Est - finale - BUF / PIT

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15/5/2006
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 26 - 22
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/90=86 %, Challenges:31/49=62 %
PP: 0 of 2 (0 shots), Passing:70/78=89 %, Challenges:20/43=45 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:41 1-0 Alyn McCauley [5] (Ronald Petrovicky, Zdeno Chara)
05:02 2-0 Ronald Petrovicky [4] (Patrick Marleau, Ilya Kovalchuk)
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24:57 2-1 Colby Armstrong [1] (Jonathan Cheechoo, Alexander Ovechkin)
37:35 2-2 Alexander Ovechkin [5])
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47:24 2-3 Markus Näslund [7] (Ryan Whitney)
50:33 3-3 Antoine Vermette [5] (Alyn McCauley, Steve Bégin)
53:49 3-4 Sidney Crosby [2] (Alexander Ovechkin)
57:23 3-5 Jonathan Cheechoo [4] (Michal Rozsival, Ryan Whitney)
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Penalty summary:
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05:13 Ryan Whitney (5 min for fighting)
05:13 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
06:57 Paul Gaustad (2 min for tripping)
12:56 Sheldon Souray (5 min for fighting)
12:56 Brian Campbell (5 min for fighting)
18:58 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
18:58 Ruslan Fedotenko (5 min for fighting)
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31:46 Michal Rozsival (5 min for fighting)
31:46 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
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43:57 Patrick Marleau (5 min for fighting)
43:57 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
58:56 Paul Gaustad (2 min for holding the stick)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -1 5.40 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 -2 16.50 5
R Alyn McCauley 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 1 17.00 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 1 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 19.10 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 -1 7.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 3 1 1 1 4 -2 15.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 1 0 3 2 2 0 0 1 19.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 3 0 3 5 0 18.20 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 5.40 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -2 16.50 5
L Steve Bégin 0 1 1 1 1 0 10 1 16.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 19.10 6
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -2 18.30 5
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 13.20 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -1 26.30 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 3 1 5 0 -2 17.00 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 1 19.10 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 0 5 2 5 5 -1 25.30 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 17 0 0 60.00 4
G Antero Niittymäki 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 7.30 5
R Colby Armstrong 1 0 2 4 5 4 0 0 16.50 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 1 3 2 3 0 0 2 15.10 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 20.30 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 9.10 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 16.50 5
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 1 1 1 0 5 2 13.20 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 3 4 1 4 0 0 20.40 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 15.00 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 2 5 5 0 5 0 2 17.10 10
L Markus Näslund 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 20.20 8
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17.30 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 0 0 0 0 5 2 16.30 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 1 4 1 3 5 0 24.40 9
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 21.00 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 1 1 1 5 2 14.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 25.30 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Steve Bégin had his 6 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Colby Armstrong finally ended his 14 game goal drought.
-Jonathan Cheechoo ended his 6 game goal drought.
-Sidney Crosby ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Ryan Whitney fought Steve Bégin in a fight.
-Sheldon Souray beat Brian Campbell in a fight.
-Zdeno Chara beat Ruslan Fedotenko in a fight.
-Steve Bégin beat Michal Rozsival in a fight.
-Sidney Crosby beat Patrick Marleau in a fight.

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17/5/2006
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:89/108=82 %, Challenges:21/43=47 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:62/75=82 %, Challenges:9/41=21 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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17:33 0-1 Sidney Crosby [3] (Jaromir Jagr, Alexander Ovechkin)
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25:04 0-2 Jiri Hudler [1] (Erik Christensen, Nicklas Bäckström)
26:55 1-2 Erik Johnson [1] (Brian Campbell)
34:21 2-2 Jiri Novotny [1] (Alexander Radulov, Scott Hartnell)
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44:49 3-2 Brian Campbell [2] (Steve Bégin, Antoine Vermette)
50:24 4-2 Patrick Marleau [5] (Zdeno Chara, Ronald Petrovicky)
59:26 4-3 Markus Näslund [8] (Evgeny Malkin)
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Penalty summary:
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13:05 Erik Christensen (2 min for roughing)
13:05 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
16:32 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
16:32 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
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33:37 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
33:37 Paul Gaustad (2 min for roughing)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 6.10 7
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 2 6 0 6 0 -1 17.40 8
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 17.30 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 18.40 6
C Jiri Novotny 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 6.50 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 4 1 2 2 4 -1 17.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 1 3 1 0 0 17.30 7
C Patrick Marleau 1 0 2 2 0 2 0 1 18.40 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 1 6.10 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 17.40 6
L Steve Bégin 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 17.30 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 4 3 5 3 0 1 18.40 6
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 -1 17.40 8
D Brian Campbell 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 17.30 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 24.50 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 1 4 1 5 0 -1 17.50 7
D Erik Johnson 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 20.00 8
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 1 4 1 4 5 2 22.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 20 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 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 8.50 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 5 2 5 0 0 15.30 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 1 7 0 5 -3 14.40 4
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 21.00 6
C Erik Christensen 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 8.10 4
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 15.30 6
C Sidney Crosby 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 -2 16.00 5
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 0 20.20 7
L Jiri Hudler 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 8.50 7
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 15.30 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 6
L Markus Näslund 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 -1 21.10 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15.40 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17.40 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 6 5 6 0 -1 26.40 6
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 17.40 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 1 3 1 0 -1 15.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 26.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 25 0 0 60.00 6
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Brian Campbell
2nd star: Patrick Marleau
3rd star: Erik Johnson

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Antoine Vermette notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jiri Novotny finally ended his 15 game goal drought.
-Erik Johnson finally ended his 16 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeny Malkin notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jiri Hudler finally ended his 24 game goal drought.
-Jiri Hudler finally ended his 24 game point drought.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 3 game goal streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Zdeno Chara beat Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.

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19/5/2006
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 26 - 23
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:72/84=85 %, Challenges:20/40=48 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:85/96=88 %, Challenges:24/37=63 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:21 0-1 Ronald Petrovicky [5] (Zdeno Chara, Lubomir Visnovsky)
05:09 1-1 Jaromir Jagr [8] (Scott Niedermayer, Evgeny Malkin)
07:05 2-1 Alexander Ovechkin [6] (Sidney Crosby)
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34:24 3-1 Markus Näslund [9] (Michal Rozsival, Jaromir Jagr)
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43:17 3-2 Brian Campbell [3] (Steve Bégin, Alyn McCauley)
49:42 3-3 Ronald Petrovicky [6] (Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrick Marleau)
52:05 3-4 James Sheppard [2] (Pat Rissmiller, Alyn McCauley)
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Penalty summary:
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03:29 Zdeno Chara (2 min for roughing)
03:29 Colby Armstrong (2 min for roughing)
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22:06 Ruslan Fedotenko (2 min for roughing)
22:06 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
25:51 Patrick Marleau (5 min for fighting)
25:51 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
31:07 Antoine Vermette (5 min for fighting)
31:07 Nicklas Bäckström (5 min for fighting)
33:53 Ryan Whitney (2 min for roughing)
33:53 James Sheppard (2 min for roughing)
35:36 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
35:36 Alyn McCauley (2 min for roughing)
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55:06 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
55:06 Michal Rozsival (2 min for roughing)
59:41 Evgeny Malkin (5 min for fighting)
59:41 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 12.30 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 3 3 3 2 0 12.40 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 16.50 4
R Jaromir Jagr 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 -1 18.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.00 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 0 2 0 5 0 13.00 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 4 1 1 0 5 0 15.10 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 2 1 0 1 5 -1 17.50 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12.50 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 16.50 7
L Markus Näslund 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 -1 18.00 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18.40 5
D Michal Rozsival 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 18.00 7
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 0 4 1 3 2 -2 23.20 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 14.20 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 6 0 3 2 0 20.20 9
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 3 1 0 1 0 -1 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 19 0 0 60.00 5
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 7
R Pat Rissmiller 0 1 0 4 1 4 0 -1 15.10 8
R Alyn McCauley 0 2 2 1 2 0 2 1 18.20 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 2 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 20.30 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 6.00 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 3 1 1 0 5 1 18.50 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 2 0 2 5 1 20.00 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 6.00 7
L James Sheppard 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 13.10 8
L Steve Bégin 0 1 2 2 0 0 9 1 19.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 1 2 4 1 4 0 0 21.10 8
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 -1 14.20 6
D Brian Campbell 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 18.50 8
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 26.50 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 -1 14.30 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 21.00 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 24.30 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 23 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

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

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Sidney Crosby notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Patrick Marleau notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Antoine Vermette had his 10 game point streak snapped.
-James Sheppard ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Patrick Marleau beat Sidney Crosby in a fight.
-Antoine Vermette beat Nicklas Bäckström in a fight.
-Evgeny Malkin beat Steve Bégin in a fight.

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21/5/2006
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 18 - 25
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:69/78=88 %, Challenges:13/41=31 %
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:68/92=73 %, Challenges:41/58=69 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:24 1-0 Jaromir Jagr [9] (Evgeny Malkin, Markus Näslund)
05:57 2-0 Jonathan Cheechoo [5] (Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin)
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28:18 2-1 Patrick Marleau [6] (Ronald Petrovicky)
38:19 2-2 Zdeno Chara [1])
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52:07 2-3 Zdeno Chara [2] (Lubomir Visnovsky, Patrick Marleau)PP
58:56 2-4 Pat Rissmiller [2] (Alyn McCauley, Brian Campbell) EN
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Penalty summary:
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02:21 Alexander Ovechkin (2 min for roughing)
02:21 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
03:58 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
03:58 Pat Rissmiller (2 min for roughing)
06:04 Michal Rozsival (5 min for fighting)
06:04 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
09:59 Evgeny Malkin (5 min for fighting)
09:59 Antoine Vermette (5 min for fighting)
12:23 Erik Christensen (2 min for cross-checking)
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23:38 Sheldon Souray (2 min for boarding)
38:28 Sheldon Souray (2 min for roughing)
38:28 Alyn McCauley (2 min for roughing)
39:31 Alexander Ovechkin (5 min for fighting)
39:31 Steve Bégin (5 min for fighting)
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43:56 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
43:56 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
48:37 Scott Hartnell (5 min for fighting)
48:37 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
51:53 Andy Delmore (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 0 2 3 0 0 0 9.20 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 1 3 3 3 0 0 20.10 7
R Jonathan Cheechoo 1 0 2 3 1 0 5 0 12.10 6
R Jaromir Jagr 1 0 3 2 3 0 0 -1 17.50 6
C Erik Christensen 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 9.20 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 17.20 6
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 0 0 5 0 14.40 7
C Evgeny Malkin 0 1 3 3 2 3 7 -1 18.40 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9.20 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 16.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 1 3 1 1 1 7 0 11.50 7
L Markus Näslund 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 15.30 7
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 -1 16.50 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 27.10 7
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 17.50 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 0 3 0 2 4 0 16.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 0 0 2 6 1 0 -1 25.40 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 4 0 21 0 0 59.00 5
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 7.20 7
R Pat Rissmiller 1 0 3 11 1 11 2 1 20.50 10
R Alyn McCauley 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 11.10 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 20.40 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.20 7
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 1 2 0 5 0 12.20 6
C Patrick Marleau 1 1 5 2 1 2 0 0 20.00 8
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7.10 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 19.50 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 1 2 0 12 1 13.40 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 3 2 3 0 -1 19.20 7
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 20.20 6
D Brian Campbell 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 13.10 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 26.10 7
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 21.10 7
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 16.30 7
D Zdeno Chara 2 0 3 2 1 2 5 0 22.40 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 2 0 16 0 0 60.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Zdeno Chara
2nd star: Pat Rissmiller
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Markus Näslund had his 4 game goal streak snapped.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Pat Rissmiller ended his 5 game goal drought.
-Steve Bégin had his 9 game point streak snapped.
-Zdeno Chara finally ended his 26 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Steve Bégin beat Michal Rozsival in a fight.
-Evgeny Malkin beat Antoine Vermette in a fight.
-Steve Bégin beat Alexander Ovechkin in a fight.
-Zdeno Chara fought Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.
-Sidney Crosby beat Scott Hartnell in a fight.


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23/5/2006
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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 5
Shots: 24 - 29
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:67/79=84 %, Challenges:19/39=47 %
PP: 0 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:88/95=92 %, Challenges:15/38=38 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:25 0-1 Evgeny Malkin [8] (Jaromir Jagr, Scott Niedermayer)
05:21 1-1 Patrick Marleau [7] (Pat Rissmiller)SH
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28:32 1-2 Scott Niedermayer [2] (Ryan Whitney, Markus Näslund)
32:19 1-3 Scott Niedermayer [3] (Jaromir Jagr, Ryan Whitney)
35:16 1-4 Jaromir Jagr [10] (Scott Niedermayer)
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49:19 2-4 Patrick Marleau [8] (Ronald Petrovicky)
58:43 2-5 Alexander Ovechkin [7] (Sidney Crosby)
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Penalty summary:
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05:06 Zdeno Chara (2 min for cross-checking)
16:12 Steve Bégin (2 min for hooking)
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27:21 Brian Campbell (5 min for fighting)
27:21 Erik Christensen (5 min for fighting)
38:07 Kevin Bieksa (2 min for roughing)
38:07 Ilya Kovalchuk (2 min for roughing)
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45:53 Markus Näslund (2 min for high-sticking)
52:19 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
52:19 Scott Hannan (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 8.20 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 14.40 5
R Alyn McCauley 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 15.10 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 1 4 2 1 1 0 -1 20.50 8
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 8.30 5
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 2 3 0 0 12.20 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 -2 17.50 7
C Patrick Marleau 2 0 4 7 0 7 0 0 21.20 10
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 7.30 6
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12.20 6
L Steve Bégin 0 0 3 1 2 0 2 -2 17.20 6
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 1 2 1 2 -1 19.40 6
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 13.50 7
D Brian Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 1 5 -2 15.50 6
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -2 28.20 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 0 12.20 6
D Erik Johnson 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -1 21.30 6
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 2 8 2 4 2 -1 28.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 5 0 24 0 0 60.00 5
G Antero Niittymäki 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 3 0 0 0 7.30 4
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 -1 16.20 6
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1 16.50 6
R Jaromir Jagr 1 2 7 1 2 0 0 3 19.20 9
C Erik Christensen 0 0 1 1 1 1 5 -1 10.00 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 1 1 7 1 0 -1 14.20 4
C Sidney Crosby 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 15.40 6
C Evgeny Malkin 1 0 2 1 4 1 0 4 20.00 7
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.30 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 3 2 1 2 0 -1 14.20 7
L Alexander Ovechkin 1 0 5 2 0 2 0 1 17.50 9
L Markus Näslund 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 3 18.20 8
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 15.10 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 2 0 4 0 4 0 4 26.50 9
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 -1 16.00 6
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 1 19.40 8
D Scott Niedermayer 2 2 2 0 0 1 0 3 24.20 10
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Scott Niedermayer
2nd star: Jaromir Jagr
3rd star: Patrick Marleau

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Zdeno Chara had his 5 game point streak snapped.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Ryan Whitney notched his 10th assist of the playoffs.
-Jaromir Jagr scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Evgeny Malkin ended his 6 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Brian Campbell beat Erik Christensen in a fight.
-Scott Hannan beat Jonathan Cheechoo in a fight.

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25/5/2006
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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 29 - 23
PP: 0 of 1 (1 shots), Passing:90/97=92 %, Challenges:20/43=45 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:76/98=77 %, Challenges:25/33=73 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 474824 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:01 1-0 Markus Näslund [10] (Ryan Whitney, Evgeny Malkin)
07:31 1-1 Alyn McCauley [6] (Antoine Vermette)
10:19 2-1 Scott Niedermayer [4] (Ryan Whitney, Evgeny Malkin)
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23:57 3-1 Jaromir Jagr [11] (Devin Setoguchi, Erik Christensen)
28:07 4-1 Jaromir Jagr [12] (Devin Setoguchi, Erik Christensen)
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43:53 4-2 Zdeno Chara [3] (Erik Johnson, Patrick Marleau)SH
45:36 5-2 Scott Niedermayer [5] (Markus Näslund, Erik Christensen)
51:35 6-2 Ryan Whitney [3] (Jaromir Jagr, Markus Näslund)
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Penalty summary:
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11:57 Erik Johnson (5 min for fighting)
11:57 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
16:54 Patrick Marleau (5 min for fighting)
16:54 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
17:36 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
17:36 Devin Setoguchi (5 min for fighting)
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31:08 Ilya Kovalchuk (5 min for fighting)
31:08 Ruslan Fedotenko (5 min for fighting)
36:27 Steve Bégin (2 min for roughing)
36:27 Andy Delmore (2 min for roughing)
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43:37 Ronald Petrovicky (2 min for tripping)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Devin Setoguchi 0 2 1 0 0 0 5 0 6.20 6
R Colby Armstrong 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 14.30 4
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 0 3 2 2 0 5 -1 19.40 6
R Jaromir Jagr 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 5 19.30 9
C Erik Christensen 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 8.30 7
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15.10 5
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 4 1 2 0 5 -1 15.00 6
C Evgeny Malkin 0 2 4 1 2 1 0 5 21.20 8
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 8.20 5
L Ruslan Fedotenko 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 12.20 6
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 -1 20.00 7
L Markus Näslund 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 5 19.20 9
D Andy Delmore 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14.30 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 19.30 5
D Ryan Whitney 1 2 2 1 1 1 0 5 26.00 8
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.00 7
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 -1 16.50 6
D Scott Niedermayer 2 0 4 3 2 2 0 5 29.10 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 21 0 0 60.00 8
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 7
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 4 1 4 0 0 16.00 6
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 15.50 6
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 2 2 0 1 2 -4 18.10 6
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 1 1 3 0 0 14.00 6
C Antoine Vermette 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 17.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 1 3 0 2 0 5 -4 18.20 6
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 0 10.00 7
L James Sheppard 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 0 14.00 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 13.50 7
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 2 0 1 0 5 -4 20.10 6
D Alex Plante 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 17.10 6
D Brian Campbell 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 16.50 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 -4 24.00 6
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16.10 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 0 4 0 3 5 0 23.00 8
D Zdeno Chara 1 0 2 4 0 2 5 -4 22.50 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 6 0 23 0 0 60.00 4
G Antero Niittymäki 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Jaromir Jagr
2nd star: Markus Näslund
3rd star: Ryan Whitney

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Markus Näslund scored his 10th goal of the playoffs.
-Sidney Crosby had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Alexander Ovechkin had his 7 game point streak snapped.
-Ryan Whitney finally ended his 13 game goal drought.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Ronald Petrovicky had his 6 game point streak snapped.

Other notes:
-Jonathan Cheechoo beat Erik Johnson in a fight.
-Patrick Marleau fought Sidney Crosby in a fight.
-Zdeno Chara beat Devin Setoguchi in a fight.
-Ilya Kovalchuk beat Ruslan Fedotenko in a fight.

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Buffalo Sabres 2 , Pittsburgh Penguins 3
Shots: 24 - 24
PP: 1 of 2 (9 shots), Passing:69/89=77 %, Challenges:32/45=69 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:78/89=87 %, Challenges:7/36=18 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 582023 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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01:58 1-0 Alyn McCauley [7] (Erik Johnson, Brian Campbell)
16:23 1-1 Ruslan Fedotenko [1] (Colby Armstrong, Jonathan Cheechoo)
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24:56 1-2 Markus Näslund [11] (Jaromir Jagr, Ryan Whitney)
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46:24 2-2 Lubomir Visnovsky [2])PP
52:04 2-3 Markus Näslund [12] (Scott Niedermayer)
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Penalty summary:
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06:16 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
06:16 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
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22:08 Jiri Novotny (5 min for fighting)
22:08 Sidney Crosby (5 min for fighting)
29:41 Paul Gaustad (5 min for fighting)
29:41 Devin Setoguchi (5 min for fighting)
31:21 Markus Näslund (2 min for tripping)
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44:31 Erik Christensen (2 min for high-sticking)
46:06 Zdeno Chara (5 min for fighting)
46:06 Colby Armstrong (5 min for fighting)
54:06 Erik Johnson (5 min for fighting)
54:06 Jonathan Cheechoo (5 min for fighting)
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Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Alexander Radulov 0 0 1 3 1 3 0 0 8.20 6
R Pat Rissmiller 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 14.40 5
R Alyn McCauley 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 16.30 7
R Ronald Petrovicky 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 20.30 7
C Jiri Novotny 0 0 1 5 0 5 5 0 9.20 8
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 1 2 2 4 5 -1 13.20 8
C Antoine Vermette 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 16.40 7
C Patrick Marleau 0 0 2 4 1 4 0 -1 20.40 7
L Scott Hartnell 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 8.20 5
L James Sheppard 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 -1 14.40 7
L Steve Bégin 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 16.30 5
L Ilya Kovalchuk 0 0 3 3 1 3 0 -1 20.30 7
D Alex Plante 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 -1 15.50 8
D Brian Campbell 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 18.50 7
D Lubomir Visnovsky 1 0 3 3 0 1 0 -1 25.40 8
D Scott Hannan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.20 6
D Erik Johnson 0 1 1 1 0 1 5 0 19.00 7
D Zdeno Chara 0 0 1 1 3 1 10 -1 22.20 5
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marty Turco 3 0 21 0 0 58.00 6
G Antero Niittymäki 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 5 0 6.50 5
R Colby Armstrong 0 1 2 4 1 3 5 1 13.50 8
R Jonathan Cheechoo 0 1 1 4 0 0 10 0 17.40 7
R Jaromir Jagr 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 21.00 7
C Erik Christensen 0 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 7.10 6
C Nicklas Bäckström 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1 11.50 4
C Sidney Crosby 0 0 1 2 5 0 5 0 20.40 5
C Evgeny Malkin 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 1 20.20 6
L Jiri Hudler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 6
L Ruslan Fedotenko 1 0 1 3 1 3 0 1 12.30 8
L Alexander Ovechkin 0 0 4 2 2 2 0 -1 16.40 7
L Markus Näslund 2 0 6 1 0 0 2 2 20.20 9
D Andy Delmore 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 11.50 6
D Michal Rozsival 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 -1 18.40 6
D Ryan Whitney 0 1 0 1 6 1 0 2 29.10 5
D Kevin Bieksa 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 5
D Sheldon Souray 0 0 3 2 0 2 0 -1 20.40 7
D Scott Niedermayer 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 25.20 7
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Marc-André Fleury 2 0 22 0 0 60.00 8
G Frédéric Cassivi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Markus Näslund
2nd star: Colby Armstrong
3rd star: Ruslan Fedotenko

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:
-Patrick Marleau had his 8 game point streak snapped.
-Lubomir Visnovsky finally ended his 12 game goal drought.

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Jaromir Jagr had his 4 game goal streak snapped.
-Evgeny Malkin had his 5 game point streak snapped.
-Ruslan Fedotenko finally ended his 20 game goal drought.
-Ruslan Fedotenko finally ended his 20 game point drought.

Other notes:
-Jonathan Cheechoo fought Zdeno Chara in a fight.
-Jiri Novotny fought Sidney Crosby in a fight.
-Devin Setoguchi beat Paul Gaustad in a fight.
-Zdeno Chara fought Colby Armstrong in a fight.
-Jonathan Cheechoo beat Erik Johnson in a fight.