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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1012
Pittsburgh 2215
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Aston-Reese. 0:43  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 1:05  
  1:07 Mike Matheson hits Dylan Cozens.
  1:24 Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin hits Evan Rodrigues. 1:36  
  1:43 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  1:49 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Colin Miller hits Mark Jankowski. 1:50  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 1:50  
  2:28 Anthony Angello hits Colin Miller.
  2:43 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  2:51 Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  2:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  3:01 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
  3:06 Bryan Rust hits Riley Sheahan.
  3:10 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
  3:10 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin blocks shot from Kris Letang. 3:17  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:38  
  3:53 Zach Aston-Reese hits Victor Olofsson.
Henri Jokiharju hits Zach Aston-Reese. 4:16  
  4:35 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:38  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:45  
Dylan Cozens hits Evan Rodrigues. 4:49  
  5:01 Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:04 Mark Jankowski hits Sam Reinhart.
Colin Miller shoots misses the net 5:19  
  5:33 Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson.
Riley Sheahan hits Marcus Pettersson. 5:52  
Rasmus Asplund hits Bryan Rust. 6:02  
  6:09 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 6:11  
Matt Irwin hits Zach Aston-Reese. 6:18  
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:43  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:50  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:54  
  6:56 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 7:01  
  7:20 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:29  
  7:36 Evan Rodrigues scores. Assisted by Sam Lafferty and Mark Jankowski.
  7:36 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  8:07 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Curtis Lazar hits Colton Sceviour. 8:44  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 9:15  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:30  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:37  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:44  
  9:49 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Brandon Montour hits Sidney Crosby. 9:52  
  10:04 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 10:04  
  10:15 Kasperi Kapanen hits Colin Miller.
  11:04 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 11:04  
  11:24 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  11:31 Mark Jankowski hits Cody Eakin.
  11:56 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Taylor Hall blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 12:18  
  12:29 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  12:44 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Colin Miller hits Frederick Gaudreau. 12:59  
Curtis Lazar hits Mike Matheson. 13:06  
  14:04 Marcus Pettersson hits Victor Olofsson.
  14:20 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  14:20 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
  14:31 Mike Matheson hits Eric Staal.
  15:10 Takeaway by Mark Jankowski.
  15:13 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  15:19 Takeaway by Sam Lafferty.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Kris Letang. 15:27  
  15:44 Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 15:44  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:51  
  16:06 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  16:22 Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  16:37 John Marino shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Matt Irwin hits Sidney Crosby. 16:59  
  17:05 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:13  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 17:13  
Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Brandon Montour Assisted by Taylor Hall. 17:17  
  17:17 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  17:41 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evan Rodrigues. 17:51  
  18:03 Evan Rodrigues hits Riley Sheahan.
  18:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  18:48 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 18:53  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 18:54  
  19:15 Anthony Angello hits Matt Irwin.
  19:25 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  19:32 Anthony Angello hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Angello. 19:34  
  19:34 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  19:42 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  19:48 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  19:59 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Kris Letang. 0:34  
  0:52 Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
Colin Miller hits Anthony Angello. 1:52  
  2:00 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  2:06 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 2:28  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Zach Aston-Reese. 2:38  
  2:45 Sam Lafferty hits Victor Olofsson.
  2:58 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  3:18 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:47  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:56  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 3:56  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 4:24  
  4:37 Giveaway by Tristan Jarry.
  5:30 Sam Lafferty hits Jacob Bryson.
Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty. 5:41  
  5:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  6:10 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  6:16 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:17  
Matt Irwin blocks shot Sidney Crosby shoots 6:55  
  7:26 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Colin Miller hits Mark Jankowski. 7:54  
Brandon Montour hits Evan Rodrigues. 8:05  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 8:10  
  8:17 Mark Jankowski hits Jacob Bryson.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 8:32  
Jeff Skinner hits Sam Lafferty. 8:44  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:27  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 9:38  
Colin Miller blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 9:51  
  9:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Kris Letang. 9:59  
  10:03 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  10:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:20  
  10:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 10:50  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour. 11:41  
  11:41 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  12:02 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  12:13 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  12:17 Zach Aston-Reese hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. 12:22  
  13:08 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  13:25 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 13:26  
  13:55 John Marino penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 13:55  
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colton Sceviour. 14:31  
  14:31 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  14:40 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  14:47 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  15:08 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  15:34 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
  16:24 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  16:25 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 16:34  
Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:42  
Matt Irwin hits Jared McCann. 17:24  
Victor Olofsson hits Zach Aston-Reese. 17:26  
  17:29 John Marino scores. Assisted by Jared McCann and Zach Aston-Reese.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 17:29  
Henri Jokiharju hits Colton Sceviour. 17:43  
  17:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 18:02  
  18:19 Brian Dumoulin hits Sam Reinhart.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Evan Rodrigues. 18:56  
  19:04 Mark Jankowski penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 19:04  
  19:31 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:36  
  19:36 Zach Aston-Reese scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau.
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 0:00  
  0:36 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:45  
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Colton Sceviour. 1:18  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. 1:26  
Eric Staal hits Mark Jankowski. 1:28  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:51  
  1:52 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:58  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 1:59  
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:04  
  2:05 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Jacob Bryson penalty for head butting - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann. 2:19  
  2:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Matt Irwin hits Jake Guentzel. 2:34  
  2:40 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Matt Irwin blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 2:58  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:17  
  3:17 Kris Letang penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt.
  3:17 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  3:28 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:29  
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 3:43  
  3:53 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 3:57  
  3:57 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Mike Matheson.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Colton Sceviour. 4:58  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Mark Jankowski. 5:03  
Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net 5:30  
  5:40 John Marino shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:40 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal blocks shot from Anthony Angello. 5:47  
  5:50 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Takeaway by Dustin Tokarski. 6:06  
Dylan Cozens hits Marcus Pettersson. 6:17  
  6:25 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:01  
  7:40 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:43  
  8:01 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  8:06 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  8:28 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  10:32 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 11:08  
  11:14 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Jacob Bryson hits Bryan Rust. 11:22  
  12:04 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 12:05  
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:33  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 13:18  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:39  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 14:10  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 14:35  
  14:35 Mike Matheson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Victor Olofsson.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 14:35  
Victor Olofsson scores. 14:35  
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Mark Jankowski. 14:58  
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 15:09  
Curtis Lazar hits John Marino. 16:05  
  16:17 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Sidney Crosby. 16:40  
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 16:58  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Frederick Gaudreau. 17:15  
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Cody Ceci. 17:20  
  17:22 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Marino. 18:30  
  18:30 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  18:48 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  19:01 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  19:01 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  19:07 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  19:08 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Jared McCann. 19:23  
  19:23 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.