Sabres 4–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 16, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Chris Drury

1 G, 2 A

7 shots · 18:49 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Ales Kotalik

1 G, 2 A

3 shots · 18:35 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Daniel Brière

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 21:57 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

⚔️ Daniel Brière PP Go-ahead 2nd · 01:26

Assists: Chris Drury, Ales Kotalik · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

🐧 Michel Ouellet PP Tying 2nd · 03:28

Assists: Mark Recchi, Erik Christensen · beat Martin Biron

1–1

⚔️ Jochen Hecht Go-ahead 2nd · 08:05

Assists: Jay McKee · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–1

🐧 Ryan Malone PP Tying 2nd · 17:11

Assists: Tomas Surovy, Ryan Whitney · beat Martin Biron

2–2

⚔️ Ales Kotalik PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:08

Assists: Brian Campbell, Chris Drury · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Ziggy Palffy Tying 3rd · 17:43

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Mario Lemieux · beat Martin Biron

3–3

Overtime

⚔️ Chris Drury PP Go-ahead OT · 01:32

Assists: Daniel Brière, Ales Kotalik · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Brière · Connolly · Drury 20:43

L2 Hecht · Kotalik · Afinogenov 16:22

L3 Vanek · Roy · Gaustad 12:48

L4 Mair · Grier · Pominville 11:21

D1 Lydman · Tallinder 21:09

D2 Numminen · Campbell 19:12

D3 McKee · Fitzpatrick 14:38

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Palffy · Recchi 19:13

L2 Lemieux · Christensen · Ouellet 16:34

L3 Malone · Surovy · Hussey 13:07

L4 Murley · Endicott · Roy 9:47

D1 Whitney · Gonchar 25:25

D2 Melichar · Tarnstrom 19:28

D3 Odelein · Orpik 15:56

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

27 Shots on goal 27

3/8 Power play (goals / chances) 2/7

12 Hits 19

6 Blocked shots 11

0 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 7

14 Penalty minutes 16

BUF shooting 14.8% (4/27) PIT shooting 11.1% (3/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 61:17 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 61:18 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 11-4-1 (69% win rate, 16 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-6-2 (20% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 3–0

Nov 292005 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–2 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

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Who won Sabres vs Penguins on December 16, 2005?

Sabres won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 4, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Ales Kotalik, Chris Drury, Daniel Brière, Jochen Hecht.

Who scored for Penguins?

Michel Ouellet, Ryan Malone, Ziggy Palffy.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 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 3–0 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 14 ⭐DAL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterDec 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 13 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 0–3 AfterDec 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

Also on December 16

🎵STL 1–5 🪶CHI 👑LAK 4–3 🦆ANA 🦅WSH 1–4 🦈SJS

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