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2011-12 regular season

Penguins at Sabres

🗓 📍 KeyBank Center, Buffalo 🔁 Season series tied 2–2

Penguins beat Sabres 5–3 at KeyBank Center on March 30, 2012.

PIT – BUF
34–28
Shots on goal
2/3–0/2
Power play
29–28
Hits
8–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 3 A
2 shots · 17:40 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Steve Sullivan
1 G, 2 A
5 shots · 14:43 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 1 A
7 shots · 17:47 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:50
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Sidney Crosby · beat Ryan Miller
1–0
⚔️ Jordan Leopold Tying 1st · 06:35
Assists: Jason Pominville, Ville Leino · beat Brent Johnson
1–1
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 12:52
Assists: Steve Sullivan, Pascal Dupuis · beat Ryan Miller
2–1
⚔️ Tyler Ennis Tying 1st · 15:45
Assists: Alexander Sulzer, Mike Weber · beat Brent Johnson
2–2
2nd period
🐧 James Neal PP Go-ahead 2nd · 11:43
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin · beat Ryan Miller
3–2
🐧 Steve Sullivan 2nd · 15:06
Assists: Pascal Dupuis, Sidney Crosby · beat Ryan Miller
4–2
⚔️ Thomas Vanek 2nd · 16:59
Unassisted · beat Brent Johnson
4–3
3rd period
🐧 Jordan Staal Empty net 3rd · 19:54
Assists: Brooks Orpik
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Kunitz · Staal · Malkin 18:34
L2 Neal · Crosby · Dupuis 17:32
L3 Sullivan · Cooke · Kennedy 14:15
L4 Vitale · Adams · Asham 10:04
D1 Orpik · Michalek 25:08
D2 Niskanen · Martin 19:50
D3 Strait · Engelland 12:09
⚔️Sabres
L1 Hodgson · Pominville · Ennis 19:28
L2 Vanek · Foligno · Stafford 18:04
L3 Leino · Roy · Tropp 14:52
L4 McCormick · Boyes · Kaleta 8:18
D1 Leopold · Myers 24:27
D2 Regehr · Sekera 19:08
D3 Sulzer · Weber 14:36

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT BUF⚔️
34 Shots on goal 28
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
29 Hits 28
8 Blocked shots 8
5 Takeaways 8
6 Giveaways 7
4 Penalty minutes 6
PIT shooting 14.7% (5/34) BUF shooting 10.7% (3/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Brent Johnson
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 59:57 TOI
⚔️Sabres
Ryan Miller
29/33
.879 SV% · 4 GA · 59:14 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Evgeni Malkin · 1st 03:50 · 1–0 Jordan Leopold · 1st 06:35 · 1–1 Sidney Crosby · 1st 12:52 · 2–1 Tyler Ennis · 1st 15:45 · 2–2 James Neal · 2nd 11:43 · 3–2 Steve Sullivan · 2nd 15:06 · 4–2 Thomas Vanek · 2nd 16:59 · 4–3 Jordan Staal · 3rd 19:54 · 5–3
PIT BUF
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 16-6-1 (70% win rate, 23 games)
Sabres
Sabres — tied after 1st: 10-9-4 (43% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-0-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-10-2 (14% win rate, 14 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2
Feb 192012 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 Dec 172011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–8 Oct 152011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–2 Mar 82011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Feb 42011 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–3
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PIT vs BUF, answered

Who won Penguins vs Sabres on March 30, 2012?

Penguins won 5–3. The final score was Penguins 5, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, James Neal, Jordan Staal, Sidney Crosby, Steve Sullivan.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jordan Leopold, Thomas Vanek, Tyler Ennis.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Brent Johnson made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ryan Miller made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 29 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 3–5 AfterApr 1 🔔PHI @ 🐧PIT 6–4
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 27 ⚔️BUF @ 🦅WSH 5–1 AfterMar 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🍁TOR 3–4
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