0	4	5
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	5	19	33
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	15	4	28

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	03:19	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman (5)	Ray Whitney (7), Eric Staal (10)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 0
1st	14:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	John LeClair (4)	Konstantin Koltsov (1), Ric Jackman (8)	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 1
2nd	02:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (4)	Mark Recchi (11), Mario Lemieux (7)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 2
2nd	08:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ziggy Palffy (5)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 3
3rd	12:24	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour (7)	Ray Whitney (8), Cory Stillman (7)	Power play	CAR 2, PIT 3
3rd	13:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley (1)	Cory Stillman (8), Eric Staal (11)	Even strength	CAR 3, PIT 3
3rd	16:46	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (2)	Cory Stillman (9), Eric Staal (12)	Power play	CAR 4, PIT 3
3rd	19:26	Carolina Hurricanes	Justin Williams (3)	Eric Staal (13), Frantisek Kaberle (6)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 5, PIT 3

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

Carolina Hurricanes 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 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	2	0	42.9%	18:39
Number 11 J. Williams	R	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		20:37
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	4	4	+2	0	6	0	0	0	35.7%	18:45
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	2	3	-1	0	2	0	0	1		17:13
Number 14 K. Adams	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	75%	13:44
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	1	0	1	0	2	2	0	1	1	70%	23:49
Number 18 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		02:27
Number 19 R. Vrbata	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		07:16
Number 26 E. Cole	L	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		20:12
Number 44 N. Nordgren	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		03:10
Number 61 C. Stillman	L	1	3	4	+1	2	2	0	0	1		17:23
Number 63 J. Vasicek	C	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	100%	17:16
Number 2 G. Wesley	D	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	2	0		15:39
Number 4 A. Ward	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2	0		15:42
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	1	0		15:59
Number 6 B. Hedican	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	0		22:11
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	1	2	0		20:08
Number 70 O. Tverdovsky	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	0		17:22

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Gerber	28	25	3	.893	59:45	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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	-1	2	5	0	0	0	50%	24:00
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	0	50%	16:52
Number 10 J. LeClair	L	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		13:47
Number 11 L. Pirjeta	L	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	0	45.5%	10:40
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0		17:57
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		07:31
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	20%	09:12
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:22
Number 37 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:37
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	0	0	44.4%	20:31
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	0		09:13
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	4	2	1	0	0		18:45
Number 3 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0		15:35
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	5	0		15:52
Number 22 R. Jackman	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	2	0		23:51
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-2	0	3	0	2	0		18:25
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	4	1	0		17:50
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	1	1		26:37

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	32	28	4	.875	59:16	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2
1st	02:41	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata	Holding	2
1st	03:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Boarding	2
1st	15:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Roughing	2
1st	15:16	Carolina Hurricanes	Josef Vasicek	Roughing	2
1st	15:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Roughing	2
1st	19:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Glen Wesley	Hooking	2
2nd	00:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Interference	2
2nd	00:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Delaying game	2
2nd	09:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lasse Pirjeta	Boarding	2
2nd	13:29	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Slashing	2
2nd	16:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	05:55	Carolina Hurricanes	Cory Stillman	Elbowing	2
3rd	09:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi	Tripping	2
3rd	10:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
3rd	16:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Interference	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Referees: Chris Rooney, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Derek Amell
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Colin Forbes, Jesse Boulerice, Craig Adams, Pavel Brendl, Mike Commodore, Andrew Hutchinson, David Gove, Keith Aucoin, Chad LaRose, Danny Richmond, Kevin Nastiuk, Andrew Ladd
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Dick Tarnstrom, Josef Melichar, Matt Hussey, Shane Endicott, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Erik Christensen, Ryan Whitney, Marc-Andre Fleury

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Oct 7, 2005
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Feb 10, 2006
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 4, 2006

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 29, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Boston Bruins 4	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Ottawa Senators 8 at Toronto Maple Leafs 0	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
New York Rangers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 6 at New York Islanders 4	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Atlanta Thrashers, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Nashville Predators 1	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Dallas Stars 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
St. Louis Blues 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 29, 2005
Calgary Flames 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Oct 29, 2005