Penguins beat Sabres 5–3 | HabsMetrics

Final

PIT · Away

5

BUF · Home

3

Friday, March 30, 2012 · First Niagara Center

Game analysis

Penguins beat Sabres 5–3

S. Sullivan scored the game-winner at 15:06 of the second.
An empty-net goal sealed it late.
B. Johnson stopped 25 of 28 shots (.893) for the win.
Power play: PIT 2/3, BUF 0/2.
S. Crosby led all scorers with 1 goal and 3 assists.

Three stars

1st star
S. Crosby
PIT · 1G 3A
2nd star
T. Vanek
BUF · 1G 0A
3rd star
S. Sullivan
PIT · 1G 2A

Scoring summary

1st

3:50PITE. MalkinPPAssists: S. Sullivan, S. Crosby1–0
6:35BUFJ. LeopoldAssists: J. Pominville, V. Leino1–1
12:52PITS. CrosbyAssists: S. Sullivan, P. Dupuis2–1
15:45BUFT. EnnisAssists: A. Sulzer, M. Weber2–2

2nd

11:43PITJ. NealPPAssists: S. Crosby, E. Malkin3–2
15:06PITS. SullivanAssists: P. Dupuis, S. Crosby4–2
16:59BUFT. Vanek4–3

3rd

19:54PITJ. StaalENAssists: B. Orpik5–3

Team stats

Team stats comparison
PIT	Stat	BUF
34	Shots	28
45.8%	Faceoff %	54.2%
2/3	Power Play	0/2
4	PIM	6
29	Hits	28
8	Blocked	8
6	Giveaways	7
5	Takeaways	8

Penguins at Sabres recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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