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Pittsburgh 6, Carolina 2

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
PIT	3	0	3	6
CAR	1	0	1	2

Final

7:30 PM ET, May 23, 2009

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

THREE STARS

E. Malkin
Penguins (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 1

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

C. Kunitz
Penguins (LW)

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: Eric Furlatt, Bill McCreary Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Shane Heyer
Attendance: 18,789 (100.3% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Carolina

Total Shots
	40
	34

PIM
	8
	10

Hits
	24
	40

Giveaways
	3
	7

Takeaways
	9
	9

Faceoffs Won
	28
	30

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
4:06		Matt Cullen (3) Assists: Patrick Eaves, Scott Walker	Carolina 1-0
6:50		Evgeni Malkin (11) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Sergei Gonchar	Game tied 1-1
19:17		Sidney Crosby (14) Assists: Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz	Pittsburgh 2-1
19:48		Evgeni Malkin (12) Assists: Craig Adams, Sergei Gonchar	Pittsburgh 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
6:18		Patrick Eaves: 2 Minutes for Slashing Craig Adams
10:55		Erik Cole: 2 Minutes for Roughing Chris Kunitz

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
No scoring this period
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
4:15		Dennis Seidenberg: 2 Minutes for Delaying Game - Puck over Glass

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:58		Sergei Samsonov (5) Assists: Erik Cole, Joni Pitkanen	Pittsburgh 3-2
11:29		Ruslan Fedotenko (5) Assists: Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh 4-2
18:12		Craig Adams (2) (Empty Net) Unassisted	Pittsburgh 5-2
18:52		Bill Guerin (7) (Power Play) Assists: Chris Kunitz, Ruslan Fedotenko	Pittsburgh 6-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
7:38		Sergei Gonchar: 2 Minutes for Boarding Scott Walker
16:33		Miroslav Satan: 2 Minutes for Interference of Sergei Samsonov
17:20		Joe Corvo: 2 Minutes for Tripping Matt Cooke
19:27		Ryan Bayda: 2 Minutes for Cross checking Philippe Boucher
19:27		Philippe Boucher: 2 Minutes for Roughing Ryan Bayda
19:27		Philippe Boucher: 2 Minutes for Cross checking Ryan Bayda

Player Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
C. Adams RW	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	16	11:03	0:00	2:28	8:35	3	5	37.5
P. Boucher D	0	0	-1	1	0	2	2	4	3	0	0	11	8:18	1:25	0:00	6:53	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	-1	1	3	1	0	0	5	0	0	20	14:38	0:00	0:48	13:50	0	1	00.0
S. Crosby C	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	21:31	3:44	0:02	17:45	12	9	57.1
M. Eaton D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	24	18:35	0:28	0:38	17:29	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	1	1	1	3	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	21	15:30	0:19	0:00	15:11	0	3	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	20:03	0:04	2:14	17:45	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	2	2	2	0	4	1	2	0	0	0	29	19:30	4:19	0:28	14:43	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	22	17:59	2:58	0:00	15:01	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	12:53	0:00	0:00	12:53	1	0	100.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	2	1	6	0	4	0	0	2	1	0	24	19:54	2:12	0:00	17:42	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	19	15:21	3:26	0:00	11:55	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	2	1	2	5	1	1	0	0	2	2	0	22	19:26	4:08	0:00	15:18	6	5	54.5
B. Orpik D	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	26	18:01	0:00	1:39	16:22	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	13	10:14	0:24	0:00	9:50	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	0	0	1	0	3	0	0	1	1	0	27	20:27	0:00	1:41	18:46	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	-2	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	25	18:10	0:48	2:25	14:57	6	7	46.2
M. Talbot C	0	0	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:10	0:00	0:57	13:13	0	0	00.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Sykora									Scratched
P Dupuis									Scratched
E Godard									Scratched
J Taffe									Scratched
C Minard									Scratched
B Lovejoy									Scratched
A Goligoski									Scratched
D Jeffrey									Scratched
J Curry									Scratched

Carolina Hurricanes												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0	0	8	6:10	0:00	0:00	6:10	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	9:54	0:32	2:21	7:01	5	2	71.4
E. Cole LW	0	1	0	4	2	0	1	2	7	0	0	26	16:02	0:32	0:00	15:30	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	30	22:05	2:48	2:46	16:31	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	17:22	0:00	2:30	14:52	12	7	63.2
P. Eaves RW	0	1	0	2	2	1	1	2	5	0	0	19	12:49	0:00	0:00	12:49	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	0	2	3	2	0	0	4	2	1	29	18:54	0:33	2:59	15:22	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	16:16	1:52	1:01	13:23	8	6	57.1
F. Kaberle D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:51	0:58	0:00	15:53	0	0	00.0
C. LaRose RW	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	28	19:03	0:33	2:20	16:10	0	0	00.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	1	-1	1	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	25	23:09	1:49	1:16	20:04	0	0	00.0
T. Ruutu RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	10	7:49	0:00	0:00	7:49	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	22	14:50	1:28	0:00	13:22	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	-2	2	1	4	1	2	5	0	0	28	25:19	0:32	0:30	24:17	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	0	0	-3	6	3	1	0	0	2	1	1	31	22:17	2:15	1:30	18:32	5	13	27.8
S. Walker RW	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	11:16	0:00	0:00	11:16	0	0	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	23	13:50	0:00	2:11	11:39	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	0	-3	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	29	19:52	2:15	0:00	17:37	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
P Dwyer									Scratched
T Conboy									Scratched
D Helminen									Scratched
M Ryan									Scratched
A Babchuk									Scratched
J Peters									Scratched
B Rodney									Scratched
B Carson									Scratched
D Bowman									Scratched
B Sutter									Scratched
Z Boychuk									Scratched

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	34	2	32	.941	59:44	0

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	39	5	34	.872	59:31	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	16	15	9	40
Carolina	8	8	18	34

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	2 of 0
Carolina	0 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

Playoff Series

Pittsburgh won 4-0

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Pittsburgh	6	Final
Carolina	2

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Pittsburgh 6, Carolina 2

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