Pittsburgh Penguins 7 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 1 of 3 (2 shots), Passing:65/77=84 %, Challenges:33/43=75 %
PP: 0 of 4 (8 shots), Passing:68/87=78 %, Challenges:42/52=79 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:14 1-0
Alex Kovalev [31] (Duncan Keith)
09:17 2-0
Ryan Malone [5] (David Steckel, Alex Goligoski)
13:39 2-1
Andrei Loktionov [1] (Daniel Paillé, Ethan Moreau)
14:31 2-2
Mikko Koivu [25] (Drew Stafford, Brent Burns)
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22:27 3-2
Alexander Semin [38] (Alex Kovalev, Jordan Staal)PP
33:24 3-3
Braydon Coburn [2])
33:44 4-3
Craig Adams [7] (Chris Kunitz, Brooks Laich)
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47:24 5-3
Alex Kovalev [32] (Alexander Semin, Duncan Keith)
48:46 6-3
Brooks Laich [13] (Sergei Gonchar, Sergei Zubov)
57:37 7-3
Chris Kunitz [26] (Duncan Keith, Jordan Staal)
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Penalty summary:
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03:05
Mike Weber (2 min for tripping)
09:21
Alex Goligoski (2 min for hooking)
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21:17
Ethan Moreau (2 min for boarding)
23:08
Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
23:08
Robyn Regehr (2 min for roughing)
29:41
Alexander Semin (2 min for roughing)
37:34
Alex Kovalev (2 min for slashing)
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45:14
Ethan Moreau (2 min for roughing)
45:14
Alex Goligoski (2 min for roughing)
50:05
Daniel Paillé (2 min for high-sticking)
52:28
Duncan Keith (2 min for diving)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Fabian Brunnström 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 6.40 6
R Pascal Dupuis 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 14.30 7
R Craig Adams 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 14.00 7
R Alex Kovalev 2 1 4 0 2 0 2 2 19.40 8
C Matt Cooke 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 6.40 6
C David Steckel 0 1 1 4 1 4 0 0 21.00 8
C Brooks Laich 1 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 18.40 8
C Jordan Staal 0 2 4 5 0 0 0 3 20.10 10
L Luke Adam 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6.10 6
L Ryan Malone 1 0 2 1 1 1 2 1 13.20 8
L Chris Kunitz 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 9
L Alexander Semin 1 1 2 3 2 0 2 1 19.50 8
D Alex Goligoski 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 1 14.20 6
D Drew Doughty 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 16.20 7
D Duncan Keith 0 3 0 5 1 1 2 1 24.30 9
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Sergei Zubov 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 28.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Semyon Varlamov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Cody McCormick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.30 4
L Robbie Schremp 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14.30 6
R Jason Pominville 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 -3 17.30 6
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Andrei Loktionov 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5.20 7
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 18.50 4
C Mikko Koivu 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 17.10 6
C Joe Thornton 0 0 5 3 2 1 0 -2 19.30 7
L Daniel Paillé 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 1 2 4 0 4 4 0 12.40 9
R Drew Stafford 0 1 5 2 0 0 0 -2 17.50 6
L Bobby Ryan 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -2 19.50 5
D Robyn Regehr 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 19.40 7
D Tom Gilbert 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -3 18.20 5
D Braydon Coburn 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 22.00 8
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 15.00 6
D Ladislav Smid 0 0 2 3 0 1 0 -3 20.50 7
D Brent Burns 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Pekka Rinne 7 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alex Kovalev
2nd star: Duncan Keith
3rd star: Brooks Laich
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Brooks Laich notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Alexander Semin has marked a new career high in assists with 46 assists.
-Chris Kunitz has marked a new career high in goals with 26 tallies.
-Duncan Keith has marked a new career high in points with 45 points.
-Craig Adams ended his 7 game goal drought.
-Craig Adams ended his 7 game point drought.
-Brooks Laich finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Ryan Malone finally ended his 55 game goal drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ethan Moreau notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mikko Koivu scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Brent Burns notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Devin Setoguchi had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Devin Setoguchi had his 5 game point streak snapped.
Other notes:
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 16) , Rochester Americans 2( 17)
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0-1 ROC Nathan Gerbe (Derek Whitmore)
0-2 ROC Matt Ellis (Marc-André Gragnani)
1-2 WIL Ben Lovejoy (Casey Pierro-Zabotel, Jay McKee)
Goalies: Brent Johnson - Jean-Philippe Lamoureux