2–3

Final

PIT leads 4–0

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
CAR	0	1	1	2
PIT	2	0	1	3

Hurricanes at Penguins — Conference Finals Game 1

Penguins, Conference Finals Game 1, beat Hurricanes 3–2 at PPG Paints Arena on May 18, 2009.

🗓 Mon, May 18, 2009 · 18:30 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2008-09 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Conference Finals — Best of 7

CAR vs PIT · PIT leads 4–0 Full series →

Game 1

2–3

Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 20:01 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Philippe Boucher

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 08:28 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Miroslav Satan

1 G

2 shots · 11:04 TOI

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Miroslav Satan Go-ahead 1st · 09:17

Assists: Matt Cooke, Hal Gill · beat Cam Ward

0–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 10:41

Assists: Philippe Boucher · beat Cam Ward

0–2

2nd period

🌪️ Chad LaRose 2nd · 13:04

Assists: Erik Cole, Matt Cullen · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Philippe Boucher PP 3rd · 11:33

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Cam Ward

1–3

🌪️ Joe Corvo PP 3rd · 18:34

Assists: Ray Whitney, Rod Brind'Amour · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–3

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🌪️CAR PIT🐧

25 Shots on goal 31

1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

28 Hits 28

18 Blocked shots 20

3 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 9

8 Penalty minutes 4

CAR shooting 8.0% (2/25) PIT shooting 9.7% (3/31)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🌪️Hurricanes

Cam Ward

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 58:03 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–2

Hurricanes

Hurricanes: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🌪️Hurricanes

L1 Whitney · Staal · Brind'Amour 20:04

L2 Jokinen · Cullen · LaRose 16:26

L3 Samsonov · Cole · Walker 14:28

L4 Bayda · Ruutu · Eaves 4:38

D1 Corvo · Pitkanen 26:32

D2 Seidenberg · Gleason 21:25

D3 Wallin · Kaberle 12:03

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Staal 20:01

L2 Kunitz · Cooke · Guerin 17:16

L3 Fedotenko · Kennedy · Talbot 14:30

L4 Adams · Satan 11:44

D1 Gonchar · Gill 21:14

D2 Scuderi · Orpik 19:24

D3 Letang · Eaton 15:08

D4 Boucher 8:28

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →

Apr 4, 2009

🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR

2–3 (OT) · Hurricanes won

❓ CAR vs PIT, answered

Who won Hurricanes vs Penguins on May 18, 2009?

Penguins won 3–2.

What was the final score of Hurricanes vs Penguins?

The final score was Hurricanes 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Hurricanes?

Chad LaRose, Joe Corvo.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Miroslav Satan, Philippe Boucher.

How did the Hurricanes goalie play?

Cam Ward made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 save percentage).

Where is Hurricanes vs Penguins played?

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

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

🌪️Hurricanes

Previous game · May 14

🐧Penguins

Previous game · May 13

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