NHL Hockey Box Scores

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BOXSCORE | RECAP

Pittsburgh 7, New Jersey 1

When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, March 22, 2008
Where: Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Chris Ciamaga, Michael McGeough
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 17132

Final Scoring Summary

Final	1	2	3	T
New Jersey	1	0	0	1
Pittsburgh	1	1	5	7

Team Records

Team	W/L	Home	Away	Streak
New Jersey	42-26-3-4	22-13-0-2	20-13-3-2	L3
Pittsburgh	43-25-3-4	23-10-2-3	20-15-1-1	W2

Recap Quick Hits

With this win, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a 23-10-2-3 record at home this season. The New Jersey Devils have a 20-13-3-2 record on the road.

Pittsburgh has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Penguins have won 7 of their last 10 games.

New Jersey has a streak of null straight up ???label..plural???. The Devils have won 5 of their last 10 games.

Evgeni Malkin played for 21:27 during 22 shifts and scored 3 points. Evgeni Malkin had 2 goals and 1 assist.

Brian Gionta played for 17:07 during 24 shifts and scored 1 point. Brian Gionta had 1 goal and 0 assists.

Pittsburgh had 6 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.

New Jersey had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.

Top Game Performances

New Jersey		Pittsburgh
Brian Gionta 1	Points	Evgeni Malkin 3
Brian Gionta 1	Goals	Evgeni Malkin 2
John Madden 1	Assists	Marian Hossa 3
N/A	Power Play Goals	Evgeni Malkin 1
Brian Gionta 1	Short Handed Goals	Ryan Malone 1
Martin Brodeur .789	Save Percentage	Marc-Andre Fleury .960
Martin Brodeur 15	Saves	Marc-Andre Fleury 24

Team Stats Summary

Team	Shots	Goals	Power Play	Penalty Kill	Penalty Mins	Face Offs Won
New Jersey	25	1	0-4	4-6	19	28
Pittsburgh	28	7	2-6	4-4	12	24

Upcoming Games

Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Penguins have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .656 after a loss.

New Jersey will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Devils have a W/L % of .595 after a win and .531 after a loss.