Luukkonen stops 40 shots, Girgensons scores go-ahead goal late, Sabres beat Penguins 3-1

— Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen's shaky December is behind him.
Jan 7, 2025, 03:45 am - AP
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1st PeriodBUFPIT
2:53Alex Tuch (10)
Assists: Connor Clifton (11), Tage Thompson (13)
10
2nd Period
No Goals Scored
3rd PeriodBUFPIT
7:49Rickard Rakell (4) (Power Play)
Assists: Erik Karlsson (21), Evgeni Malkin (19)
11
15:22Zemgus Girgensons (3)
Assists: Eric Robinson (3), Mattias Samuelsson (6)
21
18:24Rasmus Dahlin (12)
Unassisted
31

Shot Chart

NHL Shot Chart
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Pierre-Olivier Joseph Wrist Shot Short
  • Valtteri Puustinen hit Erik Johnson
  • Valtteri Puustinen Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Jansen Harkins Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Takeaway by Reilly Smith
  • Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
  • Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Valtteri Puustinen hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Ryan Graves hit Tage Thompson
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jeff Carter faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Kris Letang Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Marcus Pettersson Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Marcus Pettersson hit Dylan Cozens
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Noel Acciari Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
  • Takeaway by Lars Eller
  • Drew O'Connor Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Rickard Rakell Tip-In saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jake Guentzel Snap Shot Wide Right
  • Jeff Carter Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Noel Acciari hit Erik Johnson
  • Kris Letang hit Jordan Greenway
  • Kris Letang hit Zach Benson
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Kris Letang Wrist Shot Short
  • Rickard Rakell Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jake Guentzel hit Connor Clifton
  • Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Giveaway by Kris Letang
  • Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Rickard Rakell hit Mattias Samuelsson
  • Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jeff Skinner shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Noel Acciari hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Jeff Carter Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Zemgus Girgensons
  • Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  • Kris Letang hit Jack Quinn
  • Reilly Smith Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Noel Acciari hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Noel Acciari Hooking against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Jeff Carter faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Giveaway by Lars Eller
  • Ryan Graves hit Dylan Cozens
  • Jack Quinn shot blocked by Ryan Graves
  • Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Sidney Crosby Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  • Erik Karlsson hit Peyton Krebs
  • Jake Guentzel Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  • Jansen Harkins Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Bryan Rust hit Zach Benson
  • Sidney Crosby hit Jack Quinn
  • Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Rickard Rakell hit Erik Johnson
  • Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby Interference against Owen Power
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Takeaway by Bryan Rust
  • Jordan Greenway shot blocked by Lars Eller
  • Drew O'Connor hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Ryan Graves hit Eric Robinson
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Jansen Harkins Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  • Owen Power shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
  • Takeaway by Noel Acciari
  • Bryan Rust Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Jeff Carter faceoff won against Jeff Skinner
  • Takeaway by Jake Guentzel
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  • Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
  • Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  • Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  • Rickard Rakell Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (21), Evgeni Malkin (19)
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Reilly Smith Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Erik Johnson shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
  • Takeaway by Jansen Harkins
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Kris Letang
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Zach Benson shot blocked by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Lars Eller faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Noel Acciari faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  • Reilly Smith Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  • Bryan Rust hit Casey Mittelstadt
  • Rickard Rakell hit Rasmus Dahlin
  • Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Zemgus Girgensons shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Mattias Samuelsson shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Eric Robinson shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  • Noel Acciari hit Henri Jokiharju
  • Marcus Pettersson Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot Wide Left
  • Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  • Pierre-Olivier Joseph shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
  • Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
  • Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  • Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
  • Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  • Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Sidney Crosby
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Sidney Crosby
  • Icing
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Erik Johnson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Icing
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Icing
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Alex Tuch
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Alex Tuch Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Clifton (11), Tage Thompson (13)
  • Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Erik Johnson
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju
  • Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Valtteri Puustinen
  • Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Alex Tuch hit Ryan Graves
  • Tage Thompson hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Eric Robinson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Off-side
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Alex Tuch hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Off-side
  • Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
  • Puck in Netting
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Connor Clifton hit Bryan Rust
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Drew O'Connor
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Reilly Smith
  • Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Challenge Vis - off-side - no goal
  • Off-side
  • Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  • Takeaway by Eric Robinson
  • Eric Robinson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Lars Eller shot blocked by Jack Quinn
  • High Stick
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
  • Icing
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Challenge Vis - goal interference - no goal
  • On-Ice Official
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Alex Tuch hit Rickard Rakell
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Alex Tuch Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Rickard Rakell
  • Alex Tuch Tripping against Marcus Pettersson
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Icing
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Jack Quinn hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Henri Jokiharju shot blocked by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Icing
  • Rasmus Dahlin hit Bryan Rust
  • Jack Quinn hit Erik Karlsson
  • Takeaway by Jeff Skinner
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Puck in Netting
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Puck in Crowd
  • Tage Thompson faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Jordan Greenway Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Puck in Netting
  • Zach Benson Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  • Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Sidney Crosby
  • Henri Jokiharju Holding against Sidney Crosby
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  • Alex Tuch Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Connor Clifton hit Jeff Carter
  • Peyton Krebs hit Drew O'Connor
  • Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
  • Zemgus Girgensons hit Marcus Pettersson
  • Giveaway by Peyton Krebs
  • Puck in Benches
  • Icing
  • Casey Mittelstadt Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Tage Thompson Slap Shot Above Crossbar
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jeff Carter
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jeff Carter
  • JJ Peterka Snap Shot Wide Left
  • Zach Benson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Henri Jokiharju Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Peyton Krebs hit Erik Karlsson
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Takeaway by Zach Benson
  • Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Mattias Samuelsson hit Noel Acciari
  • Connor Clifton hit Noel Acciari
  • Mattias Samuelsson Boarding against Noel Acciari
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  • Tage Thompson Deflected saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Puck in Netting
  • Takeaway by Jack Quinn
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Puck in Netting
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Jeff Skinner Wrist Shot Wide Left
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Alex Tuch hit Bryan Rust
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Jack Quinn Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Tage Thompson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  • Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Peyton Krebs
  • Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  • Connor Clifton Interference against Sidney Crosby
  • Zemgus Girgensons Slashing against Jake Guentzel
  • Jordan Greenway faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • TV Timeout
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • Henri Jokiharju hit Valtteri Puustinen
  • Jack Quinn Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  • Icing
  • Jeff Skinner faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  • Erik Johnson hit Jake Guentzel
  • Puck in Netting
  • Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Rasmus Dahlin
  • Connor Clifton hit Jake Guentzel
  • Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  • Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Erik Johnson hit Jansen Harkins
  • Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Wide Right
  • Eric Robinson hit Noel Acciari
  • Peyton Krebs hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Lars Eller
  • JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Casey Mittelstadt faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  • Alex Tuch hit Evgeni Malkin
  • Erik Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  • Peyton Krebs hit Pierre-Olivier Joseph
  • Connor Clifton Tip-In High and Wide Right
  • Zemgus Girgensons Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Eric Robinson (3), Mattias Samuelsson (6)
  • Goalie Stopped
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
  • Puck in Netting
  • Erik Johnson hit Evgeni Malkin
  • Kris Letang shot blocked by Casey Mittelstadt
  • Rasmus Dahlin Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  • Giveaway by Tage Thompson
  • Puck Frozen - Goalie
  • Icing
  • Icing
  • Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Jordan Greenway
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