Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 on the road.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	45-28-9

Goals by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	1	1	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	15	17	8	40
Pittsburgh Penguins	14	10	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:33	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (19)	Philippe Boucher (4), Sidney Crosby (43)	Power play	CAR 0, PIT 1
1st	14:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney (15)	Anton Babchuk (7), Dennis Seidenberg (15)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 1
2nd	08:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal (20)	Justin Williams (6), Sergei Samsonov (15)	Even strength	CAR 2, PIT 1

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

Carolina Hurricanes 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. Cullen	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	38.5%	17:22
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1	0	50%	18:02
Number 12 E. Staal	C	1	0	1	+1	0	9	4	2	0	50%	22:38
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	0	1		15:00
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	5	0	0	0		17:41
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	1	0	100%	14:07
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	06:52
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	72.7%	17:06
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		06:59
Number 24 S. Walker	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:37
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		15:08
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		15:54
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	4	1	0		26:01
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	3	3	0		21:57
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		06:12
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		23:14
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		13:26
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		27:14

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	33	32	1	.970	60:00	Win

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 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	46.2%	20:15
Number 14 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0		07:08
Number 16 P. Bissonnette	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		03:02
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	2	5	0	1	0		18:13
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	0	0		15:00
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100%	03:15
Number 37 B. Thomas	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	16.7%	10:33
Number 42 D. Jeffrey	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	27.3%	10:16
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	80%	15:50
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	-1	0	5	3	0	1	40%	27:15
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		14:45
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	2	0	52.2%	25:55
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		12:26
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0		12:09
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	100%	20:35
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		30:30
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	1	1	-1	0	3	2	2	0		20:30
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	0		24:15

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	40	38	2	.950	58:36	Loss

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:03	Carolina Hurricanes	Rod Brind'Amour	Hooking	2
1st	04:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Hooking	2
1st	04:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	12:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Interference	2
2nd	11:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Closing hand on puck	2
2nd	15:01	Carolina Hurricanes	Joni Pitkanen	Tripping	2
2nd	19:30	Carolina Hurricanes	Ray Whitney	Tripping	2
3rd	01:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora	Tripping	2
3rd	05:18	Carolina Hurricanes	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
3rd	15:45	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	High sticking double minor	4

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Rob Shick, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Jay Sharrers, Derek Amell
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Dan Lacouture, Josef Melichar, Michael Ryan, Frantisek Kaberle, Wade Brookbank, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Justin Peters, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Pascal Dupuis, Dany Sabourin, Mike Zigomanis, Ruslan Fedotenko, Brooks Orpik, Jeff Taffe, Max Talbot, Connor James, Ryan Stone, Alex Goligoski, Janne Pesonen, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Apr 4, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, May 18, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final Playoffs	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, May 21, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, May 23, 2009
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 1	Final Playoffs	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Tue, May 26, 2009

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 2 at New York Rangers 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 2 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Atlanta Thrashers, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Washington Capitals 2 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 5 at Minnesota Wild 2	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Edmonton Oilers, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Jan 20, 2009
Vancouver Canucks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/OT	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 20, 2009