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Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Saturday, March 17, 2012 on the road.

Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 51-25-6
at New Jersey Devils 2 48-28-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 3 1 5
New Jersey Devils 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 12 18 44
New Jersey Devils 6 4 4 14

Three stars

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

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:59 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Evgeni Malkin (1) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 0
1st 16:57 New Jersey Devils Andy Greene (1) Ilya Kovalchuk (1), Mark Fayne (1) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 1
2nd 10:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis (1) Jordan Staal (1), Matt Niskanen (1) Even strength PIT 2, NJD 1
2nd 11:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (1) Sidney Crosby (1), Tyler Kennedy (1) Even strength PIT 3, NJD 1
2nd 12:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Sidney Crosby (2), Chris Kunitz (1) Power play PIT 4, NJD 1
3rd 02:26 New Jersey Devils Petr Sykora (1) Patrik Elias (1), Andy Greene (1) Even strength PIT 4, NJD 2
3rd 05:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (2) Tyler Kennedy (2), Sidney Crosby (3) Even strength PIT 5, NJD 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 44 14
Power play 1 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 48
Hits 18 15
Blocked shots 5 6
Giveaways 4 3
Takeaways 10 4
Faceoffs won 29/58 (50%) 29/58 (50%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 1 0 1 0 0 3 3 0 0 17:39
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 0 0 47.4% 20:52
14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 2 0 100% 16:21
18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 1 0 15:49
24 M. Cooke L 2 0 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 17:47
25 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 07:56
26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 14:08
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:16
46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 0 0 62.5% 08:48
48 T. Kennedy C 0 2 2 +1 0 5 1 0 0 33.3% 13:40
71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 0 0 1 61.5% 16:55
87 S. Crosby C 0 3 3 +2 0 6 0 0 0 40% 15:19
2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 16:52
4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 0 0 21:44
5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 0 13:15
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:26
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +3 0 2 1 0 0 21:39
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 1 0 22:34
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 14 12 2 .857 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
8 D. Zubrus C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 16:39
9 Z. Parise L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 17:46
12 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 16:18
14 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 37.5% 16:13
15 P. Sykora R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 1 0 0 15:48
16 J. Josefson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 73.7% 17:05
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 22:48
18 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 -1 10 0 0 0 0 09:58
20 R. Carter L 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 14.3% 08:43
22 E. Boulton L 0 0 0 0 10 0 2 0 0 05:23
23 D. Clarkson R 0 0 0 -1 16 0 1 0 0 66.7% 16:37
26 P. Elias C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 0 0 44.4% 16:54
2 M. Zidlicky D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 22:21
5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 19:28
6 A. Greene D 1 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 16:40
24 B. Salvador D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 19:51
28 A. Volchenkov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 20:22
29 M. Fayne D 0 1 1 -2 0 0 1 1 0 15:55
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
30 M. Brodeur 44 39 5 .886 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:55 New Jersey Devils Marek Zidlicky Ps tripping on breakaway (penalty shot) 0
1st 12:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Tangradi Elbowing 2
1st 14:53 New Jersey Devils Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 00:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal Elbowing 2
2nd 12:01 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Roughing 2
3rd 09:00 New Jersey Devils Eric Boulton Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 10:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Hooking 2
3rd 13:35 New Jersey Devils Ryan Carter Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 13:35 New Jersey Devils Steve Bernier Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 15:56 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 15:56 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Roughing 2
3rd 15:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland Roughing 2
3rd 15:56 New Jersey Devils David Clarkson Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
New Jersey Devils head coach
Peter DeBoer
Referees
Wes McCauley, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Greg Devorski, Steve Miller
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Richard Park, Brent Johnson, Arron Asham, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Jeffrey
New Jersey Devils scratches
Cam Janssen, Matt Taormina

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 Mar 17

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 3 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 5 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final/SO Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at New York Rangers 1 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final/SO Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at San Jose Sharks 3 Final/OT Game page

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