Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Monday, December 8, 2008, 7:30 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 on Monday, December 8, 2008 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Buffalo Sabres	9	11	9	29
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	13	8	32

Scoring summary

Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	09:37	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (6)	Evgeni Malkin (33), Petr Sykora (9)	Even strength	BUF 0, PIT 1
1st	11:07	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy (8)	Unassisted	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 1
1st	15:15	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ruslan Fedotenko (7)	Evgeni Malkin (34), Petr Sykora (10)	Even strength	BUF 1, PIT 2
2nd	01:31	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang (1)	Sidney Crosby (28)	Power play	BUF 1, PIT 3
2nd	06:40	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (7)	Adam Mair (4), Maxim Afinogenov (9)	Even strength	BUF 2, PIT 3
2nd	14:49	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (3)	Paul Gaustad (4), Clarke MacArthur (6)	Even strength	BUF 3, PIT 3
3rd	06:13	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek (20)	Jason Pominville (11), Jochen Hecht (5)	Even strength	BUF 4, PIT 3

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	5	1	1	68.8%	20:41
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	0		10:05
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	3	0		10:01
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	+1	0	3	2	0		15:01
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	1	1	+1	0	2	2	0	33.3%	11:13
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	1	0	1	+1	4	2	1	0		17:47
Number 28 P. Gaustad	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	4	0	50%	16:05
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	1		23:20
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0		08:33
Number 42 N. Gerbe	C	0	0	0	+1	2	2	2	0		09:46
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	1	1	-1	2	2	0	1	38.5%	17:41
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1		08:53
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	7	5		22:54
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	2	0		20:09
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		15:38
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1		15:55
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0		25:14
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		15:29

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	32	29	3	.906	59:44	Win

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	0	0	1	2	1	0		13:17
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	30.8%	25:38
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	0		19:39
Number 20 J. Pesonen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0		02:55
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	5	0	0		12:18
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-3	0	1	2	0	0	77.8%	12:15
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	2	0	2	+2	0	2	1	0	0		15:21
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0		04:29
Number 32 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0		07:46
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	2	2	+2	4	8	0	2	0	42.9%	25:54
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		19:33
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	1	1	-2	0	4	1	0	0	58.3%	27:34
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	4	0		21:30
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0		19:56
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	3	0		19:59
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	-3	2	0	3	3	0		14:52
Number 58 K. Letang	D	1	0	1	-3	0	5	0	2	1		21:47
Number 65 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1	0		10:37

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 D. Sabourin	29	25	4	.862	58:40	Loss

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:02	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
1st	07:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Hooking	2
1st	18:03	Buffalo Sabres	Jason Pominville	Hooking	2
1st	19:40	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Delaying game	2
2nd	00:19	Buffalo Sabres	Jochen Hecht	Tripping	2
2nd	09:14	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Abuse of officials (bench minor)	2
2nd	09:14	Buffalo Sabres	Thomas Vanek	Interference	2
2nd	18:22	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur	Roughing	2
2nd	18:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Cross checking	2
2nd	18:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Roughing	2
3rd	06:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski	Hooking	2
3rd	09:37	Buffalo Sabres	Derek Roy	Tripping	2
3rd	13:23	Buffalo Sabres	Nathan Gerbe	High sticking	2

Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Tim Peel, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Ryan Galloway
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Andrew Peters, Tim Connolly, Nathan Paetsch, Matt Ellis, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, Chris Butler, Mike Weber
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Philippe Boucher, Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Mike Zigomanis, Jeff Taffe, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Marc-Andre Fleury, Paul Bissonnette, Tyler Kennedy, Bill Thomas, Tim Wallace, 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 Monday, December 8, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Boston Bruins 5	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Boston Bruins, Mon, Dec 8, 2008
New York Islanders 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 8, 2008
Florida Panthers 4 at Ottawa Senators 3	Final/OT	Game page: Florida Panthers at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Dec 8, 2008
Nashville Predators 3 at St. Louis Blues 6	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at St. Louis Blues, Mon, Dec 8, 2008