Pens win 2-1 in Caron's first NHL start (13-Jan-2003)
Sebastien Caron turns aside 31 of 32 shots in his first NHL start and the Pens beat the Bruins 2-1 in Boston. Shean Donovan opened the scoring at 5:28 of the first period off a Boston turnover but Mike Knuble tied it up at 11:47. There was no scoring in the second as Caron stopped 15 shots in the period. Jan Hrdina netted the game-winner off a nice Alexei Kovalev set-up at 14:02 of the third. Caron was named the game's number one star. Mario Lemieux dressed but only played 3:53 before leaving the game after the first intermission.
Scoring
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Penguins
1
0
1
-
2
Bruins
1
0
0
-
1
Shots on goal
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Penguins
8
5
7
-
20
Bruins
8
15
9
-
32
Power Plays
1st
2nd
3rd
-
T
Penguins
0-1
0-2
0-0
-
0-3
Bruins
0-0
0-1
0-0
-
0-1
Goaltender: Sebastien Caron.
Captain: Mario Lemieux.
Alternate captains: Alexei Kovalev, Martin Straka.
1st Period Scoring: Pittsburgh, Shean Donovan 4 (Unassisted), 5:28; Boston, Mike Knuble 10 (Don Sweeney, Michal Grosek), 11:47.
1st Period Penalties: B Berard, Bos (hooking), 17:29.
Shots after one period were tied at 8.
2nd Period Scoring: None.
2nd Period Penalties: D Sweeney, Bos (hooking), 8:18; H Jonsson, Pit (interference), 13:30; B Rolston, Bos (holding), 19:06.
Shots after two were 23-13 in favor of Boston.
3rd Period Scoring: Pittsburgh, Jan Hrdina 14 (Ville Nieminen, Alexei Kovalev), 14:02.
Scratches: Josef Melichar (shoulder), Kris Beech (appendectomy), Aleksey Morozov (wrist), Janne Laukkanen (hip), Johan Hedberg (shoulder), Randy Robitaille, Andrew Ference and Tom Kostopoulos.
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