Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Thursday, October 3, 2019 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Buffalo Sabres |
17 |
13 |
11 |
41 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
13 |
5 |
11 |
29 |
Three stars
- C. Sheary, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
- C. Mittelstadt, Buffalo Sabres (2 assists)
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
05:23 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Sheary (1) |
Casey Mittelstadt (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 0 |
| 2nd |
05:50 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (1) |
Kris Letang (1), Sidney Crosby (1) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
14:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Conor Sheary (2) |
Casey Mittelstadt (2), Colin Miller (1) |
Power play |
BUF 2, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
19:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (1) |
Sam Reinhart (1), Victor Olofsson (1) |
Even strength |
BUF 3, PIT 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Buffalo Sabres |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
41 |
29 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
4 |
| Hits |
35 |
42 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
18 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
17 |
| Takeaways |
4 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/63 (50.8%) |
31/63 (49.2%) |
Box score
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 9 J. Eichel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
21:18 |
| Number 13 J. Vesey |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:39 |
| Number 17 V. Sobotka |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:14 |
| Number 21 K. Okposo |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
08:40 |
| Number 22 J. Larsson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
58.8% |
14:01 |
| Number 23 S. Reinhart |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
19:37 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:56 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36.4% |
09:25 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
09:19 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
16:41 |
| Number 68 V. Olofsson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
22.2% |
15:19 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:33 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:51 |
| Number 19 J. McCabe |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
25:11 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:45 |
| Number 33 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:01 |
| Number 55 R. Ristolainen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:53 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 C. Hutton |
29 |
28 |
1 |
.966 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 12 D. Simon |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:47 |
| Number 13 B. Tanev |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 18 A. Galchenyuk |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:22 |
| Number 19 J. McCann |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
14:01 |
| Number 24 D. Kahun |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:49 |
| Number 27 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:01 |
| Number 46 Z. Aston-Reese |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:34 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
53.8% |
10:19 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
40% |
20:20 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:56 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
48.1% |
21:01 |
| Number 3 J. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:06 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:05 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:27 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 44 E. Gudbranson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:03 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
27:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
41 |
38 |
3 |
.927 |
57:45 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
14:40 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Vladimir Sobotka |
Closing hand on puck |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Casey Mittelstadt |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Marcus Pettersson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:29 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brian Dumoulin |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:28 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
08:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Colin Miller |
Holding |
2 |
| 3rd |
17:39 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Ristolainen |
High sticking |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Ralph Krueger
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Chris Schlenker, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Steve Miller, Kory Nagy
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- John Gilmour, Evan Rodrigues
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Chad Ruhwedel, John Marino, Juuso Riikola
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| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
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2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
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|
 Winnipeg Jets
4
 at New York Rangers
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at New York Rangers, Thu, Oct 3, 2019
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
2
 at Nashville Predators
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Nashville Predators, Thu, Oct 3, 2019
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Dallas Stars
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Dallas Stars, Thu, Oct 3, 2019
|
 Calgary Flames
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Oct 3, 2019
|
 Arizona Coyotes
1
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final
|
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|
Sources and further reading
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