Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild

Tuesday, October 30, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4–2 on Tuesday, October 30, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-27-8
at Minnesota Wild	2	44-28-10

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	12	9	27
Minnesota Wild	10	8	12	30

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	03:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (4)	Sidney Crosby (10), Ryan Malone (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, MIN 0
2nd	06:14	Minnesota Wild	Stephane Veilleux (1)	Branko Radivojevic (5), Mikko Koivu (5)	Even strength	PIT 1, MIN 1
2nd	06:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (5)	Sidney Crosby (11), Ryan Malone (3)	Even strength	PIT 2, MIN 1
3rd	06:26	Minnesota Wild	Brian Rolston (6)	Mikko Koivu (6), Brent Burns (2)	Even strength	PIT 2, MIN 2
3rd	10:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (6)	Sidney Crosby (12), Sergei Gonchar (6)	Power play	PIT 3, MIN 2
3rd	14:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (5)	Sergei Gonchar (7), Evgeni Malkin (11)	Even strength	PIT 4, MIN 2

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

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 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:09
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		13:14
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	1	0	62.5%	14:45
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	2	2	+3	0	2	4	0	0		19:34
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		08:17
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	0	1	-1	0	2	2	0	1		11:55
Number 18 A. Hall	R	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0	36.4%	11:46
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		14:01
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	68.4%	13:45
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	100%	10:27
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	2	1	3	+3	4	3	0	1	0		19:40
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	3	4	+3	0	4	3	1	0	68.2%	21:30
Number 3 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	8	0		20:28
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0		19:38
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	2	0		16:25
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		21:24
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	4	0		17:27
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	0	0	3	0	1	0		24:38

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	30	28	2	.933	59:57	Win

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 M. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+2	0	8	2	0	38.5%	20:45
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0		21:02
Number 15 J. Sheppard	C	0	0	0	0	5	1	1	1	22.2%	09:53
Number 19 S. Veilleux	L	1	0	1	-1	0	1	2	0		14:46
Number 21 M. Parrish	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		16:42
Number 22 C. Clutterbuck	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		07:07
Number 24 D. Boogaard	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		05:50
Number 25 E. Belanger	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	64.7%	16:39
Number 37 W. Walz	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	18.8%	15:16
Number 83 M. Foy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0		11:56
Number 92 B. Radivojevic	R	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	100%	18:19
Number 96 P. Bouchard	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		19:05
Number 5 K. Johnsson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		10:42
Number 8 B. Burns	D	0	1	1	-1	2	4	3	0		20:41
Number 26 K. Foster	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	1		25:31
Number 33 P. Nummelin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		20:05
Number 41 M. Skoula	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2		21:14
Number 55 N. Schultz	D	0	0	0	0	4	0	2	1		19:13

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 J. Harding	27	23	4	.852	60:00	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	07:51	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Roughing	2
2nd	07:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Elbowing	2
2nd	13:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Adam Hall	Hooking	2
3rd	01:44	Minnesota Wild	Nick Schultz	Hooking	2
3rd	01:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Holding the stick	2
3rd	05:27	Minnesota Wild	James Sheppard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	05:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Adam Hall	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	08:51	Minnesota Wild	Brent Burns	Tripping	2
3rd	14:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Interference	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Minnesota Wild head coach: Jacques Lemaire
Referees: Mike Leggo, Dean Warren
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Darren Gibbs
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Alain Nasreddine, Georges Laraque, Jarkko Ruutu, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Chris Minard, Jonathan Filewich, Joe Jensen, Alex Goligoski, Kris Letang
Minnesota Wild scratches: Keith Carney, Sean Hill, Pavol Demitra, Steve Kelly, Marian Gaborik, Dominic Moore, Benoit Pouliot, Niklas Backstrom

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