NewJersey at Pittsburgh

Shots
123OTT
NewJersey 10 10 5 0 25
Pittsburgh 6 10 5 0 21
Goals
123OTT
NewJersey 2 0 1 0 3
Pittsburgh 2 2 1 0 5


Scoring Summary


Period 1
1. PITTSBURGH, NEELY 29 (LAFONTAINE, KECZMER), 01:44
2. NEWJERSEY, CIGER 18 (MACINNIS, YZERMAN), 06:36
3. PITTSBURGH, LINDEN 22 (NIEDERMAYER, WALKER), 12:31
4. NEWJERSEY, YZERMAN 21 (MACINNIS, CIGER), 16:27

PENALTIES: S. COTE NJD (HOOKING, Minor) 03:58

Period 2
5. PITTSBURGH, KOVALEV 8 (UNASSISTED), 08:38
6. PITTSBURGH, KECZMER 11 (KOVALEV), 09:13

PENALTIES: J. MARSHALL NJD (FIGHTING) 11:29, B. SAVAGE PIT (FIGHTING) 11:29, S. YZERMAN NJD (BOARDING, Minor) 15:11

Period 3
7. NEWJERSEY, AUDETTE 10 (MARSHALL, MULLER), 00:51
8. PITTSBURGH, DAMPHOUSSE 17 (RECCHI, MANSON), 11:56

PENALTIES: J. MARSHALL NJD (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 02:23, E. TIKKANEN NJD (FIGHTING) 02:53, C. NEELY PIT (FIGHTING) 02:53

Goalie Statistics

Evgeni Nabokov (NJD), 4 saves out of 4 shots
Martin Brodeur (NJD), 12 saves out of 17 shots, L, 25-23-4
Jeff Hackett (PIT), 22 saves out of 25 shots, W, 12-15-4

Power Play Conversions

NewJersey 0 for 0
Pittsburgh 0 for 3

Game Stars

1 - Alexei Kovalev (PIT)
2 - Dan Keczmer (PIT)
3 - Cam Neely (PIT)

Player Statistics

NewJersey

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Sylvain Cote          0  0  0  Even   2  2   1 17
Valery Zelepukin      0  0  0    -1   0  3   1 15
Steve Thomas          0  0  0    -1   0  0   1 17
Esa Tikkanen          0  0  0    -1   5  1   1 18
Calle Johansson       0  0  0    -1   0  1   3 22
Owen Nolan            0  0  0  Even   0  1   0 10
Eric Desjardins       0  0  0    -1   0  3   1 24
Kirk Muller           0  1  1  Even   0  1   1 15
Jason Marshall        0  1  1  Even   7  2   4 14
Don Sweeney           0  0  0    -1   0  2   3 22
Steve Yzerman         1  1  2    -1   2  1   1 20
Donald Audette        1  0  1  Even   0  3   0 14
Josef Beranek         0  0  0  Even   0  0   0  6
Zdeno Ciger           1  1  2    -1   0  1   1 18
Doug Gilmour          0  0  0    -1   0  1   1 19
Denis Savard          0  0  0  Even   0  1   0  7
Paul Ysebaert         0  0  0  Even   0  0   0 15
Al MacInnis           0  2  2    -1   0  2   2 21
   
Pittsburgh

                      G  A  P   +/- PIM  S  HT IT
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Boris Mironov         0  0  0    -1   0  0   0  8
Alexei Kovalev        1  1  2    +3   0  1   0 20
Cam Neely             1  0  1    +2   5  2   0 23
Brian Savage          0  0  0  Even   5  1   1  7
Trevor Linden         1  0  1    +1   0  2   0 17
Pat Lafontaine        0  1  1    +3   0  0   1 26
Dan Keczmer           1  1  2    +3   0  1   4 24
Steve Leach           0  0  0  Even   0  0   0  4
Mike Eastwood         0  0  0  Even   0  0   1 14
Dave Manson           0  1  1    -1   0  1   2 17
Bryan Marchment       0  0  0    +3   0  2   2 19
Derian Hatcher        0  0  0    +1   0  0   2 12
Jason Woolley         0  0  0    -1   0  1   2 22
Keith Primeau         0  0  0    -1   0  2   2 19
Vincent Damphousse    1  0  1    -2   0  4   0 20
Scott Niedermayer     0  1  1    +1   0  0   2 16
Mark Recchi           0  1  1    -2   0  2   1 19
Scott Walker          0  1  1    +1   0  2   1 13
   

Financial

Attendance: 16863
Net Profit: $404,712.00

Game Notes

Steve Leach injured at 11:29 of the 2nd Period
Jason Marshall and Brian Savage fight to a draw
Esa Tikkanen and Cam Neely fight to a draw
Evgeni Nabokov enters game at 11:56 of 3rd period

Minor League Box Score

Utica          0
Cleveland      1
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Shawn Horcoff 17 (Shane Willis, Shane Hnidy)

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Goalies
Utica: Milan Hnilicka
Cleveland: Jocelyn Thibault
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