Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks

Friday, September 30, 2011, 8:30 PM ET United Center, Chicago Preseason Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4–2 on Friday, September 30, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	51-25-6
at Chicago Blackhawks	2	45-26-11

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	16:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve Sullivan (1)	Kris Letang (3), James Neal (1)	Power play	PIT 1, CHI 0
2nd	07:19	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke (2)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	PIT 2, CHI 0
2nd	11:54	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Vitale (1)	Mark Letestu (1), Kris Letang (4)	Even strength	PIT 3, CHI 0
2nd	19:18	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Pirri (3)	Rostislav Olesz (1), Brandon Saad (2)	Power play	PIT 3, CHI 1
3rd	10:11	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Pirri (4)	Bryan Bickell (2), Rostislav Olesz (2)	Even strength	PIT 3, CHI 2
3rd	19:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (3)	Steve Sullivan (1), Paul Martin (2)	Power play, Empty net	PIT 4, CHI 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chicago Blackhawks
Shots on goal	19	37
Power play	2 of 3	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	6
Hits	27	29
Blocked shots	13	8
Giveaways	4	8
Takeaways	9	7
Faceoffs won	31/60 (51.7%)	29/60 (48.3%)

Box score

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	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	2	0	100%	16:22
Number 10 M. Letestu	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	58.3%	12:50
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50%	19:14
Number 12 R. Park	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	12:24
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	0	0		13:42
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	1	0		16:07
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	1		14:13
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	37.5%	16:03
Number 33 S. MacIntyre	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0		06:22
Number 46 J. Vitale	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	33.3%	10:38
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0		14:00
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	52.9%	16:32
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	3	1	0		22:10
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	2	0		17:08
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	0	2	0		23:27
Number 37 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		13:37
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+1	2	0	4	3	0		23:41
Number 70 J. Morrow	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	1	0		19:40

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 1 B. Johnson	37	2	.946	59:55

Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Blackhawks 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 13 D. Carcillo	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		10:27
Number 15 A. Brunette	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		17:20
Number 16 M. Kruger	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	28.6%	14:15
Number 19 J. Toews	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	1	0	51.9%	19:18
Number 22 J. Mayers	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	75%	10:27
Number 29 B. Bickell	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	0		14:05
Number 37 B. Pirri	C	2	0	2	-1	4	6	1	0	1	40%	16:22
Number 43 B. Saad	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	2	0	0		15:50
Number 67 M. Frolik	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	0		15:15
Number 81 M. Hossa	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		17:55
Number 85 R. Olesz	L	0	2	2	+1	0	1	1	0	0		09:21
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	66.7%	17:08
Number 2 D. Keith	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0		26:51
Number 4 N. Hjalmarsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:30
Number 5 S. Montador	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1	0		19:59
Number 6 S. O'Donnell	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	1	0		12:15
Number 7 B. Seabrook	D	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	4	0		25:15
Number 8 N. Leddy	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		20:10

Chicago Blackhawks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice
Number 30 R. Emery	18	3	.833	59:31

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve MacIntyre	High sticking	2
1st	13:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Deryk Engelland	Interference	2
1st	16:20	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Pirri	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	06:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Zbynek Michalek	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	17:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal	High sticking	2
2nd	19:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Interference	2
3rd	02:09	Chicago Blackhawks	Michael Frolik	Hooking	2
3rd	12:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Joe Morrow	Holding	2
3rd	18:37	Chicago Blackhawks	Brandon Pirri	Interference	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Chicago Blackhawks head coach: Joel Quenneville
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Stephen Walkom
Linesmen: Darren Gibbs, Bryan Pancich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mikhail Kazakevich, Arron Asham, Vladimir Malenkykh, Brooks Orpik, Jason Williams, Sergei Anshakov, Ryan Craig, Joey Mormina, Chris Kunitz, Colin McDonald, Alexandre Picard, Patrick Ehelechner, Evgeni Isakov, Boris Valabik, Sidney Crosby, Matt Niskanen, Tim Crowder, Scott Munroe, Carl Sneep, Ben Lovejoy, Alex Grant, Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Eric Tangradi, Mattias Modig, Dustin Jeffrey, Robert Bortuzzo, Keven Veilleux, Geoff Walker, Bryan Lerg, Alexander Pechurskiy, Patrick Killeen, Nicholas D'Agostino, Brad Thiessen, Zach Sill, Simon Despres, Philip Samuelsson, Ben Hanowski, Nick Petersen, Alex Velischek, Beau Bennett, Bryan Rust, Tom Kuhnhackl, Kenny Agostino, Joe Rogalski, Reid McNeill, Ben Street, Paul Thompson, Brian Gibbons, Brandon DeFazio, Scott Wilson, Josh Archibald, Dominik Uher, Scott Harrington, Jessey Astles, Stefan Fournier, Maxime Lagace, Daniil Tarasov, Ian Watters
Chicago Blackhawks scratches: Brett McLean, Brian Fahey, Patrick Sharp, Cristobal Huet, Brandon Segal, Corey Crawford, Dave Bolland, Jakub Sindel, Sami Lepisto, Karel Hromas, Denis Istomin, Brennan Turner, Joe Charlebois, Joe Palmer, Peter LeBlanc, Viktor Stalberg, Simon Danis-Pepin, John Scott, Rob Klinkhammer, Christopher DiDomenico, Joe Lavin, Kyle Beach, Jimmy Hayes, Shawn Lalonde, David Toews, Ben Smith, Braden Birch, Joe Gleason, Brian Connelly, Alec Richards, Philippe Paradis, Dylan Olsen, Jeremy Morin, Dan Delisle, Byron Froese, David Gilbert, Paul Phillips, Ryan Stanton, Brandon Bollig, Justin Holl, Kent Simpson, Stephen Johns, Ludvig Rensfeldt, Kevin Hayes, Rob Flick, Joakim Nordstrom, Mirko Hoefflin, Mac Carruth, Nick Mattson, Alex Broadhurst, Johan Mattsson, Sam Jardine, Maxim Shalunov, Andrew Shaw, Michael Paliotta, Klas Dahlbeck, Adam Clendening, Mark McNeill, Phillip Danault

2011-2012 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Sep 22, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Sep 30, 2011

Other NHL games on Sep 30

Other NHL games on Friday, September 30, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Rangers 4 at Goteborg Frolunda HC 2	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Rangers at Goteborg Frolunda HC, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Washington Capitals 4	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Washington Capitals, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
New York Islanders 0 at New Jersey Devils 1	Final Preseason	Game page: New York Islanders at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Nashville Predators 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final/2OT Preseason	Game page: Nashville Predators at Winnipeg Jets, Fri, Sep 30, 2011
Los Angeles Kings 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Sep 30, 2011