Penguins 4-3 Sabres (5 Mar, 2017) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

27-27-12, 11-16-6 away

	1	2	3	T
BUF	3	0	0	3
PIT	0	2	2	4

Pittsburgh Penguins

40-16-8, 27-4-3 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin BaileyJ. Bailey#56
Nicolas DeslauriersN. Deslauriers#44
Jack EichelJ. Eichel#15
Tyler EnnisT. Ennis#63
Marcus FolignoM. Foligno#82
Brian GiontaB. Gionta#12
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Evander KaneE. Kane#9
Matt MoulsonM. Moulson#26
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Sam ReinhartS. Reinhart#23
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#71
defensemen
Zach BogosianZ. Bogosian#47
Justin FalkJ. Falk#41
Cody FransonC. Franson#6
Josh GorgesJ. Gorges#4
Jake McCabeJ. McCabe#29
Rasmus RistolainenR. Ristolainen#55

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	10	7:47	0:01	0:00	7:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	10	8:05	0:00	0:00	8:05	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	10	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	23	19:20	7:06	0:08	12:06	3	9	25.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0	0	13	10:58	2:34	0:00	8:24	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	1	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	22	16:09	0:01	2:41	13:27	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	16:51	2:12	2:35	12:04	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	17	10:57	0:00	1:05	9:52	2	7	22.2
0	1	1	11	0	0	2	4	0	0	0	25	23:16	6:53	1:44	14:39	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:58	3:05	0:00	6:53	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	7	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	27	25:32	6:32	2:59	16:01	19	18	51.4
0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23	18:21	6:36	0:00	11:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	11:38	0:00	2:18	9:20	3	5	37.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-2	1	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	22	15:48	0:01	1:46	14:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	4	0	0	20	11:54	0:00	0:05	11:49	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	15:39	2:16	0:00	13:23	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	26	17:25	0:00	5:03	12:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	28	22:35	2:41	1:37	18:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	29	29:50	6:25	4:59	18:26	0	0	0.0

goalies
Anders NilssonA. Nilsson#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
45	4	41	.911	0	0	0	0	0	59:07	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Nick BoninoN. Bonino#13
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Matt CullenM. Cullen#7
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Carl HagelinC. Hagelin#62
Patric HornqvistP. Hornqvist#72
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Tom KuhnhacklT. Kuhnhackl#34
Chris KunitzC. Kunitz#14
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Conor ShearyC. Sheary#43
Scott WilsonS. Wilson#23
defensemen
Ian ColeI. Cole#28
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Ron HainseyR. Hainsey#65
Chad RuhwedelC. Ruhwedel#2
Justin SchultzJ. Schultz#4
Mark StreitM. Streit#32

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	14	8:55	1:12	3:29	4:14	6	5	54.5
0	0	0	9	1	0	0	0	2	1	2	24	19:59	5:33	0:02	14:24	15	14	51.7
0	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	16:11	0:00	5:05	11:06	11	8	57.9
1	0	1	6	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	20	14:26	1:36	0:00	12:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	2	4	2	0	0	23	15:58	0:00	3:12	12:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	0	0	1	2	2	1	0	21	15:28	5:09	0:00	10:19	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	19:38	5:02	0:00	14:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	14	8:49	0:00	3:42	5:07	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	14:54	0:00	2:42	12:12	0	0	0.0
1	1	1	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	20:37	5:46	0:00	14:51	10	3	76.9
1	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	20	14:55	1:43	0:00	13:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	7	5:01	0:00	0:00	5:01	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	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	1	21	17:14	0:00	4:35	12:39	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	26	18:53	0:00	4:31	14:22	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	27	23:22	0:00	6:48	16:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	12:25	0:59	1:14	10:12	0	0	0.0
1	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	1	26	21:51	4:54	0:00	16:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:29	1:51	1:04	17:34	0	0	0.0

goalies
Matt MurrayM. Murray#30
Marc-Andre FleuryM. Fleury#29

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	3	18	.857	0	0	0	0	0	20:00	0
28	0	28	1.000	0	0	0	0	0	39:44	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	3	0	0	3
	Penguins	0	2	2	4

1st Period		BUF
6:19	Ryan O'Reilly (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Brian Gionta (17), Evander Kane (12)	1
14:53	Brian Gionta (14) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Matt Moulson (13)	2
18:07	Jack Eichel (16) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Marcus Foligno (8), Sam Reinhart (26)	3

2nd Period			BUF	PIT
7:45		Justin Schultz (11) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Phil Kessel (38), Evgeni Malkin (38)	3	1
13:42		Evgeni Malkin (29) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (32), Patric Hornqvist (20)	3	2

3rd Period			BUF	PIT
16:14		Jake Guentzel (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Conor Sheary (19), Nick Bonino (16)	3	3
17:04		Conor Sheary (18) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Justin Schultz (33), Brian Dumoulin (11)	3	4

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Penguins
1
Sabres
2

Game 1

20/11

Sabres
3
Penguins
4

Game 2

5/3

Penguins
3
Sabres
1

Game 3

21/3

PPG Paints Arena

10:00 PM, 5 March 2017

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,653

Referees:
Tim Peel
TJ Luxmore

Linesmen:
Greg Devorski

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	12	6	2	26
Florida	12	7	1	25
Tampa Bay	10	6	2	22
Buffalo	10	9	1	21
Boston	9	9	3	21
Detroit	8	9	2	18
Ottawa	8	10	1	17
Montreal	7	10	2	16

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	14	5	0	28
New Jersey	13	7	2	28
Washington	13	5	1	27
NY Rangers	12	5	1	25
NY Islanders	7	8	5	19
Columbus	8	9	2	18
Philadelphia	8	10	2	18
Pittsburgh	7	11	4	18

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