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New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Saturday, January 7, 2012 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
New Jersey Devils 3 48-28-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 51-25-6

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 0 2 1 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 3 17 7 27
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 17 13 42

Three stars

  1. I. Kovalchuk, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Brodeur, New Jersey Devils (goaltender)
  3. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Paul Martin (1), Chris Kunitz (1) Even strength NJD 0, PIT 1
2nd 08:39 New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique (1) Zach Parise (1) Shorthanded NJD 1, PIT 1
2nd 11:23 New Jersey Devils Ilya Kovalchuk (1) Zach Parise (2), Adam Henrique (1) Even strength NJD 2, PIT 1
3rd 01:28 New Jersey Devils Dainius Zubrus (1) Patrik Elias (1), Ilya Kovalchuk (1) Power play NJD 3, PIT 1

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 27 42
Power play 1 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 18 28
Blocked shots 14 10
Giveaways 1 4
Takeaways 1 0
Faceoffs won 21/55 (38.2%) 34/55 (61.8%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
8 D. Zubrus C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 1 50% 19:44
9 Z. Parise L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 1 0 18:25
10 S. Zalewski C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 30.8% 11:04
12 N. Palmieri R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:17
14 A. Henrique C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 0 0 53.3% 17:21
15 P. Sykora R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:55
17 I. Kovalchuk L 1 1 2 0 0 8 0 0 0 22:00
20 R. Carter L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 50% 11:51
21 M. Tedenby R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10:20
22 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 09:15
23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 10:58
26 P. Elias C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23.5% 19:44
2 K. Foster D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12:46
5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 3 2 0 23:41
7 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 0 1 0 22:18
24 B. Salvador D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 20:58
29 M. Fayne D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21:59
32 M. Taormina D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 17:24
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
30 M. Brodeur 42 41 1 .976 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 16.7% 17:42
12 R. Park R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 80% 14:02
14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 100% 24:40
18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 25:17
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 16:20
26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 15:04
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 12:19
33 S. MacIntyre L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02:57
38 C. McDonald R 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 10:04
46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 71.4% 07:42
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 33.3% 14:14
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 0 2 6 1 0 0 65.4% 25:05
2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 17:16
4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21:08
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 17:21
6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:20
7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 25:25
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:34
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 27 24 3 .889 58:19 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 07:53 New Jersey Devils Eric Boulton Interference goalkeeper 2
3rd 00:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
3rd 12:20 New Jersey Devils Henrik Tallinder Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 13:40 New Jersey Devils Bryce Salvador Slashing 2
3rd 13:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz High sticking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Referees
Dennis LaRue, Marc Joannette
Linesmen
Darren Gibbs, David Brisebois
New Jersey Devils scratches
Cam Janssen, Travis Zajac, Tim Sestito
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Arron Asham, Jordan Staal

2011-2012 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New Jersey Devils 5 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 7

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 4 at Boston Bruins 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/OT Game page
Edmonton Oilers 1 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Los Angeles Kings 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at St. Louis Blues 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at San Jose Sharks 5 Final Game page

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