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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 7–3 on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at home.

Team Goals 2007-2008 record
Buffalo Sabres 3 39-31-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 47-27-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 3 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 4 7

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 10 13 32
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 14 15 36

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Tyler Kennedy (9) Pascal Dupuis (7) Even strength BUF 0, PIT 1
2nd 06:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Jeff Taffe (5) Darryl Sydor (9), Kris Letang (10) Even strength BUF 0, PIT 2
2nd 18:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Gonchar (11) Ryan Whitney (23), Petr Sykora (31) Power play BUF 0, PIT 3
3rd 00:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora (23) Ryan Malone (19), Sergei Gonchar (46) Power play BUF 0, PIT 4
3rd 03:02 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht (18) Mike Weber (1), Maxim Afinogenov (16) Even strength BUF 1, PIT 4
3rd 05:11 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille (15) Derek Roy (35), Henrik Tallinder (13) Shorthanded BUF 2, PIT 4
3rd 08:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (39) Darryl Sydor (10), Tyler Kennedy (7) Power play BUF 2, PIT 5
3rd 10:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Minard (1) Jordan Staal (15), Ryan Stone (1) Even strength BUF 2, PIT 6
3rd 10:49 Buffalo Sabres Daniel Paille (16) Steve Bernier (14) Even strength BUF 3, PIT 6
3rd 13:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (6) Tyler Kennedy (8), Pascal Dupuis (8) Even strength BUF 3, PIT 7

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 32 36
Power play 0 of 3 3 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 19
Hits 24 19
Blocked shots 8 14
Giveaways 8 2
Takeaways 1 9
Faceoffs won 42/72 (58.3%) 30/72 (41.7%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 +2 0 3 0 1 0 58.8% 25:34
12 A. Kotalik R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 53.8% 12:30
20 D. Paille L 2 0 2 +2 0 3 0 1 0 11:37
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 0 0 13:30
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 -3 0 1 2 0 0 28.6% 06:38
26 T. Vanek L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 16:19
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 64.7% 17:52
29 J. Pominville R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 22:44
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 04:02
55 J. Hecht C 1 0 1 -1 2 5 2 0 0 64.7% 19:45
56 S. Bernier R 0 1 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 100% 11:17
61 M. Afinogenov R 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 0 0 15:54
4 N. Pratt D 0 0 0 -3 2 1 1 2 0 21:11
5 T. Lydman D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 0 0 24:41
10 H. Tallinder D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 0 0 20:38
34 M. Weber D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 7 1 0 16:57
38 N. Paetsch D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 06:26
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 0 0 23:53
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 32 26 6 .813 49:59 Loss
35 J. Thibault 4 3 1 .750 09:57

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 2 2 +2 0 5 0 0 0 18:25
11 J. Staal C 0 1 1 +2 0 5 1 0 0 37.9% 22:28
12 R. Malone L 0 1 1 -2 0 4 2 0 0 21:37
17 P. Sykora R 1 1 2 -2 2 2 1 0 1 17:20
27 G. Laraque R 0 0 0 0 15 0 2 1 0 03:58
33 R. Stone C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 1 0 07:24
36 C. James L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 09:31
37 J. Ruutu L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 1 0 13:50
38 J. Taffe L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 2 0 57.9% 14:14
39 C. Minard L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 03:17
48 T. Kennedy C 1 2 3 +2 0 1 2 0 0 15:57
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 -2 0 2 0 0 1 34.8% 22:59
2 H. Gill D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 0 0 19:07
5 D. Sydor D 0 2 2 +1 0 0 0 3 0 16:12
19 R. Whitney D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 18:52
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 3 0 19:11
55 S. Gonchar D 1 1 2 -2 0 5 0 0 1 23:31
58 K. Letang D 1 1 2 +3 0 3 2 2 0 23:07
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Conklin 32 29 3 .906 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor James Tripping 2
1st 13:32 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Roughing 2
1st 15:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Petr Sykora Holding 2
2nd 02:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque Elbowing (major) 5
2nd 02:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Georges Laraque Game misconduct (game misconduct) 10
2nd 06:26 Buffalo Sabres Maxim Afinogenov Hooking 2
2nd 17:24 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek Tripping 2
3rd 00:13 Buffalo Sabres Nolan Pratt Boarding 2
3rd 04:36 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Roughing 2
3rd 07:47 Buffalo Sabres Henrik Tallinder Hooking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Michel Therrien
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Teppo Numminen, Dmitri Kalinin, Andrew Peters, Jaroslav Spacek, Tim Connolly, Michael Ryan, Clarke MacArthur, Michael Funk, Marc-Andre Gragnani
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Marian Hossa, Dany Sabourin, Rob Scuderi, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Max Talbot, Tim Brent, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby

2007-2008 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 7 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 12

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 2 at Washington Capitals 3 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Florida Panthers 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page

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