National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4,
Columbus 2
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 26, 2012
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 18602
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen: Matt MacPherson, Jay Sharrers
Attendance: 18602
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Columbus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
| No Scoring. |
| Penalties |
| None. |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
9:49 -
Blue Jackets Rick Nash
(SH) Assists:
Nikita Nikitin
19:12 - Penguins Evgeni Malkin (PP) Assists: James Neal , Steve Sullivan |
| Penalties |
|
0:23 -
Penguins Brooks Orpik
(2)
Interference 3:00 - Blue Jackets Fedor Tyutin (2) Holding 9:00 - Blue Jackets Derek Dorsett (2) Boarding 11:55 - Penguins Pascal Dupuis (2) Tripping 17:53 - Blue Jackets R.J. Umberger (2) Slashing |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
5:50 -
Penguins Pascal Dupuis
(EV) Assists:
Steve Sullivan
, Jordan Staal
10:47 - Penguins Kris Letang (PP) Assists: Richard Park , Matt Cooke 14:57 - Penguins Joe Vitale (EV) Assists: Eric Tangradi , Matt Cooke 15:07 - Blue Jackets Vinny Prospal (EV) Assists: Cam Atkinson |
| Penalties |
|
9:18 -
Blue Jackets Derick Brassard
(2)
Slashing 18:48 - Blue Jackets James Wisniewski (2) High sticking |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Steve Mason | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Curtis Sanford | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58:27 | 47:27 | 4:00 | 7:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| John Moore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13:20 | 12:27 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Nikita Nikitin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 25:29 | 18:47 | 1:46 | 4:56 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Jack Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 23:29 | 16:51 | 2:22 | 4:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Colton Gillies | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6:54 | 6:33 | 0:00 | 0:21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Cam Atkinson | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 18 | 15:05 | 12:39 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derek Dorsett | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14:04 | 12:08 | 0:04 | 1:52 | 0 | 0 | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Derick Brassard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 18:24 | 16:07 | 1:32 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| Mark Letestu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15:11 | 12:47 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 9 | 47 |
| R.J. Umberger | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 16:42 | 15:12 | 1:30 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| Ryan Johansen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| James Wisniewski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 21:41 | 16:23 | 2:14 | 3:04 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Vinny Prospal | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 4 | 20 | 17:54 | 14:28 | 2:26 | 1:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Brett Lebda | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 15 | 12:18 | 12:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Derek MacKenzie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 16 | 10:28 | 6:45 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 4 | 5 | 44 |
| Ryan Russell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13:32 | 11:08 | 0:04 | 2:20 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Samuel Pahlsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16:37 | 12:11 | 0:04 | 4:22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 55 |
| Fedor Tyutin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 23:53 | 19:24 | 1:38 | 2:51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Rick Nash | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 4 | 25 | 20:32 | 16:25 | 1:30 | 2:37 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brad Thiessen | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59:41 | 47:41 | 8:00 | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Matt Niskanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 17 | 12:57 | 11:13 | 1:44 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Zbynek Michalek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22:33 | 19:41 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Deryk Engelland | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 13 | 11:17 | 11:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Paul Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 20:28 | 17:02 | 1:16 | 2:10 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Pascal Dupuis | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 17:59 | 17:14 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 28 | 21:16 | 16:44 | 2:48 | 1:44 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 12 | 9 | 57 |
| Richard Park | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11:00 | 9:15 | 1:07 | 0:38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Chris Kunitz | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 20:14 | 15:06 | 5:04 | 0:04 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Dustin Jeffrey | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6:34 | 6:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| James Neal | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 19:05 | 13:53 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Matt Cooke | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | E | 0 | 2 | 19 | 14:49 | 10:57 | 2:03 | 1:49 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Eric Tangradi | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8:01 | 7:08 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Sullivan | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | E | 0 | 2 | 20 | 18:07 | 12:14 | 5:53 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Craig Adams | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:19 | 8:46 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 20:08 | 18:50 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Joe Vitale | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 16 | 12:11 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| Kris Letang | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26:29 | 17:42 | 7:07 | 1:40 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 22 | 21:52 | 14:59 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 8 | 58 |
Goaltending
| Columbus | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Curtis Sanford L (10-18-4) | 40 | 36 | 4 | .900 | 0 | 58:27 |
| Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Brad Thiessen W (3-1-0) | 24 | 22 | 2 | .917 | 0 | 59:41 |