Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

Wednesday, March 23, 2022, 7:30 PM ET KeyBank Center, Buffalo Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	Goals	2021-2022 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	46-25-11
at Buffalo Sabres	4	32-39-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	2	1	0	0	3
Buffalo Sabres	1	1	1	0	1	4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
Pittsburgh Penguins	9	8	7	2	0	26
Buffalo Sabres	11	12	9	1	0	33

Three stars

T. Thompson, Buffalo Sabres (2 goals)
M. Samuelsson, Buffalo Sabres (1 assist)
Z. Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:15	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (26)	Mattias Samuelsson (4)	Even strength	PIT 0, BUF 1
2nd	00:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (23)	Bryan Rust (30), Jake Guentzel (33)	Power play	PIT 1, BUF 1
2nd	15:56	Buffalo Sabres	Zemgus Girgensons (8)	Kyle Okposo (21)	Even strength	PIT 1, BUF 2
2nd	18:46	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (13)	Bryan Rust (31)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 2
3rd	01:01	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson (27)	Alex Tuch (18), Jeff Skinner (19)	Even strength	PIT 2, BUF 3
3rd	15:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang (7)	Evgeni Malkin (15), Sidney Crosby (43)	Power play	PIT 3, BUF 3

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Buffalo Sabres	Tage Thompson	Goal (winner)
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust	Saved
2	Buffalo Sabres	Casey Mittelstadt	Saved
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Saved
3	Buffalo Sabres	Alex Tuch	Goal

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Stat	Pittsburgh Penguins	Buffalo Sabres
Shots on goal	26	33
Power play	2 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	14	4
Blocked shots	13	10
Giveaways	8	8
Takeaways	4	11
Faceoffs won	27/56 (48.2%)	29/56 (51.8%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		14:31
Number 11 B. Boyle	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	50%	09:07
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	2	2	-1	0	4	0	0	0		20:49
Number 42 K. Kapanen	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0		14:25
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	3	1	2	0		13:10
Number 53 T. Blueger	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	10:15
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	1	1	-1	2	4	0	1	0		21:12
Number 63 R. Zohorna	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		07:03
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	0		16:26
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	1	2	-1	0	1	0	0	0	57.1%	20:29
Number 77 J. Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	47.1%	18:06
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	1	1	2	-1	0	3	0	1	1	50%	20:53
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0		14:59
Number 5 M. Matheson	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	3	0		19:35
Number 6 J. Marino	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0		21:08
Number 8 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		23:59
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	2	0		17:23
Number 58 K. Letang	D	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	1	1		25:30

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 C. DeSmith	33	30	3	.909	65:00	OT loss

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 19 P. Krebs	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:53
Number 20 C. Eakin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0	52.6%	16:27
Number 21 K. Okposo	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	0	100%	18:43
Number 24 D. Cozens	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	50%	14:42
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	0		14:59
Number 29 V. Hinostroza	C	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	1		11:58
Number 37 C. Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	64.3%	18:33
Number 53 J. Skinner	L	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	1		18:00
Number 71 V. Olofsson	L	0	0	0	+1	0	4	0	0		14:20
Number 72 T. Thompson	C	2	0	2	+2	0	5	0	1	38.5%	18:43
Number 74 R. Asplund	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:31
Number 89 A. Tuch	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1		20:17
Number 10 H. Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		24:34
Number 13 M. Pysyk	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:11
Number 23 M. Samuelsson	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	0	3		18:42
Number 26 R. Dahlin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1		28:06
Number 33 C. Miller	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		13:39
Number 78 J. Bryson	D	0	0	0	+3	0	1	0	0		19:46

Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 C. Anderson	26	23	3	.885	65:00	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:01	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chad Ruhwedel	Tripping	2
1st	14:27	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kasperi Kapanen	Tripping	2
1st	18:43	Buffalo Sabres	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	18:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jake Guentzel	Tripping	2
3rd	13:51	Buffalo Sabres	Vinnie Hinostroza	Holding	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Buffalo Sabres head coach: Don Granato
Referees: Jean Hebert, Michael Markovic
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Brad Kovachik
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Brock McGinn, Mark Friedman
Buffalo Sabres scratches: Will Butcher, John Hayden, Anders Bjork, Casey Fitzgerald

2021-2022 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1	Final	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Tue, Nov 16, 2021
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/OT	Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 17, 2021
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 4	Final/SO	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres, Wed, Mar 23, 2022

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