Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes

Thursday, December 4, 2008, 7:00 PM ET RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 5–2 on Thursday, December 4, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	45-28-9
at Carolina Hurricanes	2	45-30-7

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	3	0	5
Carolina Hurricanes	0	2	0	2

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	5	9	8	22
Carolina Hurricanes	11	11	14	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (6)	Sidney Crosby (23), Alex Goligoski (7)	Power play	PIT 1, CAR 0
1st	12:30	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (3)	Sidney Crosby (24)	Even strength	PIT 2, CAR 0
2nd	01:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (7)	Sidney Crosby (25), Evgeni Malkin (30)	Power play	PIT 3, CAR 0
2nd	02:12	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu (9)	Sergei Samsonov (7), Josef Melichar (4)	Even strength	PIT 3, CAR 1
2nd	06:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan (10)	Sidney Crosby (26), Kris Letang (11)	Even strength	PIT 4, CAR 1
2nd	15:54	Carolina Hurricanes	Matt Cullen (7)	Ray Whitney (11), Rod Brind'Amour (8)	Power play	PIT 4, CAR 2
2nd	18:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (5)	Evgeni Malkin (31)	Even strength	PIT 5, CAR 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 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	+2	0	2	0	0	0		18:27
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	38.9%	21:51
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	2	0	2	+1	0	2	0	0	2	100%	14:27
Number 20 J. Pesonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		05:54
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	100%	13:45
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	0	70%	12:53
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	1	3	0		10:36
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	0		05:46
Number 32 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	0		10:32
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	2	2	+1	2	2	1	0	0	14.3%	20:38
Number 81 M. Satan	R	1	0	1	+2	0	3	1	0	0		17:51
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	4	4	+2	2	2	0	4	0	34.6%	22:06
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		21:59
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		23:38
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	4	4	0		14:49
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		16:15
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	3	0	0		17:39
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	0		21:15

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	36	34	2	.944	60:00	Win

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	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	2	1	58.3%	17:09
Number 11 J. Williams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		13:15
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	6	1	1	0	52%	20:01
Number 13 R. Whitney	L	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0		17:00
Number 14 S. Samsonov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	3	0	0	0		19:51
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	4	1	4	0	0	100%	19:43
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	75%	08:31
Number 17 R. Brind'Amour	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	0	0	0	65%	17:28
Number 18 R. Bayda	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	100%	14:00
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		07:12
Number 44 P. Eaves	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	6	0	0		12:22
Number 59 C. LaRose	R	0	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0		11:34
Number 5 F. Kaberle	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		13:59
Number 7 N. Wallin	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1	0		20:50
Number 22 J. Melichar	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:28
Number 25 J. Pitkanen	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	0		26:41
Number 33 A. Babchuk	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0		17:33
Number 77 J. Corvo	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		26:47

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 49 M. Leighton	22	17	5	.773	59:57	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Tripping	2
1st	07:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	Boarding	2
1st	09:34	Carolina Hurricanes	Niclas Wallin	Hooking	2
2nd	00:33	Carolina Hurricanes	Tuomo Ruutu	High sticking	2
2nd	10:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Eaton	Holding	2
2nd	14:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Hooking	2
3rd	04:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
3rd	17:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Max Talbot	High sticking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Paul Maurice
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Stephane Auger
Linesmen: Steve Miller, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Sergei Gonchar, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Marc-Andre Fleury, Paul Bissonnette, Tyler Kennedy, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Scott Walker, Dan Lacouture, Michael Ryan, Wade Brookbank, Tim Gleason, Dennis Seidenberg, Tim Conboy, Dwight Helminen, Cam Ward, Bryan Rodney, Casey Borer, Brett Carson, Jakub Petruzalek, Zach Boychuk

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Carolina Hurricanes 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, December 4, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
New Jersey Devils 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Washington Capitals 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Florida Panthers 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Florida Panthers, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Vancouver Canucks 5 at Detroit Red Wings 6	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Nashville Predators, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 6	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Dec 4, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at San Jose Sharks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Dec 4, 2008