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23/5/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Carolina Hurricanes 2
Shots: 31 - 16
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:80/99=80 %, Challenges:30/39=75 %
PP: 0 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:49 0-1 Tuomo Ruutu [3] (Jussi Jokinen, Cam Ward)
11:03 0-2 Erik Cole [2] (Matt Cullen)
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28:47 1-2 Sidney Crosby [6] (Patrick Kane, Erik Johnson)
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42:35 2-2 Patrick Kane [11] (Erik Johnson)
44:05 3-2 Erik Johnson [5] (Cam Barker, Sidney Crosby)PP
59:23 4-2 Sidney Crosby [7] (Ryan Kesler, Mark Eaton) EN
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Penalty summary:
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07:55 Brandon Sutter (2 min for high-sticking)
19:23 Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
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29:26 Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
29:26 Tuomo Ruutu (2 min for roughing)
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43:12 Rod Brind'Amour (2 min for hooking)
49:54 Kris Beech (2 min for elbowing)
55:02 Sidney Crosby (2 min for roughing)
55:02 Anton Babchuk (2 min for roughing)
56:12 Brooks Orpik (2 min for boarding)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.50 6
R Dustin Byfuglien 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 16.20 8
R Phil Kessel 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
R Patrick Kane 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 3 19.50 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 5.50 5
C Ryan Kesler 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 0 17.50 8
C Eric Staal 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 -2 16.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 2 1 4 0 1 0 6 3 19.30 10
L Joey Mormina 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 5.50 5
L Chris Minard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10.30 6
L Jeff Taffe 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 16.30 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 3 19.50 8
D Mark Eaton 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.10 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 17.50 7
D Alexander Edler 0 0 1 8 0 3 0 1 30.00 8
D Jeff Schultz 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 12.30 7
D Cam Barker 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 19.50 7
D Erik Johnson 1 2 3 4 1 4 0 3 29.40 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 14 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 1 9.00 5
R Alexander Perezhogin 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -1 19.20 6
R Patrick Eaves 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 12.30 6
R Scott Walker 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C Matt Cullen 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 9.00 5
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 -1 12.00 4
C Rod Brind'Amour 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 1 20.00 7
C Jordan Staal 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 -2 17.10 6
L Erik Cole 1 0 1 2 2 2 0 1 10.50 6
L Ray Whitney 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 18.20 6
L Tuomo Ruutu 1 0 2 3 0 2 2 1 13.10 9
L Jussi Jokinen 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 -2 18.30 8
D Niclas Wallin 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 -1 15.30 5
D Anton Babchuk 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 13.40 7
D Frantisek Kaberle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 24.30 6
D Joe Corvo 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 18.20 5
D Tim Gleason 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 18.00 6
D Joni Pitkänen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 30.00 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Cam Ward 4 1 27 0 0 59.20 6
G Michael Leighton 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Erik Johnson
3rd star: Patrick Kane

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Cam Barker notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Mark Eaton ended his 5 game point drought.

Notes for Carolina Hurricanes:
-Jordan Staal had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Erik Cole ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes: