Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, January 5, 2007, 8:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–2 on Friday, January 5, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-24-11
at Buffalo Sabres	2	53-22-7

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	7	12	27
Buffalo Sabres	9	15	9	33

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	14:44	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (6)	Toni Lydman (10), Thomas Vanek (21)	Even strength	PIT 0, BUF 1
2nd	07:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney (7)	Sidney Crosby (43), Sergei Gonchar (24)	Power play	PIT 1, BUF 1
2nd	10:50	Buffalo Sabres	Chris Drury (21)	Daniel Brière (32), Paul Gaustad (11)	Power play	PIT 1, BUF 2
2nd	13:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (12)	Josef Melichar (7), Evgeni Malkin (20)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 2
2nd	19:57	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (19)	Ryan Whitney (18), Sergei Gonchar (25)	Power play	PIT 3, BUF 2
3rd	19:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dominic Moore (5)	Jordan Staal (3), Colby Armstrong (11)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, BUF 2

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

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		10:47
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		18:26
Number 11 J. Staal	C	1	1	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0	66.7%	17:50
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0		09:55
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	66.7%	06:12
Number 18 D. Moore	C	1	0	1	+2	0	4	0	0	0	35.7%	15:55
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	0	0		17:15
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	50%	14:46
Number 26 R. Petrovicky	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		06:40
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		09:19
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	0	0	5	0	0	1		20:54
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	0	3	0	2	0	50%	20:59
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	1	0		17:45
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	0		20:27
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	1	1		22:37
Number 32 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		17:25
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0		16:07
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	2	2	+1	2	1	1	2	0		25:35

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	33	31	2	.939	59:47	Win

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	1	0	1	-1	2	1	1	0	0	33.3%	17:52
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	0	0		16:09
Number 13 J. Novotny	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	33.3%	09:37
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		08:55
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		05:15
Number 23 C. Drury	C	1	0	1	-1	0	2	0	0	1	72.2%	18:15
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	1	1	0	0	6	1	1	0		15:01
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	1	0	100%	15:19
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0		18:48
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0	0	50%	21:08
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0		18:18
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		16:59
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	1	1	0	2	2	2	3	0		20:32
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		13:50
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		21:19
Number 38 N. Paetsch	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0		14:00
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	0		14:32
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	0		26:47

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	26	23	3	.885	59:19	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	16:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Josef Melichar	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	05:41	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	09:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ronald Petrovicky	Elbowing	2
2nd	17:08	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Elbowing	2
2nd	19:33	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Hooking	2
3rd	00:32	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	High sticking	2
3rd	01:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sergei Gonchar	Hooking	2
3rd	03:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
3rd	12:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Hooking	2
3rd	17:11	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Don VanMassenhoven, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Dan Schachte, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: John LeClair, Eric Cairns, Nisse Ekman, Mark Eaton, Micki Dupont, Chris Thorburn, Noah Welch, Daniel Carcillo, Kris Letang
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Henrik Tallinder, Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Daniel Paille, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2006-2007 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 17, 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Jan 5, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final/SO	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 13, 2007
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Apr 3, 2007

Other NHL games on Friday, January 5, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Phoenix Coyotes 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4	Final/OT	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Jan 5, 2007
Nashville Predators 8 at Chicago Blackhawks 3	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Jan 5, 2007
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche, Fri, Jan 5, 2007
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3	Final/OT	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Jan 5, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 4 at Anaheim Ducks 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Jan 5, 2007