Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 8–3 on Saturday, December 17, 2011 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
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 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
13 |
8 |
5 |
26 |
Three stars
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals, 2 assists)
- S. Despres, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- J. Williams, Pittsburgh Penguins (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 |
02:17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jason Williams (1) |
Alexandre Picard (1), Craig Adams (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
06:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Simon Despres (1) |
Tyler Kennedy (1), Jason Williams (1) |
Power play |
BUF 0, PIT 2 |
| 1st |
09:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (1) |
Chris Kunitz (1), Brooks Orpik (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 0, PIT 3 |
| 1st |
12:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Thomas Vanek (1) |
Robyn Regehr (1), Jason Pominville (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 3 |
| 1st |
17:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (2) |
Carl Sneep (1), Alexandre Picard (2) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 4 |
| 2nd |
00:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
James Neal (1) |
Evgeni Malkin (1), Matt Niskanen (1) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PIT 5 |
| 2nd |
17:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Deryk Engelland (1) |
Arron Asham (1), Pascal Dupuis (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 6 |
| 3rd |
08:49 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Luke Adam (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 6 |
| 3rd |
10:13 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Gaustad (1) |
Drew Stafford (1), Andrej Sekera (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, PIT 6 |
| 3rd |
11:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (3) |
James Neal (1), Matt Niskanen (2) |
Power play |
BUF 3, PIT 7 |
| 3rd |
13:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chris Kunitz (1) |
Evgeni Malkin (2), Deryk Engelland (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, PIT 8 |
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 |
19 |
26 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
3 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
10 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
22 |
8 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
3 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
2 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/62 (38.7%) |
38/62 (61.3%) |
Box score
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 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:14 |
| Number 9 D. Roy |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
57.9% |
20:43 |
| Number 15 C. Stuart |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:12 |
| Number 21 D. Stafford |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:04 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:14 |
| Number 28 P. Gaustad |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
21.1% |
19:07 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:09 |
| Number 37 M. Ellis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
42.9% |
12:29 |
| Number 54 Z. Kassian |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:56 |
| Number 58 P. Szczechura |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
12:44 |
| Number 63 T. Ennis |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:28 |
| Number 72 L. Adam |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:50 |
| Number 3 J. Leopold |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:29 |
| Number 6 M. Weber |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
16:47 |
| Number 10 C. Ehrhoff |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:35 |
| Number 17 M. Gragnani |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:58 |
| Number 24 R. Regehr |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 44 A. Sekera |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:42 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 J. Enroth |
11 |
8 |
3 |
.727 |
30:17 |
Loss |
| Number 30 R. Miller |
15 |
10 |
5 |
.667 |
29:43 |
|
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 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
14:44 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
| Number 18 J. Neal |
L |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 19 J. Williams |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:25 |
| Number 24 M. Cooke |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:02 |
| Number 25 E. Tangradi |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:22 |
| Number 26 S. Sullivan |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:14 |
| Number 27 C. Adams |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
06:14 |
| Number 45 A. Asham |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:39 |
| Number 46 J. Vitale |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
61.1% |
11:51 |
| Number 48 T. Kennedy |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
15:43 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
3 |
2 |
5 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
18:43 |
| Number 2 M. Niskanen |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:20 |
| Number 5 D. Engelland |
D |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 44 B. Orpik |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:08 |
| Number 47 S. Despres |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
20:07 |
| Number 54 A. Picard |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:39 |
| Number 59 C. Sneep |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
19 |
16 |
3 |
.842 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mike Weber |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
18:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Szczechura |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
02:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Arron Asham |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Matt Niskanen |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:02 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marc-Andre Gragnani |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:01 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marc-Andre Gragnani |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:52 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Robyn Regehr |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Bylsma
- Referees
- Dave Jackson, Kyle Rehman
- Linesmen
- Darren Gibbs, Brian Murphy
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Jochen Hecht, Corey Tropp, Brayden McNabb
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Paul Martin, Steve MacIntyre, Jordan Staal
2011-2012 season series
Every Buffalo Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins 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
|
|
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
|
Other NHL games on Dec 17
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 17, 2011
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Philadelphia Flyers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Vancouver Canucks
5
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 New Jersey Devils
5
 at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Phoenix Coyotes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
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