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23/2/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , New York Rangers 5
Shots: 28 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:69/74=93 %, Challenges:52/61=83 %
PP: 1 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:51/63=80 %, Challenges:62/62=98 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 873337 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:55 1-0
Gilbert Brulé [32] (Evgeny Malkin)
13:41 1-1
Andy McDonald [28] (Keith Tkachuk, Nate Robinson)
14:19 2-1
Petr Sykora [29] (Kristopher Letang, Travis Zajac)
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25:53 2-2
Keith Tkachuk [1] (Patrick Marleau, Andy McDonald)
30:53 3-2
Michael Frolík [3] (David Hale, Milan Kraft)
33:32 3-3
Keith Tkachuk [2] (Sheldon Souray, Andy McDonald)
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42:57 3-4
Chris Drury [25] (Bill Guerin, Michal Rozsival)PP
47:28 3-5
Paul Mara [8] (Patrick Marleau, Andy McDonald)
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Penalty summary:
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03:19
Pavel Kubina (2 min for roughing)
03:19
Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
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23:46
Bryce Salvador (5 min for fighting)
23:46
David Hale (5 min for fighting)
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41:41
Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for tripping)
44:15
Marcel Goc (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Frolík 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.40 7
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -3 13.00 5
R Petr Sykora 1 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 18.00 8
L Lauri Tukonen 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
C Milan Kraft 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
C Kyle Turris 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -2 15.00 7
C Travis Zajac 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 6
C Gilbert Brulé 1 0 3 2 0 0 0 1 19.50 9
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 10.00 5
L Derick Brassard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 15.30 7
L Ryan Malone 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.20 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 20.20 8
D David Hale 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 14.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -1 19.40 6
D Denis Grebeshkov 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 27.00 8
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -2 12.10 5
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 19.00 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 2 28.20 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G David LeNeveu 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Dany Sabourin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New York Rangers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Hugh Jessiman 0 0 2 4 0 3 0 0 9.20 9
R Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13.00 7
R Bill Guerin 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
R Andy McDonald 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 10
C Marcel Goc 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 8.50 7
C Shawn Horcoff 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
C Chris Drury 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 2 5 2 0 0 0 2 20.50 10
L Nate Robinson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.40 5
L Michael Nylander 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 7
L Olli Jokinen 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
L Keith Tkachuk 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 9
D Michael Sauer 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 15.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.10 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 28.10 7
D Bryce Salvador 0 0 2 1 0 2 5 0 16.30 7
D Brendan Witt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Paul Mara 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 2 27.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Miikka Kiprusoff 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Henrik Lundqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Andy McDonald
2nd star: Keith Tkachuk
3rd star: Patrick Marleau
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-David Hale notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Michael Frolík ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Michael Frolík ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for New York Rangers:
-Nate Robinson notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Chris Drury scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Michal Rozsival notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Patrick Marleau notched the 300th assist of his career.
-Chris Drury ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Nate Robinson ended his 5 game point drought.
-Paul Mara finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Paul Mara finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Bryce Salvador fought David Hale in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 12) , Hartford Wolfpack 1( 17)
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0-1 HFD Greg Moore (Ryan Hollweg)
1-1 WIL Jani Rita (Jeff Taffe, Carl Sneep)
Goalies: Jeff Pietrasiak - Chris Holt
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23/2/2009
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Washington Capitals 4 , Montreal Canadiens 3
Shots: 33 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:54/67=79 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:52/65=80 %, Challenges:32/55=57 %
Attendance: 19740 of 19740 (MCI Center)
Ticket income: 915936 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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10:56 1-0
Ruslan Fedotenko [6] (Denis Bouchard, Brooks Laich)
19:08 2-0
Mike Knuble [26] (Jarret Stoll, Paul Kariya)
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24:29 3-0
Alexander Ovechkin [31])SH
28:48 3-1
Willie Mitchell [7] (Boris Valabik, Mike Modano)
30:05 3-2
Antoine Vermette [14] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Mathieu Dandenault)
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50:55 3-3
Chris Higgins [32] (Mike Komisarek, Dion Phaneuf)
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60:54 4-3
Paul Kariya [28] (Karl Alzner, Milan Jurcina)
Penalty summary:
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12:32
Michael Blunden (2 min for hooking)
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23:36
Petr Taticek (2 min for high-sticking)
30:36
Michael Blunden (2 min for tripping)
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Washington Capitals scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Fehr 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 9.00 7
R Viktor Kozlov 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 1 15.10 7
R Paul Kariya 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
R Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 7 1 2 1 0 0 18.30 8
C Chris Bourque 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 6
C Brooks Laich 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 16.20 7
C Jarret Stoll 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Peter Forsberg 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 8
L Petr Taticek 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 9.00 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 2 1 2 0 1 15.10 8
L Mike Knuble 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 18.20 8
L Brenden Morrow 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 18.30 7
D Denis Bouchard 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 15.10 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 18.30 7
D Steve Eminger 0 0 2 6 3 5 0 -1 24.40 8
D Ben Clymer 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 18.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Luc Bourdon 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 0 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cory Schneider 3 0 19 0 0 61.00 6
G Josh Godfrey 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Michael Blunden 0 0 1 3 1 0 4 0 7.00 7
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 1 15.50 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -3 17.50 7
R Guillaume Latendresse 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 1 21.10 8
C Olivier Latendresse 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 17.10 7
C Mike Modano 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 -2 14.20 7
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 7.00 5
L Mikko Koivu 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 1 18.10 8
L Chad Kilger 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 13.30 6
L Chris Higgins 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 20.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Boris Valabik 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 -1 17.00 8
D Dion Phaneuf 0 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 25.00 9
D Andre Benoit 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 18.50 6
D Willie Mitchell 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 7 1 4 0 0 25.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 4 0 29 0 0 61.00 6
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Paul Kariya
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Ruslan Fedotenko
Notes for Washington Capitals:
-Milan Jurcina has marked a new career high in points with 13 points.
-Karl Alzner notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Brenden Morrow had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Boris Valabik has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Andrei Kostitsyn notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Patrice Bergeron had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Patrice Bergeron had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Antoine Vermette finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 2( 22) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 23)
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1-0 POR Jakub Klepis (Oskar Osala, Jeff Schultz)
1-1 QUE Kurtis Foster (Peter Tsimikalis)
2-1 POR Jeff Schultz (Jakub Klepis)
Goalies: Daren Machesney - Yann Danis