Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 37 - 33
PP: 1 of 4 (3 shots), Passing:61/68=89 %, Challenges:53/56=93 %
BUF PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:53/61=86 %, Challenges:39/42=90 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 807201 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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07:31 1-0
Ryan Whitney [10] (Dion Phaneuf, Sidney Crosby)PP
13:08 2-0
Bryan Little [9] (Ryan Getzlaf, Ryan Suter)
15:12 2-1 BUF Jochen Hecht [37] (Tim Connolly, Teppo Numminen)
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27:35 3-1
Ryan Getzlaf [14] (Thomas Hickey)
29:33 4-1
Alexander Ovechkin [40] (Jay Bouwmeester)
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41:11 5-1
Ilya Kovalchuk [45] (Alexander Ovechkin, Dion Phaneuf)
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Penalty summary:
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07:22 BUF Derek Roy (2 min for hooking)
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20:19
Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for tripping)
24:29 BUF Jochen Hecht (2 min for diving)
32:22 BUF Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for cross-checking)
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54:38
Ryan Suter (2 min for cross-checking)
56:53
Mike Richards (2 min for tripping)
59:35 BUF Paul Gaustad (2 min for cross-checking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Bryan Little 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 7
R Ryan Getzlaf 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 1 12.30 8
R Ales Hemsky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 21.20 8
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6.50 6
C Jonathan Toews 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 0 4 1 0 0 2 0 14.50 8
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 1 23.00 7
L Andrei Kostitsyn 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 6.50 7
L Gilbert Brulé 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 7
L Anze Kopitar 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 13.00 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 1 26.00 8
D Thomas Hickey 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 12.00 7
D Jack Johnson 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 17.10 7
D Jay Bouwmeester 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 2 31.00 9
D Ryan Suter 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 1 13.40 9
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 29.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Corey Crawford 1 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Peters 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 9.20 5
R Georges Laraque 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -2 13.00 6
R Alex Korolyuk 0 0 3 5 1 0 0 0 15.30 7
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.20 6
C Adam Mair 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 -2 15.30 7
C Derek Roy 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 15.30 7
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.20 7
L Shean Donovan 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 6.20 4
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 -2 20.40 7
L Matt Cooke 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 15.40 8
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 3 4 0 0 2 0 17.20 9
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.20 6
D Chris Chelios 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 3 0 0 2 -2 31.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 -2 17.50 7
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 17.20 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 3 5 0 3 0 -2 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 32 0 0 60.00 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ryan Getzlaf
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Dion Phaneuf