Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Friday, November 28, 2008, 7:30 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Friday, November 28, 2008 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	45-28-9
at Buffalo Sabres	4	41-32-9

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	12	15	3	30
Buffalo Sabres	11	11	10	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	10:29	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tyler Kennedy (6)	Matt Cooke (7), Rob Scuderi (4)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 0
1st	11:25	Buffalo Sabres	Drew Stafford (3)	Maxim Afinogenov (8), Jaroslav Spacek (10)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 1
2nd	12:21	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (1)	Drew Stafford (3), Mark Mancari (1)	Power play	PIT 1, BUF 2
2nd	12:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (9)	Evgeni Malkin (26)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 2
2nd	19:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (10)	Evgeni Malkin (27)	Even strength	PIT 3, BUF 2
3rd	03:11	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (16)	Derek Roy (10), Drew Stafford (4)	Even strength	PIT 3, BUF 3
3rd	16:36	Buffalo Sabres	Paul Gaustad (2)	Jason Pominville (10), Jochen Hecht (4)	Even strength	PIT 3, BUF 4

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	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0		11:44
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	46.2%	19:50
Number 15 M. Zigomanis	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2	58.3%	11:42
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		16:23
Number 20 J. Pesonen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		06:02
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0		16:47
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	80%	09:59
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		04:21
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	1	100%	18:10
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	2	2	+2	2	1	0	0	50%	23:25
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		17:08
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+1	0	5	1	0	46.7%	24:29
Number 2 H. Gill	D	0	0	0	+2	4	1	0	2		17:17
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	3		22:59
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		20:38
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		04:27
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-2	2	2	3	4		22:08
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	3	2		23:14

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 J. Curry	32	28	4	.875	59:27	Loss

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	+1	0	1	0	0	0	55.6%	20:37
Number 20 D. Paille	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0		10:37
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	1	2	3	+1	0	4	0	0	0		12:54
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		03:03
Number 25 M. Mancari	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	50%	12:51
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	0		19:30
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	2	0	2	+1	0	4	2	0	1	42.9%	19:20
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	+1	4	1	2	0	0		19:07
Number 36 P. Kaleta	R	0	0	0	-1	6	1	0	1	0		05:43
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	75%	15:34
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	0	0	47.4%	17:06
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	0		13:23
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	7	0		21:52
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	4	0	0		20:45
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	0		15:41
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		13:38
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		19:33
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		22:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	30	27	3	.900	60:00	Win

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	02:18	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	High sticking	2
1st	07:11	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Roughing	2
1st	07:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Roughing	2
1st	13:39	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
1st	16:08	Buffalo Sabres	Teppo Numminen	Hooking	2
1st	17:39	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan	Hooking	2
2nd	03:20	Buffalo Sabres	Patrick Kaleta	Boarding	2
2nd	04:48	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Hooking	2
2nd	10:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
2nd	15:19	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Holding	2
2nd	17:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Hal Gill	Hooking	2
2nd	18:51	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Tripping	2
2nd	19:30	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Tripping	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Mark Eaton, Ruslan Fedotenko, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Marc-Andre Fleury, Paul Bissonnette, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andrew Peters, Ales Kotalik, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Nathan Gerbe, Mike Weber

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres 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 Friday, November 28, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 2 at Boston Bruins 7	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Philadelphia Flyers, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning 2 at Minnesota Wild 4	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Minnesota Wild, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 0 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 0 at Washington Capitals 3	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Nashville Predators 4 at Atlanta Thrashers 3	Final/OT	Game page: Nashville Predators at Atlanta Thrashers, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
New York Rangers 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Detroit Red Wings 5	Final	Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Nov 28, 2008
San Jose Sharks 6 at Dallas Stars 2	Final	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Nov 28, 2008