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15/5/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Carolina Hurricanes 3
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:69/91=75 %, Challenges:28/40=68 %
PP: 0 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:70/92=76 %, Challenges:17/37=44 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:05 0-1 Jussi Jokinen [6] (Jordan Staal, Scott Walker)
06:22 1-1 Patrick Kane [8] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Sidney Crosby)
16:18 2-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [6] (Phil Kessel, Eric Staal)
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27:07 3-1 Ilya Kovalchuk [7] (Patrick Kane, Erik Johnson)
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50:37 3-2 Jordan Staal [3] (Scott Walker)
52:07 4-2 Ilya Kovalchuk [8] (Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby)
53:29 5-2 Eric Staal [7] (David Perron)
54:49 5-3 Rod Brind'Amour [6])SH
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Penalty summary:
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07:24 David Perron (2 min for tripping)
07:44 Dustin Byfuglien (2 min for roughing)
07:44 Joe Corvo (2 min for roughing)
10:29 Erik Cole (2 min for roughing)
10:29 Kris Beech (2 min for roughing)
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32:15 Brooks Orpik (2 min for roughing)
38:39 Brooks Orpik (2 min for high-sticking)
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54:24 Joni Pitkänen (5 min for attempt to injury)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.40 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 1 5 0 5 2 -1 15.50 9
R Phil Kessel 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
R Patrick Kane 1 2 6 0 1 0 0 1 22.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.40 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 -1 16.50 7
C Eric Staal 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 15.20 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 23.50 8
L Chris Minard 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2.40 5
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -1 14.00 5
L David Perron 0 1 3 0 4 0 2 1 16.30 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 3 1 4 2 2 1 0 2 22.30 10
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 10.50 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 17.30 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 3 26.10 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 10.50 6
D Cam Barker 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 24.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 30.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 21 0 0 60.00 6
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Carolina Hurricanes scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Dwyer 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 7.50 4
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 18.40 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -3 13.10 7
R Scott Walker 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 2 15.10 8
C Matt Cullen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 9.10 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 13.30 5
C Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 -2 21.00 7
C Jordan Staal 1 1 4 2 2 2 0 2 15.10 9
L Erik Cole 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 -2 9.40 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 18.40 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 12.30 5
L Jussi Jokinen 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 20.20 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 19.30 7
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 16.40 6
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 7
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 1 4 0 2 0 17.50 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 -2 18.50 5
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 3 4 1 3 5 0 26.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ilya Kovalchuk
2nd star: Patrick Kane
3rd star: Eric Staal

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Jordan Staal notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Alexander Perezhogin had his 7 game point streak snapped.

Other notes: