Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
· Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Montreal Canadiens 6–3 on Friday, March 16, 2007 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
9 |
9 |
28 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
11 |
10 |
31 |
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (30) |
Mark Recchi (41), Ryan Whitney (41) |
Even strength |
MTL 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
19:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Christensen (15) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
MTL 0, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
03:33 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Higgins (19) |
Michael Ryder (25), Sheldon Souray (35) |
Power play |
MTL 1, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
16:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Sheldon Souray (24) |
Tomas Plekanec (24), Andrei Markov (36) |
Power play |
MTL 2, PIT 2 |
| 3rd |
03:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Erik Christensen (16) |
Evgeni Malkin (44), Michel Ouellet (26) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
04:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Gary Roberts (16) |
Colby Armstrong (19), Alain Nasreddine (4) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
05:40 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Andrei Markov (5) |
Saku Koivu (41), Michael Ryder (26) |
Power play |
MTL 3, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
13:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Michel Ouellet (15) |
Evgeni Malkin (45) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, PIT 5 |
| 3rd |
18:55 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (31) |
Mark Recchi (42), Ryan Malone (12) |
Even strength, Empty net |
MTL 3, PIT 6 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
31 |
| Power play |
3 of 6 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
14 |
| Hits |
19 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
3 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/54 (59.3%) |
22/54 (40.7%) |
Box score
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 S. Koivu |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
64.3% |
16:45 |
| Number 20 M. Johnson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 21 C. Higgins |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:38 |
| Number 22 S. Begin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:39 |
| Number 25 M. Dandenault |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:25 |
| Number 35 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
15:01 |
| Number 40 M. Lapierre |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
56.3% |
16:01 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 57 G. Murray |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:48 |
| Number 73 M. Ryder |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 84 G. Latendresse |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:58 |
| Number 6 J. Niinimaa |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:24 |
| Number 8 M. Komisarek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:11 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 32 M. Streit |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 44 S. Souray |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
21:07 |
| Number 51 F. Bouillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 79 A. Markov |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:32 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 D. Aebischer |
30 |
25 |
5 |
.833 |
59:48 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Ouellet |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 8 M. Recchi |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 10 G. Roberts |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:56 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:25 |
| Number 12 R. Malone |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:46 |
| Number 16 E. Christensen |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
08:43 |
| Number 20 C. Armstrong |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:04 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
38.9% |
17:03 |
| Number 27 G. Laraque |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:23 |
| Number 37 J. Ruutu |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:11 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
17:59 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
18:06 |
| Number 2 J. Melichar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 5 R. Scuderi |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:24 |
| Number 19 R. Whitney |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 32 A. Nasreddine |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:43 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 55 S. Gonchar |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
00:10 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mathieu Dandenault |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
01:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Gary Roberts |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
08:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
| 1st |
12:07 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Sheldon Souray |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jarkko Ruutu |
Unsportsmanlike conduct |
2 |
| 1st |
12:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Max Talbot |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Whitney |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
15:31 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Josef Melichar |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Mark Recchi |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Guy Carbonneau
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Michel Therrien
- Referees
- Dan O'Halloran, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Alex Kovalev, Radek Bonk, Aaron Downey, Sergei Samsonov, Michael Leighton, Alexander Perezhogin, Duncan Milroy, Cristobal Huet, Mikhail Grabovski
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- John LeClair, Eric Cairns, Nisse Ekman, Joel Kwiatkowski, Ronald Petrovicky, Mark Eaton, Micki Dupont, Chris Thorburn, Noah Welch, Kris Letang
2006-2007 season series
Every Montreal Canadiens and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2006-2007 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 16, 2006
|
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Montreal Canadiens
4
at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Feb 1, 2007
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Pittsburgh Penguins
3
at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Feb 4, 2007
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Montreal Canadiens
3
at Pittsburgh Penguins
6
|
Final
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Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
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Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
1
 at Washington Capitals
5
|
Final
|
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 New York Rangers
1
 at Atlanta Thrashers
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
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 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
0
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
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Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Mar 16, 2007
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