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19/10/2008
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 25 - 28
PP: 4 of 6 (9 shots), Passing:60/80=75 %, Challenges:26/37=68 %
PP: 0 of 3 (11 shots), Passing:73/93=78 %, Challenges:28/45=60 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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11:26 1-0
Alexander Ovechkin [3] (Miroslav Satan, Brian Pothier)PP
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26:29 2-0
Sidney Crosby [3] (Alexander Ovechkin)PP
28:22 3-0
Tyler Kennedy [1] (Jordan Staal)PP
29:17 3-1
Jochen Hecht [3] (Maxim Afinogenov, Drew Stafford)
39:57 3-2
Derek Roy [1] (Ales Kotalik, Thomas Vanek)
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54:59 4-2
Alexander Ovechkin [4] (Sidney Crosby, Miroslav Satan)PP
56:13 5-2
Miroslav Satan [5] (Sidney Crosby, Alexander Semin)
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Penalty summary:
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04:01
Paul Gaustad (2 min for slashing)
09:44
Jochen Hecht (2 min for roughing)
14:19
Sergei Gonchar (2 min for hooking)
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21:55
Maxime Talbot (2 min for cross-checking)
25:45
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
27:18
Mathieu Darche (2 min for tripping)
29:28
Jonathan Filewich (2 min for hooking)
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47:01
Ales Kotalik (2 min for roughing)
47:01
Matt Cooke (2 min for roughing)
47:21
Daniel Paillé (2 min for hooking)
53:48
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for boarding)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jonathan Filewich 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 6.20 6
R Eric Godard 0 0 2 1 1 3 0 -1 14.40 6
R Tyler Kennedy 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13.30 8
R Miroslav Satan 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 8
C Keven Veilleux 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 -1 15.40 7
C Jordan Staal 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.30 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 11.40 5
L Pascal Dupuis 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 17.20 6
L Alexander Semin 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 2 1 5 0 0 0 0 -1 19.30 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 1 2 1 4 0 -1 18.30 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.00 6
D Brian Pothier 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 22.00 8
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 -1 21.00 6
D Hal Gill 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 17.10 7
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 0 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 26 0 0 60.00 9
G José Theodore 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Drew Stafford 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 7.30 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 4
R Ales Kotalik 0 1 2 0 2 0 2 0 20.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 1 4 1 1 0 4 1 18.00 8
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 12.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 3 2 2 0 13.30 4
C Derek Roy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 15.40 7
C Tim Connolly 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.40 6
L Mathieu Darche 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.10 6
L Daniel Paillé 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 9.20 6
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 3 0 2 0 0 1 18.40 7
L Jochen Hecht 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 20.50 7
D Mike Funk 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10.30 6
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 22.20 5
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 4 3 1 3 0 0 26.30 7
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 21.20 5
D Craig Rivet 0 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 27.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Patrick Lalime 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Ovechkin
2nd star: Miroslav Satan
3rd star: Sidney Crosby
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Derek Roy ended his 6 game goal drought.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 8( 45) , Rochester Americans 1( 7)
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1-0 WIL Danny Richmond (Janne Pesonen, Mats Sundin)
2-0 WIL Mats Sundin
3-0 WIL Martin Straka (Mats Sundin)
4-0 WIL Chris Minard (Richard Lelkes, Jeff Taffe)
5-0 WIL Mats Sundin (Martin Straka, Janne Pesonen)
6-0 WIL Bill Thomas (Jonathan D'Aversa, Tim Wallace)
6-1 ROC Phillip Gogulla (Mike Weber)
7-1 WIL Mats Sundin (Martin Straka, Janne Pesonen)
8-1 WIL Martin Straka (Mats Sundin)
Goalies: John Curry - Adam Dennis