Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Tuesday, November 29, 2005 · Mellon Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins outshot the Sabres 32-27.
Goals came from Matt Murley, Maxim Afinogenov, Paul Gaustad, John LeClair and Ales Kotalik.
Martin Biron made 30 saves on 32 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 24 of 27.
Scoring
1st period
Matt Murley (1)Mark Recchi (14), John LeClair (9)0–104:59 PIT
Maxim Afinogenov (4)Derek Roy (5), Dmitri Kalinin (10)1–111:56 BUF
2nd period
Paul Gaustad (4)Chris Drury (10), Jay McKee (2)2–111:41 BUF
3rd period
John LeClair (6)Mark Recchi (15), Sergei Gonchar (7)2–201:33 PIT · PPG
Ales Kotalik (13)Maxim Afinogenov (12), Teppo Numminen (17)3–205:43 BUF · PPG
Team stats
BUFPIT
27Shots on goal32
40%Faceoff %60%
1/7Power play1/9
18Penalty minutes14
4Hits10
15Blocked shots18
6Giveaways3
1Takeaways1
Penalties
- 1st 07:46
Steve Poapst · cross checking2 min - 1st 10:27
Tim Connolly · hooking2 min - 1st 11:29Ryan Whitney · holding2 min
- 1st 13:11Tim Connolly · interference2 min
- 1st 16:24Maxim Afinogenov · interference2 min
- 2nd 04:19Toni Lydman · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 06:50Josef Melichar · interference2 min
- 2nd 09:30Dmitri Kalinin · hooking2 min
- 2nd 12:02Lasse Pirjeta · holding2 min
- 2nd 15:22Matt Murley · tripping2 min
- 3rd 00:26Toni Lydman · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 03:24Dmitri Kalinin · hooking2 min
- 3rd 05:26Ryan Whitney · holding2 min
- 3rd 07:50Ales Kotalik · high sticking2 min
- 3rd 12:19Dmitri Kalinin · holding2 min
- 3rd 16:42Steve Poapst · holding2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 61Maxim AfinogenovR | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 4 | 18:16 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:14 |
| 12Ales KotalikR | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 14:09 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:40 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:07 |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 20:53 |
| 45Dmitri KalininD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 05:50 |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 14:22 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 18:23 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:42 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:38 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:21 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:04 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:24 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:53 |
| 8Rory FitzpatrickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 20:04 |
| 51Brian CampbellD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:11 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Mika NoronenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 43Martin BironG | W | 32 | 30 | 2 | .938 | 59:41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 8Mark RecchiR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21:20 |
| 10John LeClairL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 17:54 |
| 17Matt MurleyL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:50 |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 29:05 |
| 11Lasse PirjetaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 05:18 |
| 12Ryan MaloneL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:38 |
| 16Erik ChristensenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 13:56 |
| 25Max TalbotC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:41 |
| 28Matt HusseyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 07:08 |
| 33Ziggy PalffyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 24:05 |
| 37Ryan VandenbusscheR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 03:09 |
| 66Mario LemieuxC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:30 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 19:21 |
| 2Josef MelicharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 12:33 |
| 3Steve PoapstD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:47 |
| 19Ryan WhitneyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 22:10 |
| 32Dick TarnstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:30 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:29 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | L | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 58:46 |
| 31Sebastien CaronG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |