Friday, March 30, 2012 · First Niagara Center
Penguins 5 at Sabres 3
Final
Three Stars
Scoring
1st Period
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3:50
Evgeni Malkin (1) PPG Steve Sullivan (1), Sidney Crosby (1) · Wrist PIT 1 – 0 BUF
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6:35
Jordan Leopold (1) Jason Pominville (1), Ville Leino (1) · Tip-in PIT 1 – 1 BUF
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12:52
Sidney Crosby (1) Steve Sullivan (2), Pascal Dupuis (1) · Wrist PIT 2 – 1 BUF
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15:45
Tyler Ennis (1) Alexander Sulzer (1), Mike Weber (1) · Wrist PIT 2 – 2 BUF
2nd Period
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11:43
James Neal (1) PPG Sidney Crosby (2), Evgeni Malkin (1) · Wrist PIT 3 – 2 BUF
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15:06
Steve Sullivan (1) Pascal Dupuis (2), Sidney Crosby (3) · Backhand PIT 4 – 2 BUF
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16:59
Thomas Vanek (1) Unassisted · Backhand PIT 4 – 3 BUF
3rd Period
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19:54
Jordan Staal (1) EN Brooks Orpik (1) · Backhand PIT 5 – 3 BUF
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 17:40 | 2.98 |
| Steve Sullivan L | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 14:43 | 2.68 |
| Pascal Dupuis R | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | +2 | 17:29 | 1.78 |
| Evgeni Malkin C | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 1.75 |
| Jordan Staal C | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 19:39 | 1.15 |
| Brooks Orpik D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 25:40 | 0.93 |
| James Neal L | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 17:32 | 0.75 |
| Zbynek Michalek D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 24:37 | 0.22 |
| Craig Adams R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0.08 |
| Arron Asham R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:06 | 0.05 |
| Matt Niskanen D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:13 | 0.05 |
| Chris Kunitz L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:34 | 0.00 |
| Tyler Kennedy C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:00 | 0.00 |
| Deryk Engelland D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11:57 | 0.00 |
| Paul Martin D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 19:28 | 0.00 |
| Brian Strait D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:21 | -0.05 |
| Matt Cooke L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:15 | -0.08 |
| Joe Vitale C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 10:04 | -0.25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Johnson | W | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 59:57 | 0.25 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Leopold D | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 26:42 | 0.95 |
| Ville Leino L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | +1 | 13:21 | 0.93 |
| Thomas Vanek L | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:45 | 0.88 |
| Tyler Ennis R | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:46 | 0.85 |
| Jason Pominville R | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:28 | 0.80 |
| Mike Weber D | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:40 | 0.68 |
| Alexander Sulzer D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:33 | 0.55 |
| Andrej Sekera D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 18:34 | 0.53 |
| Derek Roy C | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 14:52 | 0.28 |
| Tyler Myers D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:12 | 0.23 |
| Robyn Regehr D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 19:41 | 0.20 |
| Patrick Kaleta R | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 | 0.15 |
| Cody McCormick C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:42 | 0.08 |
| Marcus Foligno L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 17:50 | 0.02 |
| Drew Stafford R | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:04 | 0.00 |
| Corey Tropp R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0.00 |
| Brad Boyes R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | -0.10 |
| Cody Hodgson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:51 | -0.30 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Miller | L | 33 | 29 | 4 | .879 | 59:14 | -0.10 |