Buffalo Sabres
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Dec 8, 2008 · Mellon Arena
| Team | Goals | Shots |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Sabres |
4 | 29 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 | 32 |
Scoring
| Time | Team | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 09:37 | PIT | Ruslan Fedotenko (6) | Evgeni Malkin (33), Petr Sykora (9) | 0 - 1 |
| 11:07 | BUF | Derek Roy (8) | Unassisted | 1 - 1 |
| 15:15 | PIT | Ruslan Fedotenko (7) | Evgeni Malkin (34), Petr Sykora (10) | 1 - 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:31 | PIT | Kris Letang (1) PP | Sidney Crosby (28) | 1 - 3 |
| 06:40 | BUF | Ales Kotalik (7) | Adam Mair (4), Maxim Afinogenov (9) | 2 - 3 |
| 14:49 | BUF | Daniel Paille (3) | Paul Gaustad (4), Clarke MacArthur (6) | 3 - 3 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:13 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (20) | Jason Pominville (11), Jochen Hecht (5) | 4 - 3 |
Penalties
| Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Period | ||||
| 03:02 | BUF | Team | Too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 07:06 | PIT | Brooks Orpik | Hooking | 2 |
| 18:03 | BUF | Jason Pominville | Hooking | 2 |
| 19:40 | BUF | Thomas Vanek | Delaying game | 2 |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:19 | BUF | Jochen Hecht | Tripping | 2 |
| 09:14 | BUF | Team | Abuse of officials | 2 |
| 09:14 | BUF | Thomas Vanek | Interference | 2 |
| 18:22 | BUF | Clarke MacArthur | Roughing | 2 |
| 18:22 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Cross checking | 2 |
| 18:22 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Roughing | 2 |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 06:43 | PIT | Alex Goligoski | Hooking | 2 |
| 09:37 | BUF | Derek Roy | Tripping | 2 |
| 13:23 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe | High sticking | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 |  Derek Roy |
C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 20:41 |
| 12 |  Daniel Paille |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10:01 |
| 26 |  Ales Kotalik |
R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10:05 |
| 26 |  Thomas Vanek |
L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17:47 |
| 11 |  Adam Mair |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 11:13 |
| 16 |  Clarke MacArthur |
L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 08:33 |
| 28 |  Paul Gaustad |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 16:05 |
| 29 |  Jason Pominville |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23:20 |
| 55 |  Jochen Hecht |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:41 |
| 61 |  Maxim Afinogenov |
R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 08:53 |
| 5 |  Andrej Sekera |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25:14 |
| 8 |  Jaroslav Spacek |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20:09 |
| 18 |  Drew Stafford |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 15:01 |
| 20 |  Henrik Tallinder |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:38 |
| 24 |  Nathan Gerbe |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 09:46 |
| 27 |  Teppo Numminen |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:55 |
| 32 |  Toni Lydman |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 22:54 |
| 52 |  Craig Rivet |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:29 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 |  Ryan Miller |
W | 32 | 29 | 3 | 59:44 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | Hits | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 |  Ruslan Fedotenko |
L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:21 |
| 15 |  Petr Sykora |
R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:39 |
| 71 |  Evgeni Malkin |
C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 25:54 |
| 58 |  Kris Letang |
D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21:47 |
| 87 |  Sidney Crosby |
C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 27:34 |
| 4 |  Mark Eaton |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:56 |
| 7 |  Rob Scuderi |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21:30 |
| 9 |  Pascal Dupuis |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:17 |
| 11 |  Jordan Staal |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25:38 |
| 20 |  Janne Pesonen |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 02:55 |
| 21 |  Ben Lovejoy |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:37 |
| 24 |  Matt Cooke |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:18 |
| 25 |  Max Talbot |
C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12:15 |
| 28 |  Eric Godard |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 04:29 |
| 33 |  Alex Goligoski |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19:59 |
| 39 |  Chris Minard |
L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 07:46 |
| 44 |  Brooks Orpik |
D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:52 |
| 81 |  Miroslav Satan |
R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:33 |
| # | Goalie | Decision | Shots against | Saves | Goals against | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 |  Dany Sabourin |
L | 29 | 25 | 4 | 58:40 |