The Buffalo Sabres couldn't pull it off against the Pittsburgh Penguins, 4 to 3, in overtime on December 22, 2008.
Final
1st period
PIT
BUF
Daniel Paille (EV) assisted by Teppo Numminen and Adam Mair
0
1
2nd period
PIT
BUF
Ales Kotalik (EV) assisted by Daniel Paille and Adam Mair
0
2
Pascal Dupuis (EV) assisted by Miroslav Satan and Brooks Orpik
1
2
Alex Goligoski (EV) assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Ruslan Fedotenko
2
2
Clarke MacArthur (PP) assisted by Ales Kotalik and Teppo Numminen
2
3
3rd period
PIT
BUF
Alex Goligoski (PP) assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Jordan Staal
3
3
OT
PIT
BUF
Sidney Crosby (EV) assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Alex Goligoski
4
3
Penguins
Sabres
Goals
4
3
Shots
22
35
Penalty Minutes
17
7
Power-Play Goals
1
1
Power-Play Opportunities
1
6
Faceoff Wins
33
32
Hits
16
10
Giveaways
12
16
Takeaways
2
5
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Fleury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 32 | .914 | 3 | 2.97 | 0 | 61 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P. Boucher | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:42 | ||
M. Cooke | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:31 | |
S. Crosby | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 16 | 23 | 69.6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:56 |
P. Dupuis | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:32 |
M. Eaton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:28 | |
R. Fedotenko | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:55 | |
E. Godard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:34 | |
A. Goligoski | 2 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | |
K. Letang | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:01 | |
E. Malkin | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:14 |
B. Orpik | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22:09 | |
M. Satan | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:55 |
R. Scuderi | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22:13 | ||
J. Staal | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 4 | 14 | 28.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:40 |
P. Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | |
J. Taffe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:50 | |
M. Talbot | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:25 | |
T. Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:09 |
Goalies
| NAME | W | L | OTL | SA | SV | SV% | GA | GAA | SHO | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Miller | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 18 | .818 | 4 | 3.95 | 0 | 61 |
Skaters
| NAME | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | OTG | S | S% | FOW | FO | FOW% | HIT | BKS | TKA | GVA | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Afinogenov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:33 | ||
C. Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | |
M. Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 |
J. Hecht | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 | |
A. Kotalik | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:21 |
T. Lydman | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:33 | ||
C. MacArthur | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 20.0 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:44 |
A. Mair | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | |
T. Numminen | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:49 | ||
D. Paille | 1 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | |
A. Peters | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:05 | ||
J. Pominville | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:00 |
D. Roy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0.0 | 11 | 25 | 44.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:25 |
A. Sekera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 | |
J. Spacek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23:01 | |
D. Stafford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:09 |
H. Tallinder | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 21:19 | |
T. Vanek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:28 |
More Sabres Stats
G/GP
3.13
11th
GA/GP
3.41
28th
PP%
16.7
27th
PK%
78.3
19th
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