Tales of the Tape: Florida Panthers 10/23/09, Chris Kunitz vs. Keith Ballard
Analysis of the 10/20 hockey fight between Chris Kunitz and Eric Ballard of the Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers.
| Final - 10.23.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Panthers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Stories
Panthers' David Booth creates bizarre hockey/baseball amalgam
Florida sniper "throws home"
Despite Vokoun Show, Penguins wake in third; drop Panthers in SO 3-2
Cats ultimately lose, but unequaled positive effort made for fantastic - and well deserved - point
Let's take a look at the Florida Panthers
Let's take a look at the Florida Panthers
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Florida Power-Play Goal - Steven Reinprecht (3), from Cory Stillman and Bryan Mccabe at 12:39. 2, Florida Goal - Steven Reinprecht (4), from Nathan Horton and Cory Stillman at 15:16. Penalties - Martin Skoula, Pittsburgh (Interference), 4:02; Alex Goligoski, Pittsburgh (Cross checking), 11:41. |
| Second Period |
| - No scoring. Penalties - David Booth, Florida (Interference), 1:11; Keith Ballard, Florida (Fighting (maj)), 4:41; Chris Kunitz, Pittsburgh (Fighting (maj)), 4:41; Jordan Staal, Pittsburgh (Interference), 11:04; Nathan Horton, Florida (Interference on goalkeeper), 15:52. |
| Third Period |
| - 3, Pittsburgh Power-Play Goal - Sidney Crosby (5), from Alex Goligoski and Evgeni Malkin at 2:14. 4, Pittsburgh Short-Handed Goal - Sidney Crosby (6), from Evgeni Malkin at 16:41. Penalties - Gregory Campbell, Florida (Hooking), :13; Rostislav Olesz, Florida (Hooking), :40; Cory Stillman, Florida (Interference on goalkeeper), 5:55; Matt Cooke, Pittsburgh (Hi-sticking), 8:43; Dmitry Kulikov, Florida (Hi-sticking), 8:43; David Booth, Florida (Closing hand on puck), 9:38; Brooks Orpik, Pittsburgh (Interference), 15:04. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () : scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Florida 12 + 10 + 6 + 1 = 29.
Pittsburgh 8 + 14 + 15 + 6 = 43.
Power Play Conversion: Florida 1-4. Pittsburgh 1-6.
Goaltenders: Florida, Tomas Vokoun 2-43-.953. Pittsburgh, Brent Johnson 2-29-.931.
Referees: Rob Martell, Dan O`Rourke
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Steve Miller
Power Play Conversion: Florida 1-4. Pittsburgh 1-6.
Goaltenders: Florida, Tomas Vokoun 2-43-.953. Pittsburgh, Brent Johnson 2-29-.931.
Referees: Rob Martell, Dan O`Rourke
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Steve Miller
