2 Minnesota 4th Central43-27-4-8

5 Pittsburgh 1st Metropolitan51-24-4-3

FINAL 2 FINAL 5 7:00PM ET · Dec 19, 2013

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Livescore Details
	1	2	3	Total	In Goal
MIN Minnesota	0	1	1	2	Niklas Backstrom 5 GA 31 SV
PIT Pittsburgh	1	3	1	5	Jeff Zatkoff 2 GA 24 SV

Location PPG Paints Arena

Referees Chris Rooney , Brad Watson

Linesmen Derek Amell, Tim Nowak

Attendance 18,623 attendance

Scoring Summary

Scoring Summary
Scoring - Period 1
0:49		C. Kunitz Assisted by: P. Dupuis , S. Crosby
Scoring - Period 2
1:54		B. Sutter Assisted by: O. Maatta , J. Vitale
3:33		M. Niskanen (PP) Assisted by: J. Jokinen , J. Neal
10:43		C. Kunitz Assisted by: S. Crosby , M. Niskanen
11:20		J. Pominville Assisted by: N. Niederreiter , R. Suter
Scoring - Period 3
3:13		D. Heatley Assisted by: Z. Konopka , K. Ballard
7:54		O. Maatta (SH) Unassisted

Penalty Summary

Penalties - Period 1
2:19		C. Adams (5:00) Fighting
2:19		Z. Konopka (5:00) Fighting
4:19		C. Kobasew (5:00) Fighting
4:19		K. Ballard (5:00) Fighting
10:14		M. Koivu (2:00) Hooking
Penalties - Period 2
2:27		N. Niederreiter (2:00) Interference
3:55		B. Dumoulin (2:00) Hooking
6:36		S. Crosby (2:00) Goaltender Interference
10:18		J. Neal (2:00) Roughing
10:18		J. Neal (5:00) Fighting
10:18		K. Ballard (2:00) Clipping
10:18		K. Ballard (5:00) Fighting
Penalties - Period 3
5:44		O. Maatta (2:00) Hooking
5:58		C. Adams (2:00) Interference
13:12		M. Niskanen (2:00) Holding
14:41		C. Coyle (2:00) Interference
17:58		B. Bulmer (2:00) Interference

Shots On Goal

Shots On Goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	Total
Minnesota	9	7	10	26
Pittsburgh	13	16	7	36

Team Statistics

Team Statistics
	G	SOG	S%	PP%	PK%	FW	PEN	PIM
Minnesota	2	26	7.69	0.00	75.00	38	8	25
Pittsburgh	5	36	13.89	25.00	100.00	24	9	27

Goaltending

Minnesota

Minnesota Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
N. Backstrom	36	31	5	.861	0	60:00

Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Goaltending
	Shots	Saves	GA	SV%	PIM	TOI
J. Zatkoff	26	24	2	.923	0	60:00

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	FW	FL	F%
2	D	K. Ballard	0	1	1	E	12	2	18	12:37	8:47	2:31	1:19	-	-	-
3	C	C. Coyle	0	0	0	-1	2	1	23	16:11	13:25	2:31	0:15	1	4	20
4	D	C. Stoner	0	0	0	E	0	0	21	15:06	13:01	0:04	2:01	-	-	-
6	D	M. Scandella	0	0	0	-2	0	2	26	16:06	12:35	0:00	3:31	-	-	-
9	C	M. Koivu	0	0	0	-3	2	3	24	18:55	13:05	5:12	0:38	11	8	58
11	LW	Z. Parise	0	0	0	-3	0	3	24	19:26	13:02	4:57	1:27	-	-	-
15	LW	D. Heatley	1	0	1	1	0	3	18	14:58	12:12	2:46	0:00	-	-	-
17	C	T. Mitchell	0	0	0	E	0	1	20	12:58	10:42	0:00	2:16	-	-	-
20	D	R. Suter	0	1	1	1	0	1	31	27:36	20:53	5:27	1:16	-	-	-
21	C	K. Brodziak	0	0	0	E	0	1	26	17:31	14:01	0:00	3:30	14	5	74
22	RW	N. Niederreiter	0	1	1	1	2	0	19	13:22	10:51	2:31	0:00	-	-	-
24	LW	M. Cooke	0	0	0	E	0	0	25	16:11	12:34	0:00	3:37	-	1	0
25	D	J. Brodin	0	0	0	-1	0	2	35	25:44	19:30	2:55	3:19	-	-	-
28	C	Z. Konopka	0	1	1	1	5	0	11	5:39	5:39	0:00	0:00	5	2	71
29	RW	J. Pominville	1	0	1	E	0	2	20	16:46	11:34	5:12	0:00	3	-	100
46	D	J. Spurgeon	0	0	0	E	0	4	30	22:51	16:34	4:29	1:48	-	-	-
54	RW	B. Bulmer	0	0	0	E	2	1	15	8:47	8:47	0:00	0:00	-	-	-
56	LW	E. Haula	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	12:08	10:37	0:00	1:31	4	4	50
32	G	N. Backstrom	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	60:00	45:40	7:43	6:37	-	-	-

#	POS	Player	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	SHF	TOI	EV	PP	SH	PPG	SHG	FW	FL	F%
2	D	M. Niskanen	1	1	2	2	2	5	27	23:23	17:15	5:14	0:54	1	0	-	-	-
3	D	O. Maatta	1	1	2	3	2	4	29	21:46	17:33	1:43	2:30	0	1	-	-	-
8	D	B. Dumoulin	0	0	0	-1	2	1	25	18:07	14:08	3:05	0:54	0	0	-	-	-
9	RW	P. Dupuis	0	1	1	2	0	2	20	17:07	12:51	0:22	3:54	0	0	-	-	-
12	RW	C. Kobasew	0	0	0	-2	5	0	12	9:03	8:41	0:22	0:00	0	0	-	-	-
14	LW	C. Kunitz	2	0	2	2	0	4	22	21:38	16:17	5:05	0:16	0	0	-	-	-
16	C	B. Sutter	1	0	1	1	0	2	22	16:27	12:15	1:19	2:53	0	0	2	14	12
18	LW	J. Neal	0	1	1	E	7	2	19	14:43	10:46	3:57	0:00	0	0	-	1	0
23	RW	C. Conner	0	0	0	E	0	1	16	10:25	10:16	0:09	0:00	0	0	-	-	-
27	RW	C. Adams	0	0	0	-1	7	2	16	12:17	8:43	0:00	3:34	0	0	-	-	-
36	LW	J. Jokinen	0	1	1	-1	0	4	19	15:07	11:22	3:45	0:00	0	0	3	6	33
38	C	Z. Sill	0	0	0	-1	0	0	14	11:46	6:47	0:59	4:00	0	0	5	5	50
39	LW	H. Zolnierczyk	0	0	0	E	0	0	15	10:13	10:13	0:00	0:00	0	0	-	-	-
41	D	R. Bortuzzo	0	0	0	-1	0	1	24	17:45	13:22	0:07	4:16	0	0	-	-	-
46	C	J. Vitale	0	1	1	1	0	0	17	13:43	11:55	1:03	0:45	0	0	6	-	100
47	D	S. Despres	0	0	0	E	0	2	26	18:02	14:39	0:50	2:33	0	0	-	-	-
55	D	P. Samuelsson	0	0	0	E	0	1	24	17:13	14:40	0:00	2:33	0	0	-	-	-
87	C	S. Crosby	0	2	2	2	2	5	22	21:15	16:06	5:05	0:04	0	0	8	12	40
37	G	J. Zatkoff	0	0	0	-	0	0	-	60:00	45:40	6:37	7:43	0	0	-	-	-

MIN vs PITRecords

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss

4-2

Over / Under

3-3-0

Head-To-Head
Date	Home	Result	ML	O/U	HSOG	ASOG	HPP	APP
Oct 18, '11	MIN	4 - 2	PIT +120	o5.5	26	25	0-5	1-2
Jan 08, '11	PIT	4 - 0	MIN +172	u5.0	26	37	0-4	0-5
Jan 11, '10	MIN	4 - 3	MIN +120	o5.5	24	38	0-3	0-6
Oct 31, '09	PIT	2 - 1	MIN +181	u5.5	35	15	0-3	0-1
Nov 18, '08	PIT	2 - 1 (SO)	MIN +135	u5.5	25	25	0-4	0-2
Oct 30, '07	MIN	4 - 2	PIT +104	o5.5	30	27	0-2	1-1

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

5-4-0-1

Over / Under

1-7-2

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 17, '13	VAN	W 3 - 2 (SO)	W -110	p5.0	32	31	1-2	0-2
Dec 14, '13	@ COL	W 2 - 1 (SO)	W +118	u5.0	27	27	0-1	0-2
Dec 12, '13	@ SJ	L 1 - 3	L +188	u5.0	30	39	0-3	3-7
Dec 11, '13	@ ANA	L 1 - 2	L +116	u5.0	24	31	1-1	0-2
Dec 08, '13	SJ	W 3 - 1	W +102	u5.0	13	38	0-2	0-4
Dec 06, '13	@ CLB	L 0 - 4	L -108	u5.0	20	41	0-4	1-3
Dec 05, '13	CHI	W 4 - 3	W +108	o5.5	23	19	2-3	1-2
Dec 02, '13	PHI	W 2 - 0	W -150	u5.0	21	21	0-2	0-2
Nov 30, '13	@ COL	L 2 - 3 (SO)	L +115	p5.0	37	25	0-0	0-0
Nov 29, '13	COL	L 1 - 3	L -127	u5.0	28	20	0-2	0-2

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Dec 22, '13	@ NYR	W 5-2	W -169	o6.5
Dec 23, '13	@ PHI	W 4-1	W -310	u6.5
Dec 27, '13	@ WIN	L 3-6	L -131	o6.0

Record Last 10

Win / Loss

9-1-0-0

Over / Under

3-5-2

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Team - Last 10
Date	vs	Result	ML	O/U	SF	SA	PP	PK
Dec 18, '13	@ NYR	W 4 - 3 (SO)	W +115	o5.0	32	32	1-2	1-4
Dec 16, '13	TOR	W 3 - 1	W -145	u5.5	31	26	0-1	1-5
Dec 14, '13	@ DET	W 4 - 1	W +110	u5.5	25	29	2-4	0-5
Dec 13, '13	NJ	W 3 - 2	W -185	p5.0	23	39	0-1	0-2
Dec 09, '13	CLB	W 2 - 1	W -195	u5.5	30	33	0-2	0-1
Dec 07, '13	@ BOS	L 2 - 3	L +120	p5.0	30	21	2-7	0-4
Dec 05, '13	SJ	W 5 - 1	W -107	o5.5	30	45	1-2	0-3
Dec 03, '13	@ NYI	W 3 - 2 (OT)	W -157	u5.5	34	23	2-5	0-2
Nov 30, '13	@ FLA	W 5 - 1	W -139	o5.5	22	40	1-1	1-4
Nov 29, '13	@ TB	W 3 - 0	W -137	u5.5	29	21	1-3	0-3

Next 3 Games

Next 3 Games
Date	vs	Last vs	ML	O/U
Dec 21, '13	CAL	L 1-2 (SO)	L +128	u5.5
Dec 23, '13	@ OTT	W 2-0	W -208	u6.5
Dec 27, '13	@ CAR	W 4-2	W -136	p6.0

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Minnesota's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date	Note
No injuries to report.

Minnesota Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
C	0	Mikko Koivu
C	0	Kyle Brodziak
C	0	Cody McCormick
C	0	Stephane Veilleux
RW	0	Justin Fontaine
RW	0	Jason Pominville
LW	0	Zach Parise
LW	0	Matt Moulson
LW	0	Dany Heatley
LW	0	Matt Cooke
C	8	Cody McCormick
C	9	Mikko Koivu
RW	10	Charlie Coyle
RW	14	Justin Fontaine
LW	15	Dany Heatley
C	21	Kyle Brodziak
LW	24	Matt Cooke
RW	29	Jason Pominville
LW	56	Erik Haula
RW	62	Nino Niederreiter
C	64	Mikael Granlund

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	0	Marco Scandella
D	0	Nate Prosser
D	0	Clayton Stoner
D	0	Keith Ballard
G	0	Ilya Bryzgalov
D	2	Keith Ballard
D	4	Clayton Stoner
D	22	Ryan Suter
D	25	Jonas Brodin
G	30	Ilya Bryzgalov
G	35	Darcy Kuemper
D	46	Jared Spurgeon

Pittsburgh's Injuries

Player	POS	Status	Date	Note
No injuries to report.

Pittsburgh Starters Last Game

Offense
POS	#	Player
C	0	Brandon Sutter
C	0	Joe Vitale
C	0	Brian Gibbons
RW	0	Craig Adams
RW	0	Beau Bennett
LW	0	James Neal
LW	0	Tanner Glass
LW	0	Chris Kunitz
LW	0	Jussi Jokinen
LW	14	Chris Kunitz
LW	15	Tanner Glass
RW	22	Lee Stempniak
RW	27	Craig Adams
LW	36	Jussi Jokinen
C	46	Joe Vitale
C	49	Brian Gibbons
C	57	Marcel Goc
C	71	Evgeni Malkin
C	87	Sidney Crosby

Defense
POS	#	Player
D	0	Rob Scuderi
D	0	Matt Niskanen
D	0	Paul Martin
D	0	Brooks Orpik
G	0	Marc-Andre Fleury
D	2	Matt Niskanen
D	4	Rob Scuderi
D	7	Paul Martin
G	37	Jeff Zatkoff
D	41	Robert Bortuzzo
D	58	Kris Letang

GoaltendersLast 5

Minnesota
Pittsburgh

W/L

3-2-0-0

GAA

1.80

Save %

.946

Minnesota Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
J.Harding	Dec 17, 2013	MIN 3 - VAN 2 (SO)	W	2	31	.935	-	W -110	p5.0
J.Harding	Dec 14, 2013	COL 1 - MIN 2 (SO)	W	1	27	.963	-	W +118	u5.0
N.Backstrom	Dec 12, 2013	SJ 3 - MIN 1	L	3	39	.923	-	L +188	u5.0
J.Harding	Dec 11, 2013	ANA 2 - MIN 1	L	2	31	.935	-	L +116	u5.0
J.Harding	Dec 8, 2013	MIN 3 - SJ 1	W	1	38	.974	-	W +102	u5.0

W/L

5-0-0-0

GAA

1.60

Save %

.950

Pittsburgh Goaltender Stats
	Date	Score	W/L	GA	SA	SV%	SO	ML	O/U
M.Fleury	Dec 18, 2013	NYR 3 - PIT 4 (SO)	W	3	32	.906	-	W +115	o5.0
M.Fleury	Dec 16, 2013	PIT 3 - TOR 1	W	1	26	.962	-	W -145	u5.5
J.Zatkoff	Dec 14, 2013	DET 1 - PIT 4	W	1	29	.966	-	W +110	u5.5
M.Fleury	Dec 13, 2013	PIT 3 - NJ 2	W	2	39	.949	-	W -185	p5.0
M.Fleury	Dec 9, 2013	PIT 2 - CLB 1	W	1	33	.970	-	W -195	u5.5

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