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Buffalo Sabres 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 4. Shots on goal: BUF 31, PIT 19. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 0-1 PIT; P2 BUF 0-0 PIT; P3 BUF 2-3 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 17:09 Mathew Dumba to make it BUF 0-1 PIT; P3 07:20 Jason Zucker (assists: Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) to make it BUF 1-1 PIT; P3 07:51 Bryan Rust (assists: Ryan Shea) to make it BUF 1-2 PIT; P3 12:34 Kevin Hayes (assists: Erik Karlsson, Parker Wotherspoon) to make it BUF 1-3 PIT; P3 15:42 Jack Quinn (assists: Jason Zucker, Mattias Samuelsson) to make it BUF 2-3 PIT; P3 19:02 Connor Dewar (assists: Danton Heinen, Ryan Shea) to make it BUF 2-4 PIT. Top skaters: Jason Zucker (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Jack Quinn (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Ryan Shea (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Kevin Hayes (PIT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Tristan Jarry (PIT) 29 saves on 31, decision W; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 15 saves on 18, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Jason Zucker
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 18:28 TOI
Goals · BUF
Jack Quinn
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 18:39 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Tristan Jarry
29 saves on 31 shots (.935) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

BUF 0 largest lead Never led
PIT 2 largest lead P3 12:34 (BUF 1, PIT 3) · 2-0 run, P3 7:51–P3 12:34
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 17:09 Mathew Dumba PIT · wrist shot · BUF 0, PIT 1
  • P3 7:20 Jason Zucker (Jack Quinn, Ryan McLeod) BUF · tip-in shot · BUF 1, PIT 1
  • P3 7:51 Bryan Rust (Ryan Shea) PIT · wrist shot · BUF 1, PIT 2
  • P3 12:34 Kevin Hayes (Erik Karlsson, Parker Wotherspoon) PIT · tip-in shot · BUF 1, PIT 3
  • P3 15:42 Jack Quinn (Jason Zucker, Mattias Samuelsson) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 2, PIT 3
  • P3 19:02 Connor Dewar (Danton Heinen, Ryan Shea) PIT · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 2, PIT 4

Linescore

123 T
BUF 002 2
PIT 103 4

Shots on goal: BUF 31, PIT 19

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFPIT
31Shots on goal19
65Shot attempts41
15Faceoff wins21
21Hits17
15Blocked shots10
0Power-play goals0
8Takeaways6
15Giveaways14
2Penalty minutes0
83.3%Save %93.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF481931
PIT38819

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres2 G · 49 attempts
Jack Quinn: missed the netJason Zucker: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (snap)Bowen Byram: saved (snap)Owen Power: saved (wrist)Beck Malenstyn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netJosh Dunne: missed the netRyan McLeod: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (backhand)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Peyton Krebs: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (wrist)Conor Timmins: saved (snap)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (backhand)Ryan McLeod: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (tip-in)Josh Dunne: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: goal (tip-in)Josh Dunne: saved (tip-in)Jason Zucker: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: saved (snap)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (tip-in)Noah Ostlund: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Zach Benson: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netJack Quinn: goal (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Mattias Samuelsson: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: missed the netRyan McLeod: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Tage Thompson: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (wrist)
  • 2Goals4% of attempts
  • 29Saved59% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net37% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins4 G · 30 attempts
Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: missed the netSidney Crosby: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netErik Karlsson: missed the netKevin Hayes: saved (wrist)Kevin Hayes: missed the netMathew Dumba: goal (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Tristan Broz: saved (wrist)Kevin Hayes: saved (wrist)Danton Heinen: missed the netTristan Broz: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Mathew Dumba: missed the netJoona Koppanen: saved (backhand)Danton Heinen: saved (snap)Sidney Crosby: saved (slap)Parker Wotherspoon: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (snap)Ryan Shea: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (slap)Joona Koppanen: saved (snap)Kevin Hayes: goal (tip-in)Ryan Shea: missed the netConnor Dewar: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals13% of attempts
  • 15Saved50% of attempts
  • 11Missed the net37% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

BUF skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Quinn R 112+120118:39
Jason Zucker L 112+140018:28
Mattias Samuelsson D 011+151427:47
Ryan McLeod C 011+111018:01
Rasmus Dahlin D 000051125:06
Bowen Byram D 000-120020:13
Owen Power D 000-112019:25
Tage Thompson C 000-321018:33
Alex Tuch R 000-224117:40
Zach Benson L 000-110016:09
Josh Doan R 000-110116:02
Tyson Kozak C 000-102415:22
Conor Timmins D 000-110214:06
Noah Ostlund C 000-110013:27
Jacob Bryson D 000-101012:34
Beck Malenstyn L 000-114109:44
Peyton Krebs C 000003009:10
Josh Dunne C 000-121008:11
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen L 151883.3359:23
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Ryan Shea D 022+201219:10
Connor Dewar C 101+113017:13
Bryan Rust R 101+110216:26
Mathew Dumba D 101012016:16
Kevin Hayes R 101+231015:23
Erik Karlsson D 011000123:48
Parker Wotherspoon D 011002222:37
Danton Heinen L 011011014:59
Kris Letang D 000+221020:50
Evgeni Malkin C 000+211018:46
Sidney Crosby C 000+140018:46
Anthony Mantha R 000+110017:37
Ryan Graves D 000001215:25
Tommy Novak C 000001013:53
Joona Koppanen L 000-121113:02
Blake Lizotte C 000002012:46
Ville Koivunen R 000000011:33
Tristan Broz C 000-120011:30
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Tristan Jarry W 293193.5260:00

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