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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2024
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Furman South
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 18256
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1023
Pittsburgh 0011
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:14 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  0:24 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. 0:24  
Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. 0:28  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:41  
  1:01 Shot by Pierre-Olivier Joseph misses the net
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:08  
  1:27 Valtteri Puustinen hits Erik Johnson.
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 1:29  
  1:34 Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 1:42  
  2:09 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  2:12 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
  2:18 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  2:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Alex Tuch blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 2:23  
  2:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 2:30  
Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton and Tage Thompson. 2:53  
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 2:53  
  3:24 Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:48 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:55 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  4:07 Takeaway by Reilly Smith.
  4:07 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Erik Johnson blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. 4:15  
  4:22 Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
  4:49 Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net
  4:57 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:58 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. 5:09  
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 5:14  
  5:29 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  5:38 Takeaway by Rickard Rakell.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:00  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Valtteri Puustinen. 6:16  
Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:33  
Alex Tuch hits Ryan Graves. 6:40  
  6:58 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:23  
  7:32 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:34 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  7:35 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  7:43 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 7:56  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 9:38  
  9:58 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  10:16 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 10:37  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 11:39  
  11:41 Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:53  
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Kris Letang. 12:16  
  12:51 Giveaway by Drew O'Connor.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:09  
  13:26 Takeaway by Lars Eller.
  13:29 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  13:30 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Connor Clifton hits Bryan Rust. 13:42  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Drew O'Connor. 13:47  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 14:02  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Reilly Smith. 14:13  
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 14:48  
  14:57 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:37 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 15:46  
Takeaway by Eric Robinson. 16:22  
Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:23  
  16:56 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:05 Noel Acciari hits Erik Johnson.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 17:21  
  17:40 Kris Letang hits Jordan Greenway.
Zach Benson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:59  
  18:01 Kris Letang hits Zach Benson.
Jack Quinn blocks shot from Lars Eller. 18:11  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. 18:27  
  18:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  18:34 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 18:36  
  18:38 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:39 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:55  
  19:06 Jake Guentzel hits Connor Clifton.
  19:31 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 19:44  
Alex Tuch hits Rickard Rakell. 19:53  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Kris Letang. 19:57  
  19:58 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:07  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Rickard Rakell. 0:22  
Alex Tuch penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson. 0:26  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:26  
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:28  
  1:01 Giveaway by Erik Karlsson.
  1:20 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:58 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  2:25 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  2:31 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 2:39  
Jack Quinn hits Marcus Pettersson. 2:48  
Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 3:16  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Marcus Pettersson. 3:27  
  3:32 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:50 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:22 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Bryan Rust. 4:36  
Jack Quinn hits Erik Karlsson. 4:53  
  5:13 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
  5:21 Rickard Rakell hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  5:32 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 5:51  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:59  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:04  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 6:06  
  6:10 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 6:11  
  6:27 Noel Acciari hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:30 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  6:39 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:09  
  7:10 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  7:27 Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
  7:29 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 7:31  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:39  
  7:54 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  8:21 Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:01 Takeaway by Erik Karlsson.
Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. 9:06  
Henri Jokiharju penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 9:07  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:07  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 9:56  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:07  
  10:22 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:25  
  10:34 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
  11:10 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:22 Noel Acciari hits Henri Jokiharju.
  11:28 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
Peyton Krebs hits Drew O'Connor. 11:35  
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 11:49  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Marcus Pettersson. 11:58  
Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. 12:22  
  12:27 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:34 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:51 Noel Acciari penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt.
  12:51 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:21  
  13:37 Giveaway by Lars Eller.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 13:44  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:02  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 14:03  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:13  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 14:15  
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 14:20  
  14:31 Ryan Graves hits Dylan Cozens.
Shot by Zach Benson misses the net 14:53  
  15:04 Ryan Graves blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  15:11 Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:17  
  15:24 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  15:38 Erik Karlsson hits Peyton Krebs.
  15:55 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:03  
  16:06 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
Tage Thompson shoots misses the net 16:28  
  16:37 Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:07 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  17:18 Bryan Rust hits Zach Benson.
Takeaway by Zach Benson. 17:26  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 17:41  
  18:02 Sidney Crosby hits Jack Quinn.
  18:06 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  18:07 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:39  
  18:41 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Connor Clifton hits Noel Acciari. 19:03  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:15  
Mattias Samuelsson penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Noel Acciari. 19:15  
  19:21 Rickard Rakell hits Erik Johnson.
  19:35 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:40 Sidney Crosby penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Owen Power.
  19:40 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Takeaway by Alex Tuch. 19:54  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:57  
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 0:00  
  0:45 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jordan Greenway.
  0:47 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:13 Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:14 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  1:24 Lars Eller blocks shot from Jordan Greenway.
  1:49 Drew O'Connor hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Takeaway by Jack Quinn. 1:53  
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 1:58  
  2:35 Ryan Graves hits Eric Robinson.
  2:47 Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
  2:49 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:59  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 3:00  
  3:04 Jansen Harkins penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor).
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 3:04  
Alex Tuch hits Bryan Rust. 3:20  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:44  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 3:46  
  3:50 Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Owen Power.
  4:18 Takeaway by Noel Acciari.
  4:20 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:37  
  4:39 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 4:48  
  5:07 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 5:43  
  5:44 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Giveaway by Connor Clifton. 5:45  
  5:55 Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Connor Clifton penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 5:57  
Zemgus Girgensons penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 5:57  
Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:57  
  6:21 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  6:36 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:38  
  6:50 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  6:57 Jake Guentzel shoots misses the net
  7:06 Evgeni Malkin shoots misses the net
  7:21 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  7:49 Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin.
  7:49 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 8:00  
  8:18 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Henri Jokiharju hits Valtteri Puustinen. 8:19  
  8:21 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  8:31 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 8:42  
  8:56 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Erik Johnson.
  9:09 Takeaway by Jansen Harkins.
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 9:13  
  9:17 Kris Letang blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  9:43 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 9:45  
Erik Johnson hits Jake Guentzel. 10:01  
  10:06 Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Zach Benson.
  10:07 Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. 10:31  
Connor Clifton hits Jake Guentzel. 10:55  
  11:13 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Connor Clifton blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 11:23  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 11:32  
  11:33 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs.
Erik Johnson hits Jansen Harkins. 11:55  
Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net 12:07  
  12:34 Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. 12:36  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 13:03  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. 13:05  
  13:08 Noel Acciari blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
Alex Tuch hits Evgeni Malkin. 14:10  
  14:20 Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:57  
Peyton Krebs hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 15:02  
  15:02 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net 15:13  
  15:19 Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson.
  15:20 Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Eric Robinson.
Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Eric Robinson and Mattias Samuelsson. 15:22  
  15:22 Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  15:37 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:39 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  15:47 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  16:08 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Kris Letang. 16:21  
  16:23 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  16:31 Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Erik Johnson hits Evgeni Malkin. 16:49  
Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Kris Letang. 17:49  
  18:22 Giveaway by Rickard Rakell.
Rasmus Dahlin scores. 18:24  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:24  
  19:00 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:06 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Giveaway by Tage Thompson. 19:07  
  19:25 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  19:38 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:45 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  19:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 19:52