Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

Saturday, May 24, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Playoffs Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–0 on Saturday, May 24, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	47-27-8
at Detroit Red Wings	4	54-21-7

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	0	0
Detroit Red Wings	0	1	3	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	4	3	19
Detroit Red Wings	11	16	9	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	13:01	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (3)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 0, DET 1
3rd	02:16	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (4)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 0, DET 2
3rd	17:18	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary (2)	Brad Stuart (3)	Shorthanded	PIT 0, DET 3
3rd	19:47	Detroit Red Wings	Henrik Zetterberg (12)	Tomas Holmstrom (8), Nicklas Lidstrom (9)	Power play	PIT 0, DET 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal	19	36
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	10
Hits	25	31
Blocked shots	15	8
Giveaways	10	9
Takeaways	3	8
Faceoffs won	31/66 (47%)	35/66 (53%)

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 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1	0		14:50
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0	38.5%	20:26
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	17:02
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:08
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0	0		18:29
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	45.5%	14:15
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		04:43
Number 28 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60%	12:22
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		08:31
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0		11:56
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	40%	17:46
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	0	47.6%	18:10
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	1	0		16:38
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		15:42
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	0	2	0		18:52
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	6	0		21:38
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		27:51
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		16:02

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	36	32	4	.889	60:00	Loss

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings 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 D. Cleary	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		16:51
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	6	0	0	50%	23:06
Number 17 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	+2	0	1	0	0	0		10:48
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		07:25
Number 25 D. McCarty	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		06:08
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		14:32
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	0	0	68.4%	13:56
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	2	0	2	+2	0	5	2	1	0		13:32
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	1	0	1	0	0	8	1	1	1	52.6%	22:03
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	22.2%	06:56
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	75%	17:43
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	1	1	0	4	0	3	0	0		19:07
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		12:17
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	0	4	1	1	0	0		25:05
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:47
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	1	1	+3	0	0	3	2	0		21:09
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		24:48
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	3	2	0		23:50

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Osgood	19	19	0	1.000	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Interference	2
1st	04:02	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	High sticking	2
1st	10:15	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Hooking	2
1st	12:38	Detroit Red Wings	Darren Helm	Tripping	2
1st	15:20	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Holmstrom	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	19:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	High sticking	2
2nd	01:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Slashing	2
2nd	13:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Holding	2
2nd	19:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
3rd	15:27	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Interference	2
3rd	18:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Slashing	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Referees: Paul Devorski, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Darryl Sydor
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Mark Hartigan, Johan Franzen

2007-2008 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, May 24, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, May 26, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, May 28, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, May 31, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/3OT Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Jun 2, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Jun 4, 2008

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