Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 7:30 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3–2 on Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	35-37-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	51-25-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	2	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	2	3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	3	10	11	24
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	10	12	33

Three stars

P. Dupuis, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
J. Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Gunnarsson, Toronto Maple Leafs (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	Phil Kessel (1)	Jake Gardiner (1), Tyler Bozak (1)	Even strength	TOR 1, PIT 0
2nd	07:36	Toronto Maple Leafs	Carl Gunnarsson (1)	Mikhail Grabovski (1), Clarke MacArthur (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, PIT 0
2nd	09:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (1)	Matt Niskanen (1), Jordan Staal (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, PIT 1
3rd	01:34	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (1)	Brooks Orpik (1), Pascal Dupuis (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, PIT 2
3rd	04:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (2)	Steve Sullivan (1), Ben Lovejoy (1)	Even strength	TOR 2, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Toronto Maple Leafs	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	24	33
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	8
Hits	29	29
Blocked shots	17	11
Giveaways	4	5
Takeaways	1	6
Faceoffs won	27/59 (45.8%)	32/59 (54.2%)

Box score

Toronto Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 12 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	55.6%	17:11
Number 16 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		20:33
Number 18 M. Brown	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:35
Number 20 D. Steckel	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25%	06:42
Number 37 C. Ashton	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0		09:30
Number 38 J. Rosehill	L	0	0	0	0	4	1	3	0		04:01
Number 39 M. Frattin	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0		14:50
Number 41 N. Kulemin	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	5	1	50%	18:26
Number 42 T. Bozak	C	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	0	47.8%	22:26
Number 46 J. Crabb	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:16
Number 81 P. Kessel	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0		23:02
Number 84 M. Grabovski	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	1	53.3%	23:03
Number 3 D. Phaneuf	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	3	3		29:20
Number 4 C. Franson	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		00:45
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	5	3		21:02
Number 24 J. Liles	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	2	0		23:56
Number 36 C. Gunnarsson	D	1	0	1	0	0	3	3	4		23:57
Number 51 J. Gardiner	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	2		21:17

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 50 J. Gustavsson	33	30	3	.909	59:08	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	2	1	3	+2	0	4	1	0	50%	14:24
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	1	2	+2	2	4	2	0	72.2%	19:34
Number 12 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:49
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	0		19:24
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	0	0	0	4	2	3	0		20:34
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		13:37
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	1	1	+2	0	3	0	0		12:51
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	42.9%	11:22
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		08:47
Number 46 J. Vitale	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	63.6%	12:23
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:42
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	1	0	40%	23:56
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	2		21:04
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	3		23:30
Number 6 B. Lovejoy	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	1		15:22
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		19:10
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1		11:52
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	3		23:39

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 B. Thiessen	24	22	2	.917	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:39	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jay Rosehill	High sticking	2
1st	14:09	Toronto Maple Leafs	Jay Rosehill	Charging	2
1st	15:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal	Slashing	2
1st	18:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	High sticking	2
1st	20:00	Toronto Maple Leafs	John-Michael Liles	High sticking double minor	4
2nd	00:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal	Tripping	2
3rd	13:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal	Holding the stick	2

Game information

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Randy Carlyle
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Thor Nelson, Brian Murphy
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Matthew Lombardi, Colby Armstrong, Joffrey Lupul, Luke Schenn
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Brent Johnson, Deryk Engelland, Kris Letang, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey

2011-2012 season series

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Oct 29, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Jan 31, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 7, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 7

Other NHL games on Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 7, 2012

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