Penguins Add To Devils' Woes, Torch Brodeur (6-1)

Matt Bodenschatz | Pittsburgh Penguins

Apr 1, 11:30 PM | Hype this story!
New Jersey Devils
1 2 3 OT SO Tot.
1 0 0 - - 1
 
Pittsburgh Penguins
Tot. 1 2 3 OT SO
6 3 2 1 - -

 
Summary
"Get in the fast lane Grandma, the bingo game’s ready to roll!"

Game notes…
  • Six goals against anyone is good.  Six goals against Martin Brodeur and the Devils is amazing.
  • Thirteen players (including Marc-Andre Fleury) with points, six players with goals, four players with multi-point efforts.  That’s the depth needed for the playoffs.
  • Two for five on the power play is a nice showing that just added to their improved all-around special teams play during this eight-game homestand.
  • Hal Gal and Rob Scuderi each with a plus-four rating tonight.  They’re back in 2008 playoff form.
  • Fleury notched his 33rd win of the season with yet another solid performance.

Games to watch, and who the Penguins need(ed) to win…

  • Atlanta 3, Buffalo 2
  • Toronto 3, Philadelphia 2

Not a bad night.  Penguins win and climb.  Sabres lose and fall further out of contention.  Flyers lose and slip into a tie with the Penguins.
 
Three Stars
# Player Team Pos. Stats
1 Sidney Crosby Pit C 1 goal, 1 assist
2 Evgeni Malkin Pit C 1 goal
3 Hal Gill Pit D 2 assists, +4
 
Stat Line
  Shots Faceoffs Power Plays
  1 2 3 OT Total Won Lost Convert Total
Penguins 11 14 12 - 37 24 24 2 5
Devils 10 10 5 - 25 24 24 0 3
 
Scoring Summary
Per. Time Team Goal Assist 1 Assist 2
1 5:55
6:31
11:22
17:11		 Pit
Pit
NJ
Pit		 Cooke, 11
Guerin, 20
Gionta, 19
Malkin, 34 (PP)		 Talbot
Kunitz
Zubrus
Gonchar		 Gill
Fleury
White
 
2 9:35
9:48		 Pit
Pit		 Crosby, 30 (PP)
Staal, 21		 Letang
Fedotenko		 Gonchar
Gill
3 7:08 Pit Kunitz, 23 Dupuis Crosby
OT -        
SO -        
 
Penalty Summary
Per. Time Team Player Penalty
1 3:22
16:50
19:30
19:30
19:30		 NJ
NJ
Pit
Pit
NJ		 Madden
Langenbrunner
Orpik
Oprik (Sykora)
Zubrus		 High sticking – 2:00
Hooking – 2:00
Interference – 2:00
Roughing – 2:00
Roughing – 2:00
2 8:34
11:16
14:59
20:00		 NJ
NJ
Pit
NJ		 Rupp
Holik
Letang
Bench (Holik)		 Roughing – 2:00
Cross checking – 2:00
Interference – 2:00
Abuse of officials – 2:00
3 0:27
8:48
8:48		 Pit
Pit
NJ		 Crosby
Guerin
Clarkson		 Roughing – 2:00
Fighting – 5:00
Fighting – 5:00
OT -      

Comments

  1. Albert

    Apr 2, 01:10 AM

    Good point over on EN

    One factor I have NOT seen mentioned re: Malkin vs. Ovechkin for MVP is the quality of their respective SCHEDULES.

    Malkin plays in the Atlantic — BY FAR the most competitive. It is very rare for a division to send 4 teams into the playoffs. Its only been done 7 times since the new format. The Atlantic will do it 3 years IN A ROW (assuming NJ, Pitt, Phil, and NYR all stay in the top 8, w/c seems likely).

    Meanwhile, Ovechkin plays in the WEAKEST division with a maximum dose of games vs. Tampa Bay, Florida, and Atlanta.

    If the Penguins played in that division they could be challenging for the #1 overall seed in the East. How many more points would Malkin have this year?

    And if you stuck the Capitals in the Atlantic, you’d have to think Ovechkin’s #s would be down—>> enough to definitely knock him out of the Top 5 in the scoring race.

  2. TIM

    Apr 2, 01:21 AM

    I am super surprised at the rapid decent of the Devils. They look dreadful. If I was a Devils fan I would be freaking out. Pens played an awesome game and pounded on a reeling team.

  3. TheOneAndOnlySurge

    Apr 2, 01:24 AM

    @Albert, I see your point but also don’t. I think players of their class will always rise to the occasion. If Ovie played in the Atlantic, then he would most likely play differently but still produce those points. Also, Washingtons record is best against Atlantic division teams. They actually play worst against the SE. So that definetly would go against your theory.

  4. Kip Dutine

    Apr 2, 03:18 AM

    What’s the story with Fedotenko? Did he leave in the 3rd, or simply not return after the period break?

  5. Pens1967

    Apr 2, 06:49 AM

    On the radio, Lange/Bourque said Fedo got hit by Holik and wasn’t able to return.

    Marty Brodeur might be the winningest goalie of all time, but the Pens sure seem to have his number. IIRC, he’s started 61 games against the Pens and been pulled in 10 or them and certainly could have been pulled last night, too.
    If I were NJ, the Pens are the one team I wouldn’t want to draw in the first round.

  6. TheOneAndOnlySurge

    Apr 2, 09:50 AM

    @PENS1967, I agree that NJ doesn’t want to play the Pens but I’m also certain that nobody wants to play the Hurricanes. Both teams are playing complete games right now. They are scoring 5v5, on the PP, and they are killing penalties quite well. Add the fact that both teams are getting exceptional goaltending. In order to beat either team you are going to need to step it up and that is not something all teams can do.

  7. Albert

    Apr 2, 03:10 PM

    i grabbed that off the EN board from “Malkin for MVP”

    is Ovechkin really held in check by the weak defenses of the SE? that doesn’t sound right.

    in any event, i’d like to see what Malkin would do vs. the Lightning, Panthers, and Flames filling 22% of his schedule.

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