New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2007-2008 record
New Jersey Devils 5 46-29-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 47-27-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 2 2 1 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
New Jersey Devils 14 11 10 35
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 15 5 30

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:46 New Jersey Devils Jay Pandolfo (2) David Clarkson (2), John Madden (2) Even strength NJD 1, PIT 0
1st 09:58 New Jersey Devils John Madden (4) David Clarkson (3), Jay Pandolfo (2) Even strength NJD 2, PIT 0
1st 15:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Max Talbot (4) Ryan Whitney (1), Gary Roberts (4) Even strength NJD 2, PIT 1
1st 17:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Roberts (1) Sergei Gonchar (3), Petr Sykora (3) Power play NJD 2, PIT 2
2nd 00:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar (1) Sidney Crosby (3), Evgeni Malkin (5) Power play NJD 2, PIT 3
2nd 06:57 New Jersey Devils Travis Zajac (2) Zach Parise (6), Paul Martin (4) Power play NJD 3, PIT 3
2nd 14:48 New Jersey Devils Travis Zajac (3) Brian Gionta (2), Zach Parise (7) Power play NJD 4, PIT 3
2nd 18:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (2) Sidney Crosby (4), Sergei Gonchar (4) Power play NJD 4, PIT 4
3rd 10:38 New Jersey Devils Arron Asham (2) Zach Parise (8), Patrik Elias (3) Even strength NJD 5, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 35 30
Power play 2 of 8 3 of 5
Penalty minutes 14 20
Hits 10 9
Blocked shots 7 8
Giveaways 1 8
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 28/55 (50.9%) 27/55 (49.1%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 Z. Parise L 0 3 3 +1 2 6 0 0 0 53.8% 21:20
Number 10 R. Pelley C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 25% 05:55
Number 11 J. Madden C 1 1 2 +1 2 4 1 1 0 66.7% 20:55
Number 14 B. Gionta R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 100% 19:29
Number 16 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 0 15:31
Number 17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:28
Number 18 S. Brylin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 07:10
Number 19 T. Zajac C 2 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 2 31.3% 20:37
Number 20 J. Pandolfo L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 100% 18:33
Number 22 A. Asham R 1 0 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 12:55
Number 23 D. Clarkson R 0 2 2 +2 0 1 1 0 0 50% 14:20
Number 26 P. Elias C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 19:23
Number 2 V. Vishnevski D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:36
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 20:38
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 26:06
Number 27 M. Mottau D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 2 0 12:13
Number 28 K. Rachunek D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:50
Number 29 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 18:10
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Brodeur 30 26 4 .867 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 M. Recchi R 0 0 0 -1 2 3 3 0 0 100% 20:03
Number 10 G. Roberts L 1 1 2 +1 2 1 0 0 1 10:52
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 46.2% 19:03
Number 12 R. Malone L 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 1 0 14:22
Number 16 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 57.1% 08:02
Number 17 P. Sykora R 0 1 1 -2 2 3 0 0 0 13:59
Number 18 A. Hall R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 09:55
Number 20 C. Armstrong R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 16:35
Number 25 M. Talbot C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 58.3% 16:24
Number 37 J. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 04:20
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 -1 0 4 0 1 1 14:30
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 -1 2 2 0 0 0 42.1% 19:52
Number 3 M. Eaton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:48
Number 4 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17:21
Number 5 D. Sydor D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 17:40
Number 19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 0 21:56
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 14:11
Number 55 S. Gonchar D 1 2 3 -1 2 3 2 1 1 27:36
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 35 30 5 .857 59:05 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 16:28 New Jersey Devils Dainius Zubrus Slashing 2
1st 19:31 New Jersey Devils John Madden Hooking 2
2nd 04:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Jarkko Ruutu Hooking 2
2nd 06:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Darryl Sydor Hooking 2
2nd 07:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora Hooking 2
2nd 09:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Recchi Holding 2
2nd 12:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 14:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar Hooking 2
2nd 15:03 New Jersey Devils Andy Greene Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 17:33 New Jersey Devils Zach Parise High sticking 2
2nd 17:54 New Jersey Devils Paul Martin Holding 2
2nd 19:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone Holding 2
2nd 19:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 13:14 New Jersey Devils Arron Asham Roughing 2
3rd 13:14 New Jersey Devils Arron Asham Roughing 2
3rd 13:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Gary Roberts Roughing 2
3rd 13:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Tripping 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Brent Sutter
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Dennis LaRue, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Ryan Galloway, Jonny Murray
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jamie Langenbrunner, Colin White, Noah Clarke, Olli Malmivaara, Sheldon Brookbank, Cam Janssen, Barry Tallackson, Niclas Bergfors
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Alain Nasreddine, Georges Laraque, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Chris Minard, Jonathan Filewich, Joe Jensen, Alex Goligoski, Tyler Kennedy, Kris Letang

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