Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Monday, December 22, 2008, 7:00 PM ET HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 4–3 in overtime on Monday, December 22, 2008 on the road.

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

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

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	11	6	3	2	22
Buffalo Sabres	7	15	13	0	35

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:00	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille (4)	Teppo Numminen (10), Adam Mair (5)	Even strength	PIT 0, BUF 1
2nd	05:23	Buffalo Sabres	Ales Kotalik (8)	Daniel Paille (8), Adam Mair (6)	Even strength	PIT 0, BUF 2
2nd	06:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (7)	Miroslav Satan (13), Brooks Orpik (6)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 2
2nd	12:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski (5)	Evgeni Malkin (41), Ruslan Fedotenko (9)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 2
2nd	15:58	Buffalo Sabres	Clarke MacArthur (9)	Ales Kotalik (8), Teppo Numminen (11)	Power play	PIT 2, BUF 3
3rd	11:17	Pittsburgh Penguins	Alex Goligoski (6)	Evgeni Malkin (42), Jordan Staal (10)	Power play	PIT 3, BUF 3
OT	00:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (14)	Evgeni Malkin (43), Alex Goligoski (12)	Even strength	PIT 4, BUF 3

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 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	+1	0	1	4	0	0		20:32
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	1	1	-2	0	2	1	1	0	28.6%	16:40
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:47
Number 22 J. Taffe	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	05:50
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-2	0	0	4	0	0		15:31
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	57.1%	14:25
Number 26 R. Fedotenko	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	0		14:55
Number 28 E. Godard	R	0	0	0	0	7	1	0	0	0		04:34
Number 63 T. Wallace	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0		06:09
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	3	3	+3	2	1	0	0	0	50%	19:14
Number 81 M. Satan	R	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	0	0		15:55
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0	69.6%	19:56
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2	0		22:13
Number 7 M. Eaton	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	4	0		21:28
Number 13 A. Goligoski	D	2	1	3	+1	0	3	1	1	1		16:42
Number 43 P. Boucher	D	0	0	0	+1	4	0	2	1	0		20:42
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	4	0		22:09
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	1	0		18:01

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	35	32	3	.914	60:40	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	0	0	-2	0	5	0	0	0	44%	25:25
Number 12 A. Kotalik	R	1	1	2	+2	0	3	0	0	0	50%	17:21
Number 20 D. Paille	L	1	1	2	+2	2	1	1	1	0		15:18
Number 21 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0	50%	23:09
Number 22 A. Mair	C	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0	50%	16:30
Number 26 T. Vanek	L	0	0	0	-3	0	8	0	0	0		17:28
Number 29 J. Pominville	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	0	0		18:00
Number 37 M. Ellis	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0	0	62.5%	12:46
Number 41 C. MacArthur	L	1	0	1	0	0	5	0	2	1	20%	19:44
Number 55 J. Hecht	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70%	08:33
Number 61 M. Afinogenov	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		09:33
Number 76 A. Peters	L	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0		03:05
Number 5 T. Lydman	D	0	0	0	-3	0	0	2	0	0		20:33
Number 6 J. Spacek	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	3	0		23:01
Number 10 H. Tallinder	D	0	0	0	-3	0	1	0	3	0		21:19
Number 27 T. Numminen	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0	0		18:49
Number 34 C. Butler	D	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1	0		11:08
Number 44 A. Sekera	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		20:28

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 R. Miller	22	18	4	.818	60:43	OT loss

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:00	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Interference	2
2nd	00:21	Pittsburgh Penguins	Miroslav Satan	Tripping	2
2nd	07:14	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
2nd	14:46	Buffalo Sabres	Andrew Peters	Fighting (major)	5
2nd	14:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Boarding	2
2nd	14:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Eric Godard	Fighting (major)	5
3rd	01:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philippe Boucher	Hooking	2
3rd	10:35	Buffalo Sabres	Daniel Paille	Roughing	2
3rd	13:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Philippe Boucher	High sticking	2

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Lindy Ruff
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Mark Wheler, Jay Sharrers
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Sergei Gonchar, Hal Gill, Mike Zigomanis, Connor James, Ryan Whitney, Chris Minard, Ryan Stone, Paul Bissonnette, Tyler Kennedy, Janne Pesonen, Bill Thomas, Ben Lovejoy, Luca Caputi, John Curry
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Craig Rivet, Tim Connolly, Paul Gaustad, Nathan Paetsch, Patrick Kaleta, Mark Mancari, Marc-Andre Gragnani, 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 Monday, December 22, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 6 at Atlanta Thrashers 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Atlanta Thrashers, Mon, Dec 22, 2008
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Edmonton Oilers 4	Final	Game page: Phoenix Coyotes at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Dec 22, 2008
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Vancouver Canucks 4	Final	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Vancouver Canucks, Mon, Dec 22, 2008