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Last Five Games

Record: 1-3-0
5-24	OTT	6-2	W
6-1	BOS	0-3	L
6-3	BOS	1-6	L
6-5	BOS	1-2	L-2OT
6-7	BOS	0-1	L

Pens drop opener to Kings 3-0 (10-Oct-2003)
The Penguins opened the 2003-04 season with a less-than-impressive effort against the Los Angeles Kings... well, everyone except Marc-Andre Fleury who was simply amazing in his NHL debut. Fleury turned aside 46 shots and stopped a penalty shot. (Yes, he did give up a goal and his first shot against but we won't mention that ever again.)

Scoring
	1st	2nd	3rd	-	T
Kings	1	1	1	-	3
Penguins	0	0	0	-	0

Shots on goal
	1st	2nd	3rd	-	T
Kings	12	20	17	-	49
Penguins	2	6	3	-	11

Power Plays
	1st	2nd	3rd	-	T
Kings	0-1	1-6	0-0	-	1-7
Penguins	0-1	0-0	0-0	-	0-1

Lines: Lemieux-Straka-Koltsov, Malone-Fata-Morozov, Murley-Holzinger-Bradley, and Simpson-Eastwood-Buchberger
Defensive pairings: Tarnstrom-Focht, Melichar-Baumgartner and Orpik-Berehowsky
Goaltender: Marc-Andre Fleury
Captain: Mario Lemieux
Alternate captains: Martin Straka, Kelly Buchberger
1st Period Scoring: LA, Belanger (shorthanded) (I Laperriere), 0:38.
1st Period Penalties: LA, Modry, (Hooking) 0:29; Pit, Berehowsky, (Elbowing) 8:06.
Shots after one period were 12-2 in favor of Los Angeles.
2nd Period Scoring: LA, Klatt (power play) (Z Palffy, L Visnovsky), 15:43.
2nd Period Penalties: Pit, Lemieux, (Hooking) 2:29; Pit, Bench, (Too many men) 6:38; Pit, Straka, (High-sticking) 9:42; Pit, Simpson, (Check from Behind Major) 15:11; Pit, Simpson, (Game Misconduct) 15:11; LA, Sim, (Fighting) 19:47; Pit, Orpik, (Match--attempt to injure) 19:47; Pit, Orpik, (Game Misconduct) 19:47; Pit, Orpik, (Fighting) 19:47.
Shots after two were 32-8 in favor of LA.
3rd Period Scoring: LA, Palffy (J Stumpel, T Klatt), 19:22.
3rd Period Penalties: Pit, Murley, (Unsportsmanlike conduct) 14:09; LA, Modry, (Holding) 14:09.
Three Stars of the Game:
1. Marc-Andre Fleury (46 saves, Save Pct: .958)
2. Trent Klatt, LA (1g, 1a)
3. Eric Belanger, LA (1g)
Attendance: 16,986 (16,946 capacity), a standing room only sellout, at Mellon Arena.
Scratches: Steve McKenna (eye), Michal Rozsival (knee), Marc Bergevin, Milan Kraft and Ramzi Abid.
CBS Sportsline game stats: http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/live/NHL_20031010_LA@PIT
Opponent's newspaper account: http://www.dailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,200~21834~1691053,00.html

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