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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Saturday, December 17, 2005 at home.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 2 3
Buffalo Sabres 3 1 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 9 14 33
Buffalo Sabres 15 8 6 29

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:32 Buffalo Sabres Adam Mair (2) Maxim Afinogenov (14), Derek Roy (8) Even strength PIT 0, BUF 1
1st 06:46 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov (7) Tim Connolly (17), Toni Lydman (8) Even strength PIT 0, BUF 2
1st 10:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (14) Ryan Malone (6), Josef Melichar (4) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 2
1st 18:15 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (3) Maxim Afinogenov (15), Derek Roy (9) Power play PIT 1, BUF 3
2nd 15:34 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury (11) Tim Connolly (18), Ales Kotalik (10) Power play PIT 1, BUF 4
3rd 00:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Michel Ouellet (2) Tomas Surovy (2), Sergei Gonchar (9) Even strength PIT 2, BUF 4
3rd 09:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Tomas Surovy (1) Ryan Whitney (12), Michel Ouellet (1) Even strength PIT 3, BUF 4

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 33 29
Power play 0 of 3 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 24 18
Hits 10 11
Blocked shots 18 11
Giveaways 13 13
Takeaways 2 2
Faceoffs won 21/63 (33.3%) 42/63 (66.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Ouellet R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 17:22
8 M. Recchi R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 08:40
12 R. Malone L 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 13:27
14 S. Endicott C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 27.3% 13:36
16 E. Christensen C 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 0 29.4% 15:58
17 M. Murley L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 50% 12:39
18 E. Boguniecki C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 2 0 12:59
28 M. Hussey C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 22.2% 12:58
33 Z. Palffy R 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 0 17:02
36 A. Roy R 0 0 0 0 10 0 1 0 0 06:38
43 T. Surovy L 1 1 2 +1 0 5 0 0 0 16:42
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 47.6% 20:34
2 J. Melichar D 0 1 1 0 4 1 1 2 0 21:45
19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 27:13
24 L. Odelein D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 4 0 19:32
32 D. Tarnstrom D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 0 03:07
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 2 0 22:23
55 S. Gonchar D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 2 0 27:01
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
41 J. Thibault 29 25 4 .862 58:58 Loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 2 2 +1 0 4 0 0 0 81.3% 18:44
12 A. Kotalik R 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 19:29
19 T. Connolly C 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 57.9% 21:08
22 A. Mair C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 11:28
23 C. Drury C 1 0 1 -2 2 3 0 1 1 53.3% 14:51
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 09:36
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:12
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 76.9% 12:18
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 1 1 17:03
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 1 0 18:17
61 M. Afinogenov R 1 2 3 +2 2 4 1 0 0 17:44
76 A. Peters L 0 0 0 0 12 1 1 0 0 03:48
5 T. Lydman D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 1 1 0 20:23
8 R. Fitzpatrick D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 16:57
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 19:51
27 T. Numminen D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 16:30
51 B. Campbell D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 20:23
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 17:20
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
43 M. Biron 33 30 3 .909 59:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Dick Tarnstrom Hooking 2
1st 04:36 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Hooking 2
1st 11:01 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 11:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Lyle Odelein Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
1st 12:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Josef Melichar Holding 2
1st 16:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Murley Hooking 2
1st 18:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Malone High sticking 2
1st 19:11 Buffalo Sabres Chris Drury Hooking 2
2nd 09:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Josef Melichar Interference 2
2nd 14:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 17:25 Buffalo Sabres Brian Campbell Interference 2
3rd 06:34 Buffalo Sabres Andrew Peters Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 06:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Andre Roy Misconduct (misconduct) 10

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Wes McCauley, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
John LeClair, Mario Lemieux, Ryan Vandenbussche, Alain Nasreddine, Ric Jackman, Rico Fata, Rob Scuderi, Konstantin Koltsov, Sebastien Caron, Guillaume Lefebvre, Colby Armstrong, Noah Welch, Andy Chiodo, Lasse Pirjeta, Max Talbot
Buffalo Sabres scratches
J-P Dumont, Daniel Brière, Dmitri Kalinin, Taylor Pyatt, Jeff Jillson, Ryan Miller, Michael Leighton, Jiri Novotny, Chris Thorburn, Nathan Paetsch, Daniel Paille

2005-2006 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final/OT Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 17

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Ottawa Senators 8 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Atlanta Thrashers 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 6 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 7 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 0 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/OT Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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