The Pens accomplished a first to start off their 40th Season in the NHL: They pitched a shutout in a season opener, something they had never done in a home opener, let alone a season opener.
Michel Ouellet and Jarkko Ruutu combined for a goal and an assist each in the first period, and Sidney Crosby added a goal and assist in the 2nd period, and Goalie Marc-Andre Fleury stoned the flyers - stopping all 40 shots he faced. The Pens on the other hand, scored on 4 of 21 shots for. The Penalty Kill had an energy we have not seen in several years, and although the Pens gave up 9 powerplays to the Flyers, the agressive PK combined with Fleury kept the Flyers on the Run.
Missing the game due to injury were defenseman Brooks Orpik and forwards Evgeni Malkin and Ronald Petrovicky.
Stats update through 1 game:
Crosby 1 1 1 2 +2
Ouellet 1 1 1 2 +2
Ruutu 1 1 1 2 +2
Melichar 1 1 0 1 +3
Moore 1 0 1 1 +2
Scuderi 1 0 1 1 +1
Ekman 1 0 1 1 +2
Armstrong 1 0 1 1 +2
Whitney 1 0 0 0 +3
Letang 1 0 0 0 +1
LeClair 1 0 0 0 E
Recchi 1 0 0 0 E
Malone 1 0 0 0 E
Eaton 1 0 0 0 E
Thorburn 1 0 0 0 E
Gonchar 1 0 0 0 E
Staal 1 0 0 0 E
Roy 1 0 0 0 E
Fleury 1 0 0 0 n/a
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