Buffalo Sabres 7 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 21 - 28
PP: 1 of 5 (7 shots), Passing:68/83=81 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
PP: 2 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:61/82=74 %, Challenges:46/55=82 %
Attendance: 18690 of 18690 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 906465 Match televised: No
BOXSCORE OF THE GAME
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00:37 1-0
Jason Pominville [9] (Teppo Numminen, Derek Roy)
06:55 1-1
Marian Hossa [15] (Sidney Crosby, Miroslav Satan)PP
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21:25 2-1
Henrik Tallinder [1] (Teppo Numminen, Toni Lydman)
25:58 2-2
Matt Cooke [6] (Pascal Dupuis, Miroslav Satan)
35:25 3-2
Thomas Vanek [10] (Jason Pominville, Derek Roy)
36:49 4-2
Henrik Tallinder [2] (Tim Connolly)
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41:08 5-2
Jason Pominville [10] (Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy)PP
45:01 5-3
Miroslav Satan [9] (Sidney Crosby, Marian Hossa)PP
49:16 6-3
Daniel Paillé [4] (Paul Gaustad, Tim Connolly)
56:14 7-3
Jason Pominville [11] (Toni Lydman, Craig Rivet)
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Penalty summary:
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03:12
Bill Guerin (2 min for hooking)
05:55
Craig Rivet (2 min for slashing)
07:13
Teppo Numminen (2 min for holding the stick)
11:35
Tyler Kennedy (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:29
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for holding the stick)
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40:46
Matt Cooke (2 min for tripping)
42:08
Dominic Moore (2 min for hooking)
44:04
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
50:49
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
53:57
Bill Guerin (5 min for fighting)
53:57
Nathan Paetsch (5 min for fighting)
58:52
Jochen Hecht (2 min for boarding)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.30 6
R Ville Leino 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 11.10 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
R Jason Pominville 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 2 18.10 10
C Dominic Moore 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 10.30 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 16.00 8
C Tim Connolly 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 15.30 8
C Derek Roy 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 18.40 7
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 12.50 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 1 18.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 2 19.40 7
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 0 0 1 5 1 16.10 7
D Henrik Tallinder 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 13.30 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 27.30 9
D Sasha Pokulok 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10.10 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 1 4 4 2 2 2 24.40 8
D Toni Lydman 0 2 2 2 1 1 0 2 28.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 25 0 0 60.00 7
G Mikael Tellqvist 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 0 10.10 6
R Bill Guerin 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 -1 9.20 4
R Pascal Dupuis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12.10 7
R Miroslav Satan 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 -4 19.00 7
C Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 8.50 4
C Jeff Taffe 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 12.00 5
C Jordan Staal 0 0 4 5 0 4 0 0 18.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 2 6 1 0 0 0 -4 20.20 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.50 6
L Chris Kunitz 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 13.00 7
L Matt Cooke 1 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 17.00 7
L Marian Hossa 1 1 3 4 1 0 0 -4 21.10 8
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21.10 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -4 23.50 5
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 18.40 4
D Kristopher Letang 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 -4 27.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 10 0 0 36.50 4
G Mathieu Garon 3 0 4 0 0 23.10 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jason Pominville
2nd star: Derek Roy
3rd star: Thomas Vanek
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Thomas Vanek scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Jason Pominville scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 13 game point drought.
-Henrik Tallinder ended his 8 game point drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Marian Hossa scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Marian Hossa notched his 20th assist of the season.
Other notes:
-Bill Guerin fought Nathan Paetsch in a fight.
Farm game result:
Portland Pirates 0( 18) , W-B/Scranton Penguins 1( 10)
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0-1 WBS Jonathan D'Aversa (Dustin Jeffrey)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Adam Berkhoel