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19/10/2007
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 25 - 31
PP: 2 of 7 (7 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:24/29=80 %
PP: 3 of 10 (19 shots), Passing:76/87=87 %, Challenges:38/43=86 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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07:39 0-1
Gary Roberts [4] (Sergei Fedorov)PP
12:28 0-2
Sidney Crosby [2] (Gary Roberts, Steve Eminger)PP
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24:06 1-2
Tim Connolly [2] (Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen)
25:39 2-2
Ales Kotalik [3] (Derek Roy, Jochen Hecht)PP
32:21 2-3
Sidney Crosby [3] (Hal Gill, Gary Roberts)PP
38:11 3-3
Ales Kotalik [4] (Derek Roy, Thomas Vanek)PP
39:46 3-4
Sergei Fedorov [4] (Jarkko Ruutu, Darryl Sydor)SH
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44:04 3-5
Daymond Langkow [1] (Pascal Dupuis, Georges Laraque)
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Penalty summary:
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00:04
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
03:09
Andrew Peters (2 min for cross-checking)
06:03
Adam Mair (2 min for hooking)
08:37
Clarke MacArthur (2 min for tripping)
11:44
Tim Connolly (2 min for roughing)
12:57
Steve Bernier (2 min for tripping)
15:15
Steve Eminger (2 min for hooking)
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25:01
Martin Havlat (2 min for cross-checking)
27:05
Jochen Hecht (2 min for high-sticking)
31:22
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
34:43
Sergei Fedorov (2 min for tripping)
36:23
Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for hooking)
38:42
Adam Hall (2 min for hooking)
39:56
Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for boarding)
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45:56
Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
45:56
Adam Mair (5 min for fighting)
48:31
Paul Gaustad (2 min for cross-checking)
50:27
Toni Lydman (2 min for high-sticking)
55:57
Jarkko Ruutu (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Steve Bernier 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 5.20 4
R Jason Pominville 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
R Ales Kotalik 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 -1 12.00 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 0 0 3 1 1 0 4 1 15.50 5
C Adam Mair 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 -1 15.10 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 0 13.20 6
C Derek Roy 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 -1 12.00 7
C Tim Connolly 1 0 5 0 1 0 2 1 18.20 6
L Clarke MacArthur 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 7.30 4
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 16.20 7
L Thomas Vanek 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 6
L Jochen Hecht 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 0 21.40 8
D Mike Weber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.10 4
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 1 28.00 7
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 -1 17.40 6
D Teppo Numminen 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 -1 29.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 5 0 26 0 0 60.00 5
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Adam Hall 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -1 7.40 6
R Georges Laraque 0 1 2 3 0 2 0 1 16.30 8
R Petr Sykora 0 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 16.20 8
R Marian Hossa 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.10 8
C Maxime Talbot 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 7.40 6
C Daymond Langkow 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.30 7
C Sergei Fedorov 1 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 20.00 8
C Sidney Crosby 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 16.10 9
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 1 0 4 1 0 11 0 12.10 8
L Pascal Dupuis 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7.30 5
L Gary Roberts 1 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 16.40 7
L Martin Havlat 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 19.30 7
D Mark Eaton 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 22.40 8
D Hal Gill 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 17.00 6
D Darryl Sydor 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 27.10 8
D Brooks Orpik 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12.50 6
D Steve Eminger 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 -1 16.00 6
D Sergei Gonchar 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 24.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Chad Johnson 3 0 22 0 0 60.00 6
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Gary Roberts
3rd star: Sergei Fedorov
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Petr Sykora had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Daymond Langkow ended his 5 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Adam Mair in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 30) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 0( 14)
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1-0 ROC Christopher Thörn (Michael Ryan, Jan Steber)
2-0 ROC Jan Steber (Michael Ryan)
3-0 ROC Éric Castonguay (Justin Aikins)
4-0 ROC Jan Steber (Michael Ryan, Phillip Gogulla)
5-0 ROC Daniel Paillé (Mark Mancari, Nolan Pratt)
Goalies: Adam Dennis - Dany Sabourin