Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Winnipeg Jets 8–4 on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at home.

Final score, Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Winnipeg Jets	4	37-35-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins	8	51-25-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Winnipeg Jets	2	2	0	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	4	2	8

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Winnipeg Jets	12	10	8	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	13	15	7	35

Three stars

J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals, 1 assist)
E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 3 assists)
S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (4 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	02:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy (1)	Sidney Crosby (1), Matt Cooke (1)	Even strength	WPG 0, PIT 1
1st	03:35	Winnipeg Jets	Jim Slater (1)	Tanner Glass (1), Spencer Machacek (1)	Even strength	WPG 1, PIT 1
1st	12:51	Winnipeg Jets	Bryan Little (1)	Andrew Ladd (1), Toby Enstrom (1)	Power play	WPG 2, PIT 1
1st	16:44	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal (1)	Evgeni Malkin (1), Sidney Crosby (2)	Power play	WPG 2, PIT 2
2nd	01:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal (2)	Evgeni Malkin (2)	Even strength	WPG 2, PIT 3
2nd	03:54	Winnipeg Jets	Bryan Little (2)	Andrew Ladd (2), Toby Enstrom (2)	Even strength	WPG 3, PIT 3
2nd	06:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy (2)	Sidney Crosby (3), Matt Cooke (2)	Even strength	WPG 3, PIT 4
2nd	11:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (1)	Sidney Crosby (4), Paul Martin (1)	Even strength	WPG 3, PIT 5
2nd	14:39	Winnipeg Jets	Tim Stapleton (1)	Ben Maxwell (1), Spencer Machacek (2)	Even strength	WPG 4, PIT 5
2nd	17:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal (3)	Evgeni Malkin (3), Brooks Orpik (1)	Even strength	WPG 4, PIT 6
3rd	02:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (2)	Chris Kunitz (1), James Neal (1)	Even strength	WPG 4, PIT 7
3rd	13:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (1)	Jordan Staal (1), Steve Sullivan (1)	Even strength	WPG 4, PIT 8

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

Team stats

Team stats, Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Winnipeg Jets	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	30	35
Power play	1 of 2	1 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	26	25
Blocked shots	19	13
Giveaways	1	7
Takeaways	4	3
Faceoffs won	31/73 (42.5%)	42/73 (57.5%)

Box score

Winnipeg Jets

Winnipeg Jets skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 A. Burmistrov	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	47.1%	16:54
Number 9 E. Kane	L	0	0	0	-2	0	7	2	0	0		16:02
Number 13 K. Wellwood	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	33.3%	15:14
Number 14 T. Stapleton	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0	100%	07:09
Number 15 T. Glass	L	0	1	1	-2	0	0	9	0	0		16:48
Number 16 A. Ladd	L	0	2	2	-1	0	5	1	1	0	60%	19:14
Number 18 B. Little	C	2	0	2	-1	2	2	1	0	1	26.3%	18:31
Number 19 J. Slater	C	1	0	1	-2	0	3	2	3	0	52.2%	16:22
Number 20 A. Miettinen	R	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	1	0		14:50
Number 26 B. Wheeler	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		19:00
Number 46 S. Machacek	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	2	0	0		08:24
Number 49 B. Maxwell	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	2	0		06:51
Number 4 Z. Bogosian	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		20:09
Number 5 M. Stuart	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	4	0		15:05
Number 6 R. Hainsey	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		20:24
Number 24 G. Clitsome	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	3	4	0		17:26
Number 33 D. Byfuglien	D	0	0	0	-1	2	4	1	0	0		24:03
Number 39 T. Enstrom	D	0	2	2	-2	2	4	0	1	0		22:49

Winnipeg Jets goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 O. Pavelec	24	19	5	.792	32:50	Loss
Number 50 C. Mason	11	8	3	.727	27:10

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0		16:12
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	0	0	63.6%	18:32
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	1	1	+3	0	3	0	0	0		17:35
Number 18 J. Neal	L	3	1	4	+3	0	10	1	0	1		18:07
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	1	0		11:15
Number 25 E. Tangradi	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		10:46
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	14:51
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	0	40%	09:48
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		12:09
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	2	0	2	+2	0	4	0	0	0		12:27
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	2	3	5	+3	4	7	0	0	0	55%	20:42
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	4	4	+3	0	2	2	0	0	58.3%	19:08
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	4	1	0		16:38
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	2	0		18:58
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	2	2	0		16:47
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	0		19:26
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+2	0	0	3	3	0		19:20
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		24:25

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 B. Thiessen	30	26	4	.867	59:35	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:36	Winnipeg Jets	Dustin Byfuglien	High sticking	2
1st	11:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	High sticking double minor	4
1st	15:04	Winnipeg Jets	Toby Enstrom	Holding	2
3rd	18:55	Winnipeg Jets	Bryan Little	Tripping	2

Game information

Winnipeg Jets head coach: Claude Noel
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Chris Lee
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll
Winnipeg Jets scratches: Nik Antropov, Chris Thorburn, Eric Fehr, Mark Flood, Randy Jones
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Richard Park, Brent Johnson, Joe Vitale, Ben Lovejoy, Dustin Jeffrey

2011-2012 season series

Every Winnipeg Jets and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Oct 17, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Winnipeg Jets 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Winnipeg Jets 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Feb 11, 2012
Winnipeg Jets 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8	Final	Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 20, 2012

Other NHL games on Mar 20

Other NHL games on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Florida Panthers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Chicago Blackhawks 5 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
New Jersey Devils 1 at Ottawa Senators 0	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Nashville Predators 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Nashville Predators, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Phoenix Coyotes 3 at Dallas Stars 4	Final/SO	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Dallas Stars, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 2	Final/OT	Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Mar 20, 2012
San Jose Sharks 2 at Los Angeles Kings 5	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Los Angeles Kings, Tue, Mar 20, 2012

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