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9/1/2008
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New Jersey Devils 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 33 - 26
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:65/85=76 %, Challenges:43/51=82 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:60/71=84 %, Challenges:38/46=80 %
Attendance: 19040 of 19040 (Continental Airlines)
Ticket income: 864416 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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13:53 1-0
Dainius Zubrus [12] (Brian Rolston)
14:55 2-0
Andy Greene [3] (Paul Martin)
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24:58 3-0
Zach Parisé [13] (Patrik Elias, Travis Zajac)
31:28 3-1
Ruslan Fedotenko [13] (Petr Sykora, Alexander Ovechkin)
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45:44 3-2
Kris Beech [6] (Pascal Dupuis, Miroslav Satan)
48:24 3-3
Sidney Crosby [20] (Petr Sykora, Sergei Gonchar)
53:43 3-4
Ruslan Fedotenko [14] (Marc-André Fleury)
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Penalty summary:
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22:54
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
38:46
Bobby Holik (2 min for slashing)
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New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R David Clarkson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 7
R Jamie Langenbrunner 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.20 7
R Brian Gionta 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 6
R Travis Zajac 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.40 7
C Bobby Holik 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 8.30 5
C John Madden 0 0 3 2 1 5 0 0 16.50 7
C Brian Rolston 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 14.50 8
C Patrik Elias 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 7
L Fedor Fedorov 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 8.30 4
L Jay Pandolfo 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
L Dainius Zubrus 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 7
L Zach Parisé 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 19.40 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Andy Greene 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 16.00 7
D Paul Martin 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 28.10 7
D Colin White 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 16.30 6
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 3 6 0 1 0 -1 17.50 8
D Johnny Oduya 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 26.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Sébastien Giguère 4 0 22 0 0 59.20 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 7.40 6
R Bill Thomas 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 2 0 4 4 0 0 0 1 17.10 10
R Petr Sykora 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 17.40 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Kris Beech 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 14.50 8
C Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 18.00 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 2 2 3 0 0 0 19.30 8
L Gary Roberts 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.40 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 14.50 6
L Miroslav Satan 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 18.10 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 4 3 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 18.10 6
D Paul Ranger 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 19.00 7
D Matt Carle 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 23.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 17.30 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 24.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 1 30 0 0 60.00 9
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ruslan Fedotenko
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Kris Beech
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Travis Zajac had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Patrik Elias had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Marc-André Fleury notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Kris Beech finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Matt Cooke had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Matt Cooke had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Miroslav Satan had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Albany River Rats 6( 26) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 12)
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1-0 ALB Nicklas Bergfors (Alexandre Picard)
2-0 ALB Patrick Davis (Petr Vrana)
3-0 ALB Stephen Gionta (Alexei Ivanov)
4-0 ALB Alexandre Picard (Petr Vrana)
5-0 ALB Petr Vrana (Alexandre Picard)
6-0 ALB Alexandre Picard (Nicklas Bergfors)
6-1 WIL Konstantin Zakharov (Dennis Bonvie)
6-2 WIL Kurtis McLean (Ned Havern)
6-3 WIL Ryan Stone (Joonas Vihko, Joey Mormina)