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26/9/2008
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 34 - 22
PP: 2 of 8 (16 shots), Passing:71/91=78 %, Challenges:39/43=88 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:62/80=77 %, Challenges:24/32=72 %
Attendance: 3391 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 155647 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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08:48 0-1
Thomas Vanek [3] (Tim Connolly)PP
16:22 1-1
Miroslav Satan [3] (Chris Kunitz)
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21:11 2-1
Sergei Gonchar [2] (Petr Sykora, Chris Kunitz)PP
30:55 3-1
Petr Sykora [6] (Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz)PP
35:41 3-2
Tim Connolly [4] (Toni Lydman)
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41:19 4-2
Evgeny Malkin [5] (Chris Kunitz, Ruslan Fedotenko)
43:58 5-2
Sidney Crosby [3] (Petr Sykora, Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03
Jochen Hecht (2 min for tripping)
07:42
Matt Cooke (2 min for hooking)
09:11
Drew Stafford (2 min for holding the stick)
17:59
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
17:59
Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
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20:04
Drew Stafford (2 min for roughing)
24:35
Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
26:54
Philippe Boucher (2 min for tripping)
29:18
Ales Kotalik (2 min for elbowing)
32:28
Mike Zigomanis (2 min for hooking)
36:59
Mike Zigomanis (2 min for cross-checking)
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44:28
Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
44:28
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
50:06
Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for roughing)
52:06
Craig Rivet (2 min for holding the stick)
52:22
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 0 1 1 1 10 0 4.40 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 11.50 6
R Miroslav Satan 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 16.00 7
R Petr Sykora 1 2 7 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 9
C Mike Zigomanis 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 6.10 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.50 7
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 2 14.10 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 20.40 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 11.10 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 1 3 2 0 1 0 0 16.30 8
L Chris Kunitz 0 4 5 1 0 0 0 2 19.30 9
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 21.40 7
D Robert Scuderi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 13.30 7
D Philippe Boucher 0 0 3 3 0 1 2 1 28.50 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.40 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 12.50 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 1 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 20 0 0 60.00 8
G Mathieu Garon 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 0 2 3 1 1 4 -1 8.20 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 19.20 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 7
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 16.10 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -1 12.50 4
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 17.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 14.20 5
C Tim Connolly 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 -1 15.50 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 8.20 5
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 14.50 8
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 2 1 1 0 4 -1 21.10 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.10 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 -2 29.00 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 -1 12.50 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -1 19.20 7
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 29 0 0 60.00 5
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Kunitz
2nd star: Petr Sykora
3rd star: Sidney Crosby
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Other notes:
-Eric Godard beat Adam Mair in a fight.
-Eric Godard beat Adam Mair in a fight.