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17/2/2008
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Columbus Blue Jackets 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 26 - 23
PP: 1 of 6 (7 shots), Passing:72/82=87 %, Challenges:46/64=70 %
PP: 0 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:68/93=73 %, Challenges:47/52=88 %
Attendance: 18500 of 18500 (Nationwide Arena)
Ticket income: 867650 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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16:45 0-1
Ryan Malone [23] (Alex Tanguay, Sergei Gonchar)
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31:53 1-1
Sergei Fedorov [20] (Rick Nash)PP
38:43 2-1
Rostislav Klesla [6] (Nikolai Zherdev, Rick Nash)
39:28 3-1
David Vyborny [26] (Dan Fritsche, Duvie Westcott)
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51:31 3-2
Sergei Gonchar [9] (Mark Recchi, Adam Hall)
58:31 3-3
Mark Recchi [18] (Sidney Crosby, Alex Tanguay) WG
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Penalty summary:
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01:58
Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
04:41
Steven Goertzen (5 min for fighting)
04:41
Brooks Orpik (5 min for fighting)
12:58
Logan Couture (2 min for tripping)
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25:01
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for boarding)
27:03
Duvie Westcott (2 min for tripping)
29:11
Will Weber (2 min for roughing)
29:11
Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
29:23
Jakub Voracek (2 min for cross-checking)
31:32
Ryan Whitney (2 min for hooking)
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44:14
David Vyborny (2 min for hooking)
46:19
Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
48:12
Nikolai Zherdev (2 min for roughing)
54:11
Gary Roberts (2 min for high-sticking)
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63:51
Rick Nash (2 min for roughing)
63:51
Mark Eaton (2 min for roughing)
Columbus Blue Jackets scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 7.00 6
R Steven Goertzen 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 11.30 6
R David Vyborny 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 21.10 8
R Nikolai Zherdev 0 1 3 0 2 0 2 -1 17.20 6
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 5
C Michael Peca 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 19.00 8
C Dan Fritsche 0 1 3 5 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
C Sergei Fedorov 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 21.20 7
L Jason Chimera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40 5
L Manny Malhotra 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
L Fredrik Modin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 21.50 7
L Rick Nash 0 2 6 0 0 0 2 -1 24.20 9
D Will Weber 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 12.00 6
D Duvie Westcott 0 1 1 3 1 0 2 0 22.20 7
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 6 2 1 0 -1 28.50 8
D Ole-Kristian Tollefsen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
D Ron Hainsey 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 21.40 6
D Rostislav Klesla 1 0 2 5 1 1 0 -1 31.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pascal Leclaire 3 0 20 0 0 65.00 6
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 5.10 8
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 7 0 7 0 0 18.10 10
R Petr Sykora 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
R Mark Recchi 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 14.20 8
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 6
C Logan Couture 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 19.00 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 23.40 10
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 1 0 0 2 2 21.10 8
L Georges Laraque 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.10 5
L Gary Roberts 0 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 14.40 6
L Ryan Malone 1 0 2 3 1 1 4 0 20.10 8
L Alex Tanguay 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 1 17.30 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 15.50 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 27.50 7
D Mike Green 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 21.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 5 0 2 5 0 21.00 8
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 1 22.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 23 0 0 64.30 6
G Ty Conklin 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Mark Recchi
2nd star: Rick Nash
3rd star: Rostislav Klesla
Notes for Columbus Blue Jackets:
-Sergei Fedorov scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Nikolai Zherdev notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Duvie Westcott has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Rostislav Klesla finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in goals with 23 tallies.
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Alex Tanguay notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Adam Hall finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Petr Sykora had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Jordan Staal had his 12 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
-Steven Goertzen fought Brooks Orpik in a fight.
Farm game result:
Syracuse Crunch 4( 27) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 3( 10)
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1-0 SYR Alexandre Picard (Alexander Svitov)
2-0 SYR Curtis Glencross (Jiri Novotny)
2-1 WIL Dmitri Levinsky (Erik Christensen, Jani Rita)
2-2 WIL Jonathan Filewich (Arpad Mihaly, Milan Kraft)
3-2 SYR Petr Pohl (Jiri Novotny)
3-3 WIL Chris Heisten (Erik Christensen, Jani Rita)
4-3 SYR Curtis Glencross (Trevor Hendrikx)