2009-10 Pittsburgh Penguins Season Capsule
(40-23-5) 85 points – 1st in Atlantic Division; 2nd in Eastern Conference
The Penguins watch as the 2008-09 Stanley Cup Championship
banner is raised to the roof on the final opening night
in Mellon Arena's history, giving way to the Consol Energy Center.
LAST GAME RECAP:
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APPROACHING MILESTONES
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• Brent Johnson is two shutouts shy of 15 for his career.
• Chris Kunitz needs three goals for 100 in his career.
• Craig Adams needs two points to reach 100.
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SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
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October 2 - The Penguins faced the New York Rangers and hoisted the franchise's third Stanley Cup Championship banner in what likely will be the final home opener in Mellon Arena history.
October 3 - Sidney Crosby's goal and assist gave him 400 points for his career, the fifth fastest player to that mark.
October 7 - Brent Johnson got his first start in net, joining his father Bob as the fourth set of father and son tandem to play for the Pens.
October 11 - Matt Cooke scored his 100th goal of his career.
October 14 - Chris Kunitz' shootout goal against Carolina's Cam Ward gave the Penguins a fifth road win to start the season, establishing a new team record.
October 28 - Sidney Crosby recorded his third career hat trick in a 6-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. Pittsburgh finished the month with 11 wins to establish a record for October.
November 3 - The Penguins defeated the Anaheim Ducks, 4-3, and earned their seventh win on the road from the start of the season becoming the fifth team in NHL history to reach that mark. Marc-Andre Fleury established a new record for consecutive road wins with his seventh in a row.
November 14 - Pascal Dupuis scored in overtime against the Boston Bruins for his 100th career goal.
November 28 - Sidney Crosby scored his fourth career hat trick as the Penguins defeated the New York Rangers, 8-3.
November 30 - Mike Rupp scored his first career hat trick as the Penguins defeated the New York Rangers, 5-2.
December 3 - Sidney Crosby scored the 150th goal for his career.
December 15 - Jordan Staal scored his tenth short-handed goal of his career and Jay McKee recorded his 100th career assist.
December 21 - New Jersey goaltender Martin Brodeur earned his 104th career shutout by making 35 saves to beat the Penguins, 4-0. Broder's is now the NHL leader in shutouts, topping Terry Sawchuck's record established in February 1970.
December 23 - Evgeni Malkin scored his fourth career hat trick in a game against the Ottawa Senators.
December 30 - Sidney Crosby and Marc-Andre Fleury named to the Canadian Olympic team.
January 2 - Marc-Andre Fleury stopped Tampa Bay's Vincent Lacavalier on a penalty shot. Fleury moved to the top of the list for penalty shots faced, Fleury's sixth penalty shot in his career and his fourth save.
January 19 - Pittsburgh's Brent Johnson stopped New York Islanders' Kyle Okposo on a penalty shot. Evgeni Malkin scored his fifth career hat trick.
January 21 - Nick Johnson notched his first NHL goal in his NHL debut. Pierre Larouche, Mario Lemieux, Alexsey Morozov and Luca Cuputi are the other Pens players to score in their first game.
February 1 - Mark Letestu scored on Buffalo's Ryan Miller for his first NHL goal. Sidney Crosby scored his fifth career hat trick.
February 6 - Sidney Crosby notched his 300 assist in the NHL.
February 10 - Jordan Staal played in his 329th (including playoffs) consecutive game with Pittsburgh.
March 2 - Sergei Gonchar scored his 200th career goal.
March 5 - The Penguins recorded 55 shots against the New York Rangers to establish a new team record for shots in a road game. |
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UNIFORM NUMBERS & SEASON STATISTICS
Last updated: Fri, Mar 12, 2010
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REGULAR SEASON
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PLAYOFFS |
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Player |
GP
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G
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A
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PTS
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PIM
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GP
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G
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A
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PTS
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PIM
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87
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Sidney Crosby |
67
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45
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41
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86
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59
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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71
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Evgeni Malkin |
61
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23
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46
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69
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86
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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11
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Jordan Staal |
68
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19
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26
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45
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47
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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55
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Sergei Gonchar |
52
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9
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33
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42
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43
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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13
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Bill Guerin |
64
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18
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21
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39
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53
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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9
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Pascal Dupuis |
67
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16
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15
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31
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8
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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3
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Alex Goligoski |
56
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7
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23
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30
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18
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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14
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Chris Kunitz |
40
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10
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18
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28
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37
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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24
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Matt Cooke |
66
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13
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13
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26
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88
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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26
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Ruslan Fedotenko |
66
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9
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16
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25
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38
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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58
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Kris Letang |
59
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3
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22
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25
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41
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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48
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Tyler Kennedy |
50
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9
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11
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20
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27
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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44
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Brooks Orpik |
60
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1
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18
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19
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58
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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17
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Mike Rupp |
68
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12
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5
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17
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87
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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7
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Mark Eaton |
65
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3
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11
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14
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24
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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74
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Jay McKee |
55
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1
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9
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10
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52
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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41
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Martin Skoula * |
33
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3
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5
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8
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6
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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27
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Craig Adams |
68
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0
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8
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8
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70
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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25
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Max Talbot |
34
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1
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4
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5
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30
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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23
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Chris Conner |
8
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2
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1
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3
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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12
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Chris Bourque* |
20
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0
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3
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3
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10
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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6
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Ben Lovejoy |
12
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0
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3
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3
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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39
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Luca Caputi * |
4
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1
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1
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2
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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42
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Nick Johnson |
6
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1
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1
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2
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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23
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Alexei Ponikarovsky * |
4
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1
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1
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2
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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5
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Deryk Engelland |
9
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0
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2
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2
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17
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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28
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Eric Godard |
42
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0
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2
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2
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64
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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38
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Mark Letestu |
10
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1
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0
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1
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2
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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4
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Jordan Leopold * |
6
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0
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1
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1
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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2
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Nate Guenin * |
2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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15
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Dustin Jeffrey |
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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22
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Tim Wallace |
1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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-
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-
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-
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-
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* = traded, or spent part of season on another team's roster
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Goalie |
GPI |
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PTS |
PIM |
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L |
OT |
MIN |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
SA |
PCT |
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Marc-Andre Fleury |
54
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-
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-
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-
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4
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31
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17
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4
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3069
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137
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2.68
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-
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1460
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.906
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1
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Brent Johnson |
20
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-
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1
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1
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-
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9
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5
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1
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982
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44
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2.69
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-
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483
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.909
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40
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Alexander Pechurski |
1
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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36
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1
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1.67
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-
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13
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.923
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36
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John Curry |
1
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1
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-
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24
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5
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12.50
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-
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14
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.643
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