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Fri, Mar 30

Final 1 2 3 T
Pittsburgh 2 2 1 5
Buffalo 2 1 0 3

First Niagara Center - Buffalo

Pittsburgh Penguins (48-24-6)
5
Buffalo Sabres (38-30-10)
3

Team Statistics

Team SOG PPG/PPO PIM FOW GvA TkA Hits BkS
Pittsburgh Penguins 34 2/3 4 27 6 5 29 8
Buffalo Sabres 28 0/2 6 32 7 8 28 8
Legend

Stats Legend

SOG
Shots on goal
PPG/PPO
Power-play goals per power-play opportunities
PIM
Penalty minutes
FOW
Faceoffs won
GvA
Giveaways
TkA
Takeaways
BkS
Blocked shots
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Game Summary

1st Period

Period Scoring
Time Team Scoring Detail PIT BUF
3:50 PIT Evgeni Malkin (48): Power play Assisted by S. Sullivan (30), S. Crosby (22) 1 0
6:35 BUF Jordan Leopold (9): Assisted by J. Pominville (40), V. Leino (17) 1 1
12:52 PIT Sidney Crosby (5): Assisted by S. Sullivan (31), P. Dupuis (29) 2 1
15:45 BUF Tyler Ennis (13): Assisted by A. Sulzer (4), M. Weber (4) 2 2
Period Penalties
Time Team Penalty Detail
3:10 BUF Drew Stafford: 2 minutes for Tripping

2nd Period

Period Scoring
Time Team Scoring Detail PIT BUF
11:43 PIT James Neal (38): Power play Assisted by S. Crosby (23), E. Malkin (54) 3 2
15:06 PIT Steve Sullivan (15): Assisted by P. Dupuis (30), S. Crosby (24) 4 2
16:59 BUF Thomas Vanek (26): Unassisted 4 3
Period Penalties
Time Team Penalty Detail
2:14 PIT Matt Cooke: 2 minutes for Boarding
7:58 BUF Derek Roy: 2 minutes for Hooking
11:09 BUF Marcus Foligno: 2 minutes for Tripping

3rd Period

Period Scoring
Time Team Scoring Detail PIT BUF
19:54 PIT Jordan Staal (25): Assisted by B. Orpik (16) 5 3
Period Penalties
Time Team Penalty Detail
17:39 PIT Evgeni Malkin: 2 minutes for Delay of Game

Goalie Summary

Pittsburgh SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
B. Johnson 28 3 25 .893 59:57
Buffalo SA GA Sv Sv% TOI
R. Miller 33 4 29 .879 59:14
Legend

Stats Legend

SA
Shots against
GA
Goals against
Sv
Saves
Sv%
Save percentage
TOI
Time on ice
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Skater Summary

Pittsburgh G A PPG +/- PIM SOG Hits BkS GvA TkA FOW FOL FO% TOI
C. Adams, RW 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 11:58
A. Asham, RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 9:06
M. Cooke, LW 0 0 0 -1 2 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 14:15
S. Crosby, C 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 11 38.9 17:40
P. Dupuis, LW 0 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 17:29
D. Engelland, D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 11:57
B. Johnson, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 59:57
T. Kennedy, LW 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 13:00
C. Kunitz, LW 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 18:34
E. Malkin, C 1 1 1 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 6 7 46.2 17:47
P. Martin, D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 - 19:28
Z. Michalek, D 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 24:37
J. Neal, LW 1 0 1 -1 0 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 - 17:32
M. Niskanen, D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 - 20:13
B. Orpik, D 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 - 25:40
J. Staal, C 1 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 1 0 11 8 57.9 19:39
B. Strait, D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 - 12:21
S. Sullivan, LW 1 2 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 14:43
J. Vitale, C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 4 42.9 10:04
Buffalo G A PPG +/- PIM SOG Hits BkS GvA TkA FOW FOL FO% TOI
B. Boyes, RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 60.0 9:03
T. Ennis, LW 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 5 7 41.7 18:46
M. Foligno, LW 0 0 0 0 2 1 8 1 0 1 0 0 - 17:50
C. Hodgson, C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 1 1 14 9 60.9 19:51
P. Kaleta, RW 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 - 8:18
V. Leino, LW 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 100.0 13:21
J. Leopold, D 1 0 0 -1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 26:42
C. McCormick, C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 7:42
R. Miller, G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 59:14
T. Myers, D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 - 22:12
J. Pominville, RW 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 19:28
R. Regehr, D 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 - 19:41
D. Roy, C 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 9 8 52.9 14:52
A. Sekera, D 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 - 18:34
D. Stafford, RW 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 0 1 1 0 0 - 18:04
A. Sulzer, D 0 1 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 17:33
C. Tropp, RW 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 15:10
T. Vanek, LW 1 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 - 18:45
M. Weber, D 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 11:40
Legend

Stats Legend

G
Goals
A
Assists
PPG
Power-play goals
+/-
Plus-minus rating
PIM
Penalty minutes
SOG
Shots on goal
BkS
Blocked shots
GvA
Giveaways
TkA
Takeaways
FOW
Faceoffs won
FOL
Faceoffs lost
FO%
Faceoff win percentage
TOI
Time on ice
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Shots on Goal

Team 1 2 3 Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 12 11 34
Buffalo Sabres 10 9 9 28

Game Information

Attendance: 18,690
Referees: Dean Morton, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
Arena: First Niagara Center
Location: Buffalo, New York
Data provided by STATS LLC.

Three Stars

  1. Photo of Sidney Crosby Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh Penguins - C

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  2. Photo of Thomas Vanek Thomas Vanek Buffalo - LW

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  3. Photo of Steve Sullivan Steve Sullivan Pittsburgh - LW

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