Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Saturday, January 6, 2024 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 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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 |
8 |
15 |
9 |
32 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
17 |
12 |
12 |
41 |
Three stars
- U. Luukkonen, Buffalo Sabres (goaltender)
- Z. Girgensons, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal)
- R. Rakell, 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 |
02:53 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch (10) |
Connor Clifton (11), Tage Thompson (13) |
Even strength |
BUF 1, PIT 0 |
| 3rd |
07:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (4) |
Erik Karlsson (21), Evgeni Malkin (19) |
Power play |
BUF 1, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
15:22 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons (3) |
Eric Robinson (3), Mattias Samuelsson (6) |
Even strength |
BUF 2, PIT 1 |
| 3rd |
18:24 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin (12) |
Unassisted |
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 |
32 |
41 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
10 |
6 |
| Hits |
32 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
16 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
6 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
9 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
27/58 (46.6%) |
31/58 (53.4%) |
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 Z. Benson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:42 |
| Number 12 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
20:19 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
75% |
10:22 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:42 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
14:49 |
| Number 28 Z. Girgensons |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:28 |
| Number 37 C. Mittelstadt |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
18.8% |
16:59 |
| Number 50 E. Robinson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:15 |
| Number 53 J. Skinner |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:53 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
19:24 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:12 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:06 |
| Number 6 E. Johnson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:52 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:59 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:36 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:11 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
41 |
40 |
1 |
.976 |
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 10 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:23 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:02 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:14 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
13:59 |
| Number 43 J. Harkins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:39 |
| Number 48 V. Puustinen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:31 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:22 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:23 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
|
20:22 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
20:51 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
12:08 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
59.1% |
20:46 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:53 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:52 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
23:18 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:26 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:11 |
| Number 73 P. Joseph |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:22 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 T. Jarry |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
58:18 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
00:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Alex Tuch |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:07 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:51 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:15 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Mattias Samuelsson |
Boarding |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:40 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jansen Harkins |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Connor Clifton |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zemgus Girgensons |
Slashing |
2 |
Game information
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Don Granato
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Furman South, Brian Pochmara
- Linesmen
- Kyle Flemington, Brandon Grillo
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Kyle Okposo, Victor Olofsson, Ryan Johnson
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Ryan Shea, Radim Zohorna
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Status |
Details |
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2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
3
|
Final
|
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|
 Florida Panthers
8
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
3
 at Boston Bruins
7
|
Final
|
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|
 Minnesota Wild
4
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
3
|
Final/OT
|
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|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Montreal Canadiens
4
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Vancouver Canucks
6
 at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
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|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at San Jose Sharks
1
|
Final
|
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|
 St. Louis Blues
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final/SO
|
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|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at Dallas Stars, Sat, Jan 6, 2024
|
 Ottawa Senators
1
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Ottawa Senators at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Jan 6, 2024
|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Vegas Golden Knights
5
|
Final
|
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Sources and further reading
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