27.3.12

Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 42 - 21
PP: 1 of 5 (10 shots), Passing:72/89=80 %, Challenges:38/56=66 %
PP: 1 of 2 (3 shots), Passing:63/83=75 %, Challenges:26/50=51 %
Attendance: 18087 of 18087 (Consol Energy Center)
Ticket income: 853706 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:53 0-1 Ville Leino [11] (Drew Stafford)
08:18 1-1 Evgeni Malkin [44] (Jordan Staal, Claude Giroux)PP
12:06 2-1 James Neal [38] (Kris Letang)
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33:14 2-2 Jordan Leopold [11] (Ville Leino, Tyler Ennis)PP
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no scoring
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Penalty summary:
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07:39 Brandon Dubinsky (2 min for boarding)
08:23 Paul Szczechura (2 min for holding the stick)
16:03 Braydon Coburn (2 min for roughing)
16:03 Ville Leino (2 min for roughing)
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23:39 Corey Tropp (2 min for elbowing)
26:36 Christian Ehrhoff (2 min for roughing)
26:36 Matt Cooke (2 min for roughing)
32:34 Brayden Schenn (2 min for slashing)
38:16 Brad Marchand (2 min for high-sticking)
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44:11 Ville Leino (2 min for slashing)
58:25 Ville Leino (2 min for roughing)
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Pittsburgh Penguins scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Arron Asham 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 7.40 6
R Tyler Kennedy 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.30 5
R Danny Brière 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 20.00 6
R Evgeni Malkin 1 0 7 1 2 1 0 -1 23.40 7
C Steve Bégin 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 10.20 7
C Mark Letestu 0 0 4 0 3 0 0 0 12.50 6
C Claude Giroux 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 24.10 8
C Jordan Staal 0 1 5 3 1 3 0 -1 23.50 8
L Matt Cooke 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 9.10 6
L Brad Marchand 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7.40 5
L Brayden Schenn 0 0 5 3 3 1 2 0 21.10 8
L James Neal 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 21.40 7
D Joe Morrow 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 7.40 6
D Simon Despres 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 25.20 7
D Andrej Meszaros 0 0 2 4 0 4 0 -1 32.10 7
D Paul Martin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9.50 5
D Braydon Coburn 0 0 2 6 0 6 2 0 23.40 9
D Kris Letang 0 1 3 3 1 3 0 0 31.40 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Brent Johnson 2 0 19 0 0 65.00 8
G Marc-André Fleury 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Buffalo Sabres scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Corey Tropp 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 10.10 5
R Max Pacioretty 0 0 2 2 3 2 0 0 13.20 6
R Luke Adam 0 0 5 5 0 2 0 0 14.50 8
R Drew Stafford 0 1 2 3 1 2 0 0 21.10 8
C Paul Szczechura 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10.10 6
C Paul Gaustad 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 11.20 5
C Brandon Dubinsky 0 0 2 1 2 0 2 -1 21.10 6
C Brad Richards 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 21.50 7
L Jochen Hecht 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 17.00 6
L Nick Foligno 0 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 11.00 6
L Tyler Ennis 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 14.40 7
R Ville Leino 1 1 2 3 1 0 6 0 19.40 8
D T.J. Brennan 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 12.20 6
D Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 -1 21.50 6
D Christian Ehrhoff 0 0 1 3 2 0 2 1 31.00 6
D Andrej Sekera 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 11.40 6
D Jordan Leopold 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 21.00 6
D Kimmo Timonen 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 32.30 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Ilya Bryzgalov 2 0 40 0 0 65.00 10
G Jhonas Enroth 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ville Leino
2nd star: Ilya Bryzgalov
3rd star: Evgeni Malkin

Notes for Pittsburgh Penguins:
-Evgeni Malkin scored the 500th point of his career.
-Kris Letang notched his 40th assist of the season.

Notes for Buffalo Sabres:

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Wilkes-Barre/Scraton Penguins 2( 13) , Rochester Americans 4( 31)
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0-1 Nathan Gerbe (Louis Leblanc)
1-1 Joe Vitale (Deryk Engelland)
2-1 Dustin Jeffrey (Keven Veilleux, Matt Niskanen)
2-2 Patrick Kaleta (Michael Ryan)
2-3 Tomas Divisek (Tony Mårtensson)
2-4 Nathan Gerbe (Louis Leblanc)

Goalies: Patrick Killeen - Drew MacIntyre

Tampa Bay Lightning 5 , New York Islanders 1
Shots: 36 - 19
PP: 2 of 6 (19 shots), Passing:67/81=82 %, Challenges:32/46=68 %
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:67/95=70 %, Challenges:25/47=52 %
Attendance: 18681 of 19500 (St. Petre Times Forum)
Ticket income: 909766 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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06:33 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [28] (Chris Campoli, Vincent Lecavalier)PP
18:43 1-1 Andrew MacDonald [13] (Michael Grabner, John Tavares)
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31:13 2-1 Dana Tyrell [8] (Steve Downie, Yannick Weber)
36:33 3-1 Vincent Lecavalier [32] (Maxim Afinogenov, Teddy Purcell)
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43:25 4-1 Ryan Malone [21] (Carter Ashton, Yannick Weber)PP
52:28 5-1 Martin St. Louis [25] (Maxim Afinogenov, Vincent Lecavalier)
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Penalty summary:
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01:07 Zach Bogosian (2 min for roughing)
01:07 Michael Grabner (2 min for roughing)
04:56 Brian Rolston (2 min for slashing)
08:23 Justin DiBenedetto (2 min for high-sticking)
08:32 Ryan Malone (2 min for roughing)
08:32 Mark Eaton (2 min for roughing)
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27:12 Mark Streit (2 min for tripping)
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40:15 Martin St. Louis (2 min for holding the stick)
42:39 Michael Grabner (2 min for tripping)
47:44 Teddy Purcell (2 min for hooking)
53:46 Wade Redden (2 min for hooking)
57:14 Brian Rolston (5 min for attempt to injury)
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Tampa Bay Lightning scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Teddy Purcell 0 1 3 2 0 1 2 -1 17.30 6
R Steve Downie 0 1 2 4 0 4 0 1 17.00 8
R Brett Connolly 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8.20 6
R Maxim Afinogenov 1 2 7 0 1 0 0 2 16.50 7
C Nate Thompson 0 0 1 3 1 2 0 -1 12.10 7
C Dominic Moore 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 13.10 7
R Carter Ashton 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 13.40 7
C Vincent Lecavalier 1 2 4 1 1 0 0 2 16.50 7
L Tom Pyatt 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 -1 12.30 5
L Dana Tyrell 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 13.30 7
L Ryan Malone 1 0 3 2 1 2 2 0 17.30 6
L Martin St. Louis 1 0 4 0 1 0 2 2 16.50 7
D Yannick Weber 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 18.30 6
D Chris Campoli 0 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 20.50 7
D Mattias Öhlund 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 1 20.40 7
D Brett Clark 0 0 0 3 1 4 0 1 14.00 6
D Pavel Kubina 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 -1 19.50 5
D Zach Bogosian 0 0 1 3 1 2 2 2 26.10 8
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Dustin Tokarski 1 0 18 0 0 60.00 9
G Peter Budaj 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

New York Islanders scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Jesse Joensuu 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
R Pierre Parenteau 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 18.10 4
R Milan Michalek 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -1 13.50 6
R Michael Grabner 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 -1 14.30 5
C Casey Cizikas 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 7.20 5
C Ryan Strome 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12.50 6
C Kyle Okposo 0 0 2 3 2 0 0 -1 18.20 6
C John Tavares 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 -1 17.30 7
L Brian Rolston 0 0 0 2 1 1 7 0 5.30 5
L Josh Bailey 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14.40 7
L Justin DiBenedetto 0 0 2 3 2 2 2 -1 17.10 7
L Matt Moulson 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 -1 21.20 5
D Wade Redden 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 20.00 6
D Calvin de Haan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 18.00 5
D Andrew MacDonald 1 0 2 2 2 2 0 -1 22.00 7
D Mike Mottau 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 23.20 4
D Mark Eaton 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 -1 16.50 6
D Mark Streit 0 0 1 1 2 0 2 -1 19.50 6
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Rick DiPietro 5 0 31 0 0 60.00 6
G Evgeni Nabokov 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Vincent Lecavalier
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Steve Downie

Notes for Tampa Bay Lightning:
-Chris Campoli has marked a new career high in assists with 26 assists.
-Chris Campoli has marked a new career high in points with 35 points.
-Dana Tyrell has marked a new career high in points with 16 points.
-Ryan Malone has marked a new career high in points with 52 points.
-Martin St. Louis scored his 25th goal of the season.
-Ryan Malone finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Notes for New York Islanders:
-Andrew MacDonald ended his 5 game goal drought.

Other notes:

Farm game result:
Norfolk Admirals 4( 30) , Bridgeport Sound Tigers 0( 7)
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1-0 Mattias Ritola (Bruno Gervais)
2-0 James Wright (Mattias Ritola)
3-0 Dwight King (James Wright, Mattias Ritola)
4-0 Tyler Johnson (Alexandre Picard, Mark Barberio)

Goalies: Riku Helenius - Al Montoya

San Jose Sharks 3 , Los Angeles Kings 6
Shots: 29 - 26
PP: 0 of 5 (8 shots), Passing:56/64=87 %, Challenges:33/45=71 %
PP: 0 of 0 (0 shots), Passing:67/88=76 %, Challenges:30/44=66 %
Attendance: 17562 of 17562 (HP Pavillon at San Jose)
Ticket income: 842976 Match televised: No

Boxscore for the game:
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11:49 0-1 Clarke MacArthur [24] (Jack Johnson, Drew Doughty)
12:52 1-1 Dan Boyle [9] (Jason Demers, Logan Couture)
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29:02 2-1 Joffrey Lupul [16] (Tim Connolly, Colin White)
30:22 2-2 Martins Karsums [1] (Mike Cammalleri, Cody Franson)
34:45 3-2 Colin White [3] (Joffrey Lupul, Tommy Wingels)
38:08 3-3 Anze Kopitar [35] (Linus Omark, Mike Cammalleri)
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45:46 3-4 Justin Williams [38] (Martins Karsums)
51:28 3-5 Anze Kopitar [36] (Linus Omark, Ethan Moreau)
56:43 3-6 Drew Doughty [12] (Mike Cammalleri)
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Penalty summary:
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16:12 Clarke MacArthur (2 min for cross-checking)
19:38 Dustin Boyd (2 min for hooking)
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24:28 Dustin Boyd (2 min for boarding)
39:04 Justin Williams (2 min for hooking)
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47:09 Brad Winchester (5 min for fighting)
47:09 Kyle Clifford (5 min for fighting)
48:08 Andrew Murray (2 min for roughing)
48:08 Mike Cammalleri (2 min for roughing)
53:08 Matt Greene (2 min for roughing)
53:08 Joffrey Lupul (2 min for roughing)
57:23 Matt Greene (2 min for cross-checking)
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San Jose Sharks scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Torrey Mitchell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.10 5
R Joffrey Lupul 1 1 3 0 1 0 2 1 12.30 6
R Martin Havlat 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 19.00 5
R Patrick Marleau 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 -3 21.00 5
C Michal Handzus 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7.10 5
C Tim Connolly 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 14.20 5
C Logan Couture 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 -1 17.20 5
C Joe Thornton 0 0 4 6 0 2 0 -3 21.10 8
L Andrew Murray 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 0 6.40 5
L Tommy Wingels 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 15.10 6
L Brad Winchester 0 0 1 1 0 0 5 -1 17.10 6
L Ryane Clowe 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 -3 21.00 6
D Colin White 1 1 3 5 0 6 0 2 14.00 10
D Jason Demers 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 -1 23.00 6
D Marc-Édouard Vlasic 0 0 3 6 0 3 0 -3 24.20 8
D Doug Murray 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 14.10 6
D Dan Boyle 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 -1 18.10 7
D Brent Burns 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 -3 26.40 4
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Antero Niittymäki 6 0 20 0 0 60.00 4
G Antti Niemi 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Los Angeles Kings scoring.
( G A Sh Hi Ga Ta PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
R Ethan Moreau 0 1 1 6 1 7 0 -1 12.50 9
R Brad Richardson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -1 9.30 7
R Justin Williams 1 0 3 0 0 0 2 2 13.40 7
R Linus Omark 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 3 21.50 10
C Dustin Boyd 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 -1 15.00 6
C Matthew Lombardi 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 -1 9.30 6
L Clarke MacArthur 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 3 11.20 8
C Anze Kopitar 2 0 5 2 0 0 0 3 15.00 9
L Benoit Pouliot 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 -1 16.30 6
L Kyle Clifford 0 0 1 1 2 1 5 -1 8.40 6
R Martins Karsums 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 20.20 8
L Mike Cammalleri 0 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 14.30 8
D Willie Mitchell 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 -1 17.50 5
D Jack Johnson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 23.00 7
D Drew Doughty 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 19.10 8
D Alec Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 11.40 5
D Matt Greene 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 1 18.40 7
D Cody Franson 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 30.00 9
(GA, A, Sv , PIM, +/- Icetime Rating)
G Devan Dubnyk 3 0 26 0 0 60.00 7
G Jonathan Quick 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0

Three stars of the game:
1st star: Anze Kopitar
2nd star: Linus Omark
3rd star: Martins Karsums

Notes for San Jose Sharks:
-Joffrey Lupul notched his 10th assist of the season.

Notes for Los Angeles Kings:
-Drew Doughty notched his 30th assist of the season.
-Anze Kopitar has marked a new career high in goals with 35 tallies.
-Anze Kopitar scored his 35th goal of the season.
-Matthew Lombardi had his 6 game point streak snapped.
-Clarke MacArthur finally ended his 14 game goal drought.

Other notes:
-Kyle Clifford beat Brad Winchester in a fight.

Farm game result:
Worcester Icecats 4( 30) , Manchester Monarchs 0( 19)
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1-0 Sena Acolatse (Vladimir Ruzicka)
2-0 James Livingston (Vladimir Ruzicka, Sena Acolatse)
3-0 Vladimir Ruzicka
4-0 Vladimir Ruzicka (Taylor Doherty)

Goalies: Tyson Sexsmith - Jeff Zatkoff