Penguins 8–2 Flyers — Final Score & Stats (Oct 28, 2006)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

3 G

4 shots · 17:05 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 2 A

5 shots · 17:10 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Marc-Andre Fleury

31 saves

0.939 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order

1st period

🔔 Mike Knuble Go-ahead 1st · 02:02

Assists: Jeff Carter, Randy Robitaille · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

0–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 1st · 06:03

Assists: Ryan Whitney, Josef Melichar · beat Antero Niittymaki

1–1

🐧 Max Talbot SH Go-ahead 1st · 10:54

Unassisted · beat Antero Niittymaki

2–1

2nd period

🐧 Max Talbot 2nd · 02:23

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Noah Welch · beat Antero Niittymaki

3–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby 2nd · 02:41

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Mark Eaton · beat Antero Niittymaki

4–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby 2nd · 08:14

Unassisted · beat Robert Esche

5–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 2nd · 13:39

Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Ryan Whitney · beat Robert Esche

6–1

3rd period

🔔 Stefan Ruzicka PP 3rd · 01:52

Assists: Mike Richards, Jeff Carter · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

6–2

🐧 Mark Recchi 3rd · 05:16

Assists: Jordan Staal, Evgeni Malkin · beat Robert Esche

7–2

🐧 Dominic Moore 3rd · 10:25

Assists: John LeClair, Michel Ouellet · beat Robert Esche

8–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Crosby · Armstrong 17:10

L2 Staal · Talbot · Recchi 15:57

L3 Moore · Ouellet · Ekman 13:14

L4 LeClair · Ruutu · Thorburn 10:00

D1 Gonchar · Eaton 23:28

D2 Whitney · Melichar 20:02

D3 Scuderi · Welch 14:16

🔔Flyers

L1 Gagne · Richards · Forsberg 18:28

L2 Carter · Ruzicka · Kapanen 17:26

L3 Calder · Robitaille · Knuble 14:57

L4 Sanderson · Eager · Umberger 9:02

D1 Pitkanen · Hatcher 22:50

D2 Rathje · Picard 18:42

D3 Jonsson · Gauthier 15:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT PHI🔔

30 Shots on goal 33

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

9 Hits 13

13 Blocked shots 13

8 Takeaways 2

8 Giveaways 21

24 Penalty minutes 30

PIT shooting 26.7% (8/30) PHI shooting 6.1% (2/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

31/33

.939 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔔Flyers

Robert Esche

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 37:19 TOI

Antero Niittymaki

5/9

.556 SV% · 4 GA · 22:41 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Penguins

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

Flyers

Flyers — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Oct 52006 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Apr 112006 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 3–4 Mar 122006 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 0–2 Jan 232006 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 2–4 Jan 212006 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 2–1

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PIT vs PHI, answered

Who won Penguins vs Flyers on October 28, 2006?

Penguins won 8–2. The final score was Penguins 8, Flyers 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (3), Max Talbot (2), Dominic Moore, Evgeni Malkin, Mark Recchi.

Who scored for Flyers?

Mike Knuble, Stefan Ruzicka.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 31 saves on 33 shots (.939 save percentage).

How did the Flyers goalie play?

Robert Esche made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Flyers played?

At Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, the Flyers home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Flyers season series?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeOct 24 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 2–4 AfterNov 1 🐧PIT @ 👑LAK 4–3

🔔 Flyers

BeforeOct 26 🐦ATL @ 🔔PHI 2–3 AfterOct 30 🪶CHI @ 🔔PHI 0–3

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