Penguins 5–2 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Mar 17, 2012)

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 A

6 shots · 15:19 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Matt Cooke

2 G

2 shots · 17:47 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:55 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 James Neal Go-ahead 1st · 01:59

Assists: Evgeni Malkin · beat Martin Brodeur

1–0

😈 Andy Greene Tying 1st · 16:57

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Mark Fayne · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

2nd period

🐧 Pascal Dupuis Go-ahead 2nd · 10:10

Assists: Jordan Staal, Matt Niskanen · beat Martin Brodeur

2–1

🐧 Matt Cooke 2nd · 11:44

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Tyler Kennedy · beat Martin Brodeur

3–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 2nd · 12:42

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · beat Martin Brodeur

4–1

3rd period

😈 Petr Sykora 3rd · 02:26

Assists: Patrik Elias, Andy Greene · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–2

🐧 Matt Cooke 3rd · 05:56

Assists: Tyler Kennedy, Sidney Crosby · beat Martin Brodeur

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Cooke · Staal · Dupuis 17:47

L2 Kunitz · Neal · Malkin 16:21

L3 Sullivan · Crosby · Kennedy 14:08

L4 Tangradi · Vitale · Adams 8:48

D1 Letang · Michalek 22:09

D2 Orpik · Martin 20:32

D3 Niskanen · Engelland 15:04

😈Devils

L1 Kovalchuk · Parise · Josefson 17:46

L2 Elias · Zubrus · Clarkson 16:39

L3 Ponikarovsky · Henrique · Sykora 16:13

L4 Carter · Boulton · Bernier 8:43

D1 Zidlicky · Volchenkov 21:22

D2 Salvador · Larsson 19:40

D3 Greene · Fayne 16:18

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NJD😈

44 Shots on goal 14

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3

18 Hits 15

5 Blocked shots 6

10 Takeaways 4

4 Giveaways 3

8 Penalty minutes 48

PIT shooting 11.4% (5/44) NJD shooting 14.3% (2/14)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

12/14

.857 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

39/44

.886 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT NJD

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 14-6-1 (67% win rate, 21 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 15-8-2 (60% win rate, 25 games)

After 2nd — 4–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 3–2

Feb 52012 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 2–5 Jan 72012 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Dec 312011 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–3 Oct 222011 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Apr 52011 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 2–4

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Who won Penguins vs Devils on March 17, 2012?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Penguins 5, Devils 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Matt Cooke (2), Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Pascal Dupuis.

Who scored for Devils?

Andy Greene, Petr Sykora.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 12 saves on 14 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 39 saves on 44 shots (.886 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 3–2 after 5 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 15 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–2 AfterMar 18 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 2–3

😈 Devils

BeforeMar 15 🏔️COL @ 😈NJD 0–1 AfterMar 19 😈NJD @ 🗽NYR 2–4

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