Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues

Scottrade Center, St. Louis Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the St. Louis Blues 3–2 in a shootout on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 51-25-6
at St. Louis Blues 2 49-22-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 0 0 1 3
St. Louis Blues 0 1 1 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 10 14 3 0 39
St. Louis Blues 12 7 10 5 0 34

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. P. Berglund, St. Louis Blues (2 goals)
  3. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 03:26 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Paul Martin (1), Chris Kunitz (1) Power play PIT 1, STL 0
2nd 12:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Sullivan (1) Deryk Engelland (1), Matt Cooke (1) Even strength PIT 2, STL 0
2nd 15:16 St. Louis Blues Patrik Berglund (1) Chris Stewart (1), Jamie Langenbrunner (1) Even strength PIT 2, STL 1
3rd 05:04 St. Louis Blues Patrik Berglund (2) Unassisted Shorthanded, Penalty shot PIT 2, STL 2

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 St. Louis Blues Patrik Berglund Saved
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Saved
2 St. Louis Blues Kevin Shattenkirk Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Goal
3 St. Louis Blues T.J. Oshie Goal
3 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Saved
4 St. Louis Blues Alex Pietrangelo Saved
4 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues
Shots on goal 39 34
Power play 1 of 4 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 10
Hits 27 32
Blocked shots 12 14
Giveaways 4 4
Takeaways 3 9
Faceoffs won 29/59 (49.2%) 30/59 (50.8%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 22:11
Number 12 R. Park R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 1 0 45.5% 13:38
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 19:43
Number 15 D. Jeffrey L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 10:12
Number 18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 1 22:41
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 1 1 0 2 3 4 0 0 16:12
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 13:52
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 66.7% 12:42
Number 33 S. MacIntyre L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 03:52
Number 46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 61.5% 11:17
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14:25
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 47.6% 25:05
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 1 0 16:32
Number 4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:59
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 0 0 11:48
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 25:56
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 1 0 24:28
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 0 0 24:27
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 34 32 2 .941 65:00 Win

St. Louis Blues

St. Louis Blues skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 12 S. Nichol C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 75% 09:47
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 2 0 14:24
Number 17 V. Sobotka C 0 0 0 0 4 5 5 0 0 100% 17:01
Number 21 P. Berglund C 2 0 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 53.3% 17:21
Number 25 C. Stewart R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 17:29
Number 26 B. Crombeen R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 06:30
Number 36 M. D'Agostini R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 13:58
Number 42 D. Backes R 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 0 45.5% 23:59
Number 44 J. Arnott C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 13:41
Number 57 D. Perron L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 3 0 0 19:50
Number 74 T. Oshie R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 23:07
Number 75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 05:02
Number 4 K. Russell D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 15:17
Number 5 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 1 2 0 23:14
Number 22 K. Shattenkirk D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 0 20:45
Number 27 A. Pietrangelo D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 0 28:09
Number 28 C. Colaiacovo D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 20:01
Number 46 R. Polak D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 20:36
St. Louis Blues goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 B. Elliott 39 37 2 .949 65:00 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:10 St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka Roughing 2
1st 09:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Niskanen Cross checking 2
1st 11:33 St. Louis Blues David Perron Slashing 2
1st 11:33 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Diving 2
1st 16:38 St. Louis Blues Matt D'Agostini High sticking 2
2nd 01:37 St. Louis Blues David Backes Holding 2
2nd 05:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve MacIntyre Tripping 2
3rd 03:37 St. Louis Blues Vladimir Sobotka High sticking 2
3rd 05:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Ps hooking on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
3rd 18:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Boarding 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
St. Louis Blues head coach
Ken Hitchcock
Referees
Gord Dwyer, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, David Brisebois
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Arron Asham, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Tangradi
St. Louis Blues scratches
Chris Porter

2011-2012 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final/OT Game page: St. Louis Blues at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Nov 23, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final/SO Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at St. Louis Blues, Tue, Jan 24, 2012

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