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4/5/2007
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Atlanta Thrashers 2
Shots: 25 - 28
PIT PP: 0 of 1 (2 shots), Passing:78/99=78 %, Challenges:21/33=61 %
ATL PP: 0 of 2 (6 shots), Passing:80/89=89 %, Challenges:16/35=44 %
Attendance: 15779 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 798418 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:44 1-0 PIT Erik Christensen [2] (Colby Armstrong, Ryan Malone)
05:25 1-1 ATL Ladislav Smid [2] (Rostislav Klesla, Sergei Fedorov)
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27:26 1-2 ATL Alexandre Picard [2] (Sergei Fedorov, Marian Hossa)
31:38 2-2 PIT Colby Armstrong [4] (Erik Christensen, Jordan Staal)
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43:14 3-2 PIT Gary Roberts [3] (Ronald Petrovicky, Mark Eaton)
46:21 4-2 PIT Erik Christensen [3] (Sergei Gonchar, Brooks Orpik)
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Penalty summary:
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15:14 ATL Steve Rucchin (2 min for high-sticking)
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40:27 PIT Brooks Orpik (2 min for holding the stick)
57:47 PIT Sidney Crosby (2 min for elbowing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Georges Laraque 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 15.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 1 1 3 2 1 2 0 2 17.20 8
R Ryan Malone 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 -1 21.20 7
C Milan Kraft 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 9.50 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 11.30 6
C Jordan Staal 0 1 2 3 0 3 0 2 15.10 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 -1 19.20 7
L Nils Ekman 0 0 1 2 3 1 0 0 9.50 5
L Gary Roberts 1 0 3 2 1 4 0 1 11.30 8
L Erik Christensen 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 2 15.10 9
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 5 1 0 1 0 -1 19.20 7
D Mark Eaton 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 15.40 6
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 15.30 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 -1 27.10 7
D Josef Melichar 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 17.20 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 17.30 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 3 0 1 2 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Atlanta Thrashers scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Martin Lapointe 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 -1 14.10 5
R Jean-Pierre Vigier 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 10.40 6
R Sergei Fedorov 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 13.50 7
R Marian Hossa 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 -2 21.20 7
C Loui Eriksson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.30 4
C Steve Rucchin 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 10.40 6
C Ryan Craig 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 1 17.40 4
C Gilbert Brulé 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 15.50 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 14.30 6
L Scott Mellanby 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 10.40 6
L Alexandre Picard 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 14.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 4 5 0 2 0 -2 19.40 8
D Greg de Vries 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 16.10 6
D Ladislav Smid 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 7
D Boris Valabik 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 -3 27.50 7
D Mark Popovic 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 17.40 7
D Rostislav Klesla 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 20.40 6
D Adam Foote 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -3 24.50 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Kari Lehtonen 4 0 21 0 0 60.00 5
G Fredrik Norrena 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Erik Christensen
2nd star: Colby Armstrong
3rd star: Jordan Staal
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin had his 13 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Atlanta Thrashers:
-Boris Valabik had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Other notes: