Pittsburgh 8, Buffalo 3
Saturday, December 17, 2011 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2011
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees:
Dave Jackson, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy, Darren Gibbs
Attendance:
18584
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Buffalo
|
16-13-2-1 |
8-9-2-1 |
8-4-0-0 |
L1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
18-11-2-2 |
9-3-2-0 |
9-8-0-2 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a 9-3-2-0 record at home this season. The Buffalo Sabres have a 8-4-0-0 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Penguins have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Buffalo has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Sabres have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Evgeni Malkin played for 18:43 during 22 shifts and scored 5 points. Evgeni Malkin had 3 goals and 2 assists.
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Luke Adam played for 15:50 during 23 shifts and scored 1 point. Luke Adam had 1 goal and 0 assists.
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Pittsburgh had 5 powerplay opportunities and converted 3 of them.
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Buffalo had 2 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
| Buffalo |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Luke Adam 1 |
Points |
Evgeni Malkin 5 |
|
Luke Adam 1 |
Goals |
Evgeni Malkin 3 |
|
Jason Pominville 1 |
Assists |
Evgeni Malkin 2 |
|
N/A |
Power Play Goals |
Evgeni Malkin 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Jhonas Enroth .727 |
Save Percentage |
Marc-Andre Fleury .842 |
|
Ryan Miller 10 |
Saves |
Marc-Andre Fleury 16 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
PP |
PK |
PIM |
FW |
| Buffalo
|
19 |
3 |
0-2 |
2-5 |
10 |
24 |
| Pittsburgh
|
26 |
8 |
3-5 |
2-2 |
4 |
38 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Chicago. The Penguins have a W/L % of .471 after a win and .625 after a loss.
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Buffalo will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Sabres have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .625 after a loss.
