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27/3/2002
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 25 - 24
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:69/82=84 %, Challenges:23/47=47 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/90=84 %, Challenges:21/40=51 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: No
Boxscore for the game:
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06:45 1-0
Patrick Eaves [18] (Mark Eaton, Hal Gill)
19:43 1-1
Maxim Afinogenov [23] (Tim Connolly, Ryan Getzlaf)
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34:06 2-1
R.J. Umberger [3] (Andrei Kostitsyn, Tim Gleason)
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41:48 2-2
Clarke MacArthur [11] (Ian Laperriere, Steve Bernier)
48:03 3-2
Jere Lehtinen [32] (Mark Eaton, Mike Cammalleri)
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Penalty summary:
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01:15
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for high-sticking)
07:41
Jason Pominville (2 min for holding the stick)
16:14
Hal Gill (2 min for roughing)
16:14
Matt Hussey (2 min for roughing)
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28:16
Nathan Paetsch (5 min for fighting)
28:16
Tim Gleason (5 min for fighting)
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51:02
Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
54:52
Nathan Paetsch (5 min for fighting)
54:52
Jarkko Ruutu (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
L Tim Brent 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
R Andrei Kostitsyn 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 14.50 6
R Jere Lehtinen 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 18.30 8
L Alexander Frolov 0 0 3 3 3 3 0 -2 19.40 6
L Jarkko Ruutu 0 0 0 1 2 1 5 0 6.00 5
R R.J. Umberger 1 0 1 2 1 2 0 1 14.40 8
C Mike Cammalleri 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 18.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 3 2 2 1 0 -1 20.50 7
L Sergei Kostitsyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 5
L James Van Riemsdyk 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 14.50 7
R Patrick Eaves 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 1 18.20 7
L Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.50 6
D Brendan Bell 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 17.00 7
D Hal Gill 0 1 1 3 0 3 2 2 17.10 8
D Darryl Sydor 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 -2 26.40 6
D Tim Gleason 0 1 0 1 2 4 5 1 15.30 6
D Mark Eaton 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 2 18.00 7
D Andrei Markov 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 -2 25.40 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Biron 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Mika Noronen 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
C Ian Laperriere 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
R Steve Bernier 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 0 13.40 8
R Ales Kotalik 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 5
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 0 4 1 0 1 4 0 19.50 6
L Andrew Peters 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 1 7.40 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 18.10 7
R Jason Pominville 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 -2 13.50 4
C Tim Connolly 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 19.50 7
L Clarke MacArthur 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 6.00 6
L Matt Hussey 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 12.00 5
C Derek Roy 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 14.20 4
C Ryan Getzlaf 0 1 4 4 3 4 0 0 20.20 8
D Nathan Paetsch 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 9.40 4
D Henrik Tallinder 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 18.30 4
D Toni Lydman 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 27.20 5
D Vitaly Vishnevski 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 19.10 7
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -2 16.20 8
D Dmitri Kalinin 0 0 2 3 3 3 0 1 29.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ryan Miller 3 0 22 0 0 58.30 6
G Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0
Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jere Lehtinen
2nd star: R.J. Umberger
3rd star: Patrick Eaves
Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Tim Gleason notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Andrei Kostitsyn finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-R.J. Umberger finally ended his 12 game goal drought.
-Tim Gleason ended his 5 game point drought.
Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Tim Connolly notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Steve Bernier notched his 10th assist of the season.
-Clarke MacArthur ended his 5 game point drought.
Other notes:
-Nathan Paetsch fought Tim Gleason in a fight.
-Jarkko Ruutu beat Nathan Paetsch in a fight.
Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre Penguins 5( 32) , Rochester Americans 2( 13)
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1-0
Dmitri Utkin (Kenny Corupe, Jeff May)
2-0
Connor James (Erkki Rajamäki)
3-0
Jonathan Hedström (Ned Havern, Petr Taticek)
3-1
Mark Mancari (Éric Castonguay, Daniel Paillé)
4-1
Ned Havern (Alex Goligoski)
4-2
Riku Hahl (Mike Card)
5-2
Jonathan Hedström (Petr Taticek)
Goalies: Ty Conklin - Adam Dennis