- Final OTOT0WPG
CAR4
34
3 - Final1FLA
CBJ1
41
4 - Final2MTL
NYR1
41
4 - Final3PIT
BUF5
35
3 - Final4NSH
DET4
14
1 - Final5COL
CGY4
14
1 - Final6LA
EDM4
14
1 - Final7DAL
VAN2
52
5
Final
Series tied 2-2
| Game 1: Saturday, October 15th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final |
| Penguins | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, December 17th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sabres | 3 | Final |
| Penguins | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, February 19th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 2 | Final |
| Sabres | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Friday, March 30th | ||
|---|---|---|
| Penguins | 5 | Final |
| Sabres | 3 | |
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7:30 PM ET, March 30, 2012
First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Buffalo | Start of 3rd period |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Joe Vitale won faceoff against Derek Roy in neutral zone |
| 0:06 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 0:06 | Pittsburgh | Joe Vitale won faceoff against Derek Roy in neutral zone |
| 0:33 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Brent Johnson(Slapshot 48 ft) |
| 0:42 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Pascal Dupuis saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 24 ft) |
| 0:43 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in offensive zone |
| 1:06 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Thomas Vanek, Wide of Net(Slapshot 43 ft) |
| 1:37 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Tyler Ennis saved by Brent Johnson(Snap 46 ft) |
| 1:41 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Brent Johnson(Wristshot 19 ft) |
| 1:54 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 14 ft) |
| 2:17 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Brian Strait in defensive zone |
| 2:18 | Pittsburgh | James Neal credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 2:18 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 2:18 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 2:40 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 2:40 | Buffalo | Tyler Ennis won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 2:58 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Drew Stafford saved by Brent Johnson(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 2:58 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 2:58 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 3:07 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Matt Niskanen in offensive zone |
| 3:15 | Buffalo | Drew Stafford credited with hit on Jordan Staal in defensive zone |
| 3:28 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 3:30 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jordan Staal saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 48 ft) |
| 3:34 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy shot blocked by Marcus Foligno |
| 3:57 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Derek Roy, Wide of Net(Wristshot 22 ft) |
| 4:09 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Ryan Miller(Snap 40 ft) |
| 4:18 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Icing |
| 4:18 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 4:26 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 4:26 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 4:36 | Pittsburgh | Deryk Engelland credited with hit on Corey Tropp in defensive zone |
| 4:38 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by James Neal in defensive zone |
| 4:40 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Andrej Sekera, Over Net(Slapshot 44 ft) |
| 4:50 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 37 ft) |
| 4:59 | Buffalo | Robyn Regehr credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 5:12 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 5:28 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 5:41 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams credited with hit on Patrick Kaleta in neutral zone |
| 5:51 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams credited with hit on Tyler Myers in offensive zone |
| 6:06 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 6:08 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Niskanen saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 63 ft) |
| 6:11 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Ryan Miller(Wristshot 13 ft) |
| 6:22 | Pittsburgh | Paul Martin shot blocked by Tyler Myers |
| 6:30 | Pittsburgh | Craig Adams credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 7:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Deryk Engelland, Wide of Net(Wristshot 55 ft) |
| 7:12 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Jordan Staal in defensive zone |
| 7:15 | Buffalo | Shot missed by Drew Stafford, Wide of Net(Tip-In 13 ft) |
| 7:20 | Pittsburgh | Tyler Kennedy credited with hit on Robyn Regehr in defensive zone |
| 7:31 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Brent Johnson(Wristshot 17 ft) |
| 7:37 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Jordan Staal in neutral zone |
| 8:03 | Pittsburgh | Brooks Orpik credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 8:03 | Buffalo | Jason Pominville shot blocked by Brooks Orpik |
| 8:30 | Buffalo | Ville Leino credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in offensive zone |
| 8:52 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Brent Johnson(Slapshot 72 ft) |
| 9:26 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by James Neal, Wide of Net(Wristshot 31 ft) |
| 9:37 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by James Neal, Wide of Net(Tip-In 20 ft) |
| 9:45 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cooke credited with hit on Corey Tropp in neutral zone |
| 9:45 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Brent Johnson(Slapshot 64 ft) |
| 9:48 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Brent Johnson in defensive zone |
| 9:49 | Buffalo | Shot on goal by Thomas Vanek saved by Brent Johnson(Wristshot 9 ft) |
| 9:50 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 9:50 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Tyler Ennis in defensive zone |
| 10:27 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 10:27 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Derek Roy in offensive zone |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside |
| 10:37 | Buffalo | Derek Roy won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone |
| 11:21 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Steve Sullivan saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 11 ft) |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped; TV timeout |
| 11:23 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 11:54 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Ryan Miller(Backhand 9 ft) |
| 12:20 | Buffalo | Takeaway by Tyler Myers in defensive zone |
| 12:40 | Buffalo | Marcus Foligno credited with hit on Tyler Kennedy in defensive zone |
| 13:51 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Steve Sullivan saved by Ryan Miller(Slapshot 40 ft) |
| 14:29 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Net Off; TV timeout |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 14:56 | Buffalo | Corey Tropp credited with hit on Brooks Orpik in offensive zone |
| 15:13 | Pittsburgh | Arron Asham credited with hit on Jordan Leopold in offensive zone |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Jordan Staal credited with hit on Marcus Foligno in offensive zone |
| 15:54 | Buffalo | Andrej Sekera shot blocked by James Neal |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Netting |
| 15:55 | Buffalo | Ville Leino won faceoff against Chris Kunitz in offensive zone |
| 16:17 | Buffalo | Giveaway by Brad Boyes in offensive zone |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Puck in Benches |
| 17:18 | Buffalo | Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone |
| 17:25 | Buffalo | Thomas Vanek shot blocked by Paul Martin |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Delaying Game-Puck over glass |
| 17:39 | Buffalo | Power play - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 18:29 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Ennis, Over Net(Slapshot 52 ft) |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Power play - Jason Pominville credited with hit on Pascal Dupuis in defensive zone |
| 18:58 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Offside; Home Timeout |
| 18:58 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in neutral zone |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Power play - Shot on goal by Jordan Leopold saved by Brent Johnson(Slapshot 50 ft) |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:24 | Buffalo | Power play - Cody Hodgson won faceoff against Jordan Staal in offensive zone |
| 19:36 | Buffalo | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped |
| 19:36 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Jordan Staal won faceoff against Cody Hodgson in defensive zone |
| 19:54 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Jordan Staal(Backhand 18 ft) assisted by Brooks Orpik |
| 19:54 | Buffalo | Brad Boyes won faceoff against Joe Vitale in neutral zone |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | End of 3rd period |
| 20:00 | Buffalo | game-end |





