National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 7,
Buffalo 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Attendance: 17132
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Francois St.Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Attendance: 17132
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
3:30 -
Penguins Tyler Kennedy
(EV) Assists:
Pascal Dupuis
|
| Penalties |
|
6:16 -
Penguins Connor James
(2)
Tripping 13:32 - Sabres Drew Stafford (2) Roughing 15:51 - Penguins Petr Sykora (2) Holding |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
6:35 -
Penguins Jeff Taffe (EV) Assists:
Darryl Sydor
, Kris Letang
18:08 - Penguins Sergei Gonchar (PP) Assists: Ryan Whitney , Petr Sykora |
| Penalties |
|
2:34 -
Penguins Georges Laraque
(5)
Elbowing 2:34 - Penguins Georges Laraque (10) Game misconduct 6:26 - Sabres Maxim Afinogenov (2) Hooking 17:24 - Sabres Thomas Vanek (2) Tripping |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
0:56 -
Penguins Petr Sykora
(PP) Assists:
Ryan Malone
, Sergei Gonchar
3:02 - Sabres Jochen Hecht (EV) Assists: Mike Weber , Maxim Afinogenov 5:11 - Sabres Daniel Paille (SH) Assists: Derek Roy , Henrik Tallinder 8:56 - Penguins Evgeni Malkin (PP) Assists: Darryl Sydor , Tyler Kennedy 10:03 - Penguins Chris Minard (EV) Assists: Jordan Staal , Ryan Stone 10:49 - Sabres Daniel Paille (EV) Assists: Steve Bernier 13:23 - Penguins Kris Letang (EV) Assists: Tyler Kennedy , Pascal Dupuis |
| Penalties |
|
0:13 -
Sabres Nolan Pratt
(2)
Boarding 4:36 - Sabres Jochen Hecht (2) Roughing 7:47 - Sabres Henrik Tallinder (2) Hooking |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Ryan Miller | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49:59 | 34:39 | 7:52 | 7:28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jocelyn Thibault | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 | 9:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Nolan Pratt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 21:11 | 17:05 | 0:00 | 4:06 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Toni Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 24:41 | 16:31 | 4:48 | 3:22 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Derek Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 25:34 | 16:40 | 5:04 | 3:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 10 | 7 | 59 |
| Henrik Tallinder | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 20:38 | 15:46 | 1:41 | 3:11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ales Kotalik | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 20 | 12:30 | 9:28 | 3:00 | 0:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 6 | 54 |
| Daniel Paille | LW | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 11:37 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Drew Stafford | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 13:30 | 11:44 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adam Mair | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 6:38 | 6:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| Thomas Vanek | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16:19 | 11:31 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Steve Bernier | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 11:17 | 9:59 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Paul Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 17:52 | 14:30 | 1:46 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 6 | 65 |
| Jason Pominville | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 22:44 | 13:51 | 4:25 | 4:28 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mike Weber | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 16:57 | 16:46 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patrick Kaleta | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4:02 | 4:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nathan Paetsch | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6:26 | 4:40 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Andrej Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 23:53 | 18:29 | 1:18 | 4:06 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jochen Hecht | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 19:45 | 13:35 | 4:08 | 2:02 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 6 | 65 |
| Maxim Afinogenov | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 15:54 | 12:22 | 3:32 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ty Conklin | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 44:40 | 7:28 | 7:52 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hal Gill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 19:07 | 15:26 | 0:16 | 3:25 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Darryl Sydor | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16:12 | 12:32 | 2:36 | 1:04 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pascal Dupuis | LW | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 18:25 | 13:10 | 2:25 | 2:50 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 30 | 22:28 | 17:14 | 1:37 | 3:37 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 18 | 38 |
| Ryan Malone | RW | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 21:37 | 12:50 | 4:51 | 3:56 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Petr Sykora | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 17:20 | 12:29 | 4:51 | 0:00 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Whitney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 18:52 | 12:42 | 4:51 | 1:19 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Georges Laraque | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 15 | 0 | 6 | 3:58 | 3:46 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ryan Stone | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7:24 | 7:20 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Connor James | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 17 | 9:31 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jarkko Ruutu | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13:50 | 11:03 | 0:12 | 2:35 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Jeff Taffe | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 14:14 | 12:37 | 1:37 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| Chris Minard | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3:17 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brooks Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 19:11 | 16:03 | 0:00 | 3:08 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyler Kennedy | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 15:57 | 13:36 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sergei Gonchar | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 23:31 | 16:14 | 4:36 | 2:41 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kris Letang | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 23:07 | 16:23 | 2:37 | 4:07 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Evgeni Malkin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 22:59 | 15:59 | 4:14 | 2:46 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 15 | 35 |
Goaltending
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Ryan Miller L (36-27-10) | 32 | 26 | 6 | .812 | 0 | 49:59 |
| Jocelyn Thibault | 4 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 9:57 |
| Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Ty Conklin W (18-8-5) | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 0 | 60:00 |