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Atlanta Thrashers at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Atlanta Thrashers 6–3 on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at home.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Atlanta Thrashers 3 34-36-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 49-25-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 2 0 1 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1 3 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Atlanta Thrashers 15 5 14 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 16 9 36

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. M. Cooke, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Adams, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:47 Atlanta Thrashers Evander Kane (1) Bryan Little (1), Alexander Burmistrov (1) Even strength ATL 1, PIT 0
1st 10:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Kris Letang (1) Power play ATL 1, PIT 1
1st 15:18 Atlanta Thrashers Dustin Byfuglien (1) Toby Enstrom (1), Bryan Little (2) Power play ATL 2, PIT 1
1st 18:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (2) Alex Goligoski (1) Even strength ATL 2, PIT 2
2nd 11:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Adams (1) Matt Cooke (1) Shorthanded ATL 2, PIT 3
3rd 00:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Sidney Crosby (1), Pascal Dupuis (1) Even strength ATL 2, PIT 4
3rd 13:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Mark Letestu (1) Unassisted Even strength ATL 2, PIT 5
3rd 16:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (1) Sidney Crosby (2), Zbynek Michalek (1) Even strength ATL 2, PIT 6
3rd 16:51 Atlanta Thrashers Eric Boulton (1) Jim Slater (1), Chris Thorburn (1) Even strength ATL 3, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Stat Atlanta Thrashers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 34 36
Power play 1 of 8 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 18
Hits 12 17
Blocked shots 7 9
Giveaways 4 9
Takeaways 2 6
Faceoffs won 34/63 (54%) 29/63 (46%)

Box score

Atlanta Thrashers

Atlanta Thrashers skaters
Player
8 A. Burmistrov C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 15:26
9 E. Kane L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 14:55
10 B. Little C 0 2 2 -1 0 4 0 0 0 50% 21:16
16 A. Ladd L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 20:19
19 F. Modin L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 1 0 100% 13:36
21 B. Eager L 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 0 0 12:35
22 A. Stewart R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 12:47
23 J. Slater C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 62.5% 10:24
27 C. Thorburn R 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 66.7% 10:13
36 E. Boulton L 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 09:01
45 P. Cormier C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 42.9% 12:14
47 R. Peverley C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 52.4% 20:50
3 B. Sopel D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13:11
4 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 0 18:43
6 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12:56
29 J. Oduya D 0 0 0 -3 0 2 0 1 0 21:01
33 D. Byfuglien D 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 1 28:06
39 T. Enstrom D 0 1 1 0 2 6 0 1 0 26:05
Atlanta Thrashers goalies
Goalie
31 O. Pavelec 36 30 6 .833 60:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 +2 2 3 2 1 0 16:10
10 M. Letestu C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 46.2% 12:00
14 C. Kunitz L 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 0 14:27
17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 60% 09:55
18 C. Conner R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 11:49
24 M. Cooke L 1 1 2 +1 6 3 1 1 0 14:23
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 15:56
27 C. Adams R 1 0 1 0 0 1 4 1 0 25% 15:46
45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 09:40
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 0 0 11:52
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 +1 2 4 0 0 0 28.6% 15:50
87 S. Crosby C 2 2 4 +3 0 4 0 0 1 55.6% 15:43
3 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 0 0 14:43
4 Z. Michalek D 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 2 0 22:15
6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13:40
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 19:38
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 26:12
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 23:26
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 34 31 3 .912 59:46 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:02 Atlanta Thrashers Freddy Modin Interference 2
1st 10:10 Atlanta Thrashers Toby Enstrom Hooking 2
1st 12:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Hooking 2
1st 14:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Kneeing 2
1st 16:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski Hooking 2
2nd 07:41 Atlanta Thrashers Ben Eager Slashing 2
2nd 07:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham Slashing 2
2nd 11:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik High sticking 2
2nd 15:38 Atlanta Thrashers Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 01:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Hooking 2
3rd 02:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 07:19 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Hooking 2
3rd 13:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis Holding 2

Game information

Atlanta Thrashers head coach
Craig Ramsay
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dan O'Rourke, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Bryan Pancich
Atlanta Thrashers scratches
Nik Antropov, Freddy Meyer, Niclas Bergfors
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brent Johnson, Eric Godard, Deryk Engelland

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 28

Matchup Status Details
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 1 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 6 Final Game page

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