STANLEY CUP FINAL - PITTSBURGH / MINNESOTA

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26/5/2005
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Minnesota Wild 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 40 - 18
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:81/98=82 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/71=83 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:36 1-0 Saku Koivu [8] (Jordan Staal, Kim Johnsson)
07:02 1-1 Alexander Ovechkin [8])
14:08 1-2 Markus Näslund [13] (Michal Rozsival, Evgeny Malkin)
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23:22 2-2 Manny Malhotra [7] (Mark Parrish, Kim Johnsson)
25:31 3-2 Georges Laraque [4])
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43:02 3-3 Alexander Ovechkin [9] (Michal Rozsival, Steve Staios)
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62:34 4-3 Mark Parrish [8] (Kim Johnsson)
Penalty summary:
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17:26 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for hooking)
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22:04 Marian Gaborik (5 min for fighting)
22:04 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
29:43 Evgeny Malkin (5 min for fighting)
29:43 Éric Bélanger (5 min for fighting)
36:46 Georges Laraque (5 min for fighting)
36:46 Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for fighting)
38:24 Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
38:24 Oleg Kvasha (2 min for roughing)
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40:39 Jordan Staal (2 min for roughing)
40:39 Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
49:55 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for holding the stick)
58:22 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for high-sticking)
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60:12 Steve Staios (2 min for high-sticking)

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 7.50 5
R Georges Laraque 1 0 2 2 0 3 5 1 14.30 8
R Mark Parrish 1 1 6 0 2 0 0 1 22.00 9
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 2 2 0 0 5 -1 18.20 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.30 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 1 12.50 5
C Saku Koivu 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 7
C Jordan Staal 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 21.50 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 6.10 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 3 1 0 1 2 1 16.20 7
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 22.20 7
L Manny Malhotra 1 0 3 3 1 3 0 0 17.50 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 15.50 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 21.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 23.10 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 4 1 4 3 0 2 20.00 8
D Hal Gill 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 -1 19.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 25.50 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 15 0 0 62.30 5
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 3 4 3 0 -2 19.40 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 1 0 0 5 2 16.30 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 -1 16.50 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.40 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 -1 13.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 1 19.40 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 3 0 3 5 -1 23.00 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 6.40 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 13.20 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 0 2 4 0 3 5 2 18.20 10
L Markus Näslund 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 13.50 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 2 2 1 0 2 3 24.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 3 3 3 2 -4 28.10 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 17.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 -2 22.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 36 0 0 62.30 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Kim Johnsson
2nd star: Mark Parrish
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Marian Gaborik had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Brooks Orpik had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Michal Rozsival notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Steve Staios notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Other notes:
-Marian Gaborik fought Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.
-Evgeny Malkin beat Éric Bélanger in a fight.
-Alexander Ovechkin beat Georges Laraque in a fight.


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28/5/2005
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Minnesota Wild 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 31 - 24
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:94/109=86 %, Challenges:43/65=65 %
PP: 1 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:19/46=40 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:07 0-1 Evgeny Malkin [10] (Markus Näslund, Jaromir Jagr)
02:19 0-2 Sidney Crosby [6] (Michal Rozsival, Steve Staios)
04:42 1-2 Marian Gaborik [8])
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23:14 2-2 Marian Gaborik [9] (Jordan Staal, Manny Malhotra)
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41:46 3-2 Darcy Tucker [4] (Saku Koivu, Jordan Staal)
46:41 3-3 Jaromir Jagr [12] (Scott Niedermayer)
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62:27 3-4 Jaromir Jagr [13] (Markus Näslund)PP
Penalty summary:
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02:23 Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
02:23 Jason Smith (2 min for roughing)
05:01 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
05:01 Saku Koivu (2 min for roughing)
07:01 Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
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40:02 Noah Welch (5 min for fighting)
40:02 Marian Gaborik (5 min for fighting)
43:29 Steve Staios (2 min for tripping)
43:47 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
43:47 Andrei Markov (2 min for roughing)
45:49 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
45:49 Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
55:34 Saku Koivu (2 min for roughing)
55:34 Noah Welch (2 min for roughing)
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60:46 Craig Rivet (2 min for slashing)

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 7.30 4
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -1 17.40 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 19.30 7
R Marian Gaborik 2 0 4 3 1 2 5 1 17.50 9
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 7.30 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 -1 13.50 4
C Saku Koivu 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 19.40 7
C Jordan Staal 0 2 3 4 0 4 0 1 19.50 10
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 7.30 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -1 17.40 7
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 17.10 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 20.50 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 -1 16.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 6 0 3 2 0 21.10 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 24.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 -1 17.50 5
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 25.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 20 0 0 62.30 5
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 -1 7.10 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 15.50 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 3 2 0 0 1 17.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 2 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 8.50 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 20.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 2 3 2 1 4 0 19.20 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 -1 7.10 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 1 3 1 4 0 12.20 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 20.20 6
L Markus Näslund 0 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 13.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 2 4 1 2 2 0 23.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 7 2 7 0 0 26.20 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 0 2 7 0 13.20 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 19.50 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 -1 28.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 28 0 0 62.30 8
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Marian Gaborik
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Manny Malhotra had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Evgeny Malkin ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Noah Welch beat Marian Gaborik in a fight.

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30/5/2005
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Minnesota Wild 3
Shots: 31 - 25
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:64/80=80 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:96/117=82 %, Challenges:26/43=59 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:13 0-1 Darcy Tucker [5] (Hal Gill, Kim Johnsson)
05:06 0-2 Kim Johnsson [5] (Marian Gaborik, Jonas Johansson)
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23:28 1-2 Jaromir Jagr [14] (Scott Niedermayer, Ryan Whitney)
39:09 1-3 Jordan Staal [2] (Marian Gaborik, Kim Johnsson)
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40:23 2-3 Jaromir Jagr [15] (Markus Näslund, Sidney Crosby)
46:42 3-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [11] (Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Bäckström)
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62:36 4-3 Sidney Crosby [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Jonathan Cheechoo)
Penalty summary:
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05:57 Hal Gill (5 min for fighting)
05:57 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
19:28 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for tripping)
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28:14 Hal Gill (2 min for cross-checking)
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42:21 Éric Bélanger (5 min for fighting)
42:21 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
55:55 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
55:55 Georges Laraque (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 11.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 16.30 5
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 4 0 0 0 7 1 15.10 9
R Jaromir Jagr 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 10
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11.20 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 0 1 3 2 0 1 14.30 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 14.00 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 3 1 2 0 0 22.50 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 11.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 12.30 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 2 4 2 4 0 1 17.10 9
L Markus Näslund 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 19.40 6
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 13.00 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 1 24.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 31.40 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 12.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 28.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 22 0 0 62.30 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 3 1 3 2 0 13.30 7
R Mark Parrish 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 2 3 6 1 2 0 -1 20.50 9
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 5
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 10.20 4
C Saku Koivu 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 20.10 6
C Jordan Staal 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 22.40 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.30 4
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 14.30 7
L Darcy Tucker 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 -1 21.40 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 12.40 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 19.40 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 30.30 8
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16.00 4
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 0 0 0 7 0 17.40 6
D Kim Johnsson 1 2 3 3 1 0 0 -1 28.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 4 0 27 0 0 62.30 6
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Jonathan Cheechoo
3rd star: Sidney Crosby

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 15th goal of the playoffs.
-Nicklas Bäckström ended his 6 game point drought.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Kim Johnsson notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jonas Johansson finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Saku Koivu had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Jordan Staal finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Manny Malhotra had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jonathan Cheechoo beat Hal Gill in a fight.
-Sidney Crosby beat Éric Bélanger in a fight.

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1/6/2005
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Minnesota Wild 6
Shots: 24 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/74=81 %, Challenges:25/44=55 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:80/94=85 %, Challenges:22/38=56 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:02 1-0 Alexander Ovechkin [10])
10:04 1-1 Saku Koivu [9] (Craig Rivet)
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28:17 1-2 Craig Rivet [2] (Saku Koivu, Darcy Tucker)
29:32 1-3 Georges Laraque [5] (Andrei Markov, Jason Smith)
32:55 2-3 Scott Niedermayer [3] (Markus Näslund, Evgeny Malkin)
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41:47 3-3 Scott Niedermayer [4] (Markus Näslund, Jaromir Jagr)
45:46 3-4 Jordan Staal [3] (Brooks Orpik)
52:18 3-5 Brooks Orpik [3])
53:55 3-6 Mark Parrish [9] (Darcy Tucker, Saku Koivu)
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Penalty summary:
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02:52 Éric Bélanger (5 min for fighting)
02:52 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
13:26 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for roughing)
17:36 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for hooking)
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23:09 Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
23:09 Brooks Orpik (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 8.40 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 4 4 4 0 0 20.20 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 -2 14.20 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 7.50 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 16.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 -2 13.10 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 -1 7.50 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 15.40 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 -2 19.10 7
L Markus Näslund 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 8
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 -1 16.30 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -3 23.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 3 2 2 5 1 21.20 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 16.50 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -2 20.20 6
D Scott Niedermayer 2 0 3 0 0 0 4 -1 21.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 6 0 19 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Georges Laraque 1 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 14.30 7
R Mark Parrish 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 19.00 7
R Marian Gaborik 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 19.30 7
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.00 4
C Éric Bélanger 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 1 14.30 6
C Saku Koivu 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 19.20 8
C Jordan Staal 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 1 19.10 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 7.00 4
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 1 17.00 8
L Darcy Tucker 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 17.10 7
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 1 18.50 7
D Jason Smith 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 14.50 7
D Craig Rivet 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 18.50 8
D Brooks Orpik 1 1 1 4 2 4 5 1 21.40 9
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 21.50 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 16.00 7
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 5 1 1 0 0 1 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Saku Koivu
2nd star: Craig Rivet
3rd star: Brooks Orpik

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Alexander Ovechkin scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Markus Näslund notched his 20th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Saku Koivu notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Brooks Orpik notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Craig Rivet ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Sidney Crosby beat Éric Bélanger in a fight.
-Ryan Whitney beat Brooks Orpik in a fight.

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3/6/2005
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Minnesota Wild 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 27 - 21
PP: 0 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:98/114=85 %, Challenges:21/39=52 %
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:56/65=86 %, Challenges:17/43=38 %
Attendance: 18600 of 18600 (Xcel Energy Center)
Ticket income: 483600 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:32 1-0 Saku Koivu [10] (Craig Rivet, Brooks Orpik)
14:18 2-0 Mark Parrish [10] (Jordan Staal, Craig Rivet)
15:28 2-1 Ethan Moreau [3])
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20:18 3-1 Éric Bélanger [5] (Hal Gill)
22:47 3-2 Jonathan Cheechoo [12] (Sidney Crosby)
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47:48 4-2 Marian Gaborik [10] (Jordan Staal, Manny Malhotra)
48:57 5-2 Craig Rivet [3] (Darcy Tucker)
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Penalty summary:
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01:47 Michal Rozsival (5 min for fighting)
01:47 Mark Parrish (5 min for fighting)
05:56 Steve Staios (2 min for tripping)
08:26 Devin Setoguchi (2 min for hooking)
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26:55 Jordan Staal (5 min for fighting)
26:55 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
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44:13 Kim Johnsson (2 min for hooking)
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Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 7.00 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 14.40 7
R Mark Parrish 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 3 16.10 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 5 2 3 1 0 1 20.10 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 9.50 7
C Éric Bélanger 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 19.00 6
C Saku Koivu 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 16.50 8
C Jordan Staal 0 2 2 1 1 1 5 2 14.20 8
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.00 5
L Oleg Kvasha 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 17.40 6
L Darcy Tucker 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 16.30 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 1 4 1 0 1 0 2 16.50 8
D Jason Smith 0 0 1 5 4 7 0 0 19.00 7
D Craig Rivet 1 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 21.30 9
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 2 5 2 3 0 0 25.50 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 14.10 6
D Hal Gill 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 2 16.30 8
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 0 7 1 4 2 1 23.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 19 0 0 60.00 8
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 -1 11.20 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 1 11.20 4
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 1 0 3 0 5 0 12.10 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -3 21.00 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 11.20 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 14.40 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -4 22.40 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 4
L Ethan Moreau 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 11.20 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 1 16.40 7
L Markus Näslund 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -4 20.40 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.50 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 13.30 5
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 -3 26.30 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 1 16.20 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 -1 16.50 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 -3 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Craig Rivet
2nd star: Mark Parrish
3rd star: Marian Gaborik

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Saku Koivu scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Mark Parrish scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Marian Gaborik scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ethan Moreau finally ended his 18 game goal drought.
-Ethan Moreau finally ended his 18 game point drought.
-Markus Näslund had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Michal Rozsival fought Mark Parrish in a fight.
-Jordan Staal beat Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.

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5/6/2005
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Minnesota Wild 4
Shots: 22 - 31
PP: 0 of 1 (4 shots), Passing:68/76=89 %, Challenges:18/38=46 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:84/108=77 %, Challenges:25/41=59 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:53 0-1 Marian Gaborik [11])
03:17 0-2 Oleg Kvasha [7] (Éric Bélanger, Saku Koivu)
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20:28 0-3 Oleg Kvasha [8])
27:34 1-3 Steve Staios [2] (Sidney Crosby, Michal Rozsival)
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44:04 2-3 Markus Näslund [14] (Jaromir Jagr, Scott Niedermayer)
58:53 2-4 Saku Koivu [11] (Mark Parrish) EN
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Penalty summary:
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08:59 Boyd Devereaux (2 min for cross-checking)
16:15 Hal Gill (5 min for fighting)
16:15 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
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49:29 Markus Näslund (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 8.00 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 17.00 4
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 2 1 0 5 0 15.20 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 9.30 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 13.30 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.10 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 17.50 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 7.00 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -2 17.00 5
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 6
L Markus Näslund 1 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 17.00 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -2 14.20 5
D Steve Staios 1 0 3 4 1 2 0 0 15.20 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 25.10 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 5 0 5 0 -2 17.20 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 27.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 27 0 0 59.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Minnesota Wild scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonas Johansson 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 6.00 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 2 16.20 8
R Mark Parrish 0 1 2 2 3 1 0 0 17.40 7
R Marian Gaborik 1 0 3 4 1 3 0 0 20.00 8
C Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 7
C Éric Bélanger 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.20 7
C Saku Koivu 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 18.20 8
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Boyd Devereaux 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.00 5
L Oleg Kvasha 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 18.30 10
L Darcy Tucker 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 0 16.10 6
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 2 3 3 2 0 0 19.20 6
D Jason Smith 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 2 18.40 6
D Craig Rivet 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 0 23.20 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 16.40 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 0 16.30 6
D Kim Johnsson 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Vesa Toskala 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Niklas Backstrom 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Oleg Kvasha
2nd star: Saku Koivu
3rd star: Marian Gaborik

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Minnesota Wild:
-Jordan Staal had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Oleg Kvasha ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Darcy Tucker had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jonathan Cheechoo beat Hal Gill in a fight.