Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Wednesday, February 5, 2014 · First Niagara Center
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-1 on Wednesday, February 5, 2014 at First Niagara Center. The Penguins outshot the Sabres 34-25.
Goals came from Drew Stafford, Harry Zolnierczyk, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Brian Gibbons and James Neal.
Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 25 shots for the win; Ryan Miller stopped 29 of 34.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Drew Stafford (1)Tyler Ennis (1)0–105:58 BUF
Harry Zolnierczyk (1)Craig Adams (1), Sidney Crosby (1)1–115:01 PIT
2nd period
Sidney Crosby (1)Matt Niskanen (1)2–102:08 PIT · PPG
Evgeni Malkin (1)Unassisted3–117:48 PIT
3rd period
Brian Gibbons (1)Brandon Sutter (1)4–105:22 PIT
James Neal (1)Evgeni Malkin (1), Brooks Orpik (1)5–112:12 PIT
Team stats
PITBUF
34Shots on goal25
50%Faceoff %50%
1/4Power play0/1
9Penalty minutes15
21Hits26
17Blocked shots14
4Giveaways6
2Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 03:14
Alexander Sulzer · tripping2 min - 1st 12:17John Scott · fighting5 min
- 1st 12:17
Deryk Engelland · fighting5 min - 1st 17:38Matt Niskanen · high sticking2 min
- 2nd 01:41Jamie McBain · tripping2 min
- 2nd 04:08Mike Weber · holding the stick2 min
- 2nd 19:24John Scott · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 2nd 19:24Tanner Glass · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 3rd 19:13Matt Ellis · boarding2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 5 | 18:48 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 3 | 20:21 |
| 16Brandon SutterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:05 |
| 18James NealL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 17:27 |
| 27Craig AdamsR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 |
| 39Harry ZolnierczykL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 11:05 |
| 49Brian GibbonsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 13:37 |
| 2Matt NiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 22:21 |
| 44Brooks OrpikD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 20:11 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:39 |
| 15Tanner GlassL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 13:45 |
| 36Jussi JokinenL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 14:58 |
| 59Jayson MegnaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 |
| 3Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 21:23 |
| 4Rob ScuderiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:46 |
| 5Deryk EngellandD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:10 |
| 7Paul MartinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 22:51 |
| 41Robert BortuzzoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:36 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | W | 25 | 24 | 1 | .960 | 60:00 |
| 37Jeff ZatkoffG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 21Drew StaffordR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:11 |
| 63Tyler EnnisC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:52 |
| 9Steve OttC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16:49 |
| 17Linus OmarkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 14:27 |
| 19Cody HodgsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 15:45 |
| 27Matt D'AgostiniR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:59 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 14:08 |
| 32John ScottL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:05 |
| 37Matt EllisL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:58 |
| 65Brian FlynnC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 15:30 |
| 82Marcus FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 14:41 |
| 84Phil VaroneC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:51 |
| 4Jamie McBainD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 15:43 |
| 5Chad RuhwedelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 21:25 |
| 6Mike WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 17:47 |
| 10Christian EhrhoffD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 23:59 |
| 20Henrik TallinderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 19:58 |
| 52Alexander SulzerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 19:38 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Jhonas EnrothG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 | |
| 30Ryan MillerG | L | 34 | 29 | 5 | .853 | 60:00 |