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5/3/2008
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Boston Bruins 4
Shots: 31 - 26
PIT PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:47/51=90 %
BOS PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/77=85 %, Challenges:37/43=84 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 883512 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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09:37 1-0 PIT Jeff Taffe [4] (Jarkko Ruutu)
18:07 2-0 PIT Alex Tanguay [28] (Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby)
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26:07 3-0 PIT Sergei Gonchar [14] (Sidney Crosby, Ryan Whitney)
28:58 3-1 BOS Marc Savard [24] (Aleksey Morozov, Patrice Bergeron)
31:58 3-2 BOS Marco Sturm [32] (Scottie Upshall, Aaron Ward)
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46:32 3-3 BOS Marco Sturm [33] (Scottie Upshall, Mark Stuart)
54:11 4-3 PIT Sidney Crosby [34] (Jeff Taffe, Darryl Sydor)
58:02 4-4 BOS Zdeno Chara [16] (Aleksey Morozov, Patrice Bergeron) WG
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61:01 5-4 PIT Sidney Crosby [35] (Ryan Whitney, Ryan Malone)
Penalty summary:
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06:31 BOS Jason Arnott (2 min for elbowing)
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37:36 BOS Marco Sturm (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 11.40 6
R Marian Hossa 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 21.00 8
C Jeff Taffe 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 8.10 7
C Joe Nieuwendyk 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 7
C Stephen Dixon 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 7
C Sidney Crosby 2 2 4 1 0 0 0 2 22.20 10
R Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8.10 7
R Marc-André Cliche 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 13.00 6
L Alex Tanguay 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 9
L Ryan Malone 0 1 4 1 0 0 0 1 21.50 9
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 7 1 1 0 -2 19.50 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 2 4 0 2 0 4 29.20 9
D Boris Valabik 0 0 1 3 1 1 0 -1 11.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 20.40 6
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 29.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 22 0 0 61.00 5
G Kevin Weekes 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Boston Bruins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Mike Ricci 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 10.10 6
R Chuck Kobasew 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
R Glen Murray 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 -2 19.00 7
R Patrice Bergeron 0 2 3 3 0 1 0 1 20.20 8
C Zach Hamill 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 5.50 6
R Scottie Upshall 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.30 7
C Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 16.30 7
C Marc Savard 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 1 19.00 8
L P.J. Axelsson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 6.20 5
L Marco Sturm 2 0 3 2 3 0 2 1 15.30 8
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -2 17.30 7
R Aleksey Morozov 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 18.00 8
D Aaron Ward 0 1 1 4 0 1 0 1 19.50 9
D Tommy Cross 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 5
D Matt Lashoff 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 25.00 7
D Mark Stuart 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.30 6
D Curtis Murphy 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 -2 17.20 6
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 27.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Tuukka Rask 5 0 26 0 0 61.00 5
G Manny Fernandez 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Jeff Taffe
3rd star: Marco Sturm
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jarkko Ruutu notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Darryl Sydor notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Ryan Whitney has marked a new career high in points with 39 points.
-Sidney Crosby scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Jeff Taffe finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for Boston Bruins:
-Scottie Upshall notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Marco Sturm ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 14) , Providence Bruins 5( 28)
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0-1 PRO Wacey Rabbit (Brandon Bochenski)
0-2 PRO Petteri Nokelainen (Carl Söderberg)
1-2 WIL Nathan Smith (Connor James)
1-3 PRO Martin Samuelsson (Wacey Rabbit)
1-4 PRO Brandon Bochenski (Wacey Rabbit)
1-5 PRO Nate Robinson (Carl Söderberg)
Goalies: Devan Dubnyk - Tim Thomas