Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers

Regular season · Tuesday, April 11, 2006 · Wachovia Center

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3–4

26–27

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Game summary

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Tuesday, April 11, 2006 at Wachovia Center. The Flyers outshot the Penguins 27–26.

Goals came from Simon Gagne, Brian Savage, Joni Pitkanen, Michel Ouellet, Ryan Whitney, Sidney Crosby and Jeff Carter.

Robert Esche made 23 saves on 26 shots for the win; Sebastien Caron stopped 23 of 27.

Goals
PIT	0	1	2	3	26
PHI	0	3	1	4	27

Scoring

2nd period

Simon Gagne (45)Petr Nedved (17), Mike Rathje (20)0–104:38 PHI
Brian Savage (9)Joni Pitkanen (32), Freddy Meyer (17)0–210:08 PHI
Joni Pitkanen (13)Sami Kapanen (21), Ryan Potulny (1)0–313:39 PHI
Michel Ouellet (15)Andy Hilbert (11), Sergei Gonchar (43)1–314:56 PIT ·

3rd period

Ryan Whitney (5)Sidney Crosby (56), Sergei Gonchar (44)2–301:32 PIT
Sidney Crosby (37)Ryan Malone (21), Sergei Gonchar (45)3–308:16 PIT
Jeff Carter (22)Niko Dimitrakos (15), Freddy Meyer (18)3–413:28 PHI ·

Team stats

PITPHI

2627

45%55%

1/71/7

2121

1112

1812

915

39

Penalties

3:36 into the first periodRyan Malone · holding the stick2 min
4:35 into the first periodMichal Handzus · interference2 min
14:23 into the first periodJohn LeClair · hooking2 min
16:17 into the first periodMichal Handzus · tripping2 min
19:58 into the first periodEric Desjardins · delaying game puck over glass2 min
3:41 into the second periodEric Boguniecki · hooking2 min
3:54 into the second periodMike Knuble · holding2 min
8:14 into the second periodSidney Crosby · hooking2 min
9:36 into the second periodMike Knuble · interference goalkeeper2 min
10:17 into the second periodColby Armstrong · high sticking2 min
14:42 into the second periodDerian Hatcher · cross checking2 min
19:16 into the second periodRyan Whitney · hooking2 min
3:14 into the third periodDonald Brashear · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3:14 into the third periodEric Cairns · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
5:18 into the third periodDonald Brashear · fighting5 min
5:18 into the third periodEric Cairns · fighting5 min
6:11 into the third periodEric Desjardins · hooking2 min
12:20 into the third periodAndre Roy · slashing2 min

Season series

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

55Sergei GoncharD	0	3	3	+1	3	4	1	0	–	22:27
87Sidney CrosbyC	1	1	2	+1	6	0	0	2	57	20:54
7Michel OuelletR	1	0	1	−2	2	0	1	0	–	10:58
9Andy HilbertL	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	–	11:43
12Ryan MaloneL	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	2	44	20:16
19Ryan WhitneyD	1	0	1	+2	3	0	2	2	–	23:54
10John LeClairL	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	2	–	16:27
15Niklas NordgrenL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	05:27
20Colby ArmstrongR	0	0	0	+2	3	3	2	2	50	19:33
23Eric BogunieckiC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	2	33	09:36
28Jani RitaL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	57	11:01
36Andre RoyR	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	–	05:25
43Tomas SurovyL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	0	50	15:17
71Konstantin KoltsovL	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	15:50
2Josef MelicharD	0	0	0	−3	2	0	3	0	–	27:39
5Rob ScuderiD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	3	0	–	25:52
33Eric CairnsD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	–	06:12
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	−1	0	0	1	0	–	10:33

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29Marc-Andre FleuryG		0	0	0	–	–
31Sebastien CaronG	L	27	23	4	.852	58:17

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia Flyers skaters

34Freddy MeyerD	0	2	2	+1	1	0	0	0	–	17:58
44Joni PitkanenD	1	1	2	+1	3	0	2	0	–	25:23
11Ryan PotulnyC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	0	33	05:55
12Simon GagneL	1	0	1	0	5	1	0	0	–	20:10
15Niko DimitrakosR	0	1	1	−1	1	0	0	0	–	16:12
17Jeff CarterC	1	0	1	0	4	0	0	0	58	14:16
24Sami KapanenR	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	–	15:26
49Brian SavageL	1	0	1	+1	1	1	1	0	–	13:21
93Petr NedvedC	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	60	19:08
3Mike RathjeD	0	1	1	+2	0	0	1	0	–	16:49
18Mike RichardsC	0	0	0	−1	2	1	2	0	50	13:52
20R.J. UmbergerC	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	14:06
22Mike KnubleR	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	4	50	17:03
26Michal HandzusC	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	4	55	14:54
87Donald BrashearL	0	0	0	+1	1	1	0	7	–	05:26
2Derian HatcherD	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	2	–	23:30
28David PrintzD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	05:45
37Eric DesjardinsD	0	0	0	−2	2	0	2	4	–	26:38

Philadelphia Flyers goalies
Goalie
30Antero NiittymakiG		0	0	0	–	–
42Robert EscheG	W	26	23	3	.885	60:00