Stanley Cup playoffs 2008–09 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1 stanley cup playoffs

1.1 eastern conference quarterfinals
1.2 eastern conference semi-finals
1.3 eastern conference final
1.4 stanley cup final
1.5 playoff log

stanley cup playoffs

the penguins advanced stanley cup playoffs third consecutive season. earned fourth seed in eastern conference , home-ice advantage in opening round match-up against philadelphia flyers, following loss flyers on last day of regular season. second consecutive season, penguins erected 12 16 foot led screen on lawn directly outside mellon arena, allowing fans watch playoff games, free of charge. after defeating philadelphia, penguins beat washington capitals , carolina hurricanes advance stanley cup finals. penguins faced detroit red wings, defeating them in 7 games win third stanley cup in franchise history. final game of season drew 42.2 television rating in pittsburgh—the highest local rating in city since nhl began track figure.

eastern conference quarterfinals

the penguins won game 1 of series 4–1, goals sidney crosby, evgeni malkin, tyler kennedy , defenseman mark eaton. [night] me, said malkin, [night] everybody. flyers head coach john stevens fined us$10,000 , forward daniel carcillo suspended nhl second game of series hit maxime talbot s head following faceoff 7 seconds left in game; carcillo not penalized @ time of hit. in game 2, evgeni malkin had goal , assist, while marc-andre fleury made 38 saves. bill guerin scored 2 goals, including game winner in overtime, , penguins won 3–2. penguins 2 games zero, series moved philadelphia game 3. after falling behind 2–0, goals malkin , rob scuderi tied game. malkin added second goal of game in final period; however, philadelphia won game 6–3. in game 4, fleury stopped 45 shots, giving 1 goal penguins won 3–1. crosby scored second goal of playoffs , tyler kennedy added game winner. penguins unable clinch series in game 5 @ mellon arena. goal malkin taken away after determined had kicked puck net; martin biron stopped 28 shots shutout. pittsburgh viewers unable see approximately 30 minutes of second period after lightning strike @ fsn pittsburgh network facility in atlanta caused station temporarily black out.

—john stevens, following penguins victory in game six.

in game 6, flyers lead 3–0 4 minutes second period. maxime talbot fought daniel carcillo after flyers tallied third goal , penguins, re-energized talbot s display, scored 3 goals in remained of second period tie game 3–3. sergei gonchar scored first goal of series, first in 23 playoff games dating game 2 of penguins first-round series against ottawa in 2008, break tie @ 2:19 of third period. crosby added empty-net goal , penguins eliminated flyers , advance eastern conference semifinals. 3 days after penguins series-clinching victory of flyers, penguins announced head coach dan bylsma had signed multi-year contract extension team.

eastern conference semi-finals

sidney crosby scored hat-trick in game 2 of conference semifinals.

the penguins drew matchup washington capitals in second round semi-finals. anticipation series high considering rivalry between teams , star players, notably sidney crosby , evgeni malkin of penguins , alexander ovechkin , alexander semin of capitals. first 3 games in series scheduled national television in u.s., game 1 on nbc , games 2 , 3 on versus.

game 1 held in washington, capitals owner ted leonsis took steps prevent penguins fans purchasing tickets, such not selling tickets customers 724 or 412 area code indicated western pennsylvania. crosby scored give penguins first period lead, washington scored 2 goals before conclusion of period. mark eaton tied game in second period, washington s semyon varlamov held penguins scoreless remainder of game capitals took 1–0 lead in series. game had 40% more viewers playoff games previous season. in game 2, ovechkin , crosby scored 3 goals each, though dave steckel s second period goal difference washington won 4–3.

the series moved pittsburgh game 3 penguins down 2–0. goals ruslan fedotenko, nicklas backstrom, ovechkin , malkin left game tied after regulation. kris letang scored powerplay goal 11 minutes overtime, winning game penguins. pittsburgh tied series @ 2 games apeice after 5–3 game 4 victory @ mellon arena. after washington goal scored less minute regulation, penguins responded 3 goals in first period. penguins 5 goals came 5 different players. during first period, sergei gonchar forced leave game after knee-on-knee hit ovechkin; gonchar returned penguins line-up game 7. game 5 took place in washington, d.c., next day, due scheduling of yanni concert in pittsburgh. after scoreless first period, washington took 2–1 lead in second. fedotenko tied game less minute third period, goal matt cooke matched ovechkin , game went overtime. 1 second remaining in second powerplay of game, malkin scored give penguins third consecutive victory. game 6 third overtime game of series. washington forced seventh game 5–4 victory. 9 different players scored goals in game.

—dan bylsma, speaking penguins 6–2 victory in game seven

in final game of series, pittsburgh scored 2 goals within 8 seconds of 1 take 2–0 lead after fleury stopped ovechkin on breakaway. pittsburgh scored 3 more goals in second period, extending lead 5–0, before ovechkin scored eighth goal of series. each team added goal in final period end game 6–2 final score. ovechkin scored 8 goals , added 6 assists in series, while crosby tallied 8 goals , 5 assists. crosby s 13-point tally in series totalled 1 less ovechkin s 14 points, highest single-series point total since 1995 playoffs. while shaking hands following final game, crosby told ovechkin had played great series, ovechkin responded, win stanley cup.

eastern conference final

pittsburgh faced carolina hurricanes in eastern conference final, after carolina defeated boston bruins , new jersey devils. series opened in pittsburgh, miroslav satan , philippe boucher scored first goals of playoffs. marc-andre fleury named game s third star after making 23 saves , helping penguins 3–2 victory. in game 2, malkin scored hat-trick , chris kunitz scored first goal of playoffs penguins won 7–4, taking 2 games none series lead. in game 3, malkin scored 2 goals , crosby scored 1 penguins took 3–1 lead first intermission. after scoreless second period, hurricanes came within goal after sergei samsonov scored less 2 minutes final period, goals fedotenko, craig adams , guerin gave penguins 6–2 victory. series concluded penguins sweeping, 4 games none. in series fourth game, pittsburgh gave initial goal less 2 minutes opening period, goals fedotenko , talbot gave them lead after first period. second period goal guerin , empty netter adams sealed penguins victory in game , series.

stanley cup final


sidney crosby holds stanley cup @ parade in pittsburgh.

for second consecutive season, penguins played detroit red wings in stanley cup finals, marking first time in 25 years 2 teams played each other in consecutive finals. tickets games 3 , 4, hosted @ mellon arena, sold out in 10 minutes. in first game of series, red wings scored first goal when puck shot brad stuart ricocheted off boards behind goal, bounced off marc-andre fleury , net. ruslan fedotenko, assist evgeni malkin, tied game before conclusion of first period. detroit went on score goal in each of final 2 periods win game 1, 3–1. evgeni malkin scored powerplay goal in first period of game two, penguins held scoreless remainder of contest; falling 3–1 second consecutive game.

with penguins down 2 games none, series shifted pittsburgh game 3. after 2–2 first period , scoreless second period, sergei gonchar , maxime talbot each scored goal in third period give penguins 4–2 victory. in game 4, penguins tied red wings @ 2 games apiece 3 unanswered goals in second period, including shorthanded goal jordan staal. series returning detroit, red wings took 3 games 2 lead in series 5–0 win. staal , tyler kennedy scored penguins tied series @ 3 games apiece in 2–1 game 6 victory. in seventh , final game of series, maxime talbot scored 2 goals , fleury made 23 saves penguins won third stanley cup in franchise history.

evgeni malkin won conn smythe trophy mvp of playoffs. fans celebrated in streets of pittsburgh after game, stanley cup victory coming 4 months after pittsburgh steelers victory in super bowl xliii. 2 days after victory, 375,000 people attended parade of cup through downtown pittsburgh.

playoff log


scorer of game-winning goal in italics




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