Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes

RBC Center, Raleigh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Carolina Hurricanes beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 51-25-6
at Carolina Hurricanes 5 33-33-16

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 3 3
Carolina Hurricanes 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 13 17 40
Carolina Hurricanes 5 8 13 26

Three stars

  1. J. Skinner, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. E. Staal, Carolina Hurricanes (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. C. Ward, Carolina Hurricanes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:22 Carolina Hurricanes Jeff Skinner (1) Jussi Jokinen (1), Tomas Kaberle (1) Even strength PIT 0, CAR 1
2nd 15:51 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu (1) Jeff Skinner (1), Jussi Jokinen (2) Even strength PIT 0, CAR 2
2nd 19:03 Carolina Hurricanes Tuomo Ruutu (2) Jeff Skinner (2) Even strength PIT 0, CAR 3
3rd 01:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (1) Evgeni Malkin (1), James Neal (1) Even strength PIT 1, CAR 3
3rd 04:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal (2) Matt Cooke (1), Brooks Orpik (1) Shorthanded PIT 2, CAR 3
3rd 12:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Pascal Dupuis (1) Even strength PIT 3, CAR 3
3rd 15:26 Carolina Hurricanes Eric Staal (1) Tim Gleason (1), Chad LaRose (1) Even strength PIT 3, CAR 4
3rd 17:30 Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose (1) Eric Staal (1), Jay Harrison (1) Even strength PIT 3, CAR 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Carolina Hurricanes
Shots on goal 40 26
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 19
Hits 28 32
Blocked shots 10 20
Giveaways 2 13
Takeaways 11 11
Faceoffs won 33/66 (50%) 33/66 (50%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 1 100% 18:41
Number 11 J. Staal C 2 0 2 +1 2 4 2 0 48% 20:40
Number 12 R. Park R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 44.4% 09:45
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 19:37
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 1 1 -1 2 3 3 1 100% 22:07
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 0 14:51
Number 25 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 10:13
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:09
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 50% 11:17
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 0 0 -3 7 0 2 0 06:27
Number 46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 57.1% 10:11
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 0 2 12 2 0 41.2% 23:00
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 0 0 0 2 3 3 0 17:43
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 18:08
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 1 20:36
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 0 2 1 2 3 18:39
Number 54 A. Picard D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 13:29
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 1 26:56
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 1 B. Johnson 26 21 5 .808 58:31 Loss

Carolina Hurricanes

Carolina Hurricanes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 11 Z. Boychuk L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03:59
Number 12 E. Staal C 1 1 2 -1 0 5 0 0 42.9% 23:30
Number 15 T. Ruutu L 2 0 2 +3 0 3 6 1 100% 16:21
Number 16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 62.5% 19:35
Number 19 J. Tlusty L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 05:22
Number 22 Z. Dalpe C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 25% 04:31
Number 23 A. Ponikarovsky L 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 13:48
Number 36 J. Jokinen L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 1 0 46.7% 18:06
Number 37 T. Brent C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 53.8% 13:14
Number 39 P. Dwyer R 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 1 100% 13:36
Number 53 J. Skinner L 1 2 3 +2 0 1 0 0 19:05
Number 59 C. LaRose R 1 1 2 +1 2 2 5 1 19:48
Number 4 J. McBain D 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 19:59
Number 5 B. Allen D 0 0 0 +1 5 0 3 5 17:07
Number 6 T. Gleason D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 23:17
Number 27 D. Joslin D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 2 18:18
Number 44 J. Harrison D 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 2 23:32
Number 51 T. Kaberle D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 18:22
Carolina Hurricanes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 C. Ward 40 37 3 .925 60:00 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Carolina Hurricanes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:05 Carolina Hurricanes Bryan Allen Fighting (major) 5
1st 04:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham Fighting (major) 5
1st 09:32 Carolina Hurricanes Zac Dalpe Boarding 2
1st 10:55 Carolina Hurricanes Jay Harrison Roughing 2
1st 10:55 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal Roughing 2
1st 10:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
1st 10:55 Carolina Hurricanes Patrick Dwyer Roughing 2
1st 17:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Jordan Staal Tripping 2
1st 17:17 Carolina Hurricanes Jamie McBain Tripping 2
2nd 01:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Niskanen High sticking 2
2nd 03:44 Carolina Hurricanes Jay Harrison Interference 2
2nd 04:17 Carolina Hurricanes Tim Brent Tripping 2
3rd 04:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham Slashing 2
3rd 10:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Tripping 2
3rd 19:30 Carolina Hurricanes Chad LaRose Hooking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Carolina Hurricanes head coach
Paul Maurice
Referees
Mike Leggo, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Steve MacIntyre, Dustin Jeffrey
Carolina Hurricanes scratches
Joni Pitkanen, Anthony Stewart

2011-2012 season series

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