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Pittsburgh 1, Buffalo 5

	1	2	3	T
PIT(23-47-4)	0	1	0	1
BUF(37-34-4)	1	2	2	5

Final

8:00 PM ET, March 26, 2004

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

C. Drury
Sabres (C )

Goals: 1
Assists: 1

J. Hecht
Sabres (C )

Goals: 0
Assists: 3

M. Biron
Sabres (G )

Saves: 24
Save Pct.: .960

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: StephaneAuger, ChrisRooney Linesmen: ScottDriscoll, RyanGalloway
Attendance: 18,333 (98.1% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Buffalo

Total Shots
	25
	31

PIM
	17
	15

Hits
	0
	0

Giveaways
	0
	0

Takeaways
	0
	0

Faceoffs Won
	29
	28

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
16:45		Danny Briere (26) (Power Play) Assists: Dmitri Kalinin, Jochen Hecht	Buffalo 1-0
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:53		Josef Melichar: 2 Minutes for Hooking Miroslav Satan
4:20		Adam Mair: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Lasse Pirjeta
7:19		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Interference of Miroslav Satan
14:55		Ryan Malone: 2 Minutes for Goaltender Interference Martin Biron
17:58		Adam Mair: 5 Minutes for Fighting Matt Bradley
17:58		Matt Bradley: 5 Minutes for Fighting Adam Mair

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
6:54		Milan Kraft (17) (Power Play) Assists: Aleksey Morozov, Dick Tarnstrom	Game tied 1-1
15:21		Jay McKee (1) Assists: Milan Bartovic, Adam Mair	Buffalo 2-1
16:21		Chris Drury (17) Assists: Jochen Hecht, Mike Grier	Buffalo 3-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
5:54		J.P. Dumont: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Aleksey Morozov
10:28		Dmitri Kalinin: 2 Minutes for Tripping Aleksey Morozov
12:20		Milan Kraft: 2 Minutes for Interference of Derek Roy
17:23		Jon Sim: 2 Minutes for Roughing Derek Roy

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:58		Maxim Afinogenov (16) Assists: Chris Drury, Jochen Hecht	Buffalo 4-1
16:30		Andrew Peters (2) (Empty net) Assists: James Patrick	Buffalo 5-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
1:32		Dan Focht: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Mike Grier
4:19		Derek Roy: 2 Minutes for Tripping Aleksey Morozov
14:23		Andrew Peters: 2 Minutes for Tripping Tom Kostopoulos

Player Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Bradley RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	17	9:21	0:00	2:23	6:58	0	0	00.0
K. Buchberger C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	9:49	1:14	2:35	6:00	1	0	100.0
M. Eastwood C	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:03	0:03	6:18	6:42	7	6	53.8
R. Fata RW	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	14:59	2:23	3:18	9:18	5	5	50.0
D. Focht D	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:42	1:08	2:32	15:02	0	0	00.0
R. Jackman D	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	23:10	8:03	4:14	10:53	0	0	00.0
K. Koltsov LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:28	4:06	0:00	12:22	0	0	00.0
T. Kostopoulos RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	14:59	2:24	2:10	10:25	0	0	00.0
M. Kraft C	1	0	-1	5	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	24	18:06	5:14	0:00	12:52	11	8	57.9
R. Malone LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	25	18:15	4:19	5:04	8:52	2	1	66.7
J. Melichar D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	16:03	0:27	4:01	11:35	0	0	00.0
A. Morozov RW	0	1	-2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	17:03	4:07	0:54	12:02	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	-2	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	21:08	0:03	2:37	18:28	0	0	00.0
L. Pirjeta C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	15:12	3:13	0:00	11:59	3	8	27.3
J. Sim LW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	13:14	0:00	0:42	12:32	0	0	00.0
M. Strbak D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:23	0:27	5:47	12:09	0	0	00.0
D. Tarnstrom D	0	1	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	21:43	7:13	4:13	10:17	0	0	00.0
L. Wilson RW	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	8:49	0:03	0:00	8:46	0	0	00.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON

Buffalo Sabres												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
PLAYER	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
M. Afinogenov RW	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	15:20	3:00	0:00	12:20	0	0	00.0
M. Bartovic RW	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	14:05	0:19	2:06	11:40	1	0	100.0
D. Briere C	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	18:32	8:01	0:00	10:31	6	2	75.0
B. Brown D	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:01	0:00	4:26	13:35	0	0	00.0
C. Drury C	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:21	7:49	2:11	8:21	7	13	35.0
J. Dumont RW	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	19	17:44	5:08	0:55	11:41	0	0	00.0
M. Grier RW	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:49	3:03	2:59	8:47	1	0	100.0
J. Hecht C	0	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	19:38	5:29	4:16	9:53	1	1	50.0
J. Jillson D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:18	3:14	0:08	14:56	0	0	00.0
D. Kalinin D	0	1	3	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	26	23:39	8:35	3:42	11:22	0	0	00.0
A. Mair C	0	1	2	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	16	8:25	0:06	0:23	7:56	1	2	33.3
J. McKee D	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	17:36	0:00	4:26	13:10	0	0	00.0
J. Patrick D	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	16:09	0:56	4:18	10:55	0	0	00.0
A. Peters LW	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	5:57	0:00	0:00	5:57	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	21	15:34	1:00	2:39	11:55	7	7	50.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	21:37	9:20	1:12	11:05	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	18:08	2:30	0:44	14:54	0	0	00.0
C. Taylor C	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	9:10	0:00	1:03	8:07	4	4	50.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
R Fitzpatrick									Knee Injury
A Zhitnik									Shoulder
T Pyatt									Collar Bone
E Boulton									Healthy
A Kotalik									Shoulder
B Campbell									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
S. Caron	30	4	26	.867	58:44	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Biron	25	1	24	.96	59:57	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	5	12	8	25
Buffalo	17	8	6	31

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	1 of 0
Buffalo	1 of 0

* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NHL Scores

Friday, March 26th

Anaheim	1	Final
Columbus	3

New Jersey	5	Final
Atlanta	0

Pittsburgh	1	Final
Buffalo	5

Los Angeles	1	Final
Edmonton	3

San Jose	3	Final
Phoenix	0

ESPN NHL

Pittsburgh 1, Buffalo 5

Final

NHL Scores

Friday, March 26th