Flyers 5–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 23, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🔔 PHI

Peter Forsberg

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 22:26 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:55 TOI

3rd star 🔔 PHI

Simon Gagne

1 G, 1 A

7 shots · 22:45 TOI

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Simon Gagne PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:34

Assists: Kim Johnsson, Sami Kapanen · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🔔 Peter Forsberg 1st · 11:01

Assists: Dennis Seidenberg, Mike Richards · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–0

2nd period

🔔 Dennis Seidenberg PP 2nd · 03:42

Assists: Peter Forsberg, Freddy Meyer · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–0

🐧 Tomas Surovy 2nd · 10:17

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Ziggy Palffy · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–1

🐧 Erik Christensen PP 2nd · 15:58

Assists: Mark Recchi, Michel Ouellet · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 3rd · 01:43

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Ric Jackman · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–3

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 3rd · 02:27

Assists: Brooks Orpik, Erik Christensen · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–4

🔔 Peter Forsberg Tying 3rd · 15:27

Assists: R.J. Umberger, Derian Hatcher · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–4

🔔 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 3rd · 16:36

Assists: Mike Richards, Simon Gagne · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

5–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Forsberg · Knuble 22:45

L2 Savage · Handzus · Kapanen 18:17

L3 Carter · Richards · Umberger 12:40

L4 Eager · Sim · Brashear 5:59

D1 Johnsson · Rathje 21:59

D2 Hatcher · Meyer 17:44

D3 Seidenberg · Therien 15:46

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Palffy · Recchi 19:28

L2 Endicott · Christensen · Ouellet 16:09

L3 Surovy · Malone · LeClair 13:31

L4 Murley · Hussey · Roy 6:01

D1 Whitney · Gonchar 22:25

D2 Orpik · Melichar 20:04

D3 Odelein · Jackman 17:58

Team stats

Away left · home right

🔔PHI PIT🐧

32 Shots on goal 26

2/11 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

7 Hits 22

10 Blocked shots 19

0 Takeaways 2

2 Giveaways 6

17 Penalty minutes 27

PHI shooting 15.6% (5/32) PIT shooting 15.4% (4/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🔔Flyers

Antero Niittymaki

22/26

.846 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

27/32

.844 SV% · 5 GA · 59:01 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Flyers

Flyers — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-2-2 (56% win rate, 9 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-2 (0% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Flyers lead the season series 3–1

Nov 192005 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 6–3 Nov 162005 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 3–2 OT Oct 142005 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 5–6 OT Mar 142004 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 3–3 OT Jan 312004 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 5–3

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PHI vs PIT, answered

Who won Flyers vs Penguins on December 23, 2005?

Flyers won 5–4. The final score was Flyers 5, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Flyers?

Peter Forsberg (2), Dennis Seidenberg, Mike Knuble, Simon Gagne.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Erik Christensen, Tomas Surovy.

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Antero Niittymaki made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

Where is Flyers vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Flyers vs Penguins season series?

Flyers lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🔔 Flyers

BeforeDec 22 🏛️OTT @ 🔔PHI 3–4 AfterDec 26 🔔PHI @ 🐆FLA 3–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterDec 27 🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT 3–2

Also on December 23

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