← Conference Semifinals, 2000-01 playoffs
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Conference Semifinals, Game 6 · May 8, 2001 · Mellon Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 18 | |
| 3 | 33 |
Decided in overtime.
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:26 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov (2) | Steve Heinze (4) | 1 - 0 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 05:14 | PIT | Alex Kovalev (4) | Martin Straka (4), Janne Laukkanen (2) | 1 - 1 |
| 15:12 | BUF | Donald Audette (3) | Rhett Warrener (2) | 2 - 1 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 18:42 | PIT | Mario Lemieux (6) | Alex Kovalev (3), Martin Straka (5) | 2 - 2 |
| Overtime | ||||
| 11:29 | PIT | Martin Straka (3) | Alex Kovalev (4), Robert Lang (3) | 2 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:06 | BUF | Chris Gratton | Roughing | 2 |
| 07:21 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov | Hooking | 2 |
| 10:55 | PIT | Alex Kovalev | Cross checking | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 07:23 | PIT | Rene Corbet | Interference goalkeeper | 2 |
| 15:37 | BUF | Vladimir Tsyplakov | Roughing | 2 |
| 15:37 | PIT | Andrew Ference | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:53 | BUF | Vaclav Varada | High sticking | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 01:16 | BUF | Dmitri Kalinin | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:55 | BUF | Steve Heinze | Boarding | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:26 | |
| 61 | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 07:28 | |
| 44 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:54 | |
| 57 | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:04 | |
| 2 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:52 | |
| 3 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 21:12 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:31 | |
| 15 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:56 | |
| 25 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:15 | |
| 26 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:46 | |
| 29 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:17 | |
| 37 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:02 | |
| 45 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:46 | |
| 71 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17:47 | |
| 77 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 32:31 | |
| 77 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:24 | |
| 81 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:34 | |
| 93 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:43 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | L | 33 | 30 | 3 | 71:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20:41 | |
| 82 | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 23:48 | |
| 66 | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26:18 | |
| 20 | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22:33 | |
| 23 | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 25:45 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:35 | |
| 6 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22:21 | |
| 8 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:33 | |
| 9 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12:05 | |
| 14 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14:39 | |
| 18 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:31 | |
| 18 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23:44 | |
| 18 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:23 | |
| 21 | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26:57 | |
| 25 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:36 | |
| 38 | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:26 | |
| 68 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25:53 | |
| 95 | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:52 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | 18 | 16 | 2 | 70:20 | |
| 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 00:54 |