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26/12/2010
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 22 - 34
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:44/54=81 %, Challenges:27/33=79 %
PP: 0 of 5 (14 shots), Passing:78/84=92 %, Challenges:73/82=87 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 968799 Match televised: Yes
Boxscore for the game:
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08:17 0-1
Rick Nash [20] (Mike Richards, Kris Beech)
12:15 1-1
Tim Kennedy [7] (T.J. Brennan, Marc-André Gragnani)
16:33 2-1
Jake Hansen [3] (Jan Mursak)
17:01 2-2
Dustin Brown [7] (Nicklas Bäckström, Nikita Filatov)
19:24 3-2
Nick Spaling [3] (Ryan White, Paul Gaustad)
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no scoring
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42:56 4-2
Paul Gaustad [3] (Mathieu Carle, Jake Hansen)
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Penalty summary:
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02:39
Tim Kennedy (2 min for slashing)
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20:27
Andrew Peters (5 min for fighting)
20:27
Milan Jurcina (5 min for fighting)
30:44
Ryan White (2 min for tripping)
32:52
Nick Spaling (2 min for boarding)
35:06
Paul Gaustad (2 min for hooking)
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43:03
Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
43:03
Milan Jurcina (5 min for fighting)
48:49
Jake Hansen (2 min for roughing)
48:49
Jakub Voracek (2 min for roughing)
54:51
Ryan White (2 min for hooking)
56:42
Alex Goligoski (2 min for roughing)
56:42
Samuel Påhlsson (2 min for roughing)
57:21
Ryan Kesler (2 min for tripping)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Andrew Peters 0 0 1 1 0 1 5 1 5.10 6
R Jake Hansen 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 1 12.20 7
R Tim Kennedy 1 0 3 3 1 0 2 0 16.40 7
R Drew Stafford 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 21.40 7
C Ryan White 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 1 5.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 1 1 1 3 1 1 7 1 14.30 6
C Jan Mursak 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.00 7
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 17.20 7
L Nick Spaling 1 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 4.30 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 14.10 6
L Samuel Påhlsson 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 -1 20.20 7
L Rene Bourque 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
D Mathieu Carle 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1 12.30 7
D T.J. Brennan 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Marc-André Gragnani 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 29.20 7
D Toni Lydman 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 24.10 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 15.00 6
D Dan Boyle 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 21.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Semen Varlamov 2 0 32 0 0 60.00 10
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ryan Kesler 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 -2 5.40 5
R Petr Sykora 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 12.30 6
R Jakub Voracek 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 21.30 9
R Dustin Brown 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 20.20 8
C Kris Beech 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 -2 5.40 7
C Dave Bolland 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -1 12.30 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 20.30 7
C Mike Richards 0 1 6 0 2 0 0 0 19.00 8
L Alexei Yashin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -2 5.40 5
L David Steckel 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 14.10 6
L Nikita Filatov 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 19.50 9
L Rick Nash 1 0 5 2 1 0 0 0 20.20 9
D Milan Jurcina 0 0 0 2 0 2 10 -1 11.20 6
D Alex Goligoski 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 -2 28.10 6
D Thomas Hickey 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 24.20 6
D Nick Petrecki 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 17.00 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 16.20 7
D Karl Alzner 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 22.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 18 0 0 60.00 5
G Jake Allen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jake Hansen
2nd star: Paul Gaustad
3rd star: Semen Varlamov
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Kennedy has marked a new career high in goals with 7 tallies.
-Jan Mursak notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 19 game goal drought.
-Nick Spaling finally ended his 22 game goal drought.
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Rick Nash scored his 20th goal of the season.
-Nicklas Bäckström notched his 20th assist of the season.
-Dustin Brown ended his 9 game goal drought.
-Kris Beech finally ended his 12 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Andrew Peters fought Milan Jurcina in a fight.
-Paul Gaustad beat Milan Jurcina in a fight.
Farm game result:
Rochester Americans 5( 23) , Wilkes-Barre Penguins 1( 26)
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1-0 ROC Bobby Nyholm (Marek Zagrapan, Mike Weber)
2-0 ROC Colton Sceviour (Benjamin Breault, Jeff Jillson)
3-0 ROC Bobby Nyholm (Mike Weber)
4-0 ROC Jeff Jillson (Benjamin Breault, Colton Sceviour)
4-1 WIL Mike Leclerc (Jeff Taffe)
5-1 ROC Bobby Nyholm (Matt Halischuk, Marek Zagrapan)
Goalies: Joel Gidstedt - Dany Sabourin