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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–2 on Saturday, February 22, 2020 on the road.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Buffalo Sabres 5 30-31-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 40-23-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 3 0 2 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 1 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 11 5 26
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 13 18 43

Three stars

  1. J. Eichel, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
  2. C. Hutton, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  3. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:14 Buffalo Sabres Zemgus Girgensons (11) Kyle Okposo (8) Even strength BUF 1, PIT 0
1st 06:48 Buffalo Sabres Sam Reinhart (22) Unassisted Even strength BUF 2, PIT 0
1st 10:51 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (34) Rasmus Ristolainen (25), Sam Reinhart (28) Power play BUF 3, PIT 0
2nd 11:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (19) Unassisted Even strength BUF 3, PIT 1
3rd 05:39 Buffalo Sabres Jeff Skinner (12) Marcus Johansson (18), Michael Frolik (7) Even strength BUF 4, PIT 1
3rd 12:17 Buffalo Sabres Jack Eichel (35) Rasmus Dahlin (33), Rasmus Ristolainen (26) Power play BUF 5, PIT 1
3rd 17:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (20) Patric Hornqvist (14) Even strength BUF 5, PIT 2

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

Team stats

Stat Buffalo Sabres Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 26 43
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 8
Hits 31 40
Blocked shots 13 11
Giveaways 7 11
Takeaways 4 13
Faceoffs won 24/56 (42.9%) 32/56 (57.1%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player
9 J. Eichel C 2 0 2 +1 0 2 0 2 2 18:30
13 J. Vesey L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 13:23
21 K. Okposo R 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 1 0 100% 13:09
22 J. Larsson L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 37.5% 14:05
23 S. Reinhart C 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 0 35.7% 18:04
27 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 2 1 0 53.8% 13:14
28 Z. Girgensons C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:50
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 13:19
53 J. Skinner L 1 0 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 13:45
67 M. Frolik R 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:35
68 V. Olofsson L 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 15:47
90 M. Johansson L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 4 1 0 45.5% 15:08
10 H. Jokiharju D 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:50
19 J. McCabe D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 17:02
26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 0 0 19:26
33 C. Miller D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 3 0 18:54
55 R. Ristolainen D 0 2 2 +2 0 2 3 1 0 23:13
62 B. Montour D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 1 1 0 21:46
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie
40 C. Hutton 43 41 2 .953 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 15:31
13 B. Tanev L 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2 0 16:44
16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 19:58
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 18:15
19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 0 0 0 66.7% 11:42
26 A. Agozzino L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 09:31
37 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 07:30
53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 58.3% 17:36
57 A. Angello C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 06:56
71 E. Malkin C 2 0 2 +1 4 3 3 0 0 57.1% 18:11
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 1 1 +1 0 5 4 0 0 18:24
87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 0 56.5% 19:09
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 14:38
3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 4 2 0 22:12
4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 1 0 20:27
5 Z. Trotman D 0 0 0 +1 0 3 3 2 0 13:48
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 20:21
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 3 0 0 25:09
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 26 21 5 .808 60:00 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
1st 15:52 Buffalo Sabres Colin Miller Roughing 2
2nd 08:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Schultz Tripping 2
3rd 06:05 Buffalo Sabres Brandon Montour Tripping 2
3rd 08:03 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
3rd 08:03 Buffalo Sabres Curtis Lazar Roughing 2
3rd 11:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Brandon Tanev Cross checking 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Ralph Krueger
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Bryan Pancich
Buffalo Sabres scratches
John Gilmour, Evan Rodrigues
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Zachary Aston-Reese, Juuso Riikola, Dominik Kahun

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Buffalo Sabres 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Buffalo Sabres 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 22

Matchup Status Details
Washington Capitals 2 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Ottawa Senators 0 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 2 at New York Rangers 3 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/SO Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 3 at Arizona Coyotes 7 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Vancouver Canucks 9 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final/SO Game page

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