Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, October 23, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 4–1 on Thursday, October 23, 2008 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	45-30-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	45-28-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	9	6	10	25
Pittsburgh Penguins	10	13	12	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:07	Carolina Hurricanes	Brandon Sutter (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 0
3rd	08:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (2)	Evgeni Malkin (10)	Power play	CAR 1, PIT 1
3rd	08:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (1)	Jordan Staal (3), Petr Sykora (2)	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 2
3rd	11:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot (1)	Tyler Kennedy (2)	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 3
3rd	19:09	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (3)	Sidney Crosby (9), Rob Scuderi (1)	Even strength, Empty net	CAR 1, PIT 4

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

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Cullen	C	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		19:48
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	-1	2	1	3	0	45.5%	21:24
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		20:12
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	0	-1	2	5	0	0		20:42
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	1	1	+1	0	4	2	1	37.5%	16:36
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	0	-3	0	1	2	1	55%	20:37
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	+1	0	2	3	0	100%	18:30
Number 20 D. Lacouture	L	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	50%	02:07
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		18:33
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	2		16:08
Number 4 D. Seidenberg	D	0	0	-1	0	1	3	0		18:23
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	-1	0	0	6	0		23:35
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	+1	2	1	8	0		20:47
Number 22 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		07:39
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	-2	0	4	0	4		24:15
Number 28 W. Brookbank	D	0	0	0	5	0	0	0		01:47
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		06:40
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		18:37

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 49 M. Leighton	34	31	3	.912	59:17	Loss

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	+1	0	2	1	1	0		14:30
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	19:34
Number 15 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	08:58
Number 16 P. Bissonnette	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	1	0	0		04:23
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		16:49
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	3	0	0	50%	15:47
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	6	0	2	0		17:48
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		07:51
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	0		11:05
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	0	2	5	2	0	0		22:45
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:53
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	+1	2	6	3	1	1	42.9%	20:46
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		23:54
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:03
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	3	0		17:36
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		18:42
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	5	0		22:40
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	3	0		19:56

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	25	24	1	.960	60:00	Win

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Dan Lacouture	Fighting (major)	5
1st	02:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Bissonnette	Fighting (major)	5
1st	12:08	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Slashing	2
1st	12:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Interference	2
2nd	00:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Sergei Samsonov	Tripping	2
2nd	09:20	Carolina Hurricanes	Wade Brookbank	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	09:20	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	04:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Hooking	2
3rd	07:52	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking	2

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Mike Leggo, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Derek Amell, David Brisebois
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Frantisek Kaberle, Tuomo Ruutu, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Patrick Dwyer, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Matt Cooke, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi

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 Thursday, October 23, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Boston Bruins, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Dallas Stars 5 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at New York Islanders, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Calgary Flames 5 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 23, 2008
Washington Capitals 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Oct 23, 2008