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Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 1

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	1	2	3	T
PIT	2	1	1	4
CAR	1	0	0	1

Final

7:30 PM ET, May 26, 2009

RBC Center

Raleigh, North Carolina

THREE STARS

B. Guerin
Penguins (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 0

M. Fleury
Penguins (G )

Saves: 30
Save Pct.: .968

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 2

Game Information
Arena: RBC Center Location: Raleigh, North Carolina	Referees: Paul Devorski, Dennis LaRue Linesmen: Derek Amell, Pierre Racicot
Attendance: 18,680 (99.7% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Carolina

Total Shots
	25
	31

PIM
	8
	10

Hits
	25
	41

Giveaways
	6
	4

Takeaways
	6
	6

Faceoffs Won
	30
	30

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
1:36		Eric Staal (10) Assists: Erik Cole, Sergei Samsonov	Carolina 1-0
8:21		Ruslan Fedotenko (6) Assists: Philippe Boucher, Maxime Talbot	Game tied 1-1
18:31		Maxime Talbot (4) Assists: Miroslav Satan	Pittsburgh 2-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
9:52		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Chad LaRose
15:27		Jussi Jokinen: 2 Minutes for Cross checking Craig Adams
19:35		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Roughing Rod Brind'Amour

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:10		Bill Guerin (7) Assists: Sidney Crosby	Pittsburgh 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:09		Dennis Seidenberg: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Evgeni Malkin
9:43		Dennis Seidenberg: 2 Minutes for Tripping Sidney Crosby
9:56		Bill Guerin: 2 Minutes for Holding Matt Cullen

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
18:50		Craig Adams (3) (Empty Net) Assists: Sidney Crosby, Maxime Talbot	Pittsburgh 4-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:40		Craig Adams: 2 Minutes for Hooking Matt Cullen
10:49		Joe Corvo: 2 Minutes for Hooking Sidney Crosby
12:18		Chad LaRose: 2 Minutes for Tripping Jordan Staal

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	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	18	11:53	0:00	1:52	10:01	1	2	33.3
P. Boucher D	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	9	8:38	2:15	0:08	6:15	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	13:59	0:00	3:06	10:53	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	0	2	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	20:59	4:43	0:42	15:34	16	14	53.3
M. Eaton D	0	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	21	17:05	0:00	0:13	16:52	0	0	00.0
R. Fedotenko LW	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	20	12:34	0:24	0:08	12:02	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	25	16:43	0:01	3:07	13:35	0	0	00.0
S. Gonchar D	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	23	20:21	6:34	2:58	10:49	0	0	00.0
B. Guerin RW	1	0	1	3	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	21	16:43	4:10	0:00	12:33	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	14	9:38	0:01	0:00	9:37	0	0	00.0
C. Kunitz LW	0	0	1	3	3	0	0	0	5	1	0	22	17:42	3:30	0:30	13:42	0	0	00.0
K. Letang D	0	0	0	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	19:36	4:35	0:00	15:01	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	0	1	1	25	20:49	5:35	0:08	15:06	7	7	50.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	4	0	1	25	18:33	0:00	2:53	15:40	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	13:10	1:34	0:00	11:36	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	1	25	18:10	0:01	3:07	15:02	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	5	1	0	24	19:33	2:32	3:17	13:44	6	6	50.0
M. Talbot C	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	15:56	0:01	2:43	13:12	0	1	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	%
A. Babchuk D	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:41	2:00	0:00	8:41	0	0	00.0
R. Bayda LW	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	6	5:29	0:00	0:00	5:29	0	0	00.0
R. Brind'Amour C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	11:36	1:44	2:16	7:36	4	6	40.0
E. Cole LW	0	1	-1	2	1	0	0	0	7	1	0	26	17:42	2:22	1:33	13:47	0	0	00.0
J. Corvo D	0	0	0	4	0	3	1	2	1	0	0	29	26:00	4:00	2:38	19:22	0	0	00.0
M. Cullen C	0	0	-1	3	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	26	19:30	0:08	3:00	16:22	7	13	35.0
P. Dwyer RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9	5:21	0:00	0:00	5:21	0	0	00.0
P. Eaves RW	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	10	8:59	0:08	0:26	8:25	0	0	00.0
T. Gleason D	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	4	0	0	25	20:27	0:08	2:56	17:23	0	0	00.0
J. Jokinen LW	0	0	-2	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	18	14:46	1:38	0:59	12:09	5	1	83.3
C. LaRose RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	4	1	0	26	19:04	0:35	2:57	16:04	1	0	100.0
J. Pitkanen D	0	0	-2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	27:14	4:39	3:27	19:08	0	0	00.0
S. Samsonov LW	0	1	-1	6	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	25	17:55	4:02	0:01	13:52	0	0	00.0
D. Seidenberg D	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2	4	6	0	0	25	21:31	1:37	2:35	17:19	0	0	00.0
E. Staal C	1	0	-1	5	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	30	22:30	4:21	2:18	15:51	13	10	56.5
S. Walker RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	15	10:42	0:08	0:01	10:33	0	0	00.0
N. Wallin D	0	0	-1	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:31	0:08	3:02	11:21	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney LW	0	0	-2	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	21	17:08	3:27	0:00	13:41	0	0	00.0
Carolina Hurricanes Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
F Kaberle									Scratched
T Conboy									Scratched
D Helminen									Scratched
T Ruutu									Scratched
M Ryan									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	31	1	30	.968	59:54	0

Carolina Hurricanes Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
C. Ward	24	3	21	.875	58:54	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	9	10	6	25
Carolina	5	16	10	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	0 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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NHL Scores

Tuesday, May 26th

Pittsburgh	4	Final
Carolina	1

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Pittsburgh 4, Carolina 1

Final

Playoff Series

NHL Scores

Tuesday, May 26th