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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

HSBC Arena, Buffalo Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Saturday, December 11, 2010 on the road.

Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 49-25-8
at Buffalo Sabres 2 43-29-10

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 0 3 5
Buffalo Sabres 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 5 11 24
Buffalo Sabres 14 12 10 36

Three stars

  1. M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  2. J. Pominville, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. D. Jeffrey, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Dustin Jeffrey (1) Ben Lovejoy (1), Craig Adams (1) Even strength PIT 1, BUF 0
1st 09:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Arron Asham (1) Max Talbot (1) Even strength PIT 2, BUF 0
1st 15:49 Buffalo Sabres Tyler Ennis (1) Derek Roy (1), Thomas Vanek (1) Power play PIT 2, BUF 1
3rd 12:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski (1) Pascal Dupuis (1), Sidney Crosby (1) Even strength PIT 3, BUF 1
3rd 13:00 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (1) Tyler Myers (1), Andrej Sekera (1) Even strength PIT 3, BUF 2
3rd 16:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Rupp (1) Dustin Jeffrey (1) Even strength PIT 4, BUF 2
3rd 19:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke (1) Craig Adams (2) Even strength, Empty net PIT 5, BUF 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal 24 36
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 21 19
Hits 18 16
Blocked shots 10 11
Giveaways 9 5
Takeaways 3 5
Faceoffs won 36/55 (65.5%) 19/55 (34.5%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
9 P. Dupuis R 0 1 1 +1 2 0 0 1 0 20:27
10 M. Letestu C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 66.7% 12:27
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:28
15 D. Jeffrey L 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 50% 10:00
17 M. Rupp L 1 0 1 +2 0 1 2 1 0 08:55
18 C. Conner R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 11:37
24 M. Cooke L 1 0 1 +2 5 1 2 1 0 13:22
25 M. Talbot C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 78.6% 15:31
27 C. Adams R 0 2 2 +3 2 1 1 0 0 75% 13:00
45 A. Asham R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 2 1 0 09:36
48 T. Kennedy C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 100% 14:36
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +2 2 3 0 0 0 61.1% 21:00
3 A. Goligoski D 1 0 1 +4 0 2 0 1 0 19:38
4 Z. Michalek D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 4 0 19:17
6 B. Lovejoy D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 1 0 0 12:46
7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 22:53
44 B. Orpik D 0 0 0 +1 4 1 2 1 0 20:13
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +2 2 1 0 0 0 24:10
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 36 34 2 .944 60:00 Win

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
8 C. McCormick C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 50% 07:42
9 D. Roy C 0 1 1 -3 0 4 0 0 0 29.4% 24:03
12 M. Mancari R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 13:05
25 M. Grier R 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 14:29
26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 -3 2 1 0 0 0 21:58
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 37.5% 14:37
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 -2 5 4 1 0 0 33.3% 17:01
36 P. Kaleta R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 11:16
42 N. Gerbe C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 1 0 11:28
55 J. Hecht C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 45.5% 15:22
63 T. Ennis R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 2 0 1 16:44
72 L. Adam C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 25% 10:20
3 J. Leopold D 0 0 0 -4 0 2 0 1 0 22:40
4 S. Montador D 0 0 0 -3 2 4 0 3 0 20:56
6 M. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 4 0 1 1 0 12:23
34 C. Butler D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 10:49
44 A. Sekera D 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 20:55
57 T. Myers D 0 1 1 -3 0 1 1 1 0 25:10
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
30 R. Miller 23 19 4 .826 59:02 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 00:12 Buffalo Sabres Andrej Sekera Tripping 2
1st 10:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Lovejoy Hooking 2
1st 14:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Craig Adams Tripping 2
1st 15:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis Hooking 2
1st 15:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cooke Fighting (major) 5
1st 15:49 Buffalo Sabres Paul Gaustad Roughing 2
1st 15:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Roughing 2
1st 15:49 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville Fighting (major) 5
2nd 06:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Marc-Andre Fleury High sticking 2
2nd 09:34 Buffalo Sabres Steve Montador Slashing 2
2nd 11:47 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Roughing 2
2nd 11:47 Buffalo Sabres Mike Weber Roughing 2
2nd 11:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Roughing 2
3rd 00:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Brooks Orpik Interference 2
3rd 06:51 Buffalo Sabres Thomas Vanek High sticking 2
3rd 11:03 Buffalo Sabres Nathan Gerbe Slashing 2
3rd 11:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Buffalo Sabres head coach
Lindy Ruff
Referees
Ian Walsh, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Brad Kovachik, Tim Nowak
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Eric Godard, Deryk Engelland, Evgeni Malkin
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Rivet, Shaone Morrisonn, Drew Stafford

2010-2011 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 11

Matchup Status Details
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Boston Bruins 1 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final Game page
Atlanta Thrashers 5 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Washington Capitals 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 2 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final/SO Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Nashville Predators 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Vancouver Canucks 4 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Los Angeles Kings 2 Final/OT Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Game page

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