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Jordan Staal's 2008-2009 season

Points
49
NHL#110
Goals
22
NHL#87
Assists
27
NHL#143
Plus/minus
+5
NHL#161
Games
82
100%
100% of 82

Centre Jordan Staal was 20 years old when the 2008-2009 season began, his 3rd in the NHL, and played it for Pittsburgh Penguins. He played all 82 games and scored 22 goals and 27 assists for 49 points, 0.60 points per game. The season ended with Jordan Staal winning the Stanley Cup with Pittsburgh Penguins against Detroit Red Wings, after 24 playoff games and 9 points.

Below: the whole season and the playoff run, game by game.

2008-2009Playoffs
  1. Season opener

    Jordan Staal plays the 2008-2009 season for Pittsburgh Penguins

    Jordan was 20 years old when the 2008-2009 season began. It was his 3rd season with the team. His 3rd NHL season in all.

    • The game
      PIT4–3OTT
      W
      game 1/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG23:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      OTT3–1PIT
      L
      game 2/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-5SOG17:33TOI
    • The game
      NJD2–1PIT
      L
      game 3/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1PPP21:59TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      game 4/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:55TOI
    • The game
      WSH4–3PIT
      L
      game 5/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG22:45TOI
    • The game
      TOR1–4PIT
      W
      game 6/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG21:10TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–1BOS
      W
      game 7/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:47TOI
    • The game
      CAR1–4PIT
      W
      game 8/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-3SOG19:34TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYR
      L
      game 9/823
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG19:31TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–2SJS
      L
      game 10/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG20:33TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–4PHX
      L
      game 11/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:51TOI
    • November 2008
    • The game
      PIT6–3STL
      W
      game 12/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +3+/-1SOG16:54TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM4–5PIT
      W
      game 13/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG19:38TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–3NYI
      W
      game 14/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG20:07TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT7–6DET
      W
      game 15/827
      His night
      +4P+3G+1A
      +4+/-5SOG19:47TOI
      HAT TRICK
    • The game
      PHI4–5PIT
      W
      game 16/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:30TOI
    • The game
      BUF2–5PIT
      W
      game 17/821
      His night
      +2P+2G
      +2+/-3SOG21:52TOI
      +2 goals
    • The game
      MIN2–1PIT
      L
      game 18/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-5SOG21:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–2ATL
      W
      game 19/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:13TOI
    • The game
      VAN3–1PIT
      L
      game 20/824
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG20:50TOI
    • The game
      PIT5–3NYI
      W
      game 21/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:39TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 21 of 82
      12
      points
      NHL#140
      7
      goals
      NHL#56
      5
      assists
      NHL#223
      PIT
      13-5-3W-L-OT29Points
      2nd in the Atlantic·4th in the Eastern Conference·6th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–4BUF
      L
      game 22/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG19:50TOI
    • The game
      NJD1–4PIT
      W
      game 23/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG20:41TOI
    • December 2008
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYR
      L
      game 24/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-4SOG20:41TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT5–2CAR
      W
      game 25/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:51TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–3OTT
      L
      game 26/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      -2+/-2SOG2PPP20:11TOI
      +2 points
    Milestone

    Jordan Staal reaches 50 career goals

    in the game against Ottawa Senators · December 6

    • The game
      BUF4–3PIT
      L
      game 27/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG25:38TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–4NJD
      L
      game 28/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG20:30TOI
    • The game
      NYI2–9PIT
      W
      game 29/82
      His night
      +2P+2A
      +1+/-0SOG1PPP20:25TOI
      +2 assists
    • The game
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      game 30/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG21:20TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT6–3ATL
      W
      game 31/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG1PPP21:15TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      TOR7–3PIT
      L
      game 32/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG19:48TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–3BUF
      W
      game 33/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-2SOG1PPP16:40TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      TBL2–0PIT
      L
      game 34/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG21:55TOI
    • The game
      PIT1–0NJD
      W
      game 35/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG21:09TOI
    • The game
      MTL3–2PIT
      L
      game 36/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:46TOI
    • The game
      BOS5–2PIT
      L
      game 37/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG23:18TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–4BOS
      L
      game 38/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:16TOI
    • The game
      FLA6–1PIT
      L
      game 39/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG17:30TOI
    • The game
      PIT0–4NYR
      L
      game 40/823
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG21:01TOI
    • The game
      ATL1–3PIT
      W
      game 41/822
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:50TOI
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 41 of 82
      21
      points
      NHL#153
      11
      goals
      NHL#84
      10
      assists
      NHL#218
      PIT
      20-17-4W-L-OT44Points
      4th in the Atlantic·9th in the Eastern Conference·15th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT3–5NSH
      L
      game 42/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-4SOG22:11TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–5COL
      L
      game 43/821
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG1SHP20:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT4–2PHI
      W
      game 44/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG21:18TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      WSH6–3PIT
      L
      game 45/822
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG20:51TOI
    • The game
      ANA1–3PIT
      W
      game 46/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG18:57TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR0–3PIT
      W
      game 47/823
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP20:03TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CAR2–1PIT
      L
      game 48/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG20:15TOI
    • The game
      NYR2–6PIT
      W
      game 49/823
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-2SOG19:48TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      PIT3–4NJD
      L
      game 50/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG21:47TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–5TOR
      L
      game 51/821
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG18:41TOI
    • February 2009
    • The game
      PIT2–4MTL
      L
      game 52/82
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG19:21TOI
    • The game
      TBL3–4PIT
      W
      game 53/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG20:22TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CBJ1–4PIT
      W
      game 54/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG17:22TOI
    • The game
      DET3–0PIT
      L
      game 55/825
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG18:47TOI
    • The game
      SJS1–2PIT
      W
      game 56/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG19:50TOI
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Jordan Staal reaches 100 career points

    in the game against San Jose Sharks · February 11

    • The game
      PIT2–6TOR
      L
      game 57/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -2+/-0SOG1SHP17:44TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–3NYI
      L
      game 58/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG17:48TOI
    • The game
      MTL4–5PIT
      W
      game 59/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-1SOG16:02TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT5–4PHI
      W
      game 60/82
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG21:17TOI
    • The game
      PIT2–5WSH
      L
      game 61/822
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:12TOI
    • The game
      NYI0–1PIT
      W
      game 62/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG21:31TOI
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 62 of 82
      32
      points
      NHL#151
      15
      goals
      NHL#104
      17
      assists
      NHL#193
      PIT
      30-26-6W-L-OT66Points
      4th in the Atlantic·10th in the Eastern Conference·16th in the whole NHL
    • The game
      PIT5–4CHI
      W
      game 63/82
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +3+/-4SOG21:44TOI
      +2 points
    • March 2009
    • The game
      PIT4–1DAL
      W
      game 64/823
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG20:08TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–1TBL
      W
      game 65/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-3SOG19:52TOI
    • The game
      PIT4–1FLA
      W
      game 66/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG18:06TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT4–3WSH
      W
      game 67/821
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG18:18TOI
    • The game
      FLA3–4PIT
      W
      game 68/82
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-8SOG20:40TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT3–4CBJ
      L
      game 69/821
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG20:47TOI
    • The game
      OTT4–3PIT
      L
      game 70/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG24:21TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      BOS4–6PIT
      W
      game 71/821
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG18:04TOI
      +2 points
    • The game
      ATL2–6PIT
      W
      game 72/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG17:33TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      LAK1–4PIT
      W
      game 73/82
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG13:44TOI
    • The game
      PHI3–1PIT
      L
      game 74/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG15:57TOI
    • The game
      CGY0–2PIT
      W
      game 75/82
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:29TOI
    • The game
      NYR3–4PIT
      W
      game 76/823
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG18:40TOI
    • April 2009
    • The game
      NJD1–6PIT
      W
      game 77/822
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG15:48TOI
      +1 goal
    • The game
      PIT2–3CAR
      L
      game 78/821
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG17:14TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT2–4FLA
      L
      game 79/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-6SOG19:25TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT6–4TBL
      W
      game 80/82
      His night
      +3P+1G+2A
      +3+/-3SOG19:43TOI
      +3 points
    • The game
      NYI1–6PIT
      W
      game 81/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG22:58TOI
      +1 assist
    • The game
      PIT3–1MTL
      W
      game 82/82
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG1SHP15:55TOI
      +1 assist
    The season in numbers

    Jordan Staal closes the 2008-2009 season with 49 points

    Points
    49
    NHL#110
    Games
    82of 82
    100%
    Goals
    22
    NHL#87
    Assists
    27
    NHL#143
    P/GP
    0.60
    NHL#152
    +/-
    +5
    NHL#161
    Events
    1
    hat trick
    100
    career points
    50
    career assists
    50
    career goals
    2×
    First star
    2×
    Second star
    2×
    Third star
    6 i rad
    games with a point · 8 pts
    4 days later
    Playoffs

    Pittsburgh Penguins are in the playoffs

    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Philadelphia Flyers

    PITvsPHI
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Philadelphia Flyers
    No Swedes
    • Game 1
      PHI1–4PIT
      W
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-4SOG20:36TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 2
      PHI2–3PIT
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-3SOG25:38TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 3
      PIT3–6PHI
      L
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG17:18TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 4
      PIT3–1PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-5SOG21:17TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–1againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 5
      PHI3–0PIT
      L
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG18:25TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstPhiladelphia Flyers
    • Game 6
      PIT5–3PHI
      W
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:15TOI
    First round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Philadelphia Flyers out 4–2

    PIT4–2PHI
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    7 days later
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Washington Capitals

    PITvsWSH
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Washington Capitals
    • Game 1
      PIT2–3WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG20:26TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT3–4WSH
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG17:27TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      WSH2–3PIT
      W
      2
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG19:33TOI
    • Washington Capitalslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      WSH3–5PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG19:38TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withWashington Capitals
    • Game 5
      PIT4–3WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +2+/-4SOG19:27TOI
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–2againstWashington Capitals
    • Game 6
      WSH5–4PIT
      L
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG21:57TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withWashington Capitals
    • Game 7
      PIT6–2WSH
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG16:55TOI
      +1 goal
    Second round

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Washington Capitals out 4–3

    PIT4–3WSH
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    5 days later
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins meet Carolina Hurricanes

    PITvsCAR
    Swedes on Pittsburgh Penguins
    Swedes on Carolina Hurricanes
    • Game 1
      CAR2–3PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG18:39TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead1–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 2
      CAR4–7PIT
      W
      1
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG18:43TOI
      +1 assist
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead2–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 3
      PIT6–2CAR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-3SOG18:10TOI
    • Pittsburgh Penguinslead3–0againstCarolina Hurricanes
    • Game 4
      PIT4–1CAR
      W
      1
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG19:33TOI
    Conference final

    Pittsburgh Penguins knock Carolina Hurricanes out 4–0

    PIT4–0CAR
    Advance
    He did not play in this round
    4 days later
    Stanley Cup Final

    Pittsburgh Penguins play the Stanley Cup Final against Detroit Red Wings

    PITvsDET
    • Game 1
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG19:16TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead1–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 2
      PIT1–3DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG19:07TOI
    • June 2009
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–0againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 3
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:13TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead2–1againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 4
      DET2–4PIT
      W
      7
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-4SOG2PPP18:22TOI
      +2 points
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare2–2withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 5
      PIT0–5DET
      L
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:01TOI
    • Detroit Red Wingslead3–2againstPittsburgh Penguins
    • Game 6
      DET1–2PIT
      W
      7
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-3SOG19:31TOI
      +1 goal
    • Pittsburgh Penguinsare3–3withDetroit Red Wings
    • Game 7
      PIT2–1DET
      W
      7
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG17:53TOI
    Stanley Cup Champions

    Pittsburgh Penguins

    beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in the final

    He did not play in this round
    The run in numbers

    Jordan Staal ends the 2008-2009 playoffs with 9 points

    Points
    9
    NHL#42
    Games
    24
    Goals
    4
    NHL#26
    Assists
    5
    NHL#51
    P/GP
    0.38
    NHL#75
    +/-
    -5
    NHL#314
    Events
    10
    playoff goals
    1×
    First star
    1×
    Second star
    1×
    Third star
    2 points
    best game
    PHI4–2→WSH4–3→CAR4–0→DET4–3