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19/10/2009
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Pittsburgh Penguins 7 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 28 - 18
PP: 4 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:71/79=89 %, Challenges:34/45=73 %
PP: 1 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:72/86=83 %, Challenges:24/42=55 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 791939 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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01:11 0-1
Jochen Hecht [3] (Thomas Vanek, Craig Rivet)
06:24 1-1
Sidney Crosby [5] (Bill Guerin, Zach Parisé)PP
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33:56 1-2
Jason Pominville [3] (Derek Roy, Clarke MacArthur)PP
34:26 2-2
Sergei Gonchar [2] (Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby)PP
39:12 3-2
Pascal Dupuis [5] (Brooks Orpik)
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41:35 4-2
Sidney Crosby [6] (Zach Parisé, Bill Guerin)PP
44:48 5-2
Tyler Kennedy [2] (Sergei Gonchar)
47:39 6-2
Ruslan Fedotenko [3] (Evgeni Malkin, Pascal Dupuis)PP
49:03 6-3
Jochen Hecht [4] (Tim Connolly, Thomas Vanek)
50:03 7-3
Evgeni Malkin [2] (Bill Guerin, Jay McKee)
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Penalty summary:
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05:23
Philippe Gogulla (2 min for high-sticking)
10:38
Evgeni Malkin (2 min for holding the stick)
17:29
Philippe Gogulla (2 min for hooking)
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26:53
Sidney Crosby (2 min for tripping)
32:25
Maxime Talbot (2 min for cross-checking)
34:12
Philippe Gogulla (2 min for slashing)
39:53
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
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46:45
Drew Stafford (2 min for holding the stick)
59:21
Brooks Orpik (2 min for slashing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Craig Adams 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 13.20 6
R Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 2 2 0 3 0 0 16.00 8
R Bill Guerin 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 17.10 8
R Tyler Kennedy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Rod Pelley 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 8.10 7
C Chris Kunitz 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 11.30 7
C Evgeni Malkin 1 1 4 1 1 0 2 2 15.20 9
C Sidney Crosby 2 1 4 2 2 1 2 -1 16.30 9
L Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 7.50 7
L Pavol Demitra 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 15.40 7
L Pascal Dupuis 1 1 1 3 0 2 0 2 15.00 9
L Zach Parisé 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 -1 17.10 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 13.40 7
D Brooks Orpik 0 1 1 4 0 4 2 2 17.10 9
D Kris Letang 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 24.20 6
D Mark Eaton 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 17.30 6
D Jay McKee 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 20.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 1 1 5 2 0 1 0 -1 27.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jonas Hiller 3 0 15 0 0 60.00 4
G John Curry 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Mair 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 11.10 6
R Drew Stafford 0 0 0 1 2 4 2 0 13.20 5
R Jason Pominville 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 13.20 7
R Thomas Vanek 0 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 17.30 9
C Matt Ellis 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 10.10 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 18.00 6
C Derek Roy 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 -2 15.00 6
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 16.50 6
L Philippe Gogulla 0 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 9.50 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 16.30 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 12.10 4
L Jochen Hecht 2 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 20.30 7
D Tyler Myers 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 14.40 6
D Chris Butler 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -2 15.50 5
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 24.50 6
D Joe DiPenta 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15.40 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 20.30 6
D Craig Rivet 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 28.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 7 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Bill Guerin
3rd star: Evgeni Malkin
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Pascal Dupuis scored the 100th goal of his career.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 6( 47) , Rochester Americans 2( 12)
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1-0
Mike Rupp (Eric Godard)
2-0
David Bouchard (Mike Rupp)
3-0
Mike Rupp (Tim Wallace, Chris Lee)
3-1
Dion Knelsen (Tim Kennedy, Mike Weber)
3-2
Zbynek Hampl (Dennis Persson)
4-2
Mike Rupp (Chris Conner, Ben Lovejoy)
5-2
Aaron Boogaard (Keven Veilleux)
6-2
Paul Bissonnette (Keven Veilleux)
Goalies: Brad Thiessen - Jhonas Enroth