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3/2/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Calgary Flames 3
Shots: 31 - 22
PP: 0 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:45/52=84 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:56/75=74 %, Challenges:44/45=95 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 873337 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:13 0-1
Dustin Boyd [15] (Jeff Carter, Andrei Markov)
14:52 0-2
Alex Tanguay [21] (Adrian Aucoin, Rhett Warrener)
19:12 1-2
Denis Grebeshkov [5] (Evgeny Malkin, Gilbert Brulé)
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30:45 2-2
Milan Kraft [12] (Nicklas Bergfors, Petr Sykora)
33:29 2-3
Eric Nystrom [7] (Alex Tanguay, Kris Chucko)
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42:22 3-3
Denis Grebeshkov [6] (Daniel Tjärnqvist, David LeNeveu)
42:53 4-3
Gilbert Brulé [27] (Evgeny Malkin, Jack Johnson)
59:41 5-3
Milan Kraft [13] (Daniel Tjärnqvist, Brooks Orpik) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:02
Pavel Kubina (2 min for roughing)
02:02
Adrian Aucoin (2 min for roughing)
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24:31
John Armstrong (2 min for elbowing)
27:25
John Armstrong (2 min for cross-checking)
38:05
Mark Giordano (2 min for roughing)
38:05
Petr Sykora (2 min for roughing)
38:32
John Armstrong (2 min for boarding)
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51:01
Brandon Prust (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Peter Sejna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9.50 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.50 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 12.40 7
R Petr Sykora 0 1 3 0 0 0 2 1 19.40 7
C Kyle Turris 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 7
C Milan Kraft 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 13.20 9
C Travis Zajac 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 -1 17.20 7
C Gilbert Brulé 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 19.30 8
L Derick Brassard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 9.50 7
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.20 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 16.00 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 20.50 8
D Daniel Tjärnqvist 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.20 7
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 15.10 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 2 0 4 3 0 0 0 2 29.30 10
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.50 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 14.30 6
D Jack Johnson 0 1 2 8 1 1 0 2 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David LeNeveu 3 1 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Calgary Flames scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R John Armstrong 0 0 1 1 0 0 6 -1 9.10 5
R Derek Couture 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 14.00 7
R Kris Chucko 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.20 7
R Jeff Carter 0 1 3 3 0 0 0 -2 20.30 8
C Brandon Prust 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 9.10 6
C Craig Conroy 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 13.20 6
C Daymond Langkow 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 7
C Dustin Boyd 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 20.30 8
L Logan MacMillan 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 9.10 5
L Eric Nystrom 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 1 13.20 8
L Alex Tanguay 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 13.40 8
L Jarome Iginla 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 20.30 6
D Rhett Warrener 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 19.20 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -3 24.30 5
D Mark Giordano 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 15.20 7
D Adrian Aucoin 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 15.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -3 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tyson Sexsmith 5 0 26 0 0 59.20 5
G Andrei Medvedev 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Milan Kraft
2nd star: Denis Grebeshkov
3rd star: Gilbert Brulé
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Denis Grebeshkov has marked a new career high in points with 34 points.
-Gilbert Brulé notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Denis Grebeshkov has marked a new career high in goals with 6 tallies.
-Colby Armstrong had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Travis Zajac had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Jarkko Ruutu had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Calgary Flames:
-Dustin Boyd scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rhett Warrener notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Eric Nystrom has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.
-Jarome Iginla had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 16) , Saint John Flames 4( 21)
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0-1 SJF Grant Stevenson (Mathieu Aubin)
0-2 SJF Ryan Donally (Grant Stevenson, Brandon Rogers)
1-2 WIL Jani Rita (Paul Bissonnette)
1-3 SJF Tim Ramholt (Eric Godard)
1-4 SJF Eric Godard (Andrei Taratukhin)
Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Curtis McElhinney
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3/2/2009
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Vancouver Canucks 4 , Washington Capitals 2
Shots: 27 - 20
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:53/69=76 %, Challenges:69/77=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:60/77=77 %, Challenges:35/40=85 %
Attendance: 18422 of 18422 (GM Place)
Ticket income: 891625 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:22 0-1
Mike Knuble [23] (Paul Kariya, Alexander Ovechkin)
13:36 1-1
Kevin Bieksa [6])
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36:07 2-1
Alexander Semin [28] (Ray Whitney, Kevin Bieksa)
36:21 2-2
Paul Kariya [24] (Mike Knuble, Jarret Stoll)
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43:48 3-2
Taylor Pyatt [20] (Maxim Lapierre, Nathan McIver)
49:43 4-2
Alexander Semin [29] (Petr Prucha, Markus Näslund)
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Penalty summary:
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15:42
Nathan McIver (2 min for hooking)
19:55
Petr Taticek (2 min for hooking)
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28:17
Petr Taticek (2 min for high-sticking)
30:38
Ray Whitney (2 min for cross-checking)
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40:12
Petr Taticek (2 min for tripping)
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Vancouver Canucks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.40 5
L Taylor Pyatt 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 7
L Ray Whitney 0 1 4 0 0 0 2 1 14.10 8
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Jason Bonsignore 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 11.00 7
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
L Alexander Semin 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 11.00 8
C Petr Prucha 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 19.00 8
R Alexandre Burrows 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 6
R Maxim Lapierre 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 18.10 8
R Michael Grabner 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 13.30 6
R Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 19.50 7
D Nathan McIver 0 1 0 4 0 2 2 1 16.20 8
D Fedor Tyutin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 27.30 7
D Sami Salo 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 19.10 8
D Kevin Bieksa 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 21.00 9
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Roberto Luongo 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Drew MacIntyre 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 13.30 7
R Paul Kariya 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 13.40 7
R Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 -3 21.40 7
C Chris Bourque 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
C Brooks Laich 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 16.20 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 13.40 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -3 18.00 7
L Petr Taticek 0 0 2 1 1 0 6 0 8.20 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 13.30 7
L Mike Knuble 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 16.30 7
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 5 5 0 0 0 -3 21.40 7
D Denis Bouchard 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14.20 5
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 6
D Steve Eminger 0 0 1 5 0 2 0 -3 23.50 7
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 3 0 1 0 1 22.20 8
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 -3 25.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 4 0 23 0 0 60.00 5
G Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Semin
2nd star: Kevin Bieksa
3rd star: Taylor Pyatt
Notes for Vancouver Canucks:
-Ray Whitney notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Kevin Bieksa notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Taylor Pyatt scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Maxim Lapierre notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Petr Prucha has marked a new career high in points with 48 points.
-Markus Näslund notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Petr Prucha had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Nathan McIver ended his 7 game point drought.
-Kevin Bieksa finally ended his 27 game goal drought.
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Luc Bourdon had his 6 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Manitoba Moose 0( 16) , Portland Pirates 3( 20)
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0-1 POR Tobias Nilsson-Roos (Luke Lynes)
0-2 POR Matt Bradley (Oscar Hedman, Lauri Korpikoski)
0-3 POR Matt Bradley (Brent Gwidt, Lauri Korpikoski)
Goalies: Alexandre Vincent - Daren Machesney