Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Saturday, December 31, 2011 · Prudential Center

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Saturday, December 31, 2011 at Prudential Center. The Penguins outshot the Devils 30–21.

Goals came from Ilya Kovalchuk, David Clarkson, Chris Kunitz and Zach Parise.

Martin Brodeur made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 18 of 20.

Goals
PIT	0	0	1	1	30
NJD	2	0	1	3	21

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Ilya Kovalchuk (1)Unassisted0–114:43 NJD
David Clarkson (1)Patrik Elias (1), Ilya Kovalchuk (1)0–219:36 NJD ·

3rd period

Chris Kunitz (1)Matt Niskanen (1), Steve Sullivan (1)1–209:25 PIT ·
Zach Parise (1)Patrik Elias (2), Ilya Kovalchuk (2)1–319:10 NJD ·

Team stats

PITNJD

3021

49%51%

1/41/6

128

129

76

18

54

Penalties

6:36 into the first periodBrooks Orpik · cross checking2 min
14:43 into the first periodBrooks Orpik · ps covering puck in crease0 min
15:33 into the first periodDainius Zubrus · elbowing2 min
17:57 into the first periodArron Asham · high sticking2 min
17:57 into the first periodArron Asham · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
18:22 into the first periodJordan Staal · slashing2 min
4:27 into the second periodMatt Niskanen · hooking2 min
7:40 into the second periodDavid Clarkson · hooking2 min
1:38 into the third periodMatt Cooke · interference2 min
4:59 into the third periodRyan Carter · tripping2 min
8:02 into the third periodMark Fayne · hooking2 min

Season series

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

14Chris KunitzL	1	0	1	−1	4	2	0	0	–	19:35
26Steve SullivanL	0	1	1	−1	1	0	1	0	–	17:03
2Matt NiskanenD	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	2	–	20:51
9Pascal DupuisL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	06:33
11Jordan StaalC	0	0	0	−1	1	0	1	2	77	18:54
18James NealL	0	0	0	−1	4	0	0	0	–	18:28
24Matt CookeL	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	2	–	20:04
27Craig AdamsR	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	40	14:25
33Steve MacIntyreL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	00:47
45Arron AshamR	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	–	04:32
46Joe VitaleC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	56	13:40
48Tyler KennedyC	0	0	0	−1	4	2	0	0	–	20:33
71Evgeni MalkinC	0	0	0	−1	6	0	0	0	44	23:59
4Zbynek MichalekD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	19:05
5Deryk EngellandD	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	14:21
6Ben LovejoyD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	14:32
44Brooks OrpikD	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	–	23:43
47Simon DespresD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	18:32

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
1Brent JohnsonG		0	0	0	–	00:00
29Marc-Andre FleuryG	L	20	18	2	.900	58:44

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

17Ilya KovalchukL	1	2	3	+2	5	0	0	0	–	22:04
26Patrik EliasL	0	2	2	+1	4	0	0	0	59	19:51
9Zach PariseL	1	0	1	+1	2	0	0	0	–	20:01
23David ClarksonR	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	2	20	17:52
8Dainius ZubrusC	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	50	16:33
14Adam HenriqueC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	50	16:54
15Petr SykoraR	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	18:19
18Tim SestitoC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	07:37
19Travis ZajacC	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50	19:03
20Ryan CarterC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	60	07:25
21Mattias TedenbyL	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	10:54
25Cam JanssenR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	04:57
2Kurtis FosterD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	17:43
5Adam LarssonD	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	–	18:40
7Henrik TallinderD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	0	0	–	21:25
24Bryce SalvadorD	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	–	23:50
28Anton VolchenkovD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	05:06
29Mark FayneD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	–	24:23

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
1Johan HedbergG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Martin BrodeurG	W	30	29	1	.967	60:00