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2011-12 regular season

Penguins at Stars

🗓 📍 American Airlines Center, Dallas 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Penguins beat Stars 4–3 in a shootout at American Airlines Center on February 29, 2012.

PIT – DAL
29–33
Shots on goal
30–40
Hits
14–18
Blocked shots
3–9
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

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 ⭐ DAL
Loui Eriksson
2 A
2 shots · 20:43 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Craig Adams
1 G
3 shots · 13:08 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Marc-Andre Fleury
30 saves
0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
⭐ Jamie Benn Go-ahead 1st · 15:25
Assists: Steve Ott, Adam Burish · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
🐧 Steve Sullivan Tying 1st · 18:53
Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Brooks Orpik · beat Kari Lehtonen
1–1
2nd period
⭐ Sheldon Souray Go-ahead 2nd · 19:47
Assists: Loui Eriksson, Mike Ribeiro · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–2
3rd period
🐧 Craig Adams Tying 3rd · 03:33
Assists: Jordan Staal · beat Kari Lehtonen
2–2
🐧 Chris Kunitz Go-ahead 3rd · 04:12
Assists: Paul Martin, Evgeni Malkin · beat Kari Lehtonen
3–2
⭐ Michael Ryder Tying 3rd · 07:23
Assists: Loui Eriksson, Trevor Daley · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–3
Shootout
🐧 Pascal Dupuis Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted · beat Kari Lehtonen
4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Neal · Malkin · Staal 22:55
L2 Kunitz · Cooke · Dupuis 19:15
L3 Sullivan · Vitale · Adams 13:08
L4 Tangradi · Asham · Park 9:42
D1 Orpik · Michalek 26:35
D2 Martin · Niskanen 23:16
D3 Engelland · Letang 10:29
⭐Stars
L1 Eriksson · Ribeiro · Ott 20:43
L2 Benn · Nystrom · Ryder 18:02
L3 Fiddler · Dvorak · Burish 15:33
L4 Wandell · Garbutt · Vincour 5:58
D1 Souray · Daley 25:00
D2 Robidas · Goligoski 22:33
D3 Fistric · Larsen 17:06

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT DAL⭐
29 Shots on goal 33
30 Hits 40
14 Blocked shots 18
3 Takeaways 9
10 Giveaways 5
10 Penalty minutes 12
PIT shooting 13.8% (4/29) DAL shooting 9.1% (3/33)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
30/33
.909 SV% · 3 GA · 64:39 TOI
⭐Stars
Kari Lehtonen
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 63:55 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 7 goals located
Jamie Benn · 1st 15:25 · 0–1 Steve Sullivan · 1st 18:53 · 1–1 Sheldon Souray · 2nd 19:47 · 1–2 Craig Adams · 3rd 03:33 · 2–2 Chris Kunitz · 3rd 04:12 · 3–2 Michael Ryder · 3rd 07:23 · 3–3
PIT DAL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 10-6-1 (59% win rate, 17 games)
Stars
Stars — tied after 1st: 13-5 (72% win rate, 18 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-5-2 (36% win rate, 11 games)
Stars
Stars — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 10-0-1 (91% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–0
Nov 112011 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Nov 32010 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 2–5 Mar 62010 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Mar 12009 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 4–1 Nov 302007 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 1–4
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Who won Penguins vs Stars on February 29, 2012?

Penguins won 4–3 in a shootout. The final score was Penguins 4, Stars 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chris Kunitz, Craig Adams, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Stars?

Jamie Benn, Michael Ryder, Sheldon Souray.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Kari Lehtonen made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Stars 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
BeforeFeb 26 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 2–4 AfterMar 3 🐧PIT @ 🏔️COL 5–1
⭐ Stars
BeforeFeb 26 🐋VAN @ ⭐DAL 2–3 AfterMar 2 ⭐DAL @ 🛢️EDM 3–1
Also on February 29
🍁TOR 4–5 🪶CHI 🎵STL 5–2 🛢️EDM ⚔️BUF 2–0 🦆ANA
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