Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, May 28, 2008, 8:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Detroit Red Wings	2	54-21-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	47-27-8

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	9	9	16	34
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	13	5	24

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (5)	Marian Hossa (11)	Even strength	DET 0, PIT 1
2nd	02:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (6)	Marian Hossa (12), Ryan Malone (10)	Power play	DET 0, PIT 2
2nd	14:48	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (13)	Nicklas Lidstrom (10), Niklas Kronwall (13)	Power play	DET 1, PIT 2
3rd	07:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Adam Hall (2)	Max Talbot (6), Gary Roberts (2)	Even strength	DET 1, PIT 3
3rd	13:37	Detroit Red Wings	Mikael Samuelsson (5)	Brad Stuart (5), Valtteri Filppula (6)	Even strength	DET 2, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Detroit Red Wings	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	34	24
Power play	1 of 5	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	10
Hits	34	31
Blocked shots	13	26
Giveaways	5	10
Takeaways	2	4
Faceoffs won	28/55 (50.9%)	27/55 (49.1%)

Box score

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	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	57.1%	16:20
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	1	1	0		22:40
Number 17 D. Drake	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		12:13
Number 18 K. Maltby	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:50
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		11:02
Number 33 K. Draper	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	66.7%	12:10
Number 37 M. Samuelsson	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		18:22
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1	0	33.3%	24:40
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	100%	05:14
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0	72.7%	16:12
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	0	1	+1	2	6	2	1	1	33.3%	19:03
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		16:50
Number 3 A. Lilja	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		09:15
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	2	3	0		25:34
Number 22 B. Lebda	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		09:49
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0		21:57
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0		22:36
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	0	0		26:06

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Osgood	24	21	3	.875	59:35	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	0	0		15:32
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	0	0		08:45
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	53.3%	18:06
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	0		14:12
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0		11:33
Number 18 M. Hossa	R	0	2	2	+1	0	3	1	1	0		19:45
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	37.5%	17:48
Number 28 A. Hall	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	71.4%	13:40
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:55
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:54
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	2	0	30%	17:52
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+1	0	3	1	0	1	53.3%	19:41
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	3	0		16:10
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	4	0		18:17
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		13:31
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	0		20:46
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	4	0		23:27
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	4	0		26:15

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:04	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen	Holding	2
1st	03:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal	Holding	2
1st	12:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
1st	19:19	Detroit Red Wings	Brian Rafalski	Tripping	2
2nd	02:02	Detroit Red Wings	Niklas Kronwall	Hooking	2
2nd	08:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Cross checking	2
2nd	12:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Cross checking	2
3rd	15:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Hooking	2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Paul Devorski, Dan O'Halloran
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Chris Chelios, Darren McCarty, Mark Hartigan
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Georges Laraque, Kris Letang

2007-2008 season series

Every Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins 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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