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27/3/2006
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 21 - 18
PP: 2 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:71/80=88 %, Challenges:27/52=50 %
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:76/87=87 %, Challenges:16/43=36 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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12:26 1-0
Alexander Ovechkin [31] (Erik Christensen, Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
15:16 1-1
Ronald Petrovicky [24] (Zdeno Chara)
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31:33 2-1
Michal Rozsival [7] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin)
39:38 2-2
Jiri Novotny [2] (Alexander Radulov, Pat Rissmiller)
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46:22 3-2
Ryan Whitney [8] (Jonathan Cheechoo)PP
52:09 4-2
Markus Näslund [32] (Evgeny Malkin, Jaromir Jagr)
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Penalty summary:
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02:07
Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for fighting)
02:07
Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
10:39
Alexander Radulov (2 min for tripping)
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42:11
Brian Campbell (5 min for fighting)
42:11
Ruslan Fedotenko (5 min for fighting)
43:53
Alex Plante (2 min for roughing)
43:53
Jiri Hudler (2 min for roughing)
46:12
Steve Bégin (2 min for cross-checking)
47:17
Andy Delmore (2 min for roughing)
53:48
Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for roughing)
53:48
James Sheppard (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 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.40 7
C Erik Christensen 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 0 10.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 2 1 5 0 0 14.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 15.10 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 2 2 3 2 0 -1 20.20 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 11.40 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 12.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 2 2 0 2 5 0 15.40 8
L Markus Näslund 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 18.10 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 15.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 2 5 3 5 0 -1 27.40 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14.30 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 1 19.00 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 -1 26.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 8.50 7
R Pat Rissmiller 0 1 0 5 2 5 0 0 14.20 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 14.30 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 2 3 2 1 0 -1 20.50 7
C Jiri Novotny 1 0 1 2 5 2 0 1 9.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 13.50 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 16.20 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 3 3 2 2 0 -1 20.50 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 8.50 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 2 3 2 2 0 13.30 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 2 1 0 7 1 16.40 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 1 4 3 2 0 -2 20.00 6
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 0 14.50 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 27.50 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 16.10 5
D Erik Johnson 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 18.20 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 4 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Marty Turco 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 30th assist of the season.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jiri Novotny finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Jiri Novotny finally ended his 14 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Alexander Ovechkin fought Steve Bégin in a fight.
-Ruslan Fedotenko beat Brian Campbell in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 28) , Rochester Americans 2(
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1-0 WIL Jake Riddle (Brian Ihnacak)
2-0 WIL Sergei Anshakov (Graham Belak)
2-1 ROC Reid Cashman (Tomas Fleischmann, Martin Kariya)
2-2 ROC Martin Kariya (Michael Ryan)
3-2 WIL Eric Fehr (Masi Marjamäki, Ryan Stone)
Goalies: Andrew Penner - Brent Johnson
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27/3/2006
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Florida Panthers 3 , New Jersey Devils 2
Shots: 27 - 22
PP: 1 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:83/95=87 %, Challenges:29/48=59 %
PP: 2 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:64/78=82 %, Challenges:35/45=76 %
Attendance: 19252 of 19252 (National Car Rental Center)
Ticket income: 508252 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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15:21 0-1
Petr Nedved [6] (Anson Carter, Ethan Moreau)PP
15:56 1-1
Olli Jokinen [16] (Anthony Stewart, Bryan Allen)
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28:56 2-1
Ville Nieminen [27] (Juraj Kolnik)
37:04 3-1
Brian Rolston [18] (Sami Salo, François Beauchemin)PP
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56:17 3-2
Alexei Ponikarovsky [21])PP
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Penalty summary:
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10:14
Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for slashing)
14:23
Randy Robitaille (2 min for high-sticking)
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20:35
Jussi Jokinen (2 min for holding the stick)
21:33
Cory Sarich (2 min for roughing)
21:33
Pavel Vorobiev (2 min for roughing)
25:47
Josef Melichar (2 min for roughing)
25:47
Brian Rolston (2 min for roughing)
29:04
Cory Sarich (5 min for fighting)
29:04
Ville Nieminen (5 min for fighting)
36:42
Jean-Pierre Vigier (2 min for hooking)
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41:32
Alexei Zhitnik (2 min for roughing)
41:32
Tomas Holmström (2 min for roughing)
50:29
Olli Jokinen (2 min for roughing)
50:29
Anson Carter (2 min for roughing)
54:47
François Beauchemin (2 min for roughing)
54:47
Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
55:58
Randy Robitaille (2 min for boarding)
57:18
Olli Jokinen (2 min for roughing)
57:18
Petr Nedved (2 min for roughing)
59:03
Mike Sillinger (2 min for tripping)
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Florida Panthers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Anthony Stewart 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 7.40 5
R Pavel Vorobiev 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.40 5
R Juraj Kolnik 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Nathan Horton 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 19.40 7
C Randy Robitaille 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 5.30 5
C Michael Nylander 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 13.40 5
C Brian Rolston 1 0 3 0 2 0 2 1 21.40 6
C Olli Jokinen 1 0 5 1 0 1 4 1 17.20 9
L Alexandre Picard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7.40 6
L Mark Bell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.30 6
L Ville Nieminen 1 0 4 3 1 0 5 1 18.30 8
L Tomas Holmström 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 19.00 7
D François Beauchemin 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 0 20.10 7
D Mathieu Dandenault 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 15.20 6
D Karlis Skrastins 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24.00 5
D Mike Van Ryn 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 15.50 6
D Bryan Allen 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 2 17.20 8
D Sami Salo 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 27.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Evgeny Nabokov 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
New Jersey Devils scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eero Hynninen 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 6
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 -1 16.10 6
R Anson Carter 0 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 14.10 7
R Daniel Alfredsson 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -1 19.00 7
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Petr Nedved 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 -1 17.10 7
C Mike Sillinger 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 15.00 7
C Henrik Sedin 0 0 2 5 0 5 0 -1 20.40 8
L Thomas Vanek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20 4
L Jussi Jokinen 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 16.10 6
L Alexei Ponikarovsky 1 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 18.00 8
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 3 2 1 1 2 -1 19.30 7
D Alexei Zhitnik 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 -1 17.30 7
D Dick Tärnström 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.50 6
D Cory Sarich 0 0 1 2 1 1 7 -1 22.40 8
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 -1 18.40 6
D Josef Melichar 0 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 15.30 7
D Filip Kuba 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 -1 26.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 24 0 0 60.00 7
G Tim Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Olli Jokinen
2nd star: Ville Nieminen
3rd star: Bryan Allen
Notes for Florida Panthers:
-Bryan Allen has marked a new career high in points with 39 points.
-Ville Nieminen has marked a new career high in points with 51 points.
-Olli Jokinen finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
Notes for New Jersey Devils:
-Dick Tärnström had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Dick Tärnström had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Cory Sarich beat Ville Nieminen in a fight.
Farm game result:
Louisville Panthers 3( 24) , Albany River Rats 0( 23)
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1-0 LOU Radovan Hnatek (Kamil Kreps, Branislav Mezei)
2-0 LOU Maxim Yushkov (Dany Noiseux, Jeremy Swanson)
3-0 LOU Kamil Kreps (Jeremy Swanson, Radovan Hnatek)
Goalies: Craig Anderson - Scott Clemmensen