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CALDER CUP FINALS GAME ONE NOTES

groupPENS IN THE PLAYOFFS:  This is the sixth consecutive season the Penguins have made an appearance in the Calder Cup Playoffs, and the seventh time in the nine year history of the team.

The Penguins have an all-time playoff record of 54-47 in postseason competition, and have outscored their opponents 296-285.

CALDER CUP FINALS:  This marks the Penguins third trip to the Calder Cup Finals in their nine year history.  Wilkes-Barre/Scranton lost to the Saint John Flames in 2001, four games to two, and were swept by the Milwaukee Admirals in the 2004 Finals.  Current Penguins head coach Todd Richards was an assistant coach with the Milwaukee team that won the Cup in 2004.

IN GAME ONE:  The Penguins have an all-time record of 8-11 in Game Ones, and are 3-6 in road Game Ones.

A MEMORABLE CENTURY:  Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals against Portland was the Penguins’ 100th all-time playoff game.

WORKING OVERTIME:  The Penguins have played 101 postseason games during the past nine years, with 29 of those going to overtime (28.7% of all games).

The Penguins have posted an 18-11 record in overtime games in the playoffs (11-7 on the road, 7-4 at home).

BRENT BREAKS FORMER TEAM:  Tim Brent scored with 30.7 seconds remaining in regulation to give the Penguins a 3-2 win against the Portland Pirates in Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Finals.  Brent played the past two seasons with Portland, before Pittsburgh acquired him from the Anaheim Ducks for Stephen Dixon last June.

JAMES MAKES QUICK WORK:  Connor James’ overtime goal against Portland in Game Six of the Eastern Conference Finals came 20 seconds into OT, marking the shortest overtime victory in Penguins history.  The previous best was 60:32, set on May 25, 2004 when Shane Endicott scored against Hartford in Game Five to post a 4-3 win.

NAS NUMBER ONE:  Alain Nasreddine appeared in his 52nd playoff game with the Penguins in Game Seven vs. Portland, moving him into sole possession of first place on the team's all-time playoff games played list.

RICHARDS REACHING NEW HEIGHTS:  The Penguins win in Game Seven vs. Portland was the 17th playoff victory of Todd Richards' Penguins career, tied for most all-time with current Pittsburgh head coach Michel Therrien.

2008 PLAYOFF NOTES:

  • The Penguins have recorded 61 goals scored, and a 3.589 goals per game average.  Their average goals per game during the regular season was 2.7875 (223 goals/80 games)
  • Tim Brent set a new team record for most points in a playoff series with 11 (5+6) in the East Division Semifinals vs. Hershey. 
  • Brent currently is first in the AHL in goals (11), tied for second in points (20) and tied for second with six power play goals.
  • Chris Minard is second with 10 goals.  Two of those have been overtime winners (Game One vs. Hershey, Game Two vs. Philadelphia).  Alexandre Mathieu is the only other player in the history of the team to record two overtime postseason goals.
  • Brent and Minard has three game-winning goals this postseason.  The Penguins record for overtime goals in a career is four, set by Toby Petersen.
  • Alex Goligoski leads all defensemen, and ranks tied for third overall, in playoff scoring with 20 points (3+17).  His 17 assists are second in the league.
  • Goligoski had an eight-game scoring streak (3+11=14) - the longest in the league this postseason, and the longest in Penguins playoff history – snapped in Game Five against Philadelphia.
  • Ben Lovejoy is tied for first overall with a plus-10 rating in the postseason.
  • Kurtis McLean and Ryan Stone are tied for third with plus-9 ratings.
  • John Curry is tied for first overall with 12 wins.

PENGUINS ALL-TIME PLAYOFF NOTES

  • Ryan Stone ranks third on the Penguins’ all-time playoff points list with 31, third on the assist list with 21 and tied for ninth on the goals list with 10
  • Jonathan Filewich, Tim Brent and Connor James are tied for fourth in team history with 11 goals in the postseason (Endicott and Kostopoulos also with 11)
  • Chris Minard is tied for ninth in team history with 10 playoff goals (Stone, Petersen, Surovy and Murley also with 10).
  • John Curry is third all-time in Penguins playoff history with 12 postseason wins.
  • Dennis Bonvie and Ryan Lannon are tied for 11th on the team’s all-time playoff games played list with 39.  Ryan Stone is 12th with 38
  • Tim Brent and Jonathan Filewich are tied for third on the team’s all-time list with six power play goals (Chris Kelleher)
  • Chris Minard, Jonathan Filewich and Tim Brent are tied for second all-time with three game-winning goals apiece (Beech, Endicott and Murley)
  • Tim Brent has six power play goals this playoff season, tied for first all-time in team history for a single playoff season (Chris Kelleher, 2001)
  • Brent and Minard’s three game-winners this postseason are tied for the most in a single playoff season (Toby Petersen, 2001)