Est - Demi-finale - Buffalo / Pittsburgh

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30/4/2005
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 4
Shots: 26 - 24
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:81/89=91 %, Challenges:19/40=46 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:64/72=88 %, Challenges:32/57=55 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:56 1-0 Ilya Kovalchuk [2] (Nicklas Lidström, Patrick Marleau)
05:08 1-1 Jaromir Jagr [4] (Alexander Ovechkin, Evgeny Malkin)
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27:58 1-2 Jonathan Cheechoo [4] (Steve Staios, Ryan Whitney)
32:55 2-2 Ladislav Nagy [3] (Brian Campbell, Danny Markov)
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50:24 3-2 Ronald Petrovicky [3] (Danny Markov, Patrick Marleau)
56:09 3-3 Markus Näslund [6] (Alexander Ovechkin, Marc-André Fleury)
59:41 3-4 Evgeny Malkin [4] (Jaromir Jagr, Scott Niedermayer)
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Penalty summary:
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39:58 Jiri Novotny (2 min for roughing)
39:58 Nicklas Bäckström (2 min for roughing)
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48:24 Jonathan Cheechoo (2 min for roughing)
48:24 Alexander Radulov (2 min for roughing)
58:52 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for roughing)
58:52 Daniel Fernholm (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 0 14.50 6
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 17.30 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.30 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 3 3 3 2 0 14.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 3 3 1 0 -1 17.30 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 2 4 2 2 2 0 0 20.30 8
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 14.50 5
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 0 20.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 16.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 19.20 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 2 1 2 0 0 24.30 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 5 1 5 0 0 17.10 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 -1 17.40 8
D Danny Markov 0 2 1 8 1 3 0 0 25.10 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 4 0 20 0 0 60.00 5
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 7.00 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 4 5 4 0 0 16.00 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 4 1 2 1 2 1 16.50 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 4 1 2 0 0 1 20.10 9
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 -1 7.00 5
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 17.00 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.10 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 1 1 3 1 3 0 1 19.50 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 7.00 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 16.00 7
L Markus Näslund 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 17.50 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 2 3 3 0 2 0 0 19.10 8
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 2 1 2 2 0 17.00 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 16.00 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 0 27.00 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 18.20 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 1 17.00 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 24.40 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 1 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Alexander Ovechkin

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Other notes:

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2/5/2005
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Buffalo Sabres 5 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 26 - 22
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:100/114=87 %, Challenges:24/44=53 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:60/70=85 %, Challenges:20/41=47 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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05:13 1-0 Ronald Petrovicky [4] (Patrick Marleau, Nicklas Lidström)
07:23 2-0 Ladislav Nagy [4] (Brian Campbell, Lubomir Visnovsky)
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22:07 2-1 Jonathan Cheechoo [5] (Michal Rozsival)
29:38 2-2 Markus Näslund [7] (Sidney Crosby)
34:09 2-3 Jonathan Cheechoo [6] (Markus Näslund)
37:43 3-3 Ilya Kovalchuk [3] (Ronald Petrovicky, Patrick Marleau)
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46:57 4-3 Alyn McCauley [2] (Ladislav Nagy, Antoine Vermette)
56:12 5-3 Paul Gaustad [1] (James Sheppard, Pat Rissmiller)
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Penalty summary:
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14:11 Ilya Kovalchuk (5 min for fighting)
14:11 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
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45:08 Patrick Marleau (5 min for fighting)
45:08 Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 8.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -1 13.40 7
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 16.50 8
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 1 2 1 1 0 0 2 21.30 8
C Paul Gaustad 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 8.00 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 4 4 4 0 -1 13.40 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 21.20 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 2 3 5 2 5 5 2 17.00 9
L James Sheppard 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 9.10 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 -1 15.50 5
L Ladislav Nagy 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 1 15.30 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 1 0 2 1 2 1 5 2 19.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 17.10 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 2 3 0 1 0 1 27.50 9
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 3 1 3 0 -1 14.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 19.30 7
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 3 26.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -2 13.50 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 18.30 8
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -1 7.10 5
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -2 13.50 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 3 0 4 0 5 3 18.50 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 2 4 3 4 0 -2 20.10 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 7.10 4
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -2 13.50 6
L Markus Näslund 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 3 20.10 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 3 0 3 5 -2 18.50 8
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -2 13.50 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 3 18.00 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -3 28.10 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 14.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 3 17.30 8
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 27.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 5 0 21 0 0 60.00 4
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jonathan Cheechoo
2nd star: Ronald Petrovicky
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Paul Gaustad finally ended his 28 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jaromir Jagr had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Sidney Crosby beat Ilya Kovalchuk in a fight.
-Patrick Marleau fought Alexander Ovechkin in a fight.

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4/5/2005
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 29 - 22
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:66/79=83 %, Challenges:33/49=66 %
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:76/85=89 %, Challenges:22/43=50 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:22 0-1 Danny Markov [1])
02:47 1-1 Michal Rozsival [1] (Steve Staios, Sidney Crosby)
08:55 2-1 Jaromir Jagr [5] (Markus Näslund, Ryan Whitney)
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32:11 3-1 Sidney Crosby [2] (Michal Rozsival, Scott Niedermayer)
39:15 3-2 Ronald Petrovicky [5] (Patrick Marleau, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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41:31 3-3 Alyn McCauley [3] (Ladislav Nagy, Antoine Vermette)
45:14 4-3 Alexander Ovechkin [4] (Sidney Crosby, Colby Armstrong)
48:12 5-3 Evgeny Malkin [5] (Markus Näslund)
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Penalty summary:
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26:28 Steve Staios (2 min for slashing)
35:13 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
35:13 Ronald Petrovicky (2 min for roughing)
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42:33 Ethan Moreau (2 min for elbowing)
50:29 Devin Setoguchi (5 min for fighting)
50:29 Ladislav Nagy (5 min for fighting)
50:52 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for hooking)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 7.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 19.00 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 14.00 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 3 1 0 0 2 0 18.10 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 8.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 14.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 15.40 8
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 4 4 0 3 2 0 20.50 9
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 8.20 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 0 5 2 5 2 0 14.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 2 0 2 0 2 16.20 8
L Markus Näslund 0 2 5 1 0 0 0 0 17.10 8
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15.00 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 2 1 0 0 2 1 19.40 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 2 3 3 3 0 1 28.30 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 13.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 27.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 19 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 6.10 7
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.20 6
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 16.10 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 3 1 1 0 2 0 19.10 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6.10 4
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 -1 14.10 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 18.50 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 2 1 1 1 0 -1 20.50 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 -1 11.20 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 -1 18.50 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 1 2 1 0 0 5 0 14.00 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 -1 21.00 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 13.20 5
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -1 21.40 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 -1 28.40 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 16.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16.00 6
D Danny Markov 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 24.10 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Michal Rozsival
3rd star: Jaromir Jagr

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 10 game point drought.
-Jonathan Cheechoo had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Markus Näslund had his 5 game goal streak snapped.
-Michal Rozsival finally ended his 32 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ladislav Nagy had his 3 game goal streak snapped.
-Brian Campbell had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Danny Markov ended his 7 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Devin Setoguchi beat Ladislav Nagy in a fight.

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6/5/2005
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Pittsburgh Penguins 5 , Buffalo Sabres 3
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 0 of 2 (2 shots), Passing:67/86=77 %, Challenges:30/50=58 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:61/77=79 %, Challenges:24/46=51 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:22 1-0 Jonathan Cheechoo [7] (Alexander Ovechkin, Sidney Crosby)
11:03 2-0 Sidney Crosby [3] (Alexander Ovechkin)
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25:28 3-0 Jaromir Jagr [6] (Markus Näslund, Evgeny Malkin)
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40:49 3-1 Nicklas Lidström [1] (Danny Markov, Patrick Marleau)
42:41 3-2 Alyn McCauley [4] (Ronald Petrovicky, Martin Brodeur)
53:33 4-2 Ryan Whitney [2] (Evgeny Malkin, Scott Niedermayer)
55:27 4-3 Dion Phaneuf [1] (Erik Johnson, Jiri Novotny)
55:51 5-3 Alexander Ovechkin [5] (Sidney Crosby, Steve Staios)
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Penalty summary:
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07:45 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
07:45 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
16:04 Michal Rozsival (5 min for fighting)
16:04 Ronald Petrovicky (5 min for fighting)
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24:39 Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
24:39 Ilya Kovalchuk (5 min for fighting)
37:48 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for elbowing)
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48:49 Alexander Radulov (2 min for high-sticking)
52:54 Patrick Marleau (2 min for roughing)
52:54 Erik Christensen (2 min for roughing)
54:47 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
54:47 Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
56:07 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for elbowing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 15.50 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 12.50 8
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 0 11.10 5
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 0 16.20 7
C Sidney Crosby 1 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 12.50 8
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 1 3 3 3 0 1 19.40 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 16.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.50 8
L Markus Näslund 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 16.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 15.50 7
D Ryan Whitney 1 0 1 4 3 4 7 0 24.30 8
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 5 1 5 0 0 17.20 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 1 18.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 0 2 1 1 2 1 27.00 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 -1 10.40 5
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 1 2 2 2 1 11.00 7
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 -1 18.30 9
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 1 2 1 0 5 -1 16.10 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Jiri Novotny 0 1 0 5 4 4 0 1 14.50 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 18.10 5
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 2 2 3 2 2 -1 20.40 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 10.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0 9.50 5
L Ladislav Nagy 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 18.10 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 3 2 5 1 19.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 4 0 4 0 1 16.40 9
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
D Nicklas Lidström 1 0 2 1 1 0 2 -2 25.40 7
D Dion Phaneuf 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 13.00 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2 19.00 6
D Danny Markov 0 1 2 4 0 0 0 -1 28.00 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 5 1 22 0 0 60.00 4
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Sidney Crosby
2nd star: Alexander Ovechkin
3rd star: Jonathan Cheechoo

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ronald Petrovicky had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Ladislav Nagy had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Nicklas Lidström finally ended his 10 game goal drought.
-Dion Phaneuf finally ended his 47 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Steve Bégin fought Colby Armstrong in a fight.
-Michal Rozsival fought Ronald Petrovicky in a fight.
-Ryan Whitney beat Ilya Kovalchuk in a fight.

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8/5/2005
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 27 - 23
PP: 0 of 3 (3 shots), Passing:75/89=84 %, Challenges:21/42=48 %
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:53/70=75 %, Challenges:19/43=43 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:59 1-0 Brian Campbell [1] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Antoine Vermette)
05:56 2-0 Ronald Petrovicky [6] (Ladislav Nagy, Patrick Marleau)
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21:04 3-0 Alyn McCauley [5] (Ladislav Nagy, Antoine Vermette)
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47:58 3-1 Evgeny Malkin [6] (Ryan Whitney, Steve Staios)SH
52:34 3-2 Michal Rozsival [2] (Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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05:08 Evgeny Malkin (5 min for fighting)
05:08 Ilya Kovalchuk (5 min for fighting)
06:08 Danny Markov (5 min for fighting)
06:08 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
08:56 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for roughing)
11:01 Ladislav Nagy (2 min for elbowing)
15:28 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
15:28 Nicklas Lidström (2 min for roughing)
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28:42 Jiri Hudler (2 min for tripping)
34:44 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
34:44 Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for fighting)
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42:25 Danny Markov (2 min for roughing)
42:25 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
46:41 Michal Rozsival (5 min for fighting)
46:41 Ronald Petrovicky (5 min for fighting)
47:24 Scott Niedermayer (2 min for elbowing)
54:41 Dion Phaneuf (5 min for fighting)
54:41 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 6.20 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13.50 6
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 2 19.40 8
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 0 3 2 0 1 5 0 16.30 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 6.20 4
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 0 18.00 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 2 18.00 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 3 5 3 0 -1 19.40 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 9.40 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 0 14.20 6
L Ladislav Nagy 0 2 2 0 1 0 2 3 17.10 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 1 3 2 3 5 -2 18.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 15.00 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 2 2 2 1 0 1 20.50 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 -1 22.10 6
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 3 4 3 5 0 16.50 7
D Brian Campbell 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 20.50 8
D Danny Markov 0 0 1 4 0 2 7 0 24.20 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 6.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 5 3 5 7 1 14.00 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 0 1 0 5 -1 15.40 6
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 19.20 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 14.30 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.10 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 3 1 3 1 5 0 18.00 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 6.20 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 3 5 2 5 0 0 15.40 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 4 1 4 7 -1 18.00 8
L Markus Näslund 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 -1 18.40 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 17.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 22.30 6
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 19.10 7
D Michal Rozsival 1 0 1 0 2 0 5 -1 19.10 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 -1 25.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 24 0 0 59.30 7
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alyn McCauley
2nd star: Ronald Petrovicky
3rd star: Antoine Vermette

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Brian Campbell finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Markus Näslund had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Evgeny Malkin beat Ilya Kovalchuk in a fight.
-Danny Markov beat Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.
-Steve Bégin fought Alexander Ovechkin in a fight.
-Ronald Petrovicky beat Michal Rozsival in a fight.
-Colby Armstrong beat Dion Phaneuf in a fight.

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10/5/2005
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 18 - 31
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:57/67=85 %, Challenges:17/43=38 %
PP: 0 of 1 (3 shots), Passing:81/98=82 %, Challenges:27/46=57 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:12 1-0 Markus Näslund [8] (Jaromir Jagr, Scott Niedermayer)
06:53 1-1 Alexander Radulov [2] (Jiri Novotny, Erik Johnson)
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24:51 1-2 Jiri Novotny [2] (Erik Johnson, Lubomir Visnovsky)
28:19 2-2 Jaromir Jagr [7] (Markus Näslund, Evgeny Malkin)
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45:21 2-3 Alexander Radulov [3] (Erik Johnson)
59:23 2-4 Ladislav Nagy [5] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Nicklas Lidström) EN
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Penalty summary:
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04:13 James Sheppard (2 min for tripping)
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42:48 Steve Staios (2 min for diving)
47:22 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
47:22 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
48:29 Ronald Petrovicky (2 min for holding the stick)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 3 5 3 5 0 -1 17.20 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 19.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.30 8
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 3 3 1 0 -1 13.30 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 -1 14.00 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 14.00 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 3 4 4 4 2 1 18.30 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.00 6
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 14.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
L Markus Näslund 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 16.30 7
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 -1 15.40 6
D Steve Staios 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 -1 20.00 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 1 27.30 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 -1 14.00 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 -2 19.20 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23.30 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 27 0 0 59.30 6
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 12.50 6
R Alexander Radulov 2 0 3 1 0 3 0 3 16.10 9
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 11.20 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 3 2 0 1 2 -1 15.30 7
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 1 1 1 2 0 8.30 6
C Jiri Novotny 1 1 2 1 4 1 0 3 17.20 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 3 1 3 0 0 17.00 8
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 -1 19.20 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 10.30 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 3 16.10 7
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11.20 8
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 2 3 2 0 -1 17.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 3 0 5 1 5 0 3 18.20 10
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.20 7
D Nicklas Lidström 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 -1 26.00 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 3 24.20 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 6
D Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 21.10 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Alexander Radulov
2nd star: Erik Johnson
3rd star: Jiri Novotny

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby had his 4 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Alexander Radulov ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Alyn McCauley had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Alyn McCauley had his 4 game point streak snapped.
-Ronald Petrovicky had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Jiri Novotny ended his 8 game goal drought.
-Patrick Marleau had his 8 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:

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Buffalo Sabres 1 , Pittsburgh Penguins 6
Shots: 20 - 29
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:74/85=87 %, Challenges:21/46=44 %
PP: 0 of 2 (5 shots), Passing:73/88=82 %, Challenges:21/43=47 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:58 0-1 Jonathan Cheechoo [8] (Sidney Crosby, Evgeny Malkin)
06:36 0-2 Evgeny Malkin [7] (Markus Näslund)
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23:15 0-3 Markus Näslund [9] (Jaromir Jagr, Marc-André Fleury)
27:25 1-3 Ladislav Nagy [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Danny Markov)
30:48 1-4 Markus Näslund [10] (Ryan Whitney)
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41:53 1-5 Steve Staios [1] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Michal Rozsival)
48:51 1-6 Markus Näslund [11] (Jaromir Jagr, Evgeny Malkin)
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Penalty summary:
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10:54 Jaromir Jagr (2 min for hooking)
12:54 Lubomir Visnovsky (2 min for tripping)
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27:31 Brian Campbell (5 min for fighting)
27:31 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
34:14 Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
34:14 James Sheppard (2 min for roughing)
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49:03 Alexander Radulov (2 min for hooking)
51:23 Jiri Hudler (2 min for elbowing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 3 2 3 0 -2 10.00 6
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 0 3 1 2 -1 10.50 5
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 13.10 5
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -1 19.20 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 7.20 4
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 -1 14.10 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 -1 19.50 6
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 20.00 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 -2 11.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 10.50 6
L Ladislav Nagy 1 0 4 0 3 0 0 -1 19.10 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 2 3 2 0 -1 19.30 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 14.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 -1 19.30 6
D Nicklas Lidström 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -3 30.20 7
D Dion Phaneuf 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 -3 16.30 8
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 -1 12.00 7
D Danny Markov 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 -1 26.50 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Martin Brodeur 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Ray Emery 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 4 2 4 0 0 21.20 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 2 1 1 0 5 2 12.10 9
R Jaromir Jagr 0 2 4 2 1 0 2 3 19.10 9
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 10.40 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 16.00 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 12.30 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 2 2 4 1 4 0 3 19.00 10
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 7.20 5
L Ethan Moreau 0 0 2 3 2 3 0 0 16.00 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 2 5 0 4 0 2 16.00 9
L Markus Näslund 3 1 8 2 0 0 0 3 18.30 10
D Daniel Fernholm 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 16.00 6
D Steve Staios 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 2 20.40 8
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 2 0 2 2 3 24.40 7
D Noah Welch 0 0 0 4 1 4 0 0 16.10 8
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 16.50 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 3 25.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 1 1 19 0 0 60.00 9
G Brent Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Markus Näslund
2nd star: Evgeny Malkin
3rd star: Jonathan Cheechoo

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Markus Näslund scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Other notes:
-Brian Campbell fought Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.