Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3–2 on Friday, February 4, 2011 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
6 |
13 |
29 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
14 |
17 |
8 |
39 |
Three stars
- M. Cooke, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- T. Kennedy, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- P. Gaustad, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
00:17 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad (1) |
Rob Niedermayer (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 0 |
| 1st |
07:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Grier (1) |
Rob Niedermayer (2), Paul Gaustad (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
03:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Dustin Jeffrey (1) |
Chris Conner (1), Alex Goligoski (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
06:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Tyler Kennedy (1) |
Zbynek Michalek (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
07:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cooke (1) |
Jordan Staal (1), Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
29 |
39 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
0 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
14 |
16 |
| Hits |
39 |
54 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
1 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/58 (55.2%) |
26/58 (44.8%) |
Box score
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 C. McCormick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:19 |
| Number 19 T. Connolly |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
12:40 |
| Number 20 R. Niedermayer |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:28 |
| Number 24 P. Byron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
30% |
11:53 |
| Number 25 M. Grier |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
7 |
1 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
60.9% |
16:39 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:31 |
| Number 42 N. Gerbe |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:17 |
| Number 55 J. Hecht |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
18:58 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:01 |
| Number 3 J. Leopold |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
|
20:54 |
| Number 4 S. Montador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:04 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
|
18:13 |
| Number 27 S. Morrisonn |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
|
16:38 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:08 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
2 |
|
21:49 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
39 |
36 |
3 |
.923 |
59:08 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
15:28 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
42.1% |
23:32 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:17 |
| Number 15 D. Jeffrey |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
35.3% |
17:17 |
| Number 17 M. Rupp |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 18 C. Conner |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
0 |
|
13:36 |
| Number 25 M. Talbot |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
64.3% |
16:36 |
| Number 26 E. Tangradi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
10:52 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
50% |
12:44 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
50% |
15:13 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
06:03 |
| Number 3 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:38 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
23:05 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
1 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
23:59 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
29 |
27 |
2 |
.931 |
59:39 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
15:34 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Weber |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
15:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz |
Roughing |
2 |
| 1st |
19:21 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jochen Hecht |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Myers |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Leopold |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:19 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Steve Montador |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cooke |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 2nd |
10:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cooke |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
14:05 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Shaone Morrisonn |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:06 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Dan O'Rourke, Brad Meier
- Linesmen
- Mark Shewchyk, David Brisebois
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Craig Rivet, Chris Butler
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Arron Asham, Eric Godard, Ben Lovejoy
2010-2011 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2010-2011 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Pittsburgh Penguins
1
 at Buffalo Sabres
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Nov 24, 2010
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
at Buffalo Sabres
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Dec 11, 2010
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
2
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
|
|
Buffalo Sabres
1
at Pittsburgh Penguins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Mar 8, 2011
|
Other NHL games on Feb 4
Other NHL games on Friday, February 4, 2011
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Florida Panthers
4
 at New Jersey Devils
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
3
 at Detroit Red Wings
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
|
 Washington Capitals
5
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
|
 Edmonton Oilers
3
 at St. Louis Blues
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at St. Louis Blues, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Vancouver Canucks
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Feb 4, 2011
|
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