Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia Regular Season Final

Final score

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–2 on Thursday, December 8, 2011 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Team Goals 2011-2012 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 51-25-6
at Philadelphia Flyers 3 47-26-9

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 1 1 2
Philadelphia Flyers 1 2 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 5 14 27
Philadelphia Flyers 15 7 7 29

Three stars

  1. S. Hartnell, Philadelphia Flyers (1 goal)
  2. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Meszaros, Philadelphia Flyers (1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:38 Philadelphia Flyers Daniel Brière (1) Wayne Simmonds (1) Even strength PIT 0, PHI 1
2nd 08:42 Philadelphia Flyers Wayne Simmonds (1) Jakub Voracek (1), Claude Giroux (1) Power play PIT 0, PHI 2
2nd 13:32 Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell (1) Andrej Meszaros (1), Matt Carle (1) Even strength PIT 0, PHI 3
2nd 14:10 Pittsburgh Penguins James Neal (1) Evgeni Malkin (1), Matt Niskanen (1) Power play PIT 1, PHI 3
3rd 08:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Brooks Orpik (1), Arron Asham (1) Even strength PIT 2, PHI 3

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Philadelphia Flyers
Shots on goal 27 29
Power play 1 of 5 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 17 15
Hits 29 28
Blocked shots 11 18
Giveaways 6 14
Takeaways 9 7
Faceoffs won 38/71 (53.5%) 33/71 (46.5%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 0 0 18:26
Number 11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 52% 23:08
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 17:21
Number 18 J. Neal L 1 0 1 -1 0 5 5 0 1 20:12
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 15:46
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 0 0 16:01
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 72.7% 07:44
Number 33 S. MacIntyre L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02:03
Number 45 A. Asham R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 10:00
Number 46 J. Vitale C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 64.7% 11:40
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 14:53
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 0 2 5 0 0 0 35.3% 22:02
Number 2 M. Niskanen D 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 21:34
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 29:00
Number 41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 07:32
Number 44 B. Orpik D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 3 1 0 25:50
Number 47 S. Despres D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 14:15
Number 54 A. Picard D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 12:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 29 26 3 .897 58:26 Loss

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 14 S. Couturier C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 42.9% 09:49
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 17:01
Number 19 S. Hartnell L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 3 2 0 18:26
Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 16:38
Number 24 M. Read R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 19:19
Number 27 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 53.3% 16:08
Number 28 C. Giroux R 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 37.5% 21:43
Number 29 H. Zolnierczyk L 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 100% 05:56
Number 36 Z. Rinaldo C 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 0 0 04:54
Number 48 D. Brière C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 54.5% 18:48
Number 68 J. Jagr R 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 18:35
Number 93 J. Voracek R 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 13:44
Number 5 B. Coburn D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 22:07
Number 25 M. Carle D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 0 26:27
Number 41 A. Meszaros D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 7 3 0 19:14
Number 43 M. Bourdon D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 13:46
Number 44 K. Timonen D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 23:20
Number 46 K. Marshall D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 0 0 0 06:08
Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 I. Bryzgalov 27 25 2 .926 59:49 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 03:42 Philadelphia Flyers Kevin Marshall Delaying game puck over glass 2
1st 12:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Sullivan Holding 2
1st 13:51 Philadelphia Flyers Scott Hartnell Tripping 2
1st 14:31 Philadelphia Flyers Claude Giroux Hooking 2
1st 15:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Cross checking 2
2nd 03:37 Philadelphia Flyers Kevin Marshall Holding the stick 2
2nd 06:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Joe Vitale Holding 2
2nd 11:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Steve Sullivan Hooking 2
2nd 14:02 Philadelphia Flyers Zac Rinaldo Interference 2
2nd 15:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
2nd 18:42 Philadelphia Flyers Harry Zolnierczyk Fighting (major) 5
2nd 18:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy Fighting (major) 5
2nd 19:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Niskanen Cross checking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Philadelphia Flyers head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Dennis LaRue, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen
Dan Schachte, Pierre Racicot
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Richard Park, Deryk Engelland, Sidney Crosby
Philadelphia Flyers scratches
Jody Shelley, Matt Walker, Brayden Schenn

2011-2012 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers game in the 2011-2012 season
Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Dec 8, 2011
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Dec 29, 2011
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 18, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final/OT Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Mar 18, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Apr 1, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Apr 7, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/OT Playoffs Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Apr 11, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 8 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Playoffs Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 13, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Philadelphia Flyers 8 Final Playoffs Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 15, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Playoffs Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Wed, Apr 18, 2012
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Playoffs Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 20, 2012
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 5 Final Playoffs Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 22, 2012

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