Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Sunday, February 17, 2008, 6:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–1 on Sunday, February 17, 2008 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	47-27-8
at Buffalo Sabres	1	39-31-12

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	6	13	25
Buffalo Sabres	17	10	10	37

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu (1)	Ryan Malone (15), Rob Scuderi (3)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 0
2nd	09:28	Pittsburgh Penguins	Petr Sykora (19)	Evgeni Malkin (43), Sergei Gonchar (39)	Power play	PIT 2, BUF 0
2nd	14:45	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (22)	Derek Roy (27), Jason Pominville (36)	Power play	PIT 2, BUF 1
3rd	08:13	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (34)	Max Talbot (10), Petr Sykora (24)	Even strength	PIT 3, BUF 1
3rd	18:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong (7)	Ryan Malone (16)	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 4, BUF 1

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 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	+2	0	2	0	0	0	43.8%	19:18
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	2	2	+2	0	2	2	0	0		18:41
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	1	2	+1	0	5	1	0	1		18:59
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	1	0	1	+1	4	2	1	0	0		12:51
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:29
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	0		08:12
Number 36 C. James	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		10:31
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	1	0	1	+1	2	1	4	1	0		10:59
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	60%	11:34
Number 41 N. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	07:24
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:33
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	1	1	0	45.8%	21:14
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	1	1	0		18:58
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:05
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0		22:54
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	1	0		16:54
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1	0		23:12
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		18:45

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Conklin	37	36	1	.973	60:00	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	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	0	0	55.6%	22:44
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	0	0		14:21
Number 19 T. Connolly	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	0		18:50
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		16:43
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	25%	11:39
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-2	0	7	0	0	1		21:07
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	53.8%	13:27
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	0	0		22:54
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	0		06:23
Number 37 M. Ryan	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		06:13
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		07:28
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	70.6%	19:20
Number 4 N. Pratt	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		14:15
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	1	0		19:24
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	3	0		23:42
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	5	0		17:38
Number 45 D. Kalinin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		19:19
Number 51 B. Campbell	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	0		20:39

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	21	3	.875	59:03	Loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:05	Pittsburgh Penguins	Georges Laraque	Roughing	2
2nd	00:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Rob Scuderi	Interference	2
2nd	05:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Hooking	2
2nd	08:37	Buffalo Sabres	Michael Ryan	Slashing	2
2nd	10:55	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik	Holding	2
2nd	14:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	Unsportsmanlike conduct	2
3rd	11:56	Pittsburgh Penguins	Colby Armstrong	Hooking	2
3rd	14:18	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Hooking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Tim Peel, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Brad Lazarowich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Tim Brent, Erik Christensen, Chris Minard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Teppo Numminen, Maxim Afinogenov, Andrew Peters, Nathan Paetsch, Drew Stafford, Michael Funk, Andrej Sekera, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Mike Weber

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2007-2008 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 29, 2007
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Tue, Jan 1, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Mar 12, 2008

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 17, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
San Jose Sharks 1 at New York Rangers 3	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Detroit Red Wings 0 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Dallas Stars, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at St. Louis Blues 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at St. Louis Blues, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 5 at Philadelphia Flyers 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Nashville Predators 4 at Minnesota Wild 5	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 17, 2008
Calgary Flames 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 17, 2008