Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, January 17, 2012, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Carolina Hurricanes 2–1 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at home.

Final score, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Carolina Hurricanes	1	33-33-16
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	51-25-6

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Carolina Hurricanes	10	8	6	2	0	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	11	11	6	0	41

Three stars

J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins
M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:11	Carolina Hurricanes	Jamie McBain (1)	Jussi Jokinen (1), Jeff Skinner (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 0
1st	18:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (1)	Matt Niskanen (1), Paul Martin (1)	Even strength	CAR 1, PIT 1

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Goal
1	Carolina Hurricanes	Jussi Jokinen	Goal
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz	Saved
2	Carolina Hurricanes	Jeff Skinner	Saved
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal	Goal (winner)
3	Carolina Hurricanes	Eric Staal	Saved

Team stats

Team stats, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Carolina Hurricanes	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	26	41
Power play	0 of 3	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	12	16
Hits	20	26
Blocked shots	24	12
Giveaways	1	10
Takeaways	4	2
Faceoffs won	31/50 (62%)	19/50 (38%)

Box score

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 E. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	53.3%	23:12
Number 13 A. Stewart	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		07:28
Number 14 A. Nodl	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		16:10
Number 15 T. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	1		20:49
Number 16 B. Sutter	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	85.7%	19:20
Number 19 J. Tlusty	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		14:25
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky	L	0	0	0	+1	2	2	3	0		17:08
Number 36 J. Jokinen	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	66.7%	20:25
Number 37 T. Brent	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	0	20%	07:28
Number 39 P. Dwyer	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2		18:31
Number 42 B. Sutter	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	100%	05:31
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	62.5%	18:09
Number 4 J. McBain	D	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2		19:49
Number 5 B. Allen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	6		20:55
Number 6 T. Gleason	D	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	3		21:22
Number 27 D. Joslin	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		10:56
Number 28 J. Faulk	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2		27:33
Number 44 J. Harrison	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	3		28:49

Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Ward	41	40	1	.976	65:00	OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	0	0	7	3	0		20:47
Number 12 R. Park	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	75%	08:14
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	4	1		20:37
Number 15 D. Jeffrey	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	27.3%	18:12
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	+1	0	6	1	0		19:27
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		16:00
Number 25 E. Tangradi	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		07:36
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		13:17
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	28.6%	12:04
Number 46 J. Vitale	C	0	0	0	0	5	0	4	0	42.9%	08:07
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	0		16:42
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	+1	0	6	1	1	31.3%	24:53
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1		19:53
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		26:14
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	5	2	3	0		17:08
Number 6 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		11:50
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	3		26:31
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	4		26:39

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	26	25	1	.962	64:49	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	13:42	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Gleason	Fighting (major)	5
1st	13:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Deryk Engelland	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	02:48	Carolina Hurricanes	Alexei Ponikarovsky	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	18:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Martin	Tripping	2
3rd	02:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dustin Jeffrey	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	07:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
3rd	10:14	Carolina Hurricanes	Tim Brent	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	10:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Vitale	Fighting (major)	5

Game information

Carolina Hurricanes head coach: Kirk Muller
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Dave Jackson
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Matt MacPherson
Carolina Hurricanes scratches: Jaroslav Spacek, Chad LaRose, Jerome Samson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Arron Asham

2011-2012 season series

Every Carolina Hurricanes and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Nov 12, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 3, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Dec 27, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 17, 2012

Other NHL games on Jan 17

Other NHL games on Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Ottawa Senators 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 1 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Minnesota Wild 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
New York Islanders 3 at Washington Capitals 0	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Washington Capitals, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Nashville Predators 0 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at New York Rangers, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Boston Bruins 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 2	Final/SO	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Vancouver Canucks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Calgary Flames 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at San Jose Sharks, Tue, Jan 17, 2012