Pens vs. Devils

Last night, the Penguins faced off against the New Jersey Devils and here is the recap of what happened:

In the first period, there was one goal scored and there was one penalty called.  The lone goal was scored by New Jersey’s Frasr with his 1st of the season.  This gave the Devils a 1-0 lead.  The only penalty called was on New Jersey’s Zajac for tripping.

In the second period, there was one goal scored and there were three penalties called.  The only goal was scored by New Jersey’s Bergfors with his 2nd of the season.  Out of the three penalties, two were on New Jersey and one was on Pittsburgh.  The first penalty was called on New Jersey’s Parise for tripping.  The second was on New Jersey’s Pandolfo for slashing.  The third was on Pittsburgh’s Rupp for boarding.

In the third period, there were three goals scored and there were three penalties called.  The first goal was scored by New Jersey’s Zajac with his 5th of the season.  The second goal was scored by Pittsburgh’s Goligoski with his 3rd of the season.  The third goal was scored by New Jersey’s Parise with his 6th of the season.  This put the score at New Jersey 4- Pittsburgh 1 ultimately giving New Jersey the win.  Out of the three penalties called, two were on New Jersey and one was on Pittsburgh.  The first penalty was called on New Jersey’s Pelley for hi sticking.  The second was on New Jersey’s Greene for slashing.  The third was on Pittsburgh’s Cooke for cross checking.

STATS: The total penalties for New Jersey were 5 equaling 10 minutes and the total penalties for Pittsburgh were 3 equaling 6 minutes.  Goalie Summary: New Jersey’s Brodeur stopped 32 out of 33 shots while Pittsburgh’s Fleury stopped 22 out of 26 shots.  Stars of the game were: 3) Pittsburgh’s Goligoski, 2) New Jersey’s Zajac, and 1) New Jersey’s Brodeur.

The next game is Wednesday, October 28, at 7:30 pm against the Montreal Canadiens.

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