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2/12/2010
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Pittsburgh Penguins 4 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 31 - 26
PP: 1 of 4 (9 shots), Passing:63/70=90 %, Challenges:53/59=88 %
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:66/76=86 %, Challenges:30/43=68 %
Attendance: 14878 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 821266 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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01:22 1-0
Nikita Filatov [17] (Jakub Voracek, Dustin Brown)
12:03 2-0
Kevin Bieksa [5] (Nicklas Bäckström, David Steckel)
19:11 3-0
Thomas Hickey [5] (Mike Richards, Alex Goligoski)PP
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26:52 3-1
Tim Kennedy [4] (T.J. Brennan, Marc-André Gragnani)
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48:11 3-2
Michal Handzus [8] (Rene Bourque, Dan Boyle)
48:31 3-3
Dan Boyle [1] (Rene Bourque, Michal Handzus)
49:04 4-3
Nicklas Bäckström [11] (Kevin Bieksa)
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Penalty summary:
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00:03
Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
00:03
Marc-André Gragnani (5 min for fighting)
12:33
David Steckel (2 min for roughing)
12:33
Ladislav Nagy (2 min for roughing)
18:27
Ladislav Nagy (2 min for tripping)
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20:39
Alex Goligoski (2 min for tripping)
24:09
Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
24:09
Nick Petrecki (5 min for fighting)
30:39
Dustin Brown (2 min for roughing)
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52:21
Marc-André Gragnani (5 min for fighting)
52:21
Rick Nash (5 min for fighting)
54:21
Tim Kennedy (2 min for tripping)
57:34
Ryan White (2 min for hooking)
59:07
Michal Handzus (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Petr Sykora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.00 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 20.40 7
R Dustin Brown 0 1 2 3 0 0 2 -1 18.00 8
C Kris Beech 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 9.20 6
C Dave Bolland 0 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 12.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 13.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 -1 20.30 8
L Alexei Yashin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10.10 5
L David Steckel 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 12.20 7
L Nikita Filatov 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 18.10 8
L Rick Nash 0 0 4 1 0 0 10 -1 19.20 7
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 13.10 7
D Alex Goligoski 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 21.00 7
D Thomas Hickey 1 0 6 1 0 1 0 -1 28.00 8
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 2 1 0 1 5 0 15.10 7
D Kevin Bieksa 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 17.10 8
D Karl Alzner 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 -1 25.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Jake Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Peters 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 6.40 4
R Jake Hansen 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 12.40 4
R Tim Kennedy 1 0 4 0 0 0 2 0 18.30 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 21.00 7
C Ryan White 0 0 2 3 1 0 2 0 9.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 12.40 5
C Jan Mursak 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 16.50 6
C Michal Handzus 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 0 16.40 8
L Nick Spaling 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.50 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 3 2 1 4 0 12.10 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 20.10 7
L Rene Bourque 0 2 5 3 0 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Mathieu Carle 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 15.20 8
D T.J. Brennan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 20.20 5
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 1 0 4 0 0 10 1 24.20 8
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 19.00 5
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 16.10 6
D Dan Boyle 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 24.50 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semen Varlamov 4 0 27 0 0 60.00 6
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Nicklas Bäckström
2nd star: Kevin Bieksa
3rd star: Dustin Brown
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Dustin Brown notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Mike Richards notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Rick Nash had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Marc-André Gragnani notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Dan Boyle scored the 100th goal of his career.
-Tim Kennedy finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Tim Kennedy finally ended his 11 game point drought.
-T.J. Brennan finally ended his 12 game point drought.
-Dan Boyle finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
Other notes:
-Rick Nash beat Marc-André Gragnani in a fight.
-Nick Petrecki beat Andrew Peters in a fight.
-Rick Nash beat Marc-André Gragnani in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 2( 5) , Rochester Americans 3( 16)
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1-0 WIL Jani Rita (Marc Methot, Keven Veilleux)
2-0 WIL Jani Rita (Marc Methot, Keven Veilleux)
2-1 ROC Matt Halischuk (Benjamin Breault, Bobby Nyholm)
2-2 ROC Matt Halischuk (Adam Mair, Bobby Nyholm)
2-3 ROC Jeff Jillson (Thomas Morrow, Colton Sceviour)