New York Islanders vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, March 27, 2008 · Mellon Arena

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 3–1 on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins outshot the Islanders 29–28.

Goals came from Evgeni Malkin, Josef Vasicek, Jarkko Ruutu and Georges Laraque.

Marc-Andre Fleury made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Wade Dubielewicz stopped 26 of 29.

Goals
NYI	1	0	0	1	28
PIT	1	1	1	3	29

Scoring

1st period

Evgeni Malkin (45)Jarkko Ruutu (9), Georges Laraque (8)0–106:53 PIT
Josef Vasicek (15)Bill Guerin (20), Freddy Meyer (8)1–116:31 NYI

2nd period

Jarkko Ruutu (6)Unassisted1–215:12 PIT ·

3rd period

Georges Laraque (4)Jarkko Ruutu (10), Hal Gill (21)1–306:40 PIT

Team stats

NYIPIT

2829

61%39%

0/50/5

2626

1719

1213

16

26

Penalties

4:10 into the first periodRichard Park · tripping2 min
0:38 into the second periodMarian Hossa · roughing2 min
5:27 into the second periodJarkko Ruutu · roughing2 min
8:35 into the second periodMiroslav Satan · fighting5 min
8:35 into the second periodTrent Hunter · roughing2 min
8:35 into the second periodJeff Tambellini · slashing2 min
8:35 into the second periodPetr Sykora · fighting5 min
8:35 into the second periodEvgeni Malkin · roughing2 min
11:33 into the second periodAaron Johnson · interference goalkeeper2 min
13:57 into the second periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
16:36 into the second periodTim Jackman · fighting5 min
16:36 into the second periodDarryl Sydor · fighting5 min
16:36 into the second periodEvgeni Malkin · roughing2 min
18:50 into the second periodRob Davison · roughing2 min
18:50 into the second periodJarkko Ruutu · holding2 min
3:37 into the third periodBill Guerin · roughing2 min
3:37 into the third periodSean Bergenheim · roughing2 min
3:37 into the third periodBrooks Orpik · roughing2 min
9:22 into the third periodGeorges Laraque · hooking2 min
14:21 into the third periodAaron Johnson · tripping2 min

Season series

New York Islanders

New York Islanders skaters

13Bill GuerinR	0	1	1	+1	3	1	0	2	–	17:33
63Josef VasicekC	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	50	17:54
44Freddy MeyerD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0	–	17:24
7Trent HunterR	0	0	0	−1	2	4	1	2	100	16:52
10Richard ParkR	0	0	0	−2	1	0	0	2	67	18:40
15Jeff TambelliniL	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	2	–	11:02
20Sean BergenheimL	0	0	0	+1	7	2	1	2	–	16:08
21Kyle OkposoR	0	0	0	−2	3	0	1	0	–	15:41
28Tim JackmanR	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	5	–	07:08
48Steve RegierL	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	09:32
57Blake ComeauL	0	0	0	−2	3	0	0	0	100	17:09
72Jeremy CollitonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	100	09:31
81Miroslav SatanR	0	0	0	−2	1	0	0	5	38	18:44
2Aaron JohnsonD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	4	–	15:49
3Rob DavisonD	0	0	0	+1	1	1	2	2	–	17:27
4Bryan BerardD	0	0	0	−3	1	0	1	0	–	17:14
6Matthew SpillerD	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	–	18:06
24Radek MartinekD	0	0	0	−1	2	1	1	0	–	27:16

New York Islanders goalies
Goalie
34Wade DubielewiczG	L	29	26	3	.897	58:50
60Mike MoleG		0	0	0	–	–

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

37Jarkko RuutuL	1	2	3	+3	1	0	1	4	–	09:17
27Georges LaraqueR	1	1	2	+2	2	3	0	2	–	07:38
71Evgeni MalkinC	1	0	1	0	4	1	2	4	38	23:51
2Hal GillD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	15:58
9Pascal DupuisR	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	–	15:31
11Jordan StaalC	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	46	14:55
12Ryan MaloneL	0	0	0	−1	2	1	0	0	–	24:38
17Petr SykoraR	0	0	0	−1	1	0	0	5	–	16:13
18Marian HossaR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	13:26
25Max TalbotC	0	0	0	+2	1	1	1	0	38	11:46
48Tyler KennedyC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	07:37
87Sidney CrosbyC	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	39	20:25
4Rob ScuderiD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	–	16:23
5Darryl SydorD	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5	–	13:22
19Ryan WhitneyD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	13:41
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	+2	0	7	2	2	–	19:34
55Sergei GoncharD	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	0	–	26:18
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	−1	1	1	0	0	–	17:40

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29Marc-Andre FleuryG	W	28	27	1	.964	59:47
35Ty ConklinG		0	0	0	–	–