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New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 6–2 on Thursday, December 29, 2005 at home.

Team Goals 2005-2006 record
New Jersey Devils 2 46-27-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 22-46-14

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 0 1 1 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 2 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 11 22 13 46
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 9 6 25

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Ric Jackman (5) Dick Tarnstrom (3), Erik Christensen (6) Power play NJD 0, PIT 1
1st 18:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (17) Dick Tarnstrom (4), Ric Jackman (16) Even strength NJD 0, PIT 2
2nd 06:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy (3) Ziggy Palffy (21), Max Talbot (1) Even strength NJD 0, PIT 3
2nd 07:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi (11) Shane Endicott (1), John LeClair (11) Even strength NJD 0, PIT 4
2nd 12:28 New Jersey Devils Scott Gomez (10) Jamie Langenbrunner (17), Brian Rafalski (18) Power play NJD 1, PIT 4
3rd 03:13 New Jersey Devils Scott Gomez (11) Zach Parise (6), Paul Martin (15) Even strength NJD 2, PIT 4
3rd 06:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy (4) Ziggy Palffy (22), Sidney Crosby (22) Even strength NJD 2, PIT 5
3rd 14:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (18) Ziggy Palffy (23), Ryan Whitney (13) Even strength NJD 2, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 46 25
Power play 1 of 8 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 16
Hits 8 14
Blocked shots 9 15
Giveaways 3 6
Takeaways 1 2
Faceoffs won 40/66 (60.6%) 26/66 (39.4%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
9 Z. Parise L 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:47
11 J. Madden C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 1 0 66.7% 19:52
14 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 0 0 20:58
15 J. Langenbrunner R 0 1 1 -1 0 9 1 0 0 100% 17:54
18 S. Brylin L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 2 0 0 84.6% 17:22
20 J. Pandolfo L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 18:54
22 V. Kozlov C 0 0 0 -2 0 4 0 1 0 50% 12:11
23 S. Gomez C 2 0 2 -1 0 7 0 1 1 50% 21:45
25 C. Janssen R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02:39
29 G. Marshall R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 0 0 11:48
89 A. Mogilny R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 14:01
2 D. Hale D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:34
5 C. White D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 1 0 21:22
6 T. Albelin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 3 0 09:06
7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 27:10
8 S. Brown D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 07:34
24 R. Matvichuk D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 19:48
28 B. Rafalski D 0 1 1 -2 0 2 0 1 0 25:28
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
40 S. Clemmensen 25 19 6 .760 60:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Ouellet R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 50% 12:14
8 M. Recchi R 1 0 1 +2 0 2 3 1 0 20:24
10 J. LeClair L 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 0 0 13:41
14 S. Endicott C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 30.8% 19:08
16 E. Christensen C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 27.3% 10:46
20 C. Armstrong R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 50% 14:57
23 E. Boguniecki C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 10:41
25 M. Talbot C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 2 0 40% 15:21
33 Z. Palffy R 0 3 3 +4 0 1 0 1 0 15:13
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 03:34
43 T. Surovy L 2 0 2 +2 0 6 0 3 0 50% 14:35
87 S. Crosby C 2 1 3 +3 4 2 2 1 0 50% 14:50
2 J. Melichar D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 0 0 19:14
5 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 20:53
19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 23:37
22 R. Jackman D 1 1 2 +2 2 1 5 1 1 15:44
32 D. Tarnstrom D 0 2 2 +2 2 1 1 1 0 21:18
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 +2 4 2 0 0 0 17:56
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 46 44 2 .957 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Ric Jackman Hooking 2
1st 03:53 New Jersey Devils John Madden Holding 2
1st 04:03 New Jersey Devils Brian Gionta Elbowing 2
1st 05:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Tripping 2
1st 11:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar High sticking 2
1st 16:11 New Jersey Devils Colin White Roughing 2
2nd 10:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Interference 2
2nd 11:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Dick Tarnstrom Tripping 2
2nd 18:58 Pittsburgh Penguins John LeClair Hooking 2
3rd 06:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar Hooking 2
3rd 07:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Whitney Cross checking 2
3rd 16:18 New Jersey Devils Grant Marshall Roughing 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Lou Lamoriello
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Craig Spada, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Brad Kovachik
New Jersey Devils scratches
Vladimir Malakhov, Dan Mcgillis, Pascal Rheaume, Darren Langdon, Krzysztof Oliwa, Patrik Elias, Erik Rasmussen, Ari Ahonen, Aleksander Suglobov, Tuomas Pihlman, Jason Ryznar, Barry Tallackson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mario Lemieux, Lyle Odelein, Ryan Vandenbussche, Alain Nasreddine, Rico Fata, Matt Hussey, Konstantin Koltsov, Matt Murley, Sebastien Caron, Ryan Malone, Brooks Orpik, Guillaume Lefebvre, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at New Jersey Devils 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/SO Game page
St. Louis Blues 0 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 6 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 2 at Calgary Flames 4 Final Game page

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