PIT VS BUF-Round 2

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30/4/2002
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Pittsburgh Penguins 6 , Buffalo Sabres 2
Shots: 25 - 29
PP: 0 of 3 (1 shots), Passing:70/86=81 %, Challenges:20/41=47 %
PP: 0 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:71/88=80 %, Challenges:22/39=55 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 761414 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:04 1-0 Sergei Gonchar [1] (Ryan Whitney, Sidney Crosby)
02:38 2-0 Niklas Nordgren [3] (Brooks Orpik, Mark Eaton)
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24:31 3-0 Nils Ekman [2] (Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby)
26:52 4-0 Niklas Nordgren [4] (Evgeny Malkin)
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43:12 4-1 Fredrik Modin [2] (Chris Drury, Daniel Brière)
43:47 5-1 Brooks Orpik [3] (Mark Eaton, Evgeny Malkin)
48:19 5-2 Chris Drury [5] (Teppo Numminen, Jeff Jillson)
52:12 6-2 Danny Stewart [1] (Maxime Talbot, Sergei Gonchar)
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Penalty summary:
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12:24 Fredrik Modin (2 min for high-sticking)
14:21 Niklas Nordgren (2 min for cross-checking)
16:29 Chris Drury (2 min for high-sticking)
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21:07 Danny Stewart (2 min for tripping)
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46:16 Maxime Talbot (2 min for tripping)
49:28 Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
53:37 Evgeny Malkin (2 min for roughing)
53:37 Jeff Jillson (2 min for roughing)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Niklas Nordgren
2nd star: Sergei Gonchar
3rd star: Brooks Orpik

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2/5/2002
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Pittsburgh Penguins 2 , Buffalo Sabres 4
Shots: 23 - 25
PP: 1 of 3 (6 shots), Passing:60/82=73 %, Challenges:22/33=64 %
PP: 1 of 3 (8 shots), Passing:89/106=83 %, Challenges:25/40=61 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 761414 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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09:19 1-0 Sergei Gonchar [2] (Ryan Whitney, Sidney Crosby)
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23:26 1-1 Andrew Peters [2] (Fredrik Modin)SH
28:06 2-1 Alexander Radulov [1] (Niklas Nordgren, Evgeny Malkin)PP
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40:44 2-2 Fredrik Modin [3] (Daniel Brière, Maxim Afinogenov)PP
47:56 2-3 Daniel Brière [3] (Maxim Afinogenov)
49:01 2-4 Dainius Zubrus [3] (Fredrik Modin, Jochen Hecht)
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Penalty summary:
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01:14 Nils Ekman (2 min for tripping)
04:37 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
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22:16 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
26:53 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for tripping)
32:02 Niklas Nordgren (2 min for cross-checking)
39:24 Maxime Talbot (2 min for tripping)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fredrik Modin
2nd star: Maxim Afinogenov
3rd star: Daniel Brière

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4/5/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 32 - 17
PP: 0 of 4 (7 shots), Passing:77/82=93 %, Challenges:31/51=59 %
PP: 0 of 3 (4 shots), Passing:63/80=78 %, Challenges:20/39=50 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 803304 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:49 0-1 Colby Armstrong [2] (Jordan Staal, Evgeny Malkin)
10:15 1-1 Maxim Afinogenov [2] (Jochen Hecht, Andrew Peters)
11:24 2-1 Toni Lydman [2] (Henrik Tallinder, Jochen Hecht)
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22:58 2-2 Sidney Crosby [3] (Mark Recchi)
30:08 3-2 Dan Paillé [2] (Rob Blake, Jaroslav Spacek)
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59:26 4-2 Maxim Afinogenov [3] (Daniel Brière, Rob Blake) EN
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Penalty summary:
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03:54 Danny Stewart (2 min for slashing)
06:14 Danny Stewart (2 min for holding the stick)
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20:55 Jochen Hecht (2 min for hooking)
31:53 Teppo Numminen (2 min for hooking)
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40:38 Danny Stewart (2 min for high-sticking)
47:36 Jason Pominville (2 min for hooking)
50:19 Nils Ekman (2 min for boarding)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Maxim Afinogenov
2nd star: Rob Blake
3rd star: Dan Paillé

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6/5/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 4 , Pittsburgh Penguins 1
Shots: 29 - 20
PP: 0 of 2 (4 shots), Passing:91/102=89 %, Challenges:32/48=65 %
PP: 0 of 3 (5 shots), Passing:57/74=77 %, Challenges:25/38=64 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 803304 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:28 1-0 Maxim Afinogenov [4] (Henrik Tallinder, Daniel Brière)
02:31 1-1 Evgeny Malkin [7] (Niklas Nordgren)
04:43 2-1 Daniel Brière [4] (Rob Blake, Henrik Tallinder)
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no scoring
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41:09 3-1 Chris Drury [6] (Toni Lydman, Teppo Numminen)
57:22 4-1 Jochen Hecht [3] (Dainius Zubrus, Chris Drury)
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Penalty summary:
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06:11 Teppo Numminen (2 min for hooking)
10:31 Sidney Crosby (2 min for boarding)
17:29 Toni Lydman (2 min for hooking)
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44:42 Danny Stewart (2 min for hooking)
51:28 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for cross-checking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Chris Drury
2nd star: Daniel Brière
3rd star: Henrik Tallinder

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8/5/2002
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Pittsburgh Penguins 3 , Buffalo Sabres 1
Shots: 29 - 19
PP: 0 of 4 (6 shots), Passing:63/84=75 %, Challenges:23/43=52 %
PP: 0 of 3 (9 shots), Passing:83/105=79 %, Challenges:19/36=51 %
Attendance: 16958 of 16958 (Mellon Arena)
Ticket income: 761414 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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00:51 1-0 Nils Ekman [3] (Sidney Crosby, Ryan Whitney)
02:35 2-0 Ronald Petrovicky [4] (Niklas Nordgren, Evgeny Malkin)
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21:28 3-0 Maxime Talbot [1] (Sergei Gonchar, Josef Melichar)
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48:31 3-1 Chris Drury [7] (Fredrik Modin)
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Penalty summary:
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03:14 Jason Pominville (2 min for high-sticking)
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23:02 Sidney Crosby (2 min for high-sticking)
26:12 Rob Blake (2 min for slashing)
26:25 Maxim Afinogenov (2 min for hooking)
30:13 Sidney Crosby (5 min for cross-checking)
36:34 Jason Pominville (2 min for holding the stick)
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52:37 Danny Stewart (2 min for high-sticking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Ronald Petrovicky
2nd star: Maxime Talbot
3rd star: Nils Ekman

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10/5/2002
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Buffalo Sabres 3 , Pittsburgh Penguins 2
Shots: 25 - 22
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:59/69=85 %, Challenges:28/41=66 %
PP: 0 of 5 (6 shots), Passing:71/92=77 %, Challenges:23/47=47 %
Attendance: 18595 of 18595 (HSBC Arena)
Ticket income: 803304 Match televised: Yes

Boxscore for the game:
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02:05 1-0 Dainius Zubrus [4] (Fredrik Modin, Jochen Hecht)
16:29 2-0 Fredrik Modin [4] (Jochen Hecht)
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25:58 3-0 Fredrik Modin [5] (Dainius Zubrus, Teppo Numminen)
34:52 3-1 Robert Scuderi [1] (Jordan Staal)
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55:51 3-2 Josef Melichar [1] (Ryan Whitney, Maxime Talbot)
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Penalty summary:
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03:38 Thomas Vanek (2 min for tripping)
10:13 Niklas Nordgren (2 min for hooking)
17:28 Jaroslav Spacek (2 min for tripping)
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20:14 Danny Stewart (2 min for elbowing)
32:42 Jochen Hecht (2 min for elbowing)
39:52 Danny Stewart (2 min for slashing)
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51:19 Teppo Numminen (2 min for high-sticking)
53:49 Colby Armstrong (2 min for cross-checking)
56:06 Alexander Radulov (2 min for high-sticking)
58:41 Ales Kotalik (2 min for hooking)
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Three stars of the game:
1st star: Fredrik Modin
2nd star: Dainius Zubrus
3rd star: Jochen Hecht