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4/4/2004
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 25 - 20
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:21/47=43 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:73/89=82 %, Challenges:20/42=46 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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14:14 1-0
Ethan Moreau [20] (Sidney Crosby)
19:16 2-0
Ethan Moreau [21] (Sidney Crosby)
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29:55 2-1
Andrei Kostitsyn [3] (Bret Hedican, Jeff Jillson)
30:35 3-1
Jarkko Ruutu [10] (Geoff Sanderson, Marc-André Fleury)
31:49 4-1
Evgeny Malkin [25] (Colby Armstrong, Alexandre Daigle)
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43:48 4-2
Kristian Huselius [14] (Brad Richards, Milan Michalek)
56:17 4-3
Trent Hunter [24] (Tim Connolly, Bret Hedican)
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Penalty summary:
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08:44
Ben Eager (2 min for holding the stick)
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38:36
Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
38:36
Nicklas Bergfors (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexandre Daigle 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 9.00 6
R Jarkko Ruutu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Tony Amonte 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 3 1 2 1 5 1 17.10 7
C Stephen Dixon 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 0 14.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 5 2 2 2 0 0 18.50 8
L Ben Eager 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 8.10 6
L Geoff Sanderson 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.00 7
L Ethan Moreau 2 0 5 2 1 2 0 1 18.00 9
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 18.50 6
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 0 16.00 7
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 1 19.10 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 24.50 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 15.50 7
D Patrice Brisebois 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 1 16.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 27.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 1 17 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 8.30 5
R Nicklas Bergfors 0 0 2 1 2 0 5 0 13.20 6
R Trent Hunter 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 -1 17.30 7
R Milan Michalek 0 1 4 6 1 6 0 -1 20.30 9
C Nik Antropov 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 8.30 5
C Denis Arkhipov 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 16.30 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 -1 17.00 7
C Brad Richards 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 -1 18.10 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 8.30 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 16.20 6
L Sami Kapanen 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
L Kristian Huselius 1 0 2 0 4 0 0 -2 17.00 5
D Jeff Jillson 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 19.30 5
D Bret Hedican 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
D David Hale 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 -1 23.50 7
D Glen Wesley 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Chris Phillips 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 22.00 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Brent Krahn 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ethan Moreau
2nd star: Jarkko Ruutu
3rd star: Sidney Crosby
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ethan Moreau scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Jarkko Ruutu scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 25th goal of the season.
Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Brad Richards notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Andrei Kostitsyn ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Colby Armstrong beat Nicklas Bergfors in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 27) , Lowell Lock Monsters 1( 22)
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1-0 WIL Jake Riddle (Dennis Bonvie)
2-0 WIL Jake Riddle
3-0 WIL Masi Marjamäki (Jonathan Filewich, Tyler Kennedy)
3-1 LOW Tim Gleason (Alexander Svitov, Mike Angelidis)
Goalies: Andrew Penner - Craig Kowalski
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Toronto Maple Leafs 3
Shots: 19 - 26
PP: 1 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:18/47=37 %
PP: 2 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:80/96=83 %, Challenges:21/46=44 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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05:17 0-1
Mats Sundin [31] (Bryan McCabe)
18:18 1-1
Ronald Petrovicky [30] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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22:48 2-1
Lubomir Visnovsky [10] (Ronald Petrovicky, Alexander Frolov)PP
28:56 2-2
Philippe Boucher [8] (Petr Sykora, Éric Dazé)PP
30:24 2-3
Petr Sykora [28] (Éric Dazé, Bryan McCabe)PP
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52:45 3-3
Ilya Kovalchuk [39] (James Sheppard, Ivan Khomutov)
59:32 4-3
Chuck Kobasew [17] (Chris Simon, Alexander Frolov)
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Penalty summary:
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09:22
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for holding the stick)
13:25
Colin Murphy (5 min for fighting)
13:25
Ivan Khomutov (5 min for fighting)
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22:07
Jason Williams (2 min for high-sticking)
27:41
Jiri Novotny (5 min for attempt to injury)
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40:13
Adam Foote (2 min for hooking)
41:22
Alexander Frolov (2 min for roughing)
41:22
Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
42:11
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
50:03
Dion Phaneuf (2 min for roughing)
50:03
Jason Williams (2 min for roughing)
51:14
Chris Simon (2 min for roughing)
51:14
Éric Dazé (2 min for roughing)
59:54
Darren McCarty (2 min for roughing)
59:54
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 8.50 5
R Chuck Kobasew 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 1 14.40 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12.30 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 15.00 7
C Ivan Khomutov 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 1 9.10 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 4 3 4 5 0 21.00 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 18.40 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 20.10 6
L James Sheppard 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 8.50 5
L Chris Simon 0 1 1 4 4 5 2 1 13.50 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 2 2 0 4 0 2 0 14.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 1 4 3 0 2 0 1 12.20 9
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 25.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 4 2 4 2 0 16.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 18.40 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 2 6 1 18.30 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 16.10 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Toronto Maple Leafs scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jason Williams 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 9.30 5
R Valeri Bure 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 13.40 4
R Darren McCarty 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 13.50 5
R Petr Sykora 1 1 4 0 2 0 0 -1 20.20 6
C Colin Murphy 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0 3.30 4
C Jirí Tlustý 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 14.00 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 21.00 6
C Mats Sundin 1 0 5 0 2 0 0 -2 21.20 4
L Michael Holmqvist 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.40 4
L Vaclav Varada 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0 13.50 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 0 0 2 6 0 6 0 -1 18.10 7
L Éric Dazé 0 2 3 2 3 0 2 -1 20.20 6
D Derian Hatcher 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 13.50 5
D Teppo Numminen 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 17.10 5
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 4 5 4 2 -1 21.20 6
D Philippe Boucher 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 0 23.10 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 -1 17.30 7
D Bryan McCabe 0 2 2 3 0 3 0 -1 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jocelyn Thibault 4 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ronald Petrovicky
2nd star: Ilya Kovalchuk
3rd star: Lubomir Visnovsky
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ronald Petrovicky scored his 30th goal of the season.
-Lubomir Visnovsky scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Alexander Frolov notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Alyn McCauley had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Antoine Vermette had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-James Sheppard ended his 6 game point drought.
-Lubomir Visnovsky finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
Notes for Toronto Maple Leafs:
-Petr Sykora notched his 40th assist of the season.
-Bryan McCabe notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Petr Sykora scored the 300th goal of his career.
-Mats Sundin ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Philippe Boucher finally ended his 35 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Colin Murphy fought Ivan Khomutov in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 2( 12) , St. Johns Maple Leafs 6( 39)
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1-0 ROC Ryan Clowe (Juha Alén)
1-1 SJM Donald Brashear (Mark Hartigan)
1-2 SJM Erik Westrum (Brooks Laich)
1-3 SJM David Tanabe (Jeremy Williams)
1-4 SJM David Tanabe (Jeremy Williams)