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1/3/2010
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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Montreal Canadiens 2
Shots: 22 - 20
PP: 1 of 7 (6 shots), Passing:77/87=88 %, Challenges:27/39=67 %
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:63/75=84 %, Challenges:32/55=57 %
Attendance: 11596 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 541533 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:27 1-0
Zach Parisé [22] (Sidney Crosby, Jay McKee)
11:04 2-0
Marco Sturm [14] (Pavol Demitra, Danny Markov)
12:02 3-0
Chris Kunitz [4] (Patrice Bergeron)PP
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35:16 3-1
Steve Sullivan [17] (Sergei Kostitsyn, Hal Gill)
38:16 3-2
Guillaume Latendresse [15] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Roman Hamrlik)PP
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48:37 4-2
Rob Niedermayer [2] (Marco Sturm, Chris Kunitz)
49:19 5-2
Rob Niedermayer [3] (Jere Lehtinen)
56:47 6-2
Marco Sturm [15] (Mark Eaton, Danny Markov)
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Penalty summary:
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02:55
Roman Hamrlik (2 min for holding the stick)
07:44
Glen Metropolit (2 min for slashing)
11:54
Brian Gionta (2 min for cross-checking)
11:54
Brian Gionta (10 min misconduct)
19:28
Andrei Kostitsyn (2 min for hooking)
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23:15
Matt Cooke (2 min for slashing)
36:21
Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
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42:02
Bill Guerin (2 min for elbowing)
44:05
Scott Gomez (2 min for tripping)
51:22
Andrei Markov (2 min for hooking)
53:56
Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
58:51
Mike Glumac (2 min for high-sticking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Luca Caputi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 5
R Jere Lehtinen 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 11.50 7
R Bill Guerin 0 0 0 3 2 1 4 0 14.30 6
R Patrice Bergeron 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 19.20 7
C Matt Cooke 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 12.30 7
C Rob Niedermayer 2 0 3 3 2 3 0 4 15.50 8
C Vladimír Sobotka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
L Chris Kunitz 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
L Marco Sturm 2 1 2 2 0 2 0 4 10.10 9
L Pavol Demitra 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.40 7
L Zach Parisé 1 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 18.30 8
D Alex Grant 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 4 13.10 8
D Danny Markov 0 2 1 3 0 3 0 0 21.20 8
D Keith Yandle 0 0 2 7 1 4 0 0 27.40 9
D Mark Eaton 0 1 0 1 1 4 0 4 12.20 8
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 3 3 0 3 0 0 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jean-Philippe Levasseur 2 0 18 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Mike Glumac 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 5.50 4
R Sergei Kostitsyn 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 15.00 6
R Guillaume Latendresse 1 0 3 3 3 2 0 -1 15.40 6
R Brian Gionta 0 0 5 0 1 0 12 -4 16.40 5
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 0 12.40 7
C Maxim Lapierre 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 13.10 4
C Tomas Plekanec 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 11.10 6
C Scott Gomez 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 -4 21.10 4
L Max Pacioretty 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 5.50 4
L Steve Sullivan 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 17.00 8
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 5 1 0 0 2 -1 13.00 6
L Mike Cammalleri 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 -4 21.00 5
D Marc-André Bergeron 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 17.40 5
D Josh Gorges 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.50 4
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.30 4
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 19.50 7
D Roman Hamrlik 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 -1 14.30 5
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -4 28.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 6 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Marco Sturm
2nd star: Rob Niedermayer
3rd star: Chris Kunitz
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Patrice Bergeron notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Marco Sturm scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Mark Eaton notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Rob Niedermayer finally ended his 28 game goal drought.
-Rob Niedermayer finally ended his 23 game point drought.
-Chris Kunitz finally ended his 46 game goal drought.
-Chris Kunitz finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Marco Sturm finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Guillaume Latendresse has marked a new career high in points with 30 points.
-Guillaume Latendresse scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Steve Sullivan ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 25) , Quebec Citadelles 1( 17)
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0-1
Francis Lemieux (Ryan White, David Fischer)
Goalies: Brad Thiessen - Jaroslav Halak