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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Buffalo Sabres 4 35-36-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 0 1 0 0 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 4 0 0 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 9 4 12 5 0 30
Pittsburgh Penguins 18 14 11 3 0 46

Three stars

  1. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 assist)
  2. T. Kuhnhackl, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. R. O'Reilly, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:26 Buffalo Sabres Matt Moulson (6) Johan Larsson (5), Casey Nelson (3) Power play BUF 1, PIT 0
1st 14:05 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly (18) Unassisted Shorthanded BUF 2, PIT 0
1st 18:58 Buffalo Sabres Jake McCabe (4) Ryan O'Reilly (37), Zach Bogosian (15) Even strength BUF 3, PIT 0
2nd 01:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Lovejoy (4) Bryan Rust (7), Tom Kuhnhackl (7) Even strength BUF 3, PIT 1
2nd 05:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary (6) Beau Bennett (6), Sidney Crosby (47) Even strength BUF 3, PIT 2
2nd 18:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Kuhnhackl (4) Matt Cullen (13), Kris Letang (44) Shorthanded BUF 3, PIT 3
2nd 19:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (7) Carl Hagelin (23) Shorthanded BUF 3, PIT 4
3rd 02:13 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian (7) Johan Larsson (6), Casey Nelson (4) Power play BUF 4, PIT 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Saved
1 Buffalo Sabres Ryan O'Reilly Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Goal (winner)
2 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel Goal

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 30 46
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 39 24
Blocked shots 22 11
Giveaways 3 8
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 32/74 (43.2%) 42/74 (56.8%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
12 B. Gionta R 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 19:24
15 J. Eichel C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27.8% 20:52
17 D. Legwand C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 42.9% 09:51
19 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 08:59
22 J. Larsson L 0 2 2 -1 0 2 3 2 0 43.8% 19:15
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 19:33
26 M. Moulson L 1 0 1 -2 0 2 2 0 1 11:03
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 6 1 0 42.9% 12:31
44 N. Deslauriers L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 3 0 13:15
52 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 0 4 1 2 0 0 11:47
82 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 1 0 16:22
90 R. O'Reilly C 1 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 56% 21:37
3 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 13:30
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 3 0 21:59
29 J. McCabe D 1 0 1 +2 0 2 4 2 0 19:21
34 C. Nelson D 0 2 2 -2 0 0 2 2 0 14:05
47 Z. Bogosian D 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 2 1 24:26
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 2 4 3 3 0 29:10
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 46 42 4 .913 65:00 OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 78.9% 17:53
13 N. Bonino C 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 45% 18:40
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 1 0 18:23
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 50% 10:10
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 4 0 0 11:30
19 B. Bennett R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 3 0 0 10:32
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 1 1 2 +2 0 2 4 1 0 14:13
43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 05:58
62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 0 2 3 2 0 0 15:35
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 19:26
81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 16:55
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 51.7% 23:15
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 14:56
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 1 0 24:42
12 B. Lovejoy D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 2 1 0 16:00
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 0 0 16:02
51 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:06
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 8 2 2 0 35:14
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 30 26 4 .867 65:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin Hooking 2
1st 10:01 Buffalo Sabres Hudson Fasching Hooking 2
1st 12:26 Buffalo Sabres Josh Gorges Holding 2
1st 18:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Roughing 2
1st 18:52 Buffalo Sabres Rasmus Ristolainen Roughing 2
2nd 14:14 Buffalo Sabres Hudson Fasching Hooking 2
2nd 17:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Fehr Tripping 2
3rd 00:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Ben Lovejoy Holding 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Dan Bylsma
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Tom Kowal, Dean Morton
Linesmen
Tony Sericolo, Brian Murphy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Carlo Colaiacovo, Cody Franson, Evander Kane, Robin Lehner, Jason Kasdorf
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Jeff Zatkoff, Brian Dumoulin, Olli Maatta

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 29

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 1 at New York Islanders 2 Final/SO Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Florida Panthers 2 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Minnesota Wild 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 1 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 4 at Vancouver Canucks 1 Final Game page

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