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Sergei Gonchar #55 | Defenseman | Pittsburgh Penguins
Height: 6-2    Weight: 212    Shoots: L    Born: April 13, 1974, Chelyabinsk, USSR

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Player Notes
June 4, 2008
Sergei Gonchar is expected to play in Game 6, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Gonchar has been suffering from back spasms, but Coach Michel Therrien is optimistic Gonchar will suit up for action tonight.

Our View:Gonchar scored 65 points over 78 games in the regular season, and it will be hard to keep him off the ice for critical Game 6, as Pittsburgh trails Detroit 3-2 in the series.
June 3, 2008
Sergei Gonchar showed a lot of guts when he came back from back spasms on Monday night. He crashed into the boards during the second period and went to the locker room. "When your back is tied up, you can't breath, you can't move," Gonchar informs the Canadian Press. "At the beginning I thought I broke something. I was nervous about it." He returned briefly in the third period but then had more treatment during the first two overtimes. Gonchar came out in the third overtime and set up the game-winning goal. The Russian hopes to play in Game 6.

Our View:The Pens only have Tuesday off before playing on Wednesday, and there's a plane ride in between. We can only imagine how Gonchar's back must feel on Tuesday, but he'll undoubtedly grit his teeth and try to play on Wednesday.
June 2, 2008
Sergei Gonchar was taken to the locker room after he fell head-first in the boards during the second period of Game 5 against the Red Wings. The defenseman returned for the third period, the AP reports.

Our View:The trainers probably couldn't keep this veteran from rushing back to a decisive Stanley Cup game.
May 12, 2008
Sergei Gonchar generated three assists in Sunday's 4-2 victory over Philadelphia in Game 2. He has four assists over the last two games, as Pittsburgh leads the series 2-0.

Our View:The enforcer scored one goal and eight assists through the playoffs. He was just as productive in the regulat season as he racked up 65 points over 78 games.
April 30, 2008
Sergei Gonchar served a pair of assists in Tuesday's 5-3 win over New York in Game 3. Pittsburgh holds a 3-0 lead in the series, and Gonchar has scored three assists over the last two games.

Our View:The enforcer has contributed four assists and one goal over seven games in the playoffs for Pittsburgh. Can anyone stop these guys?
April 28, 2008
Sergei Gonchar notched an assist in Sunday's 2-0 win over the Rangers in Game 2, and that was his third point of the playoffs.

Our View:Gonchar remains an unsung hero for Pittsburgh, as he scored 65 points in the regular season, with eight power-play goals and two game-winning goals.
April 2, 2008
While everyone in Pittsburgh has been talking about Sidney Crosby and Evegni Malkin, Sergei Gonchar has been stupendous and he followed suit on Wednesday night with a goal and two assists. An absolute power-play monster, Gonchar now has 46 points with the man-advantage this season after scoring all three of his points on this night on the power-play.