Sabres 3–2 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Nov 29, 2005)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	1	1	3
🐧 PIT	1	0	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 18:16 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

John LeClair

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:54 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Matt Murley Go-ahead 1st · 04:59

Assists: Mark Recchi, John LeClair · beat Martin Biron

0–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov Tying 1st · 11:56

Assists: Derek Roy, Dmitri Kalinin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

2nd period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Go-ahead 2nd · 11:41

Assists: Chris Drury, Jay McKee · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–1

3rd period

🐧 John LeClair PP Tying 3rd · 01:33

Assists: Mark Recchi, Sergei Gonchar · beat Martin Biron

2–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Go-ahead 3rd · 05:43

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Teppo Numminen · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Roy · Hecht · Connolly 18:24

L2 Drury · Afinogenov · Grier 17:38

L3 Vanek · Kotalik · Pominville 14:09

L4 Gaustad · Mair 9:24

D1 Lydman · Numminen 21:23

D2 Tallinder · Campbell 18:38

D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 13:10

D4 Kalinin 5:50

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Palffy · Recchi 21:20

L2 LeClair · Malone · Lemieux 17:38

L3 Murley · Christensen · Talbot 12:50

L4 Pirjeta · Hussey · Vandenbussche 5:18

D1 Gonchar · Whitney 25:38

D2 Tarnstrom · Orpik 18:30

D3 Poapst · Melichar 14:40

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

27 Shots on goal 32

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/9

4 Hits 10

15 Blocked shots 18

1 Takeaways 1

6 Giveaways 3

18 Penalty minutes 14

BUF shooting 11.1% (3/27) PIT shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:41 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 9-4-1 (64% win rate, 14 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-4-2 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Sabres lead the season series 2–0

Oct 102005 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 OT Mar 272004 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–2 OT Mar 262004 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 1–5 Dec 162003 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–2 Nov 142003 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 OT

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❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on November 29, 2005?

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

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Maxim Afinogenov, Paul Gaustad.

Who scored for Penguins?

John LeClair, Matt Murley.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Sabres lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 3–2 AfterDec 1 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeNov 27 🐧PIT @ ⚡TBL 1–4 AfterDec 1 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 1–2

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