Penguins 3-2 Sabres (18 Dec, 2021) Box Score

Buffalo Sabres

10-15-5, 4-7-3 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
BUF	0	1	1	0	2
PIT	1	1	0	1	3

Pittsburgh Penguins

16-8-5, 8-5-2 home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Rasmus AsplundR. Asplund#74
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Cody EakinC. Eakin#20
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
John HaydenJ. Hayden#15
Vinnie HinostrozaV. Hinostroza#29
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#17
Brett MurrayB. Murray#57
Kyle OkposoK. Okposo#21
Victor OlofssonV. Olofsson#71
Jeff SkinnerJ. Skinner#53
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Casey FitzgeraldC. Fitzgerald#45
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Colin MillerC. Miller#33
Mark PysykM. Pysyk#13

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	17	12:43	0:48	0:54	11:01	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	16:20	1:57	0:00	14:23	2	5	28.6
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	19	12:27	0:00	0:00	12:27	7	7	50.0
1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22	14:46	0:52	1:11	12:43	0	1	0.0
0	1	1	4	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	20	14:36	0:03	1:09	13:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	21	15:58	1:04	0:00	14:54	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	24	17:58	0:19	3:44	13:55	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	18	14:39	1:04	0:00	13:35	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	18:12	2:04	2:18	13:50	3	1	75.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	22	14:44	2:02	0:09	12:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	14:39	2:19	0:00	12:20	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	3	9	3	0	0	21	15:18	1:26	0:09	13:43	3	4	42.9
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	27	19:41	0:49	0:24	18:28	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	4	0	4	1	2	3	0	0	30	23:47	2:30	1:03	20:14	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	0	2	1	5	5	1	0	27	16:42	0:11	0:00	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	29	24:27	0:56	3:14	20:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	1	0	0	26	17:24	0:56	1:09	15:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:24	0:00	3:44	16:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Malcolm SubbanM. Subban#47

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
48	3	45	.938	36	0	9	0	0	62:53	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#12
Teddy BluegerT. Blueger#53
Jeff CarterJ. Carter#77
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Danton HeinenD. Heinen#43
Kasperi KapanenK. Kapanen#42
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#18
Brock McGinnB. McGinn#23
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#10
Evan RodriguesE. Rodrigues#9
Dominik SimonD. Simon#49
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#16
defensemen
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
John MarinoJ. Marino#6
Mike MathesonM. Matheson#5
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28
Chad RuhwedelC. Ruhwedel#2

											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	0	1	0	1	5	2	0	0	18	13:55	0:11	1:07	12:37	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	26	16:07	0:11	1:59	13:57	6	4	60.0
1	0	1	7	3	1	1	2	1	0	0	26	18:52	3:55	1:09	13:48	9	6	60.0
0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	5	26	20:53	4:10	0:05	16:38	10	10	50.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	20	14:30	0:37	0:00	13:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	23	16:54	0:26	0:00	16:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	2	1	1	5	3	0	0	13	8:55	0:00	1:09	7:46	1	4	20.0
1	0	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	23	14:50	0:11	1:54	12:45	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	9:57	0:26	0:00	9:31	2	0	100.0
1	0	0	9	2	2	0	0	2	0	0	26	22:36	4:10	0:00	18:26	1	0	100.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	1	1	0	15	11:13	0:26	0:00	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	20	16:11	3:55	0:00	12:16	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	30	24:45	0:15	2:37	21:53	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	4	1	0	0	0	2	0	2	29	26:29	4:10	0:31	21:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	26	21:07	0:26	2:56	17:45	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	3	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	18	16:30	0:11	0:00	16:19	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	22	15:22	0:04	0:00	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	19	16:11	0:11	1:38	14:22	0	0	0.0

goalies
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
21	2	19	.905	18	0	1	0	0	62:53	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	OT	T
	Sabres	0	1	1	0	2
	Penguins	1	1	0	1	3

1st Period			BUF	PIT
5:53		Evan Rodrigues (10) (Power Play) Assists: Sidney Crosby (14), Kris Letang (18)	0	1

2nd Period			BUF	PIT
6:45		Brock McGinn (8) Assists: Mike Matheson (9), Teddy Blueger (5)	0	2
12:35		Zemgus Girgensons (6) Assists: Casey Fitzgerald (1), John Hayden (2)	1	2

3rd Period			BUF	PIT
14:42		Rasmus Dahlin (6) Assists: Kyle Okposo (14), Rasmus Asplund (10)	2	2

OT Summary			BUF	PIT
2:53		Jeff Carter (9) Assists: Kris Letang (19)	2	3

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Sabres
2
Penguins
1

Game 1

17/11

Sabres
2
Penguins
3

Game 2

18/12

Penguins
3
Sabres
4

Game 3

23/3

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 18 December 2021

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 17,456

Referees:
Jake Brenk

Linesmen:
Travis Toomey
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	22	11	2	46
Toronto	21	11	2	44
Boston	18	13	4	40
Tampa Bay	18	11	2	38
Ottawa	18	14	2	38
Montreal	14	16	3	31
Detroit	13	16	4	30
Buffalo	11	19	4	26

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	23	8	2	48
New Jersey	22	11	3	47
Carolina	21	11	1	43
Pittsburgh	15	15	5	35
Philadelphia	15	15	4	34
NY Rangers	16	16	1	33
NY Islanders	13	14	7	33
Columbus	13	15	6	32

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Buffalo Sabres

Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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