New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, October 22, 2011, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4–1 on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
New Jersey Devils	1	48-28-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	4	51-25-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	0	0	1	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	3	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	10	9	5	24
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	4	16	29

Three stars

J. Staal, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
R. Park, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (1)	Richard Park (1), Matt Cooke (1)	Power play	NJD 0, PIT 1
3rd	01:47	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (1)	Ilya Kovalchuk (1), Anton Volchenkov (1)	Shorthanded	NJD 1, PIT 1
3rd	03:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz (1)	Kris Letang (1), Paul Martin (1)	Power play	NJD 1, PIT 2
3rd	04:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (2)	Arron Asham (1), Matt Niskanen (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 3
3rd	09:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	James Neal (1)	Richard Park (2), Zbynek Michalek (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	New Jersey Devils	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	24	29
Power play	0 of 2	2 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	4
Hits	22	21
Blocked shots	21	14
Giveaways	2	11
Takeaways	0	6
Faceoffs won	22/50 (44%)	28/50 (56%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45.5%	14:55
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0		17:59
Number 10 R. Pelley	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	4	33.3%	09:11
Number 11 B. Mills	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	44.4%	11:15
Number 12 N. Palmieri	R	0	0	0	0	2	5	2	2		12:30
Number 14 A. Henrique	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	66.7%	15:24
Number 15 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	4	2	0	0		15:32
Number 17 I. Kovalchuk	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0		20:54
Number 21 M. Tedenby	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		13:39
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	4	0		15:07
Number 25 C. Janssen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		06:38
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	30.8%	19:31
Number 5 A. Larsson	D	0	0	0	-1	2	3	2	3		22:38
Number 6 A. Greene	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		22:03
Number 7 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1		22:34
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		12:02
Number 28 A. Volchenkov	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	5		20:19
Number 29 M. Fayne	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		18:43

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Hedberg	29	25	4	.862	60:00	Loss

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	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:17
Number 11 J. Staal	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	3	0	1	46.7%	22:14
Number 12 R. Park	R	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	0	50%	12:13
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	1	0	1	-1	0	2	1	0	1		15:59
Number 15 D. Jeffrey	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	66.7%	11:40
Number 18 J. Neal	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	0		17:38
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0		17:31
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		18:14
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	0	0		10:18
Number 33 S. MacIntyre	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		05:09
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	100%	15:28
Number 46 J. Vitale	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	62.5%	15:29
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	3	4	0		19:22
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	6	0		16:29
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	0		15:48
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	1	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0		23:29
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	5	2	0		20:07
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	1	1	0	0	4	2	1	0		23:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	24	23	1	.958	60:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	05:31	New Jersey Devils	David Clarkson	High sticking	2
1st	07:52	New Jersey Devils	Zach Parise	Tripping	2
3rd	00:37	New Jersey Devils	Petr Sykora	High sticking double minor	4
3rd	10:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Paul Martin	Interference	2
3rd	12:00	New Jersey Devils	Nick Palmieri	Slashing	2
3rd	15:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Steve MacIntyre	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	16:27	New Jersey Devils	Adam Larsson	Holding	2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach: Peter DeBoer
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Jean Morin
New Jersey Devils scratches: Eric Boulton, Mark Fraser, Jacob Josefson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Evgeni Malkin, Mark Letestu, Ben Lovejoy

2011-2012 season series

Every New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 31, 2011
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Jan 7, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sun, Feb 5, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Mar 17, 2012
New Jersey Devils 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Mar 25, 2012

Other NHL games on Oct 22

Other NHL games on Saturday, October 22, 2011
Matchup	Status	Details
Nashville Predators 2 at Calgary Flames 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Calgary Flames, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Minnesota Wild 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
San Jose Sharks 4 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Boston Bruins, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Montreal Canadiens 4	Final/OT	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Ottawa Senators 4	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
St. Louis Blues 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Washington Capitals 7	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
New York Islanders 2 at Florida Panthers 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Florida Panthers, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Chicago Blackhawks 4	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
New York Rangers 0 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Oct 22, 2011
Dallas Stars 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Oct 22, 2011