Pittsburgh Penguins vs Ottawa Senators

Regular season · Friday, December 16, 2011 · Scotiabank Place

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4–6

Final

SOG 36–24

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Game summary

The Ottawa Senators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-4 on Friday, December 16, 2011 at Scotiabank Place. The Penguins outshot the Senators 36-24.

Jason Spezza scored twice. Colin Greening, Steve Sullivan, Daniel Alfredsson, Matt Niskanen, Evgeni Malkin, Jared Cowen, Zenon Konopka and Chris Kunitz also scored.

Alex Auld made 32 saves on 36 shots for the win; Brent Johnson stopped 14 of 19.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PIT	0	3	1	4	36
OTT	0	5	1	6	24

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Colin Greening (1)Jason Spezza (1), Jared Cowen (1)0–100:25 OTT
Steve Sullivan (1)Arron Asham (1), Joe Vitale (1)1–101:35 PIT
Jason Spezza (1)Daniel Alfredsson (1), Erik Karlsson (1)1–202:04 OTT
Daniel Alfredsson (1)Jason Spezza (2), Brian Lee (1)1–306:45 OTT
Matt Niskanen (1)Steve Sullivan (1), Chris Kunitz (1)2–311:07 PIT · PPG
Evgeni Malkin (1)Steve Sullivan (2), James Neal (1)3–312:14 PIT · PPG
Jared Cowen (1)Nick Foligno (1), Erik Karlsson (2)3–413:20 OTT
Zenon Konopka (1)Erik Karlsson (3), Jared Cowen (2)3–519:54 OTT · PPG

3rd period

Jason Spezza (2)Daniel Alfredsson (2), Jared Cowen (3)3–612:23 OTT
Chris Kunitz (1)Simon Despres (1), Evgeni Malkin (1)4–618:58 PIT

Team stats

PITOTT

36Shots on goal24

45%Faceoff %55%

2/4Power play1/5

12Penalty minutes10

22Hits29

17Blocked shots25

4Giveaways5

7Takeaways6

Penalties

1st 04:27Matt Niskanen · tripping2 min
1st 10:27Arron Asham · roughing2 min
1st 10:27Chris Neil · roughing2 min
2nd 07:20Kaspars Daugavins · interference goalkeeper2 min
2nd 11:00Chris Neil · hooking2 min
2nd 12:06Daniel Alfredsson · high sticking2 min
2nd 14:05Matt Carkner · tripping2 min
2nd 16:09Pascal Dupuis · holding the stick2 min
2nd 19:50Alexandre Picard · high sticking2 min
3rd 12:55James Neal · interference goalkeeper2 min
3rd 14:52Simon Despres · kneeing2 min

Season series

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

26Steve SullivanL	1	2	3	0	3	0	0	0	100	13:34
14Chris KunitzL	1	1	2	0	2	2	1	0	100	17:28
71Evgeni MalkinC	1	1	2	0	3	1	2	0	46	19:41
18James NealL	0	1	1	0	5	1	0	2	–	19:09
45Arron AshamR	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	2	–	10:55
46Joe VitaleC	0	1	1	0	2	1	1	0	50	16:06
2Matt NiskanenD	1	0	1	-2	2	2	1	2	–	22:19
47Simon DespresD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	1	2	–	17:07
9Pascal DupuisL	0	0	0	-3	3	1	0	2	20	17:54
24Matt CookeL	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	100	17:42
25Eric TangradiC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	–	10:00
27Craig AdamsR	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	0	46	11:41
33Steve MacIntyreL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	03:27
48Tyler KennedyC	0	0	0	-3	8	2	0	0	43	15:37
5Deryk EngellandD	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	0	–	21:27
7Paul MartinD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	–	17:58
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	-2	0	3	3	0	–	25:56
54Alexandre PicardD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	2	–	12:37

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Brent JohnsonG	L	19	14	5	.737	39:55
29Marc-Andre FleuryG		5	4	1	.800	19:23

Ottawa Senators

Ottawa Senators skaters

19Jason SpezzaC	2	2	4	+4	2	0	1	0	65	20:30
2Jared CowenD	1	3	4	+4	2	2	3	0	–	28:11
11Daniel AlfredssonR	1	2	3	+4	4	1	0	2	–	19:49
65Erik KarlssonD	0	3	3	+3	5	0	2	0	–	27:32
14Colin GreeningC	1	0	1	+3	1	2	0	0	50	15:09
28Zenon KonopkaC	1	0	1	+1	1	2	0	0	57	08:24
71Nick FolignoL	0	1	1	0	3	2	1	0	33	15:12
5Brian LeeD	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	–	12:42
13Peter ReginC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	13:43
15Zack SmithC	0	0	0	-1	0	6	1	0	41	16:29
16Bobby ButlerR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	–	10:17
18Jesse WinchesterC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	57	09:56
22Erik CondraR	0	0	0	-1	2	1	4	0	–	16:25
23Kaspars DaugavinsL	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	2	100	15:49
25Chris NeilR	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	4	–	12:02
4Chris PhillipsD	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	–	26:00
7David RundbladD	0	0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	–	08:03
39Matt CarknerD	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	–	17:32

Ottawa Senators goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Alex AuldG	W	36	32	4	.889	60:00
41Craig AndersonG		0	0	0	–	00:00