Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at home.

Final score, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Philadelphia Flyers	2	42-29-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-27-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	2	0	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	2	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Philadelphia Flyers	9	8	12	29
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	15	6	29

Scoring summary

Every goal, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell (24)	Daniel Brière (41), Vinny Prospal (37)	Even strength	PHI 1, PIT 0
1st	10:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar (12)	Sidney Crosby (48), Evgeni Malkin (59)	Power play	PHI 1, PIT 1
1st	13:13	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter (29)	Joffrey Lupul (26), Braydon Coburn (27)	Power play	PHI 2, PIT 1
2nd	06:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (23)	Sergei Gonchar (52), Marian Hossa (36)	Power play	PHI 2, PIT 2
2nd	14:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (47)	Ryan Whitney (28)	Power play	PHI 2, PIT 3
3rd	18:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (24)	Sergei Gonchar (53), Marian Hossa (37)	Power play	PHI 2, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Philadelphia Flyers	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	29	29
Power play	1 of 5	4 of 6
Penalty minutes	30	28
Hits	24	31
Blocked shots	10	21
Giveaways	1	2
Takeaways	3	6
Faceoffs won	30/54 (55.6%)	24/54 (44.4%)

Box score

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers 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 15 J. Lupul	L	0	1	1	0	5	4	2	0	0		16:06
Number 17 J. Carter	C	1	0	1	0	2	7	2	0	1	33.3%	19:31
Number 18 M. Richards	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	60%	24:29
Number 19 S. Hartnell	L	1	0	1	+1	6	2	1	0	0		16:22
Number 20 R. Umberger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		15:05
Number 22 M. Knuble	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		17:07
Number 24 S. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:36
Number 25 P. Thoresen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0		12:22
Number 32 R. Cote	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		00:54
Number 34 J. Dowd	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	60%	07:43
Number 40 V. Prospal	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	1	1	0		18:54
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0	80%	16:16
Number 5 B. Coburn	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	0		21:49
Number 6 R. Jones	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		18:37
Number 21 J. Smith	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	2	0		17:23
Number 26 J. Modry	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		20:37
Number 28 L. Kukkonen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		16:18
Number 44 K. Timonen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		16:39

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	29	25	4	.862	58:39	Loss

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 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		13:56
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	33.3%	14:46
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	3	0		20:24
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:27
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	2	2	-1	2	0	2	0	0		19:39
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	0	0	75%	17:22
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	0		03:38
Number 28 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	50%	06:18
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	2	2	0	100%	10:06
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:44
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	0	0	3	4	0	1	25%	22:48
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	1	3	-1	2	6	3	1	2	50%	20:17
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	2	0		19:08
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		22:40
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3	0		20:31
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	7	0	1	2	0		15:10
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	1	2	3	0	2	2	2	1	1		23:04
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	0		15:26

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	29	27	2	.931	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:22	Philadelphia Flyers	Riley Cote	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Fighting (major)	5
1st	09:59	Philadelphia Flyers	Jeff Carter	Roughing	2
1st	11:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Tripping	2
1st	13:13	Philadelphia Flyers	Joffrey Lupul	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Fighting (major)	5
1st	14:06	Philadelphia Flyers	Lasse Kukkonen	Roughing	2
1st	14:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Roughing	2
2nd	06:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Charging	2
2nd	06:07	Philadelphia Flyers	Braydon Coburn	Holding	2
2nd	08:28	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
2nd	08:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Delaying game	2
2nd	10:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
2nd	12:58	Philadelphia Flyers	Jim Dowd	Hooking	2
2nd	15:08	Philadelphia Flyers	Daniel Brière	Roughing	2
2nd	15:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Interference	2
2nd	19:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Roughing	2
3rd	02:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marian Hossa	Hooking	2
3rd	07:08	Philadelphia Flyers	Jason Smith	Cross checking	2
3rd	10:05	Philadelphia Flyers	Scott Hartnell	Roughing	2
3rd	10:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Roughing	2
3rd	11:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
3rd	17:12	Philadelphia Flyers	Mike Knuble	Hooking	2

Game information

Philadelphia Flyers head coach: John Stevens
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Kerry Fraser, Dan Marouelli
Linesmen: Mark Pare, Don Henderson
Philadelphia Flyers scratches: Derian Hatcher, Rory Fitzpatrick, Jesse Boulerice, Simon Gagne, Scottie Upshall, Nate Guenin, Stefan Ruzicka, Ryan Potulny, Ryan Parent, Steve Downie, Claude Giroux, Denis Tolpeko, Kyle Greentree
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Darryl Sydor, Alain Nasreddine, Dany Sabourin, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Nathan Smith, Jeff Taffe, Tim Brent, Connor James, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski

2007-2008 season series

Every Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 7, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Nov 10, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 8	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Dec 11, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Jan 24, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Feb 10, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 16, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 6, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, May 9, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, May 11, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, May 13, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, May 15, 2008
Philadelphia Flyers 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final Playoffs	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, May 18, 2008

Other NHL games on Apr 2

Other NHL games on Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Boston Bruins 2 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 6	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Carolina Hurricanes, Wed, Apr 2, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Chicago Blackhawks, Wed, Apr 2, 2008