Penguins 5-4 Sabres (28 Sep, 2017) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

1-3-1, 0-2-0 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	1	1	2	4
PIT	1	2	2	5

Pittsburgh Penguins

3-2-1, 2-1-0 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
J. Bailey RW
N. Deslauriers LW
J. Eichel C
Z. Girgensons LW
C. Johnson
J. Josefson C
E. Kane LW
J. Larsson LW
R. O'Reilly C
K. Okposo RW
J. Pominville RW
B. Pouliot LW
S. Reinhart C
defensemen
V. Antipin D
N. Beaulieu D
Z. Bogosian D
J. Falk D
T. Fedun D
C. Goloubef D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:36	0:04	2:13	10:19	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	16	10:52	0:00	0:32	10:20	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	20:03	2:32	0:00	17:31	7	7	50.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	17:10	1:28	0:00	15:42	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	56:52	4:00	4:25	48:27	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	13:45	0:00	2:26	11:19	5	3	62.5
1	0	-1	5	1	0	2	0	8	1	0	21	17:58	1:57	0:00	16:01	1	3	25.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	17	11:18	0:00	0:39	10:39	1	1	50.0
0	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	23	16:22	2:03	1:01	13:18	10	10	50.0
0	1	2	4	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	23	17:05	2:15	0:55	13:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	24	18:42	1:41	0:00	17:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	19	10:21	0:00	1:04	9:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	20	15:01	2:03	0:00	12:58	2	3	40.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	27	18:18	1:57	1:14	15:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	27	25:48	2:29	1:21	21:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	8	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	28	24:02	1:31	1:21	21:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	27	16:27	0:00	1:50	14:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	25	16:02	0:00	1:14	14:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	16:53	0:00	1:50	15:03	0	0	0.0

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Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
S. Crosby C
J. Guentzel LW
C. Hagelin LW
P. Kessel RW
T. Kuhnhackl RW
E. Malkin C
G. McKegg C
R. Reaves RW
C. Rowney RW
B. Rust RW
C. Sheary LW
S. Wilson RW
defensemen
I. Cole D
B. Dumoulin D
M. Hunwick D
K. Letang D
O. Maatta D
J. Schultz D

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	16:35	3:25	0:16	12:54	16	7	69.6
1	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	22	16:37	3:25	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	19	14:25	0:00	1:01	13:24	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	16:12	3:25	0:00	12:47	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	22	14:46	0:00	1:15	13:31	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	18	15:23	3:25	0:00	11:58	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	25	17:00	1:00	1:29	14:31	5	9	35.7
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	0	5	0	0	15	12:10	0:00	0:39	11:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	19	14:13	0:00	2:15	11:58	4	6	40.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	21	14:21	1:00	0:00	13:21	0	0	0.0
0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	21	14:03	1:00	0:00	13:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	13:18	0:00	1:05	12:13	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	2	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	24	19:06	0:00	1:34	17:32	0	0	0.0
0	1	2	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	28	20:00	0:41	0:32	18:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	17:44	0:00	1:50	15:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	3	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	28	24:55	2:38	2:10	20:07	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	22	16:49	0:00	1:54	14:55	0	0	0.0
1	0	-3	3	0	2	0	0	5	0	1	23	18:09	2:06	0:00	16:03	0	0	0.0

goalies
A. Niemi G

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	4	38	.905	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	1	1	2	4
	Penguins	1	2	2	5

1st Period			BUF	PIT
2:34		Jake Guentzel (2) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Conor Sheary (3)	0	1
5:54		Victor Antipin (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Zemgus Girgensons (1), Ryan O'Reilly (1)	1	1

2nd Period		BUF	PIT
3:23	Sidney Crosby (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Conor Sheary (4), Jake Guentzel (5)	1	2
13:37	Nicolas Deslauriers (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Johan Larsson (1)	2	2
19:00	Justin Schultz (2) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Brian Dumoulin (1), Conor Sheary (5)	2	3

3rd Period		BUF	PIT
6:21	Phil Kessel (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Carl Hagelin (1)	2	4
7:00	Evgeni Malkin (1) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Phil Kessel (1), Jake Guentzel (6)	2	5
19:18	Jacob Josefson (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Kyle Okposo (1), Ryan O'Reilly (2)	3	5
19:40	Evander Kane (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jack Eichel (3)	4	5

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 28 September 2017

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 17,693

Referees:
Chris Lee
Ghislain Hebert

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Libor Suchanek

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

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