Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, April 3, 2007, 7:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Tuesday, April 3, 2007 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2006-2007 record
Buffalo Sabres	4	53-22-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-24-11

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	10	8	8	26
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	5	10	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:59	Buffalo Sabres	Dmitri Kalinin (7)	Teppo Numminen (27), Jochen Hecht (36)	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 0
1st	12:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Mark Recchi (23)	Jordan Staal (13), Ryan Malone (15)	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 1
2nd	02:10	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (18)	Drew Stafford (12), Thomas Vanek (39)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 1
3rd	04:32	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (40)	Drew Stafford (13), Daniel Brière (62)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 1
3rd	05:38	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (33)	Jochen Hecht (37), Daniel Brière (63)	Even strength	BUF 4, PIT 1

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	60%	18:17
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	0	100%	16:53
Number 15 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1		19:58
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		11:18
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	2	2	+2	0	2	0	0		14:55
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	50%	04:47
Number 23 C. Drury	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	53.8%	20:11
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		11:32
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:02
Number 48 D. Brière	C	0	2	2	+2	2	0	0	0	38.5%	17:11
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	2	2	+1	0	1	0	2	50%	18:19
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		02:21
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	4		21:56
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0		12:56
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+2	2	1	1	1		21:38
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		17:42
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	2		19:50
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:27

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	23	22	1	.957	59:50	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 7 M. Ouellet	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	1		12:14
Number 8 M. Recchi	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0		21:02
Number 10 G. Roberts	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		17:15
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	0	45.5%	15:40
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	1	1	0	2	2	1	0	100%	17:42
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	80%	13:26
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	1		16:58
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3	42.1%	15:20
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		05:59
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0		06:39
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	50%	19:54
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	2	6	0	0	50%	20:54
Number 2 J. Melichar	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	7		19:42
Number 3 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	3		15:28
Number 5 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0		15:14
Number 32 A. Nasreddine	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3		09:38
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2		19:14
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		27:29

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	26	22	4	.846	59:33	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:54	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Hooking	2
1st	13:17	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Boarding	2
1st	16:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Hooking	2
2nd	02:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Hooking	2
2nd	05:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Hooking	2
2nd	08:33	Buffalo Sabres	Jaroslav Spacek	Holding	2
2nd	10:06	Buffalo Sabres	Dainius Zubrus	Interference	2
3rd	01:50	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Brière	Delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	06:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Holding	2
3rd	07:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Malone	Holding	2
3rd	10:10	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2
3rd	14:27	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Hooking	2
3rd	17:00	Buffalo Sabres	Adam Mair	Hooking	2
3rd	19:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Paul Devorski
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Jonny Murray
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Maxim Afinogenov, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Paul Gaustad, Nathan Paetsch, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Mike Card, Adam Dennis
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: John LeClair, Eric Cairns, Nisse Ekman, Joel Kwiatkowski, Ronald Petrovicky, Micki Dupont, Chris Thorburn, Noah Welch, Ryan Whitney, Kris Letang

Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins 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 Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Matchup	Status	Details
Florida Panthers 0 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3	Final/OT	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Boston Bruins 0 at Montreal Canadiens 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Ottawa Senators 1 at New Jersey Devils 2	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
New York Rangers 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at New York Islanders, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Tampa Bay Lightning, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Detroit Red Wings 3	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Nashville Predators 2	Final/SO	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Nashville Predators, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Minnesota Wild, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Calgary Flames 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Vancouver Canucks, Tue, Apr 3, 2007
St. Louis Blues 5 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Tue, Apr 3, 2007