Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Friday, December 16, 2005 · Mellon Arena
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 in overtime on Friday, December 16, 2005 at Mellon Arena.
Goals came from Daniel Brière, Michel Ouellet, Jochen Hecht, Ryan Malone, Ales Kotalik, Ziggy Palffy and Chris Drury.
Martin Biron made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 23 of 27.
Scoring
2nd period
Daniel Brière (14)Chris Drury (12), Ales Kotalik (8)1–001:26 BUF · PPG
Michel Ouellet (1)Mark Recchi (18), Erik Christensen (4)1–103:28 PIT · PPG
Jochen Hecht (7)Jay McKee (5)2–108:05 BUF
Ryan Malone (6)Tomas Surovy (1), Ryan Whitney (11)2–217:11 PIT · PPG
Ales Kotalik (15)Brian Campbell (12), Chris Drury (13)3–219:08 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Ziggy Palffy (11)Sidney Crosby (19), Mario Lemieux (15)3–317:43 PIT
OT period
Chris Drury (10)Daniel Brière (9), Ales Kotalik (9)4–301:32 BUF · PPG
Team stats
BUFPIT
27Shots on goal27
55%Faceoff %45%
3/8Power play2/7
14Penalty minutes16
12Hits19
6Blocked shots11
3Giveaways7
0Takeaways2
Penalties
- 1st 02:25
Ryan Malone · hooking2 min - 1st 04:51
Thomas Vanek · hooking2 min - 1st 06:57Toni Lydman · holding2 min
- 1st 09:37Shane Endicott · hooking2 min
- 1st 16:53Brooks Orpik · hooking2 min
- 1st 19:16Dick Tarnstrom · hooking2 min
- 1st 19:52Shane Endicott · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 02:46Henrik Tallinder · holding2 min
- 2nd 04:45Dick Tarnstrom · hooking2 min
- 2nd 08:59Teppo Numminen · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 13:14Adam Mair · boarding2 min
- 2nd 15:14Jay McKee · cross checking2 min
- 2nd 17:51Shane Endicott · hooking2 min
- 3rd 09:42Maxim Afinogenov · holding2 min
- OT 01:01Josef Melichar · hooking2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 12Ales KotalikR | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 18:35 |
| 23Chris DruryC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 18:49 |
| 48Daniel BrièreC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21:57 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:05 |
| 51Brian CampbellD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:16 |
| 74Jay McKeeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:51 |
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:04 |
| 19Tim ConnollyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:43 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:41 |
| 25Mike GrierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:35 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:48 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:47 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 |
| 61Maxim AfinogenovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:22 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 21:09 |
| 8Rory FitzpatrickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 13:24 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 21:09 |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:09 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Mika NoronenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | |
| 43Martin BironG | W | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 61:17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 7Michel OuelletR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:34 |
| 8Mark RecchiR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:13 |
| 12Ryan MaloneL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:50 |
| 16Erik ChristensenC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:34 |
| 33Ziggy PalffyR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 4 | 19:13 |
| 43Tomas SurovyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:04 |
| 66Mario LemieuxC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 17:23 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 20:19 |
| 19Ryan WhitneyD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 26:04 |
| 14Shane EndicottC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 09:47 |
| 17Matt MurleyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:02 |
| 28Matt HusseyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:07 |
| 36Andre RoyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 04:08 |
| 2Josef MelicharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 20:58 |
| 24Lyle OdeleinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 |
| 32Dick TarnstromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 17:57 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 |
| 55Sergei GoncharD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 24:46 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | O | 27 | 23 | 4 | .852 | 61:18 |
| 41Jocelyn ThibaultG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |