Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Saturday, November 15, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at home.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Buffalo Sabres	2	41-32-9
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	45-28-9

Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	1	4	5

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	11	6	6	23
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	10	9	25

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	08:14	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville (7)	Andrej Sekera (9), Adam Mair (2)	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 0
2nd	11:07	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (7)	Alex Goligoski (5), Ruslan Fedotenko (4)	Power play	BUF 1, PIT 1
2nd	19:14	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (13)	Clarke MacArthur (4), Derek Roy (8)	Power play	BUF 2, PIT 1
3rd	11:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski (4)	Sidney Crosby (16), Evgeni Malkin (21)	Power play	BUF 2, PIT 2
3rd	15:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (6)	Matt Cooke (6), Tyler Kennedy (6)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 3
3rd	16:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (4)	Evgeni Malkin (22), Petr Sykora (7)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 4
3rd	19:36	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jordan Staal (7)	Evgeni Malkin (23), Petr Sykora (8)	Even strength, Empty net	BUF 2, PIT 5

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	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 D. Roy	C	0	1	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0	60%	19:11
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		16:53
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		13:49
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	1	0	20%	09:54
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	0	1		16:59
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	47.1%	16:36
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	1	0	1	0	0	4	1	2	0		21:43
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	0		06:29
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	1	0		13:14
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2	0	50%	16:28
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	0		13:14
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0		05:33
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	4	0		21:55
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0		22:38
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	4	0		13:22
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		18:30
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		19:58
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	5	0		23:37

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	24	20	4	.833	59:40	Loss

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 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		08:52
Number 11 J. Staal	C	2	0	2	+2	0	3	2	0	0	42.9%	21:52
Number 15 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	11:44
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	0		12:48
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	+1	2	0	6	0	0		15:06
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	100%	16:05
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0	0		13:27
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		04:55
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	0		12:39
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	3	4	+2	2	4	1	1	1	83.3%	23:28
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0		17:08
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-1	0	1	3	0	0	45%	21:54
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1	0		18:01
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	3	0		17:51
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0		15:44
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	1	1	2	0	0	3	0	0	1		22:18
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	+1	2	0	6	4	0		18:06
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		19:38

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	23	21	2	.913	60:00	Win

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	09:40	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Holding	2
1st	13:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
1st	15:24	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2
1st	18:22	Buffalo Sabres	Toni Lydman	Tripping	2
2nd	01:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Marc-Andre Fleury	Slashing	2
2nd	07:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke	Slashing	2
2nd	10:02	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford	Elbowing	2
2nd	15:53	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad	Hooking	2
2nd	18:50	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy	Hooking	2
2nd	19:25	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Holding	2
3rd	10:31	Buffalo Sabres	Henrik Tallinder	Tripping	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Michel Cormier
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Darryl Sydor, Sergei Gonchar, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Paul Bissonnette, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi

Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Mon, Dec 8, 2008
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/OT	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Mon, Dec 22, 2008

Other NHL games on Saturday, November 15, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Washington Capitals 5 at New Jersey Devils 6	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Ottawa Senators 2 at New York Islanders 3	Final	Game page: Ottawa Senators at New York Islanders, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Boston Bruins 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Boston Bruins at New York Rangers, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Dallas Stars 3 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Dallas Stars at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Nov 15, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Nov 15, 2008