Mike Rupp, Pittsburgh Penguins, NHL

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G	A	PTS	+/-	PIM	TOI
8	2	10	4	34	9:19

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Hats off to Rupp on Monday: It's one thing to give up a hat trick to Sidney Crosby -- but Mike Rupp? Never before in an NHL season had Rupp scored more than six goals, yet he netted three on Monday night to lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 5-2 victory over the New York Rangers and a sweep of the home-and-home series. Crosby chipped in two goals and an assist just two days after his hat trick and two assists carried the Penguins to an 8-3 win against New York on Saturday in Pittsburgh. "He scored kind of every which way you could," Crosby said of Rupp, who has a career-best eight goals this season. "He was a presence all night." About 5 1/2 minutes before Rupp scored his second goal to snap a 2-2 tie in the third period, he was helped off the ice. Rupp appeared to injure his left knee when he was shoved from behind into the boards by defenseman Dan Girardi and banged his leg. His first goal gave Pittsburgh a 2-1 lead in the second period and his second made it 3-2 with 8:46 remaining. That one came on an end-to-end rush up left wing. Rupp's first NHL hat trick was sealed with an empty-net goal with 1:40 remaining. "I just relaxed," Rupp said. "Usually I'm not going to throw that puck down without a two-goal lead."
(Updated 12/01/2009).

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Rupp said his leg felt better after he walked on it, but went to have it checked out after the game when it tightened. This was far from his biggest hockey moment. Rupp scored twice for New Jersey in Game 7 of the 2003 Stanley Cup finals, including the winning tally, but this certainly cracked his personal list. "It feels good that it comes in a win," said Rupp, who has 35 goals in 363 NHL games. "Nothing is worse than when a guy has an opportunity to get a hat trick and the team loses." Rupp is having a fine first season with the Penguins and could very well set new career highs across the board. But we still aren't sold on him just yet. Rupp still has minimal Fantasy appeal and can be used in leagues that reward heavily for PIM.
(Updated 12/01/2009).

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November 30, 2009: Rupp's hat trick helps Pens sweep home-and-home series

Mike Rupp shook off a leg injury in the third period, snapped a tie with his second goal of the night, and then completed his first NHL hat trick to help the Pittsburgh Penguins break a long losing streak at Madison Square Garden and sweep a home-and-home series from the New York Rangers with a 5-2 victory on Monday night.

November 23, 2009: Crosby gives Penguins win over Panthers with goal in overtime

Sidney Crosby scored on a power play at 3:07 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a two-goal deficit in the third period to beat the Florida Panthers 3-2 Monday.

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11/30/2009 vs NYR
Situation	GP	G	A	PTS	PP	SH
in NOV	13	2	1	3	0	0
on road	14	3	2	5	0	0
vs. NYR	2	0	0	0	0	0
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Last 6 Games
	Opp.	G	A	PTS	+/-	TOI
11/21	ATL	0	1	1	1	9:50
11/23	FLA	1	0	1	1	7:51
11/25	MTL	0	0	0	0	11:03
11/27	NYI	0	0	0	-2	11:55
11/28	NYR	0	0	0	0	9:01
11/30	NYR	3	0	3	3	13:12
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22	23 @FLA W 3 - 2 (OT)	24	25 MON W 3 - 1	26	27 @NYI L 2 - 3	28 NYR W 8 - 3
29	30 @NYR W 5 - 2	1	2	3 COL Tickets	4	5 CHI Tickets
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CAREER STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2002-03	New Jersey	26	5	3	8	0	2	0	3	0	67	83
2003-04	Phoenix	57	6	6	12	-4	1	0	1	0	239	241
2005-06	Columbus	40	4	2	6	-3	0	0	0	0	127	138
2006-07	New Jersey	76	6	3	9	-10	0	0	1	0	15	18
2007-08	New Jersey	64	3	6	9	-8	1	0	0	0	75	80
2008-09	New Jersey	72	3	6	9	-2	0	0	0	0	46	44
2009-10	Pittsburgh	28	8	2	10	4	0	0	1	0	29	52
		363	35	28	63	-23	4	0	6	0	598	656

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2002-03	New Jersey	34	14.7	302:59	421	41:53	0:54	21	1	0	8
2003-04	Phoenix	76	7.9	644:31	905	25:31	14:21	47	1	0	21
2005-06	Columbus	39	10.3	360:05	519	12:08	33:54	58	4	0	19
2006-07	New Jersey	60	10.0	489:58	708	67:09	1:29	92	8	1	21
2007-08	New Jersey	69	4.3	515:46	738	21:16	0:28	58	8	0	9
2008-09	New Jersey	76	3.9	628:29	878	8:39	0:13	136	16	1	23
2009-10	Pittsburgh	33	24.2	261:38	342	6:21	1:31	34	4	0	7
		387	9.0	3203:26	4511	182:57	52:50	446	42	2	108

POSTSEASON STATS
SEASON	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	PP	SH	GW	GT	FW	FL
2002-03	New Jersey	4	1	3	4	4	0	0	1	0	16	27
2006-07	New Jersey	9	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
2007-08	New Jersey	5	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	14	13
2008-09	New Jersey	7	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2
		25	1	5	6	4	0	0	1	0	30	44

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SEASON	Team	S	S%	TOI	SHIFTS	PPTOI	SHTOI	PIM	MJR	MSC	MNR
2002-03	New Jersey	2	50.0	45:52	73	3:52	0:13	0	0	0	0
2006-07	New Jersey	0	0.0	24:50	39	3:18	0:00	7	1	0	1
2007-08	New Jersey	3	0.0	39:02	58	0:52	0:00	2	0	0	1
2008-09	New Jersey	7	0.0	48:22	69	1:32	0:00	14	0	1	2
		12	8.3	158:06	239	9:34	0:13	23	1	1	4

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