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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–1 on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at home.

Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Buffalo Sabres 1 25-45-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 47-29-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 2 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 5 13 15 33
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 10 9 29

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (8) Jake Guentzel (7), Olli Maatta (10) Even strength BUF 0, PIT 1
2nd 05:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin (2) Bryan Rust (11), Riley Sheahan (6) Even strength BUF 0, PIT 2
2nd 19:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (10) Sidney Crosby (17), Kris Letang (18) Power play BUF 0, PIT 3
3rd 11:18 Buffalo Sabres Jason Pominville (7) Jack Eichel (13), Evander Kane (12) Even strength BUF 1, PIT 3
3rd 13:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (12) Evgeni Malkin (16) Even strength BUF 1, PIT 4
3rd 18:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (12) Patric Hornqvist (8), Kris Letang (19) Even strength, Empty net BUF 1, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 33 29
Power play 0 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 19 15
Hits 33 21
Blocked shots 14 16
Giveaways 4 9
Takeaways 5 10
Faceoffs won 29/61 (47.5%) 32/61 (52.5%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 E. Kane L 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 100% 21:35
15 J. Eichel C 0 1 1 0 0 4 3 0 0 17.6% 21:34
17 J. Nolan C 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 0 0 07:51
21 K. Okposo R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 0 100% 12:49
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 0 0 70% 12:28
23 S. Reinhart C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 0 13:54
24 H. Fasching R 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10:57
28 Z. Girgensons C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 0 0 12:38
29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:01
51 K. Criscuolo C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 16.7% 09:22
67 B. Pouliot L 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 3 0 14:13
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 0 0 54.5% 20:30
4 J. Gorges D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 0 14:16
6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 0 26:52
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 1 0 19:37
47 Z. Bogosian D 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 1 0 17:34
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 0 0 -2 0 5 1 1 0 28:11
82 N. Beaulieu D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 07:46
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
31 C. Johnson 28 24 4 .857 59:03 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
15 R. Sheahan C 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 2 0 53.3% 15:40
17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 14:26
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 09:28
37 C. Rowney C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 27.3% 10:19
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 14:01
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 100% 15:53
62 C. Hagelin L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:56
71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 2 8 0 0 0 37.5% 17:14
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 1 2 +1 0 3 1 0 1 18:24
75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 7 0 2 1 0 06:21
81 P. Kessel R 1 0 1 +1 0 5 0 0 0 19:58
87 S. Crosby C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 1 0 0 65.4% 21:00
3 O. Maatta D 0 1 1 +1 2 1 3 2 0 17:21
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 1 1 0 16:15
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 16:40
22 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 17:00
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 4 5 0 19:13
58 K. Letang D 0 2 2 +1 0 2 2 0 0 26:02
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 33 32 1 .970 59:49 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:09 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart High sticking 2
1st 07:45 Buffalo Sabres Hudson Fasching Interference goalkeeper 2
1st 10:06 Buffalo Sabres Zach Bogosian Fighting (major) 5
1st 10:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Reaves Fighting (major) 5
1st 12:24 Buffalo Sabres Johan Larsson Cross checking 2
1st 15:27 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Reaves Hooking 2
2nd 07:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 15:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Brian Dumoulin Interference 2
2nd 17:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin High sticking 2
2nd 17:37 Buffalo Sabres Benoit Pouliot High sticking 2
2nd 18:11 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Criscuolo Holding 2
2nd 19:17 Buffalo Sabres Marco Scandella Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 02:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta Hooking 2
3rd 07:09 Buffalo Sabres Jordan Nolan Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Phil Housley
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Jean Hebert, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Matt Moulson, Justin Falk, Victor Antipin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Greg McKegg, Josh Archibald, Chad Ruhwedel

2017-2018 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 2

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Philadelphia Flyers 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 1 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 1 at Montreal Canadiens 10 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Vancouver Canucks 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Nashville Predators 3 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at Arizona Coyotes 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 7 at Calgary Flames 5 Final Game page

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