Sabres 2–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Nov 15, 2008)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 3 A

4 shots · 23:28 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jordan Staal

2 G

3 shots · 21:52 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Ruslan Fedotenko

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 13:27 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Jason Pominville Go-ahead 1st · 08:14

Assists: Andrej Sekera, Adam Mair · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–0

2nd period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 2nd · 11:07

Assists: Alex Goligoski, Ruslan Fedotenko · beat Ryan Miller

1–1

⚔️ Thomas Vanek PP Go-ahead 2nd · 19:14

Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Derek Roy · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–1

3rd period

🐧 Alex Goligoski PP Tying 3rd · 11:43

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Ryan Miller

2–2

🐧 Jordan Staal Go-ahead 3rd · 15:27

Assists: Matt Cooke, Tyler Kennedy · beat Ryan Miller

2–3

🐧 Ruslan Fedotenko 3rd · 16:29

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora · beat Ryan Miller

2–4

🐧 Jordan Staal Empty net 3rd · 19:36

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Petr Sykora

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Vanek · Roy · Pominville 19:11

L2 Paille · Gaustad · Hecht 16:36

L3 MacArthur · Stafford · Afinogenov 13:14

L4 Peters · Mair · Kaleta 6:29

D1 Rivet · Spacek 23:08

D2 Lydman · Sekera 20:56

D3 Numminen · Tallinder 15:56

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Crosby · Staal 21:54

L2 Cooke · Talbot · Satan 16:05

L3 Fedotenko · Kennedy · Sykora 12:48

L4 Zigomanis · Dupuis · Godard 8:52

D1 Goligoski · Letang 20:58

D2 Orpik · Gill 18:04

D3 Scuderi · Eaton 16:48

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

23 Shots on goal 25

1/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

17 Hits 26

25 Blocked shots 15

1 Takeaways 5

2 Giveaways 4

12 Penalty minutes 10

BUF shooting 8.7% (2/23) PIT shooting 20.0% (5/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ryan Miller

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 59:40 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 4-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-0-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 122008 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–7 Feb 172008 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–1 Jan 12008 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 SO Dec 292007 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–2 Apr 32007 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–1

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Who won Sabres vs Penguins on November 15, 2008?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Sabres 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jason Pominville, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jordan Staal (2), Alex Goligoski, Evgeni Malkin, Ruslan Fedotenko.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 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?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeNov 14 🧥CBJ @ ⚔️BUF 6–1 AfterNov 19 ⚔️BUF @ 🐻BOS 4–7

🐧 Penguins

BeforeNov 13 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 4–5 AfterNov 18 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 2–1

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