Penguins 3–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2009)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Drew Stafford

2 G, 1 A

5 shots · 15:05 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Clarke MacArthur

2 A

14:30 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Paul Gaustad

1 G

1 shots · 23:43 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Jordan Staal Go-ahead 1st · 04:08

Assists: Tyler Kennedy · beat Ryan Miller

1–0

🐧 Bill Guerin 1st · 18:31

Assists: Brooks Orpik, Kris Letang · beat Ryan Miller

2–0

2nd period

🐧 Chris Kunitz 2nd · 01:28

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Pascal Dupuis · beat Ryan Miller

3–0

⚔️ Drew Stafford 2nd · 12:46

Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–1

⚔️ Drew Stafford 2nd · 14:55

Assists: Clarke MacArthur, Tim Kennedy · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–2

3rd period

⚔️ Paul Gaustad Tying 3rd · 07:28

Assists: Drew Stafford, Clarke MacArthur · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–3

⚔️ Jason Pominville PP Go-ahead 3rd · 10:55

Assists: Tim Connolly, Tyler Myers · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Staal 22:07

L2 Kunitz · Guerin · Dupuis 16:05

L3 Cooke · Rupp · Kennedy 13:45

L4 Talbot · Adams · Godard 9:43

D1 Gonchar · Orpik 23:05

D2 Goligoski · Eaton 18:16

D3 Letang · McKee 16:27

⚔️Sabres

L1 Gaustad · Connolly · Pominville 19:37

L2 Vanek · Kennedy · Grier 16:50

L3 MacArthur · Hecht · Stafford 15:05

L4 Ellis · Mair 5:52

D1 Myers · Rivet 22:30

D2 Tallinder · Lydman 19:54

D3 Butler · Montador 17:44

D4 Paetsch 3:11

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

38 Shots on goal 24

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

23 Hits 19

12 Blocked shots 13

0 Takeaways 5

8 Giveaways 14

10 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 7.9% (3/38) BUF shooting 16.7% (4/24)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

20/24

.833 SV% · 4 GA · 58:32 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Patrick Lalime Shutout

27/27

1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 38:32 TOI

Ryan Miller

8/11

.727 SV% · 3 GA · 21:28 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Dec 192009 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–1 SO Dec 222008 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Dec 82008 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–3 Nov 282008 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 Nov 152008 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–5

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Who won Penguins vs Sabres on December 29, 2009?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Bill Guerin, Chris Kunitz, Jordan Staal.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drew Stafford (2), Jason Pominville, Paul Gaustad.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 20 saves on 24 shots (.833 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 27 saves on 27 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

Where is Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 27 🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT 4–3 AfterDec 30 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 0–2

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🎵STL 5–3 AfterJan 1 🐦ATL @ ⚔️BUF 3–4

Also on December 29

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