Buffalo Sabres vs. Pittsburgh Penguins - Boxscore - November 29, 2005

Scores for Nov 29, 2005

Final

PHI
NYI
4
3
4
3
0
Final OT
OT

CAR
WPG
4
3
4
3
1
Final

BOS
NJ
2
3
2
3
2
Final

MTL
OTT
0
4
0
4
3
Final

BUF
PIT
3
2
3
2
4
Final

CGY
NSH
0
2
0
2
5
Final

COL
EDM
3
2
3
2
6

Final

Series (Game 2 of 4)

Buffalo leads 4-0

Game 1: Monday, October 10th
Penguins	2	Final OT
Sabres	3	Final OT
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Game 2: Tuesday, November 29th
Sabres	3	Final
Penguins	2	Final
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Game 3: Friday, December 16th
Sabres	4	Final OT
Penguins	3	Final OT
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Game 4: Saturday, December 17th
Penguins	3	Final
Sabres	4	Final
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Penguins 2

(7-12-6, 20 pts)

7:30 PM ET, November 29, 2005

Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	1	1	1		3
PIT	1	0	1		2

	Points	Goals	Assists
BUF	A Kotalik 62	T Vanek 25	T Numminen 38
PIT	S Crosby 102	S Crosby 39	S Crosby 63

M. Afinogenov (Sabres - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

A. Kotalik (Sabres - RW): Goals: 1, Assists: 0

J. LeClair (Penguins - LW): Goals: 1, Assists: 1

Arena: Mellon Arena Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Referees: Don Koharski, Tom Kowal Linesmen: Angelo D'Amico, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 15,118 (89.1% full)

Time	Team	Scoring Detail	BUF	PIT
1st Period Summary
4:59		Matt Murley (1) Assists: Mark Recchi, John LeClair	0	1
11:56		Maxim Afinogenov (3) Assists: Derek Roy, Dmitri Kalinin	1	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
7:46		Steve Poapst: 2 Minutes for Cross checking Mike Grier
10:27		Tim Connolly: 2 Minutes for Hooking Matt Hussey
11:29		Ryan Whitney: 2 Minutes for Holding Jochen Hecht
13:11		Tim Connolly: 2 Minutes for Interference of Maxime Talbot
16:24		Maxim Afinogenov: 2 Minutes for Interference of Erik Christensen
2nd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	BUF	PIT
11:41		Paul Gaustad (4) Assists: Chris Drury, Jay McKee	2	1
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
4:19		Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick John LeClair
6:50		Josef Melichar: 2 Minutes for Interference of Thomas Vanek
9:30		Dmitri Kalinin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Sidney Crosby
12:02		Lasse Pirjeta: 2 Minutes for Holding Maxim Afinogenov
15:22		Matt Murley: 2 Minutes for Tripping Rory Fitzpatrick
3rd Period Summary
Time	Team	Scoring Detail	BUF	PIT
1:33		John LeClair (6) (Power Play) Assists: Mark Recchi, Sergei Gonchar	2	2
5:43		Ales Kotalik (13) (Power Play) Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Teppo Numminen	3	2
Time	Team	Penalty Detail
0:26		Toni Lydman: 2 Minutes for Holding the Stick Erik Christensen
3:24		Dmitri Kalinin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Mark Recchi
5:26		Ryan Whitney: 2 Minutes for Holding Jochen Hecht
7:50		Ales Kotalik: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Mario Lemieux
12:19		Dmitri Kalinin: 2 Minutes for Holding Matt Murley
16:42		Steve Poapst: 2 Minutes for Holding Thomas Vanek

Player Summary

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	1	1	4	2	1	1	2	0	0	0	20	18:16	6:58	0:00	11:18	0	0	00.0
B. Campbell D	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	17:11	5:35	0:00	11:36	0	0	00.0
T. Connolly C	0	0	-1	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	25	18:23	4:05	5:51	7:22	3	12	20.0
C. Drury LW	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	15:40	3:09	5:53	6:38	5	6	45.5
R. Fitzpatrick D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:59	1:09	0:38	10:12	0	0	00.0
P. Gaustad C	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	11:07	0:24	1:36	9:07	8	5	61.5
M. Grier RW	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	17:38	0:42	7:11	8:40	0	0	00.0
J. Hecht C	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	18:24	4:08	6:13	7:44	0	1	00.0
D. Kalinin D	0	1	2	0	0	0	3	6	0	0	0	11	5:50	0:00	0:01	5:49	0	0	00.0
A. Kotalik RW	1	0	-1	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	20	14:09	5:22	0:07	8:40	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	4	0	0	0	29	21:53	1:10	7:46	11:52	0	0	00.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	7:42	0:07	0:00	7:35	0	0	00.0
J. McKee D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	19	14:22	0:21	7:20	6:41	0	1	00.0
T. Numminen D	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	20:53	5:39	7:28	7:46	1	0	100.0
J. Pominville RW	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	13:04	4:11	2:05	6:48	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	19:14	6:29	2:40	10:05	4	7	36.4
H. Tallinder D	0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	27	20:04	0:29	8:31	9:59	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	18	15:21	5:07	0:08	10:06	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
Player	Detail
D. Briere	Abdominal
A. Peters	Healthy

Pittsburgh Penguins												Time On Ice					Faceoffs
Player	G	A	+/-	SOG	MS	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHF	TOT	PP	SH	EV	FW	FL	%
E. Christensen C	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:56	1:09	0:00	12:47	5	7	41.7
S. Crosby C	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	19:21	6:52	0:01	12:28	2	2	50.0
S. Gonchar D	0	1	-1	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	29	29:05	11:33	5:40	11:52	0	0	00.0
M. Hussey C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	7:08	0:00	0:11	6:57	1	0	100.0
J. LeClair LW	1	1	1	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	19	17:54	9:37	0:00	8:17	0	0	00.0
M. Lemieux C	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	17:30	9:08	0:11	8:11	10	3	76.9
R. Malone LW	0	0	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	21	17:38	6:09	3:19	8:10	0	0	00.0
J. Melichar D	0	0	1	0	1	4	1	2	0	0	1	22	12:33	0:15	1:53	10:25	0	0	00.0
M. Murley LW	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	23	12:50	0:00	4:41	8:09	0	0	00.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	-1	1	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	27	17:29	0:06	4:34	12:49	0	0	00.0
Z. Palffy RW	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	24:05	6:43	3:22	14:00	0	0	00.0
L. Pirjeta C	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	10	5:18	0:00	0:01	5:17	1	0	100.0
S. Poapst D	0	0	-1	0	1	4	2	4	2	0	0	22	16:47	0:00	5:02	11:45	0	0	00.0
M. Recchi LW	0	2	0	4	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	26	21:20	9:14	4:10	7:56	9	2	81.8
M. Talbot C	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	10:41	0:00	6:09	4:32	4	7	36.4
D. Tarnstrom D	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	19:30	10:57	0:09	8:24	0	0	00.0
R. VandenBussche RW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	3:09	0:00	0:00	3:09	0	0	00.0
R. Whitney D	0	0	-1	2	1	1	2	4	0	0	0	26	22:10	7:32	4:45	9:53	0	0	00.0
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
Player	Detail
L. Odelein	Healthy
R. Jackman	Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
Player	SA	GA	Saves	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Biron	32	2	30	.938	59:41	0

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
Player	SA	GA	Saves	SV%	TOI	PIM
M. Fleury	27	3	24	.889	58:46	0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Buffalo	9	12	6	27
Pittsburgh	12	10	10	32

Team	PPG / PPO
Buffalo	1 of 7
Pittsburgh	1 of 9

* - 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.

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Sabres 3

Penguins 2

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Player Summary

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Shots On Goal

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