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31/1/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 1 , Montreal Canadiens 4
Shots: 14 - 35
![PIT](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/719803.png)
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:59/75=78 %, Challenges:23/44=51 %
![MTL](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/918393.png)
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:77/80=96 %, Challenges:48/65=72 %
Attendance: 6272 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 298547 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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no scoring
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29:57 0-1
![MTL](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/918393.png)
Mikko Koivu [16] (Henrik Sedin, Kyle Wellwood)
31:35 1-1
![PIT](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/719803.png)
Evgeny Malkin [20] (Tyler Kennedy, Steve Bégin)
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48:53 1-2
![MTL](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/918393.png)
Milan Hejduk [14] (Robert Lang, Andrei Kostitsyn)
49:35 1-3
![MTL](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/918393.png)
Jochen Hecht [10] (Brian Gionta, Andrei Markov)
50:41 1-4
![MTL](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/918393.png)
Chris Higgins [11] (Mike Komisarek)
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Penalty summary:
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36:04
![PIT](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/719803.png)
Kris Beech (2 min for hooking)
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48:03
![PIT](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/719803.png)
Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
48:03
![MTL](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/918393.png)
Mikko Koivu (2 min for roughing)
56:09
![PIT](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/719803.png)
Philippe Boucher (2 min for boarding)
56:37
![PIT](/users/1713/82/66/97/smiles/719803.png)
Evgeny Malkin (2 min for elbowing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bill Thomas 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 7.10 6
R Teemu Selänne 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 19.30 4
R Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 11.30 5
R Michael Frolík 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 7
C Steve Bégin 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 -1 10.50 7
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 -2 16.00 4
C Brad Richards 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 16.20 6
L Tyler Kennedy 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 4
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 16.00 4
L Jordan Staal 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 20.30 5
L Evgeny Malkin 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18.10 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 4 0 -2 16.20 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 1 2 2 1 2 -2 22.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 2 6 2 -1 22.10 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 15.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 2 5 1 0 -1 21.40 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 31 0 0 60.00 7
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Montreal Canadiens scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Brian Gionta 0 1 3 4 1 4 0 1 6.20 9
R Milan Hejduk 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.40 8
R Mikko Koivu 1 0 4 4 0 4 2 0 17.40 10
R Alex Kovalev 0 0 5 5 5 2 0 1 22.20 8
C Glen Metropolit 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
C Robert Lang 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 1 13.20 6
C Kyle Wellwood 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 20.20 8
C Saku Koivu 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 20.00 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.20 6
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 4 0 1 1 0 1 18.50 7
L Henrik Sedin 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 17.40 8
L Chris Higgins 1 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 17.10 8
D Francis Bouillon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 14.20 7
D Sean Hill 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 1 1 3 1 2 0 2 27.40 8
D Josh Gorges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Mathieu Schneider 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 23.10 6
D Mike Komisarek 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 2 22.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Carey Price 1 0 13 0 0 60.00 8
G Marc Denis 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mikko Koivu
2nd star: Brian Gionta
3rd star: Milan Hejduk
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Tyler Kennedy finally ended his 11 game point drought.
Notes for Montreal Canadiens:
-Henrik Sedin notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn has marked a new career high in assists with 11 assists.
-Jochen Hecht scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Mike Komisarek has marked a new career high in assists with 16 assists.
-Milan Hejduk ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Robert Lang finally ended his 10 game point drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 28) , Quebec Citadelles 3( 11)
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0-1 QUE Martin Rucinsky (Maxim Lapierre, Ryan O'Byrne)
0-2 QUE Pavel Valentenko (Martin Rucinsky)
0-3 QUE Gregory Stewart (Ryan Russell, Ryan Shannon)
Goalies: Dave Brown - Jaroslav Halak