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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 2–1 in a shootout on Saturday, December 19, 2009 on the road.

Team Goals 2009-2010 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 47-28-7
at Buffalo Sabres 1 45-27-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 0 0 0 2
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 0 0 0 1

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 8 10 1 0 24
Buffalo Sabres 9 11 11 1 0 32

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. P. Lalime, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  3. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:05 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Clarke MacArthur (1), Toni Lydman (1) Even strength PIT 0, BUF 1
1st 19:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (1) Sidney Crosby (1) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 1

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Saved
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Goal (winner)
2 Buffalo Sabres Derek Roy Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Saved
3 Buffalo Sabres Drew Stafford Saved

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 24 32
Power play 0 of 5 0 of 8
Penalty minutes 16 10
Hits 15 23
Blocked shots 16 20
Giveaways 16 13
Takeaways 3 9
Faceoffs won 26/60 (43.3%) 34/60 (56.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 14:29
11 J. Staal C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 37.5% 21:00
13 B. Guerin R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 16:17
14 C. Kunitz L 1 0 1 +1 0 5 1 0 17:08
17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 07:58
24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 16:56
25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 11:07
26 R. Fedotenko L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 11:22
27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 41.7% 13:09
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 100% 11:53
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 -1 4 3 0 0 44.4% 22:42
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 0 0 47.6% 21:20
3 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 3 24:00
7 M. Eaton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:50
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 4 0 20:16
55 S. Gonchar D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 2 3 27:08
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 1 20:02
74 J. McKee D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 3 18:47
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 32 31 1 .969 64:49 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 D. Roy C 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 65% 23:07
13 T. Kennedy L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 1 0 50% 17:06
19 T. Connolly C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 20:51
21 D. Stafford R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 17:32
22 A. Mair C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 06:33
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 0 18:23
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 64% 23:24
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 33.3% 22:30
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 04:57
37 M. Ellis L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 25% 05:03
41 C. MacArthur L 0 1 1 +1 2 3 1 0 16:56
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 13:57
4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 14:33
5 T. Lydman D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 13:56
10 H. Tallinder D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 4 22:06
44 A. Sekera D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 21:34
52 C. Rivet D 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 22:17
57 T. Myers D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 25:24
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 P. Lalime 24 23 1 .958 64:51 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:17 Buffalo Sabres Patrick Kaleta Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 07:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Interference 2
1st 08:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Hooking 2
2nd 04:38 Buffalo Sabres Craig Rivet Tripping 2
2nd 08:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Jay McKee Roughing 2
2nd 14:09 Buffalo Sabres Tim Kennedy Tripping 2
3rd 01:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
3rd 03:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Interference 2
3rd 06:44 Buffalo Sabres Jochen Hecht Holding 2
3rd 10:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Holding 2
3rd 15:21 Buffalo Sabres Clarke MacArthur High sticking 2
3rd 17:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Interference 2
OT 01:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski High sticking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Bill McCreary, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Derek Amell
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Martin Skoula, Eric Godard
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Nathan Paetsch, Thomas Vanek, Nathan Gerbe

2009-2010 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final/SO Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Phoenix Coyotes 2 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 5 at Calgary Flames 3 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 1 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New York Islanders 0 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 5 at Atlanta Thrashers 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Colorado Avalanche 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

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