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Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 4

Recap Box Score Play-By-Play GameCast Conversation

	1	2	3	T
PIT(45-28-9)	1	2	0	3
BUF(41-32-9)	1	1	2	4

Final

7:30 PM ET, November 28, 2008

HSBC Arena

Buffalo, New York

THREE STARS

P. Gaustad
Sabres (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

D. Stafford
Sabres (RW)

Goals: 1
Assists: 2

S. Crosby
Penguins (C )

Goals: 2
Assists: 0

Game Information
Arena: HSBC Arena Location: Buffalo, New York	Referees: Eric Furlatt, Dean Morton Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18,690 (100.0% full)

TEAM STATISTICAL COMPARISON

Key:

Pittsburgh

Buffalo

Total Shots
	30
	32

PIM
	10
	16

Hits
	12
	26

Giveaways
	17
	12

Takeaways
	4
	4

Faceoffs Won
	36
	32

1st Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
10:29		Tyler Kennedy (6) Assists: Matt Cooke, Rob Scuderi	Pittsburgh 1-0
11:25		Drew Stafford (3) Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Jaroslav Spacek	Game tied 1-1
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
2:18		Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for High-sticking Eric Godard
7:11		Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for Roughing Hal Gill
7:11		Hal Gill: 2 Minutes for Roughing Patrick Kaleta
13:39		Jason Pominville: 2 Minutes for Hooking Alex Goligoski
16:08		Teppo Numminen: 2 Minutes for Hooking Pascal Dupuis
17:39		Miroslav Satan: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jaroslav Spacek

2nd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
12:21		Paul Gaustad (1) (Power Play) Assists: Drew Stafford, Mark Mancari	Buffalo 2-1
12:55		Sidney Crosby (9) Assists: Evgeni Malkin	Game tied 2-2
19:04		Sidney Crosby (10) Assists: Evgeni Malkin	Pittsburgh 3-2
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
3:20		Patrick Kaleta: 2 Minutes for Boarding Miroslav Satan
4:48		Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking Derek Roy
10:31		Brooks Orpik: 2 Minutes for Interference of Daniel Paille
15:19		Jochen Hecht: 2 Minutes for Holding Brooks Orpik
17:37		Hal Gill: 2 Minutes for Hooking Jochen Hecht
18:51		Thomas Vanek: 2 Minutes for Tripping Kris Letang
19:30		Jason Pominville: 2 Minutes for Tripping Rob Scuderi

3rd Period Summary
TIME	TEAM	SCORING DETAIL	SCORE
3:11		Drew Stafford (4) Assists: Thomas Vanek, Derek Roy	Game tied 3-3
16:36		Paul Gaustad (2) Assists: Jason Pominville, Jochen Hecht	Buffalo 4-3
TIME	TEAM	PENALTY DETAIL
No penalties this period

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	%
P. Boucher D	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	4:27	1:33	0:00	2:54	0	0	00.0
M. Cooke LW	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	1	21	16:47	3:21	0:13	13:13	0	0	00.0
S. Crosby C	2	0	1	5	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	24:29	8:14	0:08	16:07	14	16	46.7
P. Dupuis LW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	17	11:44	0:07	2:29	9:08	0	0	00.0
H. Gill D	0	0	2	1	0	2	2	4	0	0	0	24	17:17	0:12	2:35	14:30	0	0	00.0
E. Godard RW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	4:21	0:00	0:00	4:21	0	0	00.0
A. Goligoski D	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	20	20:38	6:07	0:07	14:24	0	0	00.0
T. Kennedy C	1	0	0	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:10	7:08	0:00	11:02	2	0	100.0
K. Letang D	0	0	-1	4	0	2	0	0	3	1	3	26	23:14	4:58	2:28	15:48	0	0	00.0
E. Malkin C	0	2	2	1	2	0	1	2	0	1	1	26	23:25	8:49	0:00	14:36	3	3	50.0
B. Orpik D	0	0	-2	2	0	4	1	2	3	0	1	24	22:08	0:28	2:12	19:28	0	0	00.0
J. Pesonen LW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	6:02	0:00	0:00	6:02	0	0	00.0
M. Satan RW	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	18	17:08	6:40	0:00	10:28	0	0	00.0
R. Scuderi D	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	28	22:59	0:07	4:44	18:08	0	0	00.0
J. Staal C	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	27	19:50	2:34	4:00	13:16	6	7	46.2
P. Sykora RW	0	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	16:23	4:00	0:00	12:23	0	0	00.0
M. Talbot C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	16	9:59	0:07	1:50	8:02	4	1	80.0
M. Zigomanis C	0	0	-1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	20	11:42	0:23	3:26	7:53	7	5	58.3
Pittsburgh Penguins Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
M Eaton									Healthy
R Fedotenko									Healthy
M Fleury									Undisclosed

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	0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	18	13:23	3:02	0:00	10:21	0	1	00.0
P. Gaustad C	2	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	25	19:20	1:50	4:02	13:28	6	8	42.9
J. Hecht C	0	1	-1	4	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	23	17:06	1:04	2:26	13:36	9	10	47.4
P. Kaleta RW	0	0	-1	1	0	1	3	6	0	0	0	13	5:43	0:06	0:53	4:44	0	0	00.0
T. Lydman D	0	0	0	1	0	7	0	0	6	0	2	28	21:52	0:08	6:31	15:13	0	0	00.0
C. MacArthur LW	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	19	15:34	3:19	0:07	12:08	6	2	75.0
A. Mair C	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	3:03	0:00	0:00	3:03	0	6	00.0
M. Mancari RW	0	1	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	12:51	1:53	0:00	10:58	1	1	50.0
T. Numminen D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	22	13:38	0:12	0:19	13:07	0	0	00.0
D. Paille LW	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	10:37	0:08	3:54	6:35	0	0	00.0
J. Pominville RW	0	1	1	1	1	0	2	4	2	0	0	26	19:07	3:50	2:06	13:11	0	0	00.0
C. Rivet D	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	0	1	31	22:46	1:52	5:42	15:12	0	0	00.0
D. Roy C	0	1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	20:37	2:51	4:14	13:32	10	8	55.6
A. Sekera D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	29	19:33	0:06	4:58	14:29	0	0	00.0
J. Spacek D	0	1	-1	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	3	25	20:45	3:58	3:39	13:08	0	0	00.0
D. Stafford RW	1	2	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	18	12:54	1:42	0:00	11:12	0	0	00.0
H. Tallinder D	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	24	15:41	0:15	0:49	14:37	0	0	00.0
T. Vanek LW	1	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	28	19:30	3:59	2:55	12:36	0	0	00.0
Buffalo Sabres Scratches
PLAYER									REASON
T Connolly									Broken Rib
N Paetsch									Healthy
A Peters									Healthy

Goaltending Summary

Pittsburgh Penguins Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
J. Curry	32	4	28	.875	59:27	0

Buffalo Sabres Goaltending
PLAYER	SA	GA	SAVES	SV%	TOI	PIM
R. Miller	30	3	27	.9	60:00	0

Shots On Goal
TEAM	1st	2nd	3rd	T
Pittsburgh	12	15	3	30
Buffalo	11	11	10	32

POWER PLAY SUMMARY
TEAM	PPG / PPO
Pittsburgh	0 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, November 28th

NY Islanders	2	Final
Boston	7

Carolina	3	Final
Philadelphia	2	OT

Tampa Bay	2	Final
Minnesota	4

Colorado	1	Final
Phoenix	2

Chicago	0	Final
Anaheim	1

Montreal	0	Final
Washington	3

Pittsburgh	3	Final
Buffalo	4

Columbus	3	Final
Detroit	5

NY Rangers	4	Final
Florida	3	SO

Nashville	4	Final
Atlanta	3	OT

San Jose	6	Final
Dallas	2

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Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 4

Final

NHL Scores

Friday, November 28th