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20/3/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 24 - 22
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:68/93=73 %, Challenges:30/36=81 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/85=81 %, Challenges:35/55=62 %
Attendance: 8717 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 413185 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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13:23 1-0
Ruslan Fedotenko [26] (Brooks Orpik, Kristopher Letang)
16:44 1-1
Jochen Hecht [11] (Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman)
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21:38 1-2
Jason Pominville [18] (Maxim Afinogenov, Jochen Hecht)
34:47 1-3
Ales Kotalik [15] (Paul Gaustad, Derek Roy)
36:18 2-3
Tyler Kennedy [8] (Hal Gill, Evgeny Malkin)
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49:56 3-3
Sidney Crosby [32] (Petr Sykora, Evgeny Malkin)
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61:03 3-4
Paul Gaustad [10] (Ales Kotalik, Nathan Paetsch)
Penalty summary:
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03:52
Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
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28:29
Mathieu Darche (2 min for high-sticking)
31:02
Mark Eaton (5 min for fighting)
31:02
Clarke MacArthur (5 min for fighting)
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48:22
Eric Godard (5 min for fighting)
48:22
Clarke MacArthur (5 min for fighting)
59:53
Ruslan Fedotenko (5 min for fighting)
59:53
Clarke MacArthur (5 min for fighting)
59:53
Clarke MacArthur (10 min game misconduct)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Eric Godard 0 0 1 3 0 3 5 0 7.50 6
R Tyler Kennedy 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 15.10 7
R Miroslav Satan 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -2 18.00 6
R Petr Sykora 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 1 3 2 6 0 1 15.10 6
C Jordan Staal 0 0 2 6 1 1 0 -2 18.00 8
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.50 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 15.20 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 1 0 0 5 -1 19.40 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 20.10 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0 12.00 7
D Kristopher Letang 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 27.40 7
D Hal Gill 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 16.50 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 -1 19.00 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 25.20 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 18 0 0 61.00 5
G Dany Sabourin 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 2 2 0 0 0 9.10 5
R Ales Kotalik 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 15.10 7
R Jason Pominville 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 16.20 8
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 16.10 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 9.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 2 19.30 7
C Derek Roy 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 -2 16.20 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 16.10 8
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9.10 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 0 1 0 0 25 -1 12.30 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 1 3 1 3 0 0 3 21.40 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 16.30 6
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.40 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 25.00 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 2 18.00 8
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 18.30 6
D Toni Lydman 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 21 0 0 61.00 6
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ales Kotalik
2nd star: Paul Gaustad
3rd star: Jochen Hecht
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Kristopher Letang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Jordan Staal had his 4 game point streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ales Kotalik scored his 15th goal of the season.
-Nathan Paetsch has marked a new career high in assists with 23 assists.
-Paul Gaustad scored his 10th goal of the season.
Other notes:
-Clarke MacArthur beat Mark Eaton in a fight.
-Eric Godard beat Clarke MacArthur in a fight.
-Clarke MacArthur beat Ruslan Fedotenko in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 4( 24) , Rochester Americans 2( 18)
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1-0 WIL Janne Pesonen (John Mitchell)
1-1 ROC Alexandre Picard (Phillip Gogulla, Mike Funk)
2-1 WIL Colby Genoway (Mark Letestu, Mark Ardelan)
2-2 ROC Alexandre Picard (Phillip Gogulla)
3-2 WIL Connor James (Colby Genoway)
4-2 WIL Colby Genoway (Connor James)
Goalies: John Curry - Adam Dennis