Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Friday, December 16, 2005, 7:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in overtime on Friday, December 16, 2005 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2005-2006 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	52-24-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	3	22-46-14

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	0	3	0	1	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	1	0	3

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Buffalo Sabres	8	13	4	2	27
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	12	6	0	27

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	01:26	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière (14)	Chris Drury (12), Ales Kotalik (8)	Power play	BUF 1, PIT 0
2nd	03:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Michel Ouellet (1)	Mark Recchi (18), Erik Christensen (4)	Power play	BUF 1, PIT 1
2nd	08:05	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht (7)	Jay McKee (5)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 1
2nd	17:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone (6)	Tomas Surovy (1), Ryan Whitney (11)	Power play	BUF 2, PIT 2
2nd	19:08	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (15)	Brian Campbell (12), Chris Drury (13)	Power play	BUF 3, PIT 2
3rd	17:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ziggy Palffy (11)	Sidney Crosby (19), Mario Lemieux (15)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 3
OT	01:32	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (10)	Daniel Brière (9), Ales Kotalik (9)	Power play	BUF 4, PIT 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	36.4%	16:04
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	2	3	0	0	3	1	0	1		18:35
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	58.3%	20:43
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0		07:41
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	2	3	0	0	7	0	0	1	66.7%	18:49
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:35
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		12:48
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	11:47
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:21
Number 48 D. Brière	C	1	1	2	0	0	4	0	0	1		21:57
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		16:05
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0		16:22
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	1	0		21:09
Number 8 R. Fitzpatrick	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0	0		13:24
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0		21:09
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		21:09
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	0		17:16
Number 74 J. McKee	D	0	1	1	+1	2	0	2	1	0		15:51

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 43 M. Biron	27	24	3	.889	61:17	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1		16:34
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	1	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	100%	18:13
Number 12 R. Malone	L	1	0	1	0	2	2	4	1	1		13:50
Number 14 S. Endicott	C	0	0	0	-1	6	0	1	1	0	40%	09:47
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	50%	14:34
Number 17 M. Murley	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4	0		12:02
Number 28 M. Hussey	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50%	13:07
Number 33 Z. Palffy	R	1	0	1	+1	0	4	0	0	0		19:13
Number 36 A. Roy	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0		04:08
Number 43 T. Surovy	L	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0		12:04
Number 66 M. Lemieux	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0	42.9%	17:23
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	1	0	30.8%	20:19
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	1	0		20:58
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2	0		26:04
Number 24 L. Odelein	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		17:21
Number 32 D. Tarnstrom	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	0	1	0		17:57
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	7	0	0		14:30
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		24:46

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	27	23	4	.852	61:18	OT loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:25	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Hooking	2
1st	04:51	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Hooking	2
1st	06:57	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Holding	2
1st	09:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Hooking	2
1st	16:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2
1st	19:16	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
1st	19:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Cross checking	2
2nd	02:46	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Holding	2
2nd	04:45	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dick Tarnstrom	Hooking	2
2nd	08:59	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Holding the stick	2
2nd	13:14	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Boarding	2
2nd	15:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jay McKee	Cross checking	2
2nd	17:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Shane Endicott	Hooking	2
3rd	09:42	Buffalo Sabres	Maxim Afinogenov	Holding	2
OT	01:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Hooking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Angelo D'Amico
Buffalo Sabres scratches: J-P Dumont, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: John LeClair, Ryan Vandenbussche, Alain Nasreddine, Eric Boguniecki, Ric Jackman, Rico Fata, Rob Scuderi, Konstantin Koltsov, Sebastien Caron, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot

Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2005-2006 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Oct 10, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 29, 2005
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 16, 2005
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 17, 2005

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Washington Capitals 1 at San Jose Sharks 4	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 16, 2005