Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 21 - 19
PP: 1 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:68/78=87 %, Challenges:35/51=67 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:66/84=78 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
Attendance: 12671 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 565127 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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02:09 1-0
Kristian Huselius [15] (Brendan Witt, Nicklas Bäckström)
15:34 1-1
Fredrik Modin [7] (Jaroslav Spacek, Toni Lydman)
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30:11 2-1
Nicklas Bäckström [11] (Kristian Huselius, Jaromir Jagr)PP
33:25 2-2
Jason Pominville [13] (Tim Connolly, Craig Rivet)PP
36:01 2-3
Luke Adam [7] (Jason Pominville, Craig Rivet)
38:45 3-3
Duncan Keith [2] (Philippe Boucher)
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49:32 4-3
Rod Brind'Amour [10] (Jaromir Jagr, Philippe Boucher)
50:45 5-3
Petr Sykora [9] (Nicklas Bäckström, Kristian Huselius)
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Penalty summary:
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03:55
Brendan Witt (2 min for roughing)
03:55
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for roughing)
07:25
Jared Staal (2 min for holding the stick)
09:57
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for high-sticking)
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29:23
Patrick Kaleta (2 min for hooking)
31:51
Philippe Boucher (2 min for hooking)
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51:08
Corey Trivino (2 min for roughing)
54:56
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Nikita Filatov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 6
R Alexei Cherepanov 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 15.20 5
R Petr Sykora 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 2 6 0 3 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Anton Gustafsson 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 5
C Corey Trivino 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 -1 15.10 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 2 1 3 0 2 0 1 19.00 9
C Sergei Fedorov 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 2 21.00 7
L Jakub Voracek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 5
L Bill Guerin 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 18.50 6
L Kristian Huselius 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
L Rod Brind'Amour 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 17.10 8
D Erik Karlsson 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 5
D Philippe Boucher 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 24.40 9
D Eric Mestery 0 0 0 4 0 6 0 0 14.10 8
D Brendan Witt 0 1 0 3 1 3 2 0 17.30 7
D Duncan Keith 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 29.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 16 0 0 60.00 5
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Patrick Kaleta 0 0 0 1 1 0 6 0 9.00 4
R Fredrik Modin 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 13.00 6
R Shane Doan 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 -2 17.20 6
R Jason Pominville 1 1 6 1 4 1 0 0 20.40 7
C Michael Peca 0 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 13.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 -1 12.20 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 -1 13.40 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 21.00 7
L Garrett Klotz 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9.00 5
L Jared Staal 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 -1 11.20 5
L Luke Adam 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 12.30 6
L Sergei Samsonov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.10 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 -1 13.10 5
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 -2 18.30 5
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 28.50 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 12.00 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 -1 19.00 6
D Craig Rivet 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Steve Mason 5 0 16 0 0 60.00 4
G Martin Brodeur 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Kristian Huselius
3rd star: Philippe Boucher
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Brendan Witt has marked a new career high in assists with 14 assists.
-Brendan Witt has marked a new career high in points with 15 points.
-Kristian Huselius scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Rod Brind'Amour scored his 10th goal of the season.
-Petr Sykora finally ended his 11 game goal drought.
-Duncan Keith finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Jaroslav Spacek notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Tim Connolly notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Luke Adam ended his 8 game goal drought.
Other notes: