Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

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

Final/OT

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

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

16-8-5, 8-5-2 Home

Carter scores in OT as Penguins top Subban, Sabres 3-2

— Malcolm Subban made a save so spectacular, it left the Pittsburgh Penguins muttering to themselves.

Dec 18, 2022, 03:53 am - AP

		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

SABRES

PENGUINS

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

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	30	13	4	64
Detroit	30	16	4	64
Montreal	27	15	7	61
Boston	28	19	2	58
Buffalo	26	16	5	57
Toronto	24	16	8	56
Florida	25	19	3	53
Ottawa	22	19	7	51

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	30	15	4	64
NY Islanders	26	17	5	57
Pittsburgh	22	14	11	55
Washington	24	19	6	54
Philadelphia	22	17	8	52
Columbus	22	19	7	51
New Jersey	24	22	2	50
NY Rangers	21	22	6	48

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Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Stars of the Game

Jeff CarterC - PIT

Evan RodriguesC - PIT

Casey FitzgeraldD - BUF

Game Information

Carter scores in OT as Penguins top Subban, Sabres 3-2

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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