Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, November 15, 2008 · Mellon Arena
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Saturday, November 15, 2008 at Mellon Arena. The Penguins outshot the Sabres 25-23.
Jordan Staal scored twice. Jason Pominville, Evgeni Malkin, Thomas Vanek, Alex Goligoski and Ruslan Fedotenko also scored.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves on 23 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 20 of 24.
Scoring
1st period
Jason Pominville (7)Andrej Sekera (9), Adam Mair (2)1–008:14 BUF
2nd period
Evgeni Malkin (7)Alex Goligoski (5), Ruslan Fedotenko (4)1–111:07 PIT · PPG
Thomas Vanek (13)Clarke MacArthur (4), Derek Roy (8)2–119:14 BUF · PPG
3rd period
Alex Goligoski (4)Sidney Crosby (16), Evgeni Malkin (21)2–211:43 PIT · PPG
Jordan Staal (6)Matt Cooke (6), Tyler Kennedy (6)2–315:27 PIT
Ruslan Fedotenko (4)Evgeni Malkin (22), Petr Sykora (7)2–416:29 PIT- Jordan Staal (7)Evgeni Malkin (23), Petr Sykora (8)2–519:36 PIT · EN
Team stats
BUFPIT
23Shots on goal25
47%Faceoff %53%
1/5Power play2/6
12Penalty minutes10
17Hits26
25Blocked shots15
2Giveaways4
1Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 09:40
Derek Roy · holding2 min - 1st 13:17
Evgeni Malkin · tripping2 min - 1st 15:24Brooks Orpik · hooking2 min
- 1st 18:22Toni Lydman · tripping2 min
- 2nd 01:17Marc-Andre Fleury · slashing2 min
- 2nd 07:39Matt Cooke · slashing2 min
- 2nd 10:02Drew Stafford · elbowing2 min
- 2nd 15:53Paul Gaustad · hooking2 min
- 2nd 18:50Tyler Kennedy · hooking2 min
- 2nd 19:25Patrick Kaleta · holding2 min
- 3rd 10:31Henrik Tallinder · tripping2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 9Derek RoyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 19:11 |
| 22Adam MairC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:54 |
| 26Thomas VanekL | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 16:59 |
| 29Jason PominvilleR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 21:43 |
| 41Clarke MacArthurL | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 44Andrej SekeraD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:58 |
| 20Daniel PailleL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 |
| 21Drew StaffordR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:49 |
| 28Paul GaustadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:36 |
| 36Patrick KaletaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:29 |
| 55Jochen HechtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:28 |
| 61Maxim AfinogenovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 13:14 |
| 76Andrew PetersL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 05:33 |
| 5Toni LydmanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:55 |
| 6Jaroslav SpacekD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:38 |
| 10Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:22 |
| 27Teppo NumminenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 18:30 |
| 52Craig RivetD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 23:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Ryan MillerG | L | 24 | 20 | 4 | .833 | 59:40 |
| 40Patrick LalimeG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 1 | 3 | 4 | +2 | 4 | 23:28 |
| 11Jordan StaalC | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 21:52 |
| 17Petr SykoraR | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 1 | 12:48 |
| 26Ruslan FedotenkoL | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 13:27 |
| 13Alex GoligoskiD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 22:18 |
| 24Matt CookeL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 15:06 |
| 48Tyler KennedyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 12:39 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 21:54 |
| 9Pascal DupuisR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 08:52 |
| 15Mike ZigomanisC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 |
| 25Max TalbotC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:05 |
| 28Eric GodardR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 04:55 |
| 81Miroslav SatanR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:08 |
| 2Hal GillD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:01 |
| 4Rob ScuderiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 17:51 |
| 7Mark EatonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:44 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:06 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 23 | 21 | 2 | .913 | 60:00 |
| 30Dany SabourinG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |