Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–0 on Thursday, March 14, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
8 |
11 |
28 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
7 |
12 |
7 |
26 |
Three stars
- C. DeSmith, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
06:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Phil Kessel (24) |
Sidney Crosby (58), Jake Guentzel (32) |
Power play |
PIT 1, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
15:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brian Dumoulin (3) |
Evgeni Malkin (50), Teddy Blueger (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BUF 0 |
| 2nd |
17:08 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist (17) |
Phil Kessel (48), Sidney Crosby (59) |
Power play |
PIT 3, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
10:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Nick Bjugstad (11) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
PIT 4, BUF 0 |
| 3rd |
18:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jake Guentzel (36) |
Zach Trotman (1), Nick Bjugstad (11) |
Power play |
PIT 5, BUF 0 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
28 |
26 |
| Power play |
3 of 4 |
0 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
6 |
10 |
| Hits |
14 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
15 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
33/55 (60%) |
22/55 (40%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
10:44 |
| Number 10 G. Wilson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
09:41 |
| Number 12 D. Simon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:07 |
| Number 19 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
17:20 |
| Number 27 N. Bjugstad |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
14:22 |
| Number 36 J. Blandisi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:31 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
16:43 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
14:09 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
59.1% |
22:21 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 5 Z. Trotman |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
18:01 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:35 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:07 |
| Number 73 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:35 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 C. DeSmith |
26 |
26 |
0 |
1.000 |
59:52 |
Win |
Buffalo Sabres
Buffalo Sabres skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:37 |
| Number 20 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:13 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
09:38 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
46.7% |
11:58 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:07 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
15:04 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:29 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:33 |
| Number 71 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
18:45 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:22 |
| Number 92 A. Nylander |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:20 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:17 |
| Number 8 C. Nelson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:29 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 48 M. Hunwick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:11 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
0 |
|
24:19 |
| Number 62 B. Montour |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
28 |
23 |
5 |
.821 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:47 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Marcus Pettersson |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:55 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Nelson |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Teddy Blueger |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
16:25 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Marco Scandella |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Johan Larsson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
11:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:41 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jeff Skinner |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
16:37 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Phil Housley
- Referees
- Garrett Rank, Kevin Pollock
- Linesmen
- Tim Nowak, Kory Nagy
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kris Letang, Bryan Rust, Chad Ruhwedel, Zachary Aston-Reese, Juuso Riikola
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Zach Bogosian, Zemgus Girgensons, Jake McCabe, Jack Eichel
Other NHL games on Mar 14
Other NHL games on Thursday, March 14, 2019
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Washington Capitals
5
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 St. Louis Blues
0
 at Ottawa Senators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Ottawa Senators, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Detroit Red Wings, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Dallas Stars
4
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Boston Bruins
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Winnipeg Jets, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Anaheim Ducks
1
 at Arizona Coyotes
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Nashville Predators
3
 at Los Angeles Kings
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
 Florida Panthers
4
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 14, 2019
|
Sources and further reading
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