Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
· First Niagara Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–3 on Friday, March 30, 2012 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
2 |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
2 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
11 |
12 |
11 |
34 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
9 |
9 |
28 |
Three stars
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 3 assists)
- T. Vanek, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- S. Sullivan, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
03:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (1) |
Steve Sullivan (1), Sidney Crosby (1) |
Power play |
PIT 1, BUF 0 |
| 1st |
06:35 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jordan Leopold (1) |
Jason Pominville (1), Ville Leino (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
12:52 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (1) |
Steve Sullivan (2), Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BUF 1 |
| 1st |
15:45 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tyler Ennis (1) |
Alexander Sulzer (1), Mike Weber (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
11:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal (1) |
Sidney Crosby (2), Evgeni Malkin (1) |
Power play |
PIT 3, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
15:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Steve Sullivan (1) |
Pascal Dupuis (2), Sidney Crosby (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, BUF 2 |
| 2nd |
16:59 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 4, BUF 3 |
| 3rd |
19:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jordan Staal (1) |
Brooks Orpik (1) |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 5, BUF 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
34 |
28 |
| Power play |
2 of 3 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
6 |
| Hits |
29 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
8 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
7 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
8 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/59 (45.8%) |
32/59 (54.2%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 P. Dupuis |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 11 J. Staal |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.9% |
19:39 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
1 |
2 |
3 |
+2 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:43 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 45 A. Asham |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:06 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
10:04 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:00 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
46.2% |
17:47 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
3 |
4 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
38.9% |
17:40 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:13 |
| Number 4 Z. Michalek |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
24:37 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:57 |
| Number 7 P. Martin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 37 B. Strait |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:21 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 B. Johnson |
28 |
25 |
3 |
.893 |
59:57 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 C. McCormick |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:42 |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
52.9% |
14:52 |
| Number 19 C. Hodgson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60.9% |
19:51 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 22 B. Boyes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
09:03 |
| Number 23 V. Leino |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
13:21 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:45 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:28 |
| Number 36 P. Kaleta |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:18 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
41.7% |
18:46 |
| Number 78 C. Tropp |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:10 |
| Number 82 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:50 |
| Number 3 J. Leopold |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:42 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:40 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:34 |
| Number 52 A. Sulzer |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:33 |
| Number 57 T. Myers |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:12 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
33 |
29 |
4 |
.879 |
59:14 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
03:10 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Drew Stafford |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Cooke |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:58 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Derek Roy |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
11:09 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marcus Foligno |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Dean Morton
- Linesmen
- Michel Cormier, Steve Miller
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Richard Park, Kris Letang, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey, Simon Despres
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Christian Ehrhoff, Matt Ellis, Nathan Gerbe
2011-2012 season series
Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Oct 15, 2011
|
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Buffalo Sabres
3
at Pittsburgh Penguins
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
2
at Buffalo Sabres
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Sun, Feb 19, 2012
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
5
at Buffalo Sabres
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
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Other NHL games on Mar 30
Other NHL games on Friday, March 30, 2012
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Winnipeg Jets
4
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
|
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Rangers, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Detroit Red Wings, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
|
 Colorado Avalanche
4
 at Calgary Flames
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Calgary Flames, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Edmonton Oilers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Vancouver Canucks, Fri, Mar 30, 2012
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