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8/11/2007
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Nashville Predators 3
Shots: 40 - 25
PP: 3 of 13 (21 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:47/48=95 %
PP: 1 of 2 (1 shots), Passing:59/79=74 %, Challenges:23/32=69 %
Attendance: 7407 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 365906 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:49 1-0
Ryan Malone [2] (Brooks Orpik, Jordan Staal)
10:15 1-1
Martin Erat [9] (Jean-Pierre Dumont)PP
14:58 2-1
Sergei Gonchar [2] (Wade Redden, Jason Spezza)PP
15:46 3-1
Ryan Whitney [1] (Darryl Sydor)PP
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21:31 4-1
Gary Roberts [4] (Petr Sykora, Brooks Orpik)PP
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41:27 5-1
Jason Spezza [6] (Sergei Gonchar)
42:05 5-2
Jean-Pierre Dumont [8] (Marek Zidlicky, David Legwand)
44:48 5-3
Steve Sullivan [7] (Alexander Radulov, Dan Hamhuis)
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Penalty summary:
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03:35
Martin Gélinas (2 min for tripping)
09:19
Jordan Staal (2 min for cross-checking)
14:48
Radek Bonk (2 min for tripping)
15:38
Scott Nichol (2 min for tripping)
16:54
Jason Arnott (2 min for cross-checking)
19:54
Jordin Tootoo (2 min for high-sticking)
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22:07
Radek Bonk (2 min for diving)
22:58
Ryan Suter (2 min for slashing)
29:24
Darcy Hordichuk (2 min for hooking)
31:43
Ryan Suter (2 min for tripping)
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46:31
Marek Zidlicky (2 min for slashing)
51:03
Dan Hamhuis (2 min for holding the stick)
53:12
Brooks Orpik (5 min for fighting)
53:12
Darcy Hordichuk (5 min for fighting)
53:51
Scott Nichol (2 min for high-sticking)
57:12
Scott Nichol (2 min for slashing)
59:58
Mark Recchi (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Mark Recchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 20.20 7
R Ryan Malone 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 10.40 8
R Petr Sykora 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.20 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 6
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 11.30 6
C Jordan Staal 0 1 3 4 0 2 2 1 21.20 8
C Jason Spezza 1 1 5 1 0 2 0 0 20.30 8
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.40 7
L Niklas Nordgren 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.20 6
L Gary Roberts 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.10 8
L Mike Fisher 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 21.50 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.40 6
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 22.00 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 7 2 0 4 0 0 27.20 10
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 18.50 6
D Brooks Orpik 0 2 1 2 0 1 5 1 14.20 8
D Wade Redden 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ty Conklin 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Martin Gerber 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Nashville Predators scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Scott Nichol 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 0 7.00 7
R Jordin Tootoo 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 21.50 6
R Jean-Pierre Dumont 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.40 7
R Steve Sullivan 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 14.50 8
C Vernon Fiddler 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
C Radek Bonk 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 9.00 7
C David Legwand 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 -1 21.40 8
C Jason Arnott 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 1 20.20 8
L Darcy Hordichuk 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 0 6.00 6
L Martin Gélinas 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 5
L Martin Erat 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 9.50 7
L Alexander Radulov 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
D Richard Stehlik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 6
D Ryan Suter 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 24.10 6
D Dan Hamhuis 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 24.40 8
D Shea Weber 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 24.30 7
D Marek Zidlicky 0 1 1 3 0 0 2 0 8.30 7
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chris Mason 5 0 35 0 0 60.00 6
G Justin Pogge 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sergei Gonchar
2nd star: Jason Spezza
3rd star: Brooks Orpik
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Whitney finally ended his 13 game goal drought.
Notes for Nashville Predators:
-Jean-Pierre Dumont notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Darcy Hordichuk beat Brooks Orpik in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 4( 35) , Milwaukee Admirals 5( 20)
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0-1 MIL Jerred Smithson (Ville Koistinen)
0-2 MIL Cody Franson (Jerred Smithson)
1-2 WIL Tim Wallace (Stephen Dixon)
2-2 WIL Tyler Kennedy (Mathieu Melanson, Mike Weaver)
2-3 MIL Scott May (Ville Koistinen, Jed Ortmeyer)
3-3 WIL Ryan Stone (Tim Wallace)
4-3 WIL Dennis Bonvie (Kurtis McLean)
4-4 MIL Scott May
4-5 MIL Patrik Valcak (Jerred Smithson, John Vigilante)
Goalies: Patrick Ehelechner - Dan Ellis