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2005-06 regular season

Penguins at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Sabres lead the season series 1–0

Sabres beat Penguins 3–2 in overtime at KeyBank Center on October 10, 2005.

PIT – BUF
28–41
Shots on goal
15–9
Hits
14–9
Blocked shots
2–5
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star ⚔️ BUF
Toni Lydman
2 A
3 shots · 24:05 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Ziggy Palffy
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 23:43 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Mark Recchi
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 23:11 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Rory Fitzpatrick Go-ahead 1st · 03:21
0–1
🐧 Ziggy Palffy Tying 1st · 06:35
1–1
2nd period
⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 2nd · 10:26
1–2
🐧 Mark Recchi Tying 2nd · 16:57
2–2
Overtime
⚔️ Jochen Hecht Go-ahead OT · 04:39
2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malone · Palffy · Recchi 23:11
L2 Koltsov · Crosby · Lemieux 19:17
L3 Fata · Murley · LeClair 13:14
L4 Talbot · Roy 7:40
D1 Gonchar · Jackman 23:16
D2 Orpik · Tarnstrom 18:49
D3 Odelein · Scuderi 15:50
D4 Melichar 10:49
⚔️Sabres
L1 Vanek · Hecht · Connolly 20:53
L2 Brière · Drury · Dumont 19:05
L3 Kotalik · Afinogenov · Grier 15:45
L4 Pyatt · Gaustad 10:26
D1 Lydman · Tallinder 22:36
D2 Fitzpatrick · McKee 20:30
D3 Numminen · Campbell 14:24
D4 Kalinin 9:11

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT BUF⚔️
28 Shots on goal 41
15 Hits 9
14 Blocked shots 9
2 Takeaways 5
11 Giveaways 12
10 Penalty minutes 8
PIT shooting 7.1% (2/28) BUF shooting 7.3% (3/41)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
38/41
.927 SV% · 3 GA · 64:39 TOI
⚔️Sabres
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 64:31 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
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Who won Penguins vs Sabres on October 10, 2005?

Sabres won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 2, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mark Recchi, Ziggy Palffy.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jochen Hecht, Paul Gaustad, Rory Fitzpatrick.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 38 saves on 41 shots (.927 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Sabres lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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