Penguins 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 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

Maxim Afinogenov

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 17:44 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Derek Roy

2 A

4 shots · 18:44 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Martin Biron

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Adam Mair Go-ahead 1st · 03:32

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy · beat Jocelyn Thibault

0–1

⚔️ Maxim Afinogenov 1st · 06:46

Assists: Tim Connolly, Toni Lydman · beat Jocelyn Thibault

0–2

🐧 Sidney Crosby 1st · 10:50

Assists: Ryan Malone, Josef Melichar · beat Martin Biron

1–2

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP 1st · 18:15

Assists: Maxim Afinogenov, Derek Roy · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–3

2nd period

⚔️ Chris Drury PP 2nd · 15:34

Assists: Tim Connolly, Ales Kotalik · beat Jocelyn Thibault

1–4

3rd period

🐧 Michel Ouellet 3rd · 00:24

Assists: Tomas Surovy, Sergei Gonchar · beat Martin Biron

2–4

🐧 Tomas Surovy 3rd · 09:43

Assists: Ryan Whitney, Michel Ouellet · beat Martin Biron

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Ouellet · Palffy 17:22

L2 Surovy · Christensen · Endicott 15:58

L3 Malone · Boguniecki · Hussey 12:59

L4 Murley · Recchi · Roy 8:40

D1 Whitney · Gonchar 27:07

D2 Orpik · Melichar 22:04

D3 Odelein · Tarnstrom 11:20

⚔️Sabres

L1 Connolly · Roy · Kotalik 19:29

L2 Hecht · Afinogenov · Pominville 17:44

L3 Vanek · Drury · Gaustad 14:51

L4 Peters · Mair · Grier 9:36

D1 Lydman · Campbell 20:23

D2 Tallinder · McKee 18:36

D3 Fitzpatrick · Numminen 16:44

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 29

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

10 Hits 11

18 Blocked shots 11

2 Takeaways 2

13 Giveaways 13

24 Penalty minutes 18

PIT shooting 9.1% (3/33) BUF shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Jocelyn Thibault

25/29

.862 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Martin Biron

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 59:58 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–4

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-6 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres: no games found in this situation this year.

Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 4–0

Dec 162005 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–3 OT 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

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Who won Penguins vs Sabres on December 17, 2005?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Michel Ouellet, Sidney Crosby, Tomas Surovy.

Who scored for Sabres?

Adam Mair, Chris Drury, Jason Pominville, Maxim Afinogenov.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 25 saves on 29 shots (.862 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Martin Biron made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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 4–0 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterDec 23 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 5–4

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterDec 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🔔PHI 2–1

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