Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins

Saturday, November 5, 2005, 7:00 PM ET TD Banknorth Garden, Boston Regular Season Final

Final score

The Boston Bruins beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 on Saturday, November 5, 2005 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22-46-14
at Boston Bruins	6	29-37-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	2	3
Boston Bruins	3	2	1	6

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	9	14	29
Boston Bruins	12	11	9	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:28	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 0, BOS 1
1st	10:05	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr (3)	Joe Thornton (17), Glen Murray (8)	Power play	PIT 0, BOS 2
1st	10:40	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr (4)	Sergei Samsonov (11), Patrice Bergeron (6)	Power play	PIT 0, BOS 3
1st	16:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (5)	Ryan Whitney (5), Mario Lemieux (11)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 3
2nd	07:29	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (5)	Glen Murray (9)	Even strength	PIT 1, BOS 4
2nd	09:37	Boston Bruins	Patrice Bergeron (4)	Unassisted	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 5
3rd	07:31	Boston Bruins	Joe Thornton (6)	Patrice Bergeron (7), Jiri Slegr (4)	Power play	PIT 1, BOS 6
3rd	13:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lasse Pirjeta (3)	Mario Lemieux (12), Ryan Whitney (6)	Even strength	PIT 2, BOS 6
3rd	19:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (6)	Ziggy Palffy (11)	Even strength	PIT 3, BOS 6

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Boston Bruins
Shots on goal	29	32
Power play	1 of 10	4 of 10
Penalty minutes	44	34
Hits	12	12
Blocked shots	12	8
Giveaways	5	4
Takeaways	3	2
Faceoffs won	30/59 (50.8%)	29/59 (49.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

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	2	0	2	+1	0	3	0	0	1	75%	26:02
Number 9 R. Fata	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	25%	05:58
Number 11 L. Pirjeta	L	1	0	1	+2	2	5	0	0	0	50%	08:55
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	5	4	1	0	0	100%	14:42
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	46.2%	12:16
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		10:58
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	66.7%	10:22
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		20:52
Number 37 R. Vandenbussche	R	0	0	0	0	17	1	1	0	0		02:56
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	2	2	0	4	3	0	0	0	45%	21:41
Number 71 K. Koltsov	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:26
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	0		23:25
Number 3 S. Poapst	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		15:05
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	1	0		14:15
Number 6 R. Whitney	D	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	2	0		25:00
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	3	0		19:39
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	5	2	0		15:03
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0		25:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 S. Caron	18	13	5	.722	29:37	Loss
Number 41 J. Thibault	14	13	1	.929	30:23

Boston Bruins

Boston Bruins 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 11 P. Axelsson	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	100%	16:27
Number 12 T. Fitzgerald	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1	0	33.3%	10:25
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	0		19:14
Number 17 S. McEachern	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		15:34
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	2	1	3	+1	0	3	0	0	1	43.8%	17:53
Number 26 B. Boyes	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	75%	13:01
Number 27 G. Murray	R	0	2	2	+1	2	2	0	0	0		18:58
Number 37 P. Bergeron	C	1	2	3	0	0	5	1	1	1	50%	19:20
Number 38 D. Scatchard	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	2	0	0	26.7%	15:32
Number 39 T. Green	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	77.8%	15:38
Number 47 E. Nickulas	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		03:54
Number 75 C. Orr	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		04:06
Number 25 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		19:58
Number 41 A. Alberts	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	1	0		19:03
Number 44 N. Boynton	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		24:25
Number 48 J. Leach	D	0	0	0	+1	7	0	0	0	0		10:26
Number 68 M. Jurcina	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	3	0		16:30
Number 71 J. Slegr	D	2	1	3	0	8	3	0	0	2		20:33

Boston Bruins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 33 H. Toivonen	29	26	3	.897	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Holding the stick	2
1st	07:59	Boston Bruins	Dave Scatchard	Cross checking	2
1st	07:59	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Cross checking	2
1st	08:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Interference	2
1st	08:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mario Lemieux	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
1st	09:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	15:06	Boston Bruins	Nick Boynton	Hooking	2
1st	19:34	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	Interference	2
1st	19:50	Boston Bruins	Andrew Alberts	Holding	2
2nd	02:46	Boston Bruins	Sergei Samsonov	Tripping	2
2nd	05:08	Boston Bruins	Glen Murray	Cross checking	2
2nd	08:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen	Tripping	2
2nd	12:01	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	Elbowing	2
2nd	12:01	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	Roughing	2
2nd	12:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rico Fata	Roughing	2
2nd	14:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Vandenbussche	Cross checking	2
2nd	14:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Vandenbussche	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
2nd	15:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	19:26	Boston Bruins	Hal Gill	Slashing	2
3rd	02:08	Boston Bruins	Jiri Slegr	Interference	2
3rd	06:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Holding	2
3rd	10:15	Boston Bruins	Jay Leach	Interference	2
3rd	11:22	Boston Bruins	Milan Jurcina	Roughing	2
3rd	15:18	Boston Bruins	Jay Leach	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:26	Boston Bruins	Colton Orr	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	15:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Vandenbussche	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	16:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	17:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Lasse Pirjeta	Hooking	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Ed Olczyk
Boston Bruins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Mike Hasenfratz
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Angelo D'Amico
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: John LeClair, Alain Nasreddine, Andre Roy, Dick Tarnstrom, Ric Jackman, Josef Melichar, Matt Hussey, Shane Endicott, Michel Ouellet, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Tomas Surovy, Andy Chiodo, Marc-Andre Fleury
Boston Bruins scratches: Brian Leetch, Ian Moran, Alexei Zhamnov, Brad Isbister, Ben Guite, Patrick Leahy, Andrew Raycroft, Eric Healey, Kevin Dallman, Nathan Robinson, Mark Stuart, Ben Walter

2005-2006 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Boston Bruins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 7 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final/OT	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 8, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 22, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Boston Bruins 6	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Boston Bruins, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Boston Bruins 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Feb 8, 2006

Other NHL games on Nov 5

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 5, 2005
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 3	Final/SO	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
New York Islanders 0 at Ottawa Senators 6	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Florida Panthers 0 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Phoenix Coyotes 4 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Dallas Stars 3 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/SO	Game page: Dallas Stars at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Calgary Flames 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Nov 5, 2005
Minnesota Wild 3 at San Jose Sharks 1	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Nov 5, 2005