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9/11/2012
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Buffalo Sabres 8 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 20 - 39
PP: 0 of 1 (0 shots), Passing:62/77=80 %, Challenges:25/43=56 %
PP: 2 of 3 (7 shots), Passing:65/80=81 %, Challenges:41/58=69 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:18 0-1
Sidney Crosby [11] (Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang)PP
08:13 0-2
Sidney Crosby [12] (Chris Kunitz, Kris Letang)
13:48 1-2
Christian Ehrhoff [1] (Robyn Regehr, Nathan Gerbe)
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22:45 2-2
Zemgus Girgensons [1] (Tyler Myers)
29:37 2-3
Jason Williams [3] (Chris Kunitz, Steve Sullivan)PP
33:56 3-3
Brian Gionta [4] (Mason Raymond)
36:43 4-3
Shaone Morrisonn [1] (Jake McCabe, Cody Hodgson)
37:16 5-3
Nathan Gerbe [4] (Christian Ehrhoff)
38:41 6-3
Nathan Gerbe [5] (Drew Stafford, Jordan Leopold)
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41:38 6-4
James Neal [5] (Steve Sullivan, Evgeni Malkin)
47:15 7-4
Tyler Myers [3] (Mikhail Grigorenko, Robyn Regehr)
55:05 8-4
Thomas Vanek [6] (Nathan Gerbe)
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Penalty summary:
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01:43
Dalton Thrower (2 min for hooking)
05:42
Jordan Leopold (2 min for hooking)
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28:33
Dalton Thrower (2 min for tripping)
31:44
Brian Gibbons (2 min for high-sticking)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Dalton Thrower 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 21.00 7
R Brad Boyes 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9.30 6
R Drew Stafford 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 6.10 7
R Brian Gionta 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 3 20.10 8
C Mikhail Grigorenko 0 1 4 2 3 0 0 0 27.40 8
C Cody Hodgson 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 10.30 5
C Tyler Ennis 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 7.10 6
L Nathan Gerbe 2 2 2 3 0 3 0 4 14.40 10
C Zemgus Girgensons 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 25.50 7
L Mason Raymond 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 11.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5.00 4
L Thomas Vanek 1 0 3 1 1 1 0 3 17.00 7
D Shaone Morrisonn 1 0 1 2 1 4 0 1 18.40 7
D Robyn Regehr 0 2 0 2 1 2 0 3 10.50 8
D Jordan Leopold 0 1 0 6 3 0 2 1 29.20 7
D Jake McCabe 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 14.20 7
D Christian Ehrhoff 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 17.30 7
D Tyler Myers 1 1 2 5 1 4 0 3 29.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Jhonas Enroth 4 0 35 0 0 60.00 6
G Ryan Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 -2 13.10 5
R Steve Sullivan 0 2 3 0 1 0 0 -4 19.10 6
R Evgeni Malkin 0 2 4 3 1 0 0 1 18.50 9
C Brian Gibbons 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 6.40 7
C Jason Williams 1 0 4 0 0 1 0 -2 14.10 7
C Brandon Sutter 0 0 4 1 5 1 0 -4 18.00 5
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 19.00 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 8.50 7
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 5 0 2 2 0 -2 13.10 6
L James Neal 1 0 4 3 1 4 0 -4 20.20 9
L Chris Kunitz 0 2 4 1 3 2 0 0 19.50 8
D Joe Morrow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.00 4
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 -5 19.00 5
D Zbynek Michalek 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 26.30 7
D Oli Maatta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 15.10 5
D Paul Martin 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -3 20.30 6
D Kris Letang 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 24.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 10 0 0 36.50 4
G Tomas Vokoun 4 0 2 0 0 23.10 4
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nathan Gerbe
2nd star: Tyler Myers
3rd star: Sidney Crosby
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Cody Hodgson ended his 7 game point drought.
-Zemgus Girgensons ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Christian Ehrhoff finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Kris Letang notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Evgeni Malkin notched his 10th assist of the season.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 31) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 9)
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1-0 ROC Michael Ryan (Alexander Sulzer, Corey Tropp)
2-0 ROC Matt Ellis (Corey Tropp)
3-0 ROC Andrej Sekera
4-0 ROC Paul Szczechura (Ales Kotalik)
5-0 ROC Corey Tropp (Matt Ellis)
Goalies: Drew MacIntyre - Brent Johnson