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EVIL LAUGH
[size=+3]2013 Eastern Conference Semifinals Game #1[/size]
[size=+2]Consol Energy Center; Pittsburgh, PA
May 14, 2013; 7:30 PM EST[/size]
[size=+4]Team Stats (Round 1)[/size]
4-2|Record|4-1
2-1|Home|2-0
2-1|Away|2-1
Won 2|Streak|Win 3
4.17 – 1st|Goals Per Game|4 – 2nd
2.83 – 10th|Goals Against Per Game|1.8 – 4th
33.3% – 1st|Power Play|24% – t4th
90% – 3rd|Penalty Kill|84.2% – 8th
27.8 – t14th|Shots Per Game|30.8 – 11th
32.8 – 11th|Shots Against Per Game|36 - 14th
50.7% – 7th|Faceoff %|48.3% – 12th
1.29 – t6th|5-on-5 Goals For/Against Ratio| 2.17 – 1st
18.7 – 13th|PIM/G|32.4 – 15th
21 - t6th|PP Opportunities Per Game|25 – 4th
7 - t1st|PP Goals|6 - t4th
30:30 - 12th|PP Time|37:54 - 4th
1 - t9th|Short-Handed Goals Allowed| 0 - t1st
20 - t8th|Times Short-Handed|19 - 7th
2 - t2nd|PP Goals Allowed|3 - t8th
36:39 - 12th|SH Time|32:15 - 7th
-6:19 - 12th|PP Time Minus SH Time|5:39 - 6th
0 - t9th|Short-Handed Goals| 1 - t1st
2-1|Record When Scoring First|3-0
2-1|Record When Trailing First|1-1
0-1|Record When Outshooting Opposition|1-0
2-1|Record When Outshot|3-1
2-1|Record When Leading After 1|2-0
3-0|Record When Leading After 2|2-0
1-0|Record When Trailing After 1|0-0
0-0|Record When Trailing After 2|2-1
2-0|Overtime Record|1-0
[size=+4][shadow=black]Regular Season Team Leaders[/shadow][/size]
Pascal Dupuis 5 |GOALS|Conacher, Pageau, Turris 3
Evgeni Malkin 9 |ASSISTS|Erik Karlsson 5
Evgeni Malkin 11|POINTS|Alfredsson, Karlsson 6
Paul Martin +5|+/-|Alfredsson, Karlsson +5
Douglas Murray 26|PIM|Cory Conacher 23
Kunitz, Letang 2|PP Goals|Daniel Alfredsson 2
Evgeni Malkin 4|PP Assists|Gonchar, Karlsson 2
Crosby, Letang, Malkin 4|PP Points|Daniel Alfredsson 3
None|SH Goals|Kyle Turris 1
None|SH Points|Condra, Turris 1
4 Tied 1|GWG|4 Tied 1
Crosby, Malkin 22|SOG|Alfredsson, Michalek 15
Douglas Murray 50% |Sh%|Cory Conacher 42.9%
Kris Letang 27:46|TOI|Erik Karlsson 26:49
Joe Vitale 70%|FO|Zach Smith 59.5%
Matt Cooke 25|Hits|Chris Neil 29
Eaton, Martin 14|Blocked Shots|Erik Karlsson 11
Kris Letang 7|Giveaways|Marc Methot 7
Kris Letang 9|Takeaways|5 Tied 2
[size=+4][shadow=black]Regular Season Series[/shadow][/size]
1.27.13|Penguins 2|Senators 1|SO Win
2.13.13|Senators 2|Penguins 4|Win
4.22.13|Penguins 4|Senators 1|Win
[size=+4][shadow=black]Head-to-Head Playoff History[/shadow][/size]
2006-07|Quarterfinals|Senators 4|Penguins 1
2007-08|Quarterfinals|Penguins 4|Senators 0
2009-10|Quarterfinals|Penguins 4|Senators 2
[size=+4][shadow=black]Injuries[/shadow][/size]
Penguins Injuries:
"Clean"
Senators Injuries:
Jason Spezza|C|Out|Back
Mike Hoffman|C|Out|Shoulder
Patrick Wiercioch|D|DTD|Lower Body
[size=+4][shadow=black]TV Information[/shadow][/size]
NBC Sports Network|Americaland
CBC|Canada
RDS|French Canada
[size=+1][shadow=black]Did You Know?[/shadow][/size]
- This is the fourth time in the past seven years the Penguins and Senators will meet in the playoffs, but the first time it happens past the opening round of the playoffs. For the Penguins this has been topped only by the Washington Senators (5 in 6 years and 7 in 11) and for the Senators only by the Toronto Maple Leafs (4 in 5).
- This match-up makes the Penguins tied as the most common opponent in the playoffs for the Senators along with the Buffalo Sabres (1996-97, 1998-99, 2005-06, & 2006-07) and Toronto Maple Leafs (1999-2002, 2003-04). For the Penguins this moves the Senators into a tie with Boston and the NY Islanders for 4th most frequent playoff opponent with 4 each; only Washington (8), Philadelphia (6), & New Jersey (5) have been more frequent foes.
- When the Penguins franchise was the same age as the current Ottawa Senators their most common playoff foe was the St. Louis Blues (3).
- The first trade between the Penguins and Senators was completed on April 7, 1995 when the Penguins sent Martin Straka to Ottawa for Norm MacIver and Troy Murray. Straka played 49 games for the Senators before having brief appearances with the Islanders and Panthers before returning to Pittsburgh in 1997 as a free agent.
- The original Ottawa Senators last won the Stanley Cup in 1926-27, which was the 2nd season in the NHL for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
- The most veteran playoff performer for the Ottawa Senators is Sergei Gonchar, with 130 NHL playoff games under his belt - 60 for the Penguins and 12 for the Senators (along with 7 for the Bruins and 51 for the Capitals).
- The most veteran playoff performer for the Pittsburgh Penguins is Chris Kunitz with 90 NHL playoff games (55 for the Penguins; 35 for the Ducks).
- Craig Anderson turns 32 on May 21st, the day prior to Game 4 of this series. Entering these playoffs Anderson and Vokoun, who will combine for a combined 68 years old, entered these NHL playoffs with a combined 25 playoff games between the two. This is both goalie's first trip out of the first round.
- Entering these playoffs Marc-André Fleury had 43 playoff victories, 14 more than the next highest remaining goaltender in these playoffs (Lundqvist with 29). Fleury's 43 wins entering these playoffs was 2nd most amongst all active goalies in the NHL behind only Martin Brodeur's 113. If Tomáš Vokoun starts for the Penguins then Brodeur alone will have more wins than all goalies remaining had entering these playoffs (Lundqvist (29), Niemi (25), Quick (20), Howard (13), Holtby (7), Anderson (5), Crawford (5), & Vokoun (3) combined for 107 playoff wins between them. Of course this is the second round so now Fleury has merely 12 more wins than Lundqvist and that octuplet of goalies has 137 wins between them now.
- Marc-André Fleury and Tomáš Vokoun became the first goalie tandem to post shutouts in the same playoff series since Chico Resch and Billy Smith did so for the 1979 New York Islanders.
- Tomáš Vokoun's use of the #92 this season is the highest number ever worn by a goaltender in the NHL.
- In 20 regular season games against the Senators Tyler Kennedy has 11 goals (tied for the most against any team, shared with the Flyers which took 30 games). Despite this Kennedy has 0 goals in 8 playoff games against the Senators and only 2 points.
- Sidney Crosby's lowest goals and points per game ratio against Eastern Conference teams is against the Senators - scoring only 6 goals and 25 points in 24 regular season meetings...despite that he has 9 goals and 27 points in 14 career playoff games against the Senators.
- The Penguins now hold a 156-133 record in the playoffs with a series record of 29-24. The Ottawa Senators hold a playoff record of 59-63 and a series record of 9-13.
- Ottawa's win in the first round was their first series win in the playoffs since defeating the Buffalo Sabres in the 2007 Eastern Conference Finals. Pittsburgh's win was their first since the 2010 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against the Ottawa Senators.
- Brooks Orpik's game-and-series-winning goal against the Islanders on Saturday was not only his first playoff goal (in his 78th playoff game), it was his first career game-winning goal (in 709 career games across regular season and playoffs). For comparison's sake 3 of Beau Bennett's 4 career goals have been game-winners.
- Sorry for the half-assed retread of a YouTube-only theme, I used Daft Punk for a theme a couple/few years ago and I really hate re-using themes, but given the short-notice nature of the GDT and the fact that Random Access Memories is streaming on iTunes right now a week before release I figured it was only appropriate...also it allows me to slack on the DYK stuff since it's already been done!
- Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo comprise the duo of Daft Punk. Their first band was formed in 1987 along with Laurent Brancowitz and was named after a Beach Boys song, Darlin'. Darlin's existence was brief and one review dubbed one of their two live shows as "a daft punky thrash". The review gave the duo their next name, while Brancowitz left to join another little band that would go nowhere - Phoenix.
[size=+7]One More Time[/size]
(And Random-ish Music)
[size=+7]It's A Great Day For Hockey[/size]
Last minute GDTs are never fun. Sorry for the Blur. - Ugene Malkin
Last minute GDTs are never fun. Sorry for the incompleteness and poor timing. - Bigs
FrankenGDT!
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