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2011-12 regular season

Sabres at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Penguins beat Sabres 8–3 at PPG Paints Arena on December 17, 2011.

BUF – PIT
19–26
Shots on goal
0/2–3/5
Power play
10–19
Hits
22–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
3 G, 2 A
4 shots · 18:43 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Deryk Engelland
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:16 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
James Neal
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 19:27 TOI

Scoring

11 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Jason Williams Go-ahead 1st · 02:17
Assists: Alexandre Picard, Craig Adams · beat Ryan Miller
0–1
🐧 Simon Despres PP 1st · 06:07
Assists: Tyler Kennedy, Jason Williams · beat Ryan Miller
0–2
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 09:43
Assists: Chris Kunitz, Brooks Orpik · beat Ryan Miller
0–3
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 1st · 12:55
Assists: Robyn Regehr, Jason Pominville · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–3
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 17:30
Assists: Carl Sneep, Alexandre Picard · beat Jhonas Enroth
1–4
2nd period
🐧 James Neal PP 2nd · 00:53
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Matt Niskanen · beat Ryan Miller
1–5
🐧 Deryk Engelland 2nd · 17:54
Assists: Arron Asham, Pascal Dupuis · beat Ryan Miller
1–6
3rd period
⚔️ Luke Adam 3rd · 08:49
Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–6
⚔️ Paul Gaustad 3rd · 10:13
Assists: Drew Stafford, Andrej Sekera · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–6
🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 3rd · 11:43
Assists: James Neal, Matt Niskanen · beat Jhonas Enroth
3–7
🐧 Chris Kunitz 3rd · 13:39
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Deryk Engelland · beat Jhonas Enroth
3–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Roy · Gaustad · Pominville 20:43
L2 Vanek · Adam · Stafford 16:14
L3 Ellis · Szczechura · Kassian 12:44
L4 Stuart · McCormick · Ennis 8:14
D1 Sekera · Leopold 23:36
D2 Regehr · Ehrhoff 20:46
D3 Weber · Gragnani 15:52
🐧Penguins
L1 Neal · Kunitz · Malkin 18:47
L2 Sullivan · Cooke · Kennedy 16:02
L3 Tangradi · Dupuis · Asham 14:39
L4 Williams · Vitale · Adams 11:51
D1 Niskanen · Engelland 20:48
D2 Despres · Orpik 19:38
D3 Picard · Sneep 17:29

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PIT🐧
19 Shots on goal 26
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/5
10 Hits 19
22 Blocked shots 8
2 Takeaways 2
4 Giveaways 3
10 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 15.8% (3/19) PIT shooting 30.8% (8/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
10/15
.667 SV% · 5 GA · 29:43 TOI
Jhonas Enroth
8/11
.727 SV% · 3 GA · 30:17 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
16/19
.842 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

11 of 11 goals located
Jason Williams · 1st 02:17 · 0–1 Simon Despres · 1st 06:07 · 0–2 Evgeni Malkin · 1st 09:43 · 0–3 Thomas Vanek · 1st 12:55 · 1–3 Evgeni Malkin · 1st 17:30 · 1–4 James Neal · 2nd 00:53 · 1–5 Deryk Engelland · 2nd 17:54 · 1–6 Luke Adam · 3rd 08:49 · 2–6 Paul Gaustad · 3rd 10:13 · 3–6 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 11:43 · 3–7 Chris Kunitz · 3rd 13:39 · 3–8
BUF PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–4
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 3 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Oct 152011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–2 Mar 82011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Feb 42011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–3 Dec 112010 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2 Nov 242010 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 1–0
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BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on December 17, 2011?

Penguins won 8–3. The final score was Sabres 3, Penguins 8.

Who scored for Sabres?

Luke Adam, Paul Gaustad, Thomas Vanek.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin (3), Chris Kunitz, Deryk Engelland, James Neal, Jason Williams, Simon Despres.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 10 saves on 15 shots (.667 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 16 saves on 19 shots (.842 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeDec 16 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 4–5 AfterDec 20 ⚔️BUF @ 🏛️OTT 1–4
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 16 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 4–6 AfterDec 20 🪶CHI @ 🐧PIT 2–3
Also on December 17
🐻BOS 6–0 🔔PHI 🐋VAN 5–3 🍁TOR 😈NJD 5–3 🇨🇦MTL 🦆ANA 3–5 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 2–8 🐙DET ⚡TBL 3–2 🧥CBJ 🎵STL 1–2 🐯NSH 🏝️NYI 2–1 🌲MIN
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