Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
· KeyBank Center, Buffalo · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5–2 on Friday, January 17, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
6 |
10 |
3 |
19 |
| Buffalo Sabres |
10 |
13 |
19 |
42 |
Three stars
- A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- C. Glass, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- Z. Benson, Buffalo Sabres (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
15:16 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Owen Power (6) |
Zach Benson (8), Bowen Byram (18) |
Power play |
PIT 0, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
01:41 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (23) |
Bryan Rust (18), Matt Grzelcyk (22) |
Power play |
PIT 1, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
02:08 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Beauvillier (10) |
Cody Glass (9) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, BUF 1 |
| 2nd |
11:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Cody Glass (2) |
Philip Tomasino (5), Alex Nedeljkovic (1) |
Power play |
PIT 3, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
01:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (18) |
Matt Grzelcyk (23), Michael Bunting (13) |
Power play |
PIT 4, BUF 1 |
| 3rd |
14:46 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Zach Benson (8) |
Tage Thompson (17), Alex Tuch (19) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, BUF 2 |
| 3rd |
17:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Alex Nedeljkovic (1) |
Unassisted |
Even strength, Empty net |
PIT 5, BUF 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Buffalo Sabres |
| Shots on goal |
19 |
42 |
| Power play |
3 of 4 |
1 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
22 |
20 |
| Hits |
21 |
19 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
9 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
1 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/58 (55.2%) |
26/58 (44.8%) |
Box score
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 8 M. Bunting |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:17 |
| Number 10 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:33 |
| Number 13 K. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
12:01 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
18:39 |
| Number 19 C. Glass |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
50% |
12:58 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:49 |
| Number 53 P. Tomasino |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:01 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
75% |
12:16 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
100% |
15:46 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
50% |
15:45 |
| Number 72 A. Beauvillier |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:37 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
18:13 |
| Number 24 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
24:07 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:13 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:52 |
| Number 38 O. Pickering |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:28 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:55 |
| Number 73 P. Joseph |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic |
42 |
40 |
2 |
.952 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 17 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
16:23 |
| Number 19 P. Krebs |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
70% |
12:06 |
| Number 22 J. Quinn |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 24 D. Cozens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
26.7% |
17:42 |
| Number 29 B. Malenstyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
08:18 |
| Number 48 T. Kozak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
40% |
07:04 |
| Number 71 R. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
16:56 |
| Number 72 T. Thompson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:46 |
| Number 77 J. Peterka |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:49 |
| Number 81 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:06 |
| Number 89 A. Tuch |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:23 |
| Number 4 B. Byram |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:15 |
| Number 10 H. Jokiharju |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:33 |
| Number 23 M. Samuelsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
14:53 |
| Number 25 O. Power |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
22:38 |
| Number 26 R. Dahlin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
27:56 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:30 |
Buffalo Sabres goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 U. Luukkonen |
18 |
14 |
4 |
.778 |
56:29 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
10:57 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jack Quinn |
Slashing |
2 |
| 1st |
12:24 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
00:31 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Rasmus Dahlin |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:50 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Henri Jokiharju |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:07 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Pierre-Olivier Joseph |
Slashing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:35 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Interference goalkeeper |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:26 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Tage Thompson |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:42 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Owen Pickering |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:11 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Michael Bunting |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:11 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Peyton Krebs |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:03 |
Buffalo Sabres |
Jason Zucker |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
12:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ryan Graves |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Buffalo Sabres head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Corey Syvret, Pierre Lambert
- Linesmen
- Steve Barton, Devin Berg
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kris Letang, Matt Nieto, Ryan Shea
- Buffalo Sabres scratches
- Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Dennis Gilbert, Jacob Bryson
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