Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Buffalo Sabres 2 32-39-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 46-25-11

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Buffalo Sabres 10 6 3 19
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 12 20 46

Three stars

  1. D. Tokarski, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
  2. C. Miller, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
  3. J. Guentzel, 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
2nd 00:28 Buffalo Sabres Colin Miller (2) Drake Caggiula (3), Dylan Cozens (5) Even strength BUF 1, PIT 0
2nd 08:54 Buffalo Sabres Kyle Okposo (4) Zemgus Girgensons (4), Rasmus Dahlin (6) Even strength BUF 2, PIT 0
3rd 05:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (5) Bryan Rust (4), Sidney Crosby (1) Power play BUF 2, 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 19 46
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 13 15
Hits 25 31
Blocked shots 18 7
Giveaways 6 11
Takeaways 8 6
Faceoffs won 26/58 (44.8%) 32/58 (55.2%)

Box score

Buffalo Sabres

Buffalo Sabres skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 15 J. Hayden C 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 10:16
Number 20 C. Eakin C 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 0 0 69.2% 12:23
Number 21 K. Okposo R 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 1 0 17:41
Number 24 D. Cozens C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 45.5% 12:34
Number 25 A. Ruotsalainen C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 25% 14:47
Number 28 Z. Girgensons C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 1 0 62.5% 17:53
Number 29 V. Hinostroza C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:33
Number 53 J. Skinner L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 17:56
Number 72 T. Thompson C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 45.5% 18:30
Number 74 R. Asplund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 100% 14:57
Number 91 D. Caggiula L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 13:45
Number 96 A. Bjork L 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 11:47
Number 4 W. Butcher D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 12:56
Number 8 R. Hagg D 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 3 0 16:51
Number 13 M. Pysyk D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 4 0 18:54
Number 26 R. Dahlin D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 22:56
Number 33 C. Miller D 1 0 1 +1 0 1 3 2 0 21:31
Number 78 J. Bryson D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 3 3 0 22:49
Buffalo Sabres goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 31 D. Tokarski 46 45 1 .978 60:00 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 60% 15:56
Number 12 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 0 7 1 3 0 0 09:52
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 15:31
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 -1 2 2 1 0 0 16:26
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 50% 13:54
Number 42 K. Kapanen R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 15:12
Number 43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 1 0 0 12:20
Number 49 D. Simon C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 09:32
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 63.6% 14:37
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 2 0 1 16:18
Number 77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 63.2% 20:32
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -2 0 2 1 0 0 40% 18:53
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 0 0 12:52
Number 5 M. Matheson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 14:36
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 21:11
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 2 0 22:10
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 2 5 2 0 0 14:56
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 2 3 2 0 0 26:55
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Jarry 19 17 2 .895 58:41 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 09:13 Buffalo Sabres Jacob Bryson Interference 2
2nd 03:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Danton Heinen High sticking 2
2nd 12:14 Buffalo Sabres Cody Eakin Slashing 2
2nd 18:28 Buffalo Sabres Mark Pysyk Tripping 2
2nd 19:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Holding 2
3rd 02:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Marcus Pettersson Interference 2
3rd 05:10 Buffalo Sabres Anders Bjork Hooking 2
3rd 11:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Zachary Aston-Reese Fighting (major) 5
3rd 11:47 Buffalo Sabres Robert Hagg Fighting (major) 5
3rd 11:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Zachary Aston-Reese Roughing 2
3rd 18:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2

Game information

Buffalo Sabres head coach
Don Granato
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Pierre Lambert, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen
Julien Fournier, Ryan Daisy
Buffalo Sabres scratches
Craig Anderson, Christian Wolanin, Brett Murray
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brian Boyle, Mark Friedman, Sam Lafferty

2021-2022 season series

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