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Buffalo Sabres 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Buffalo Sabres 5, Pittsburgh Penguins 1. Shots on goal: BUF 26, PIT 28. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 BUF 1-1 PIT; P2 BUF 3-0 PIT; P3 BUF 1-0 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 12:00 Ryan McLeod to make it BUF 1-0 PIT; P1 14:48 Bryan Rust (assists: Ben Kindel) to make it BUF 1-1 PIT; P2 04:10 Josh Norris (assists: Josh Doan, Bowen Byram) to make it BUF 2-1 PIT; P2 06:18 Alex Tuch (assists: Owen Power, Tage Thompson) to make it BUF 3-1 PIT; P2 10:30 Owen Power (assists: Josh Norris, Noah Ostlund) to make it BUF 4-1 PIT; P3 16:53 Mattias Samuelsson to make it BUF 5-1 PIT. Top skaters: Josh Norris (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Owen Power (BUF) 1 G, 1 A; Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Alex Tuch (BUF) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen (BUF) 27 saves on 28, decision W; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 21 saves on 25, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · BUF
Josh Norris
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 17:41 TOI
Goals · BUF
Owen Power
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 20:45 TOI
Goaltending · BUF
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
27 saves on 28 shots (.964) · W

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

📊 Game Flow

BUF 4 largest lead P3 16:53 (BUF 5, PIT 1) · 4-0 run, P2 4:10–P3 16:53
PIT 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 12:00 Ryan McLeod BUF · Shorthanded · backhand shot · BUF 1, PIT 0
  • P1 14:48 Bryan Rust (Ben Kindel) PIT · Shorthanded · wrist shot · BUF 1, PIT 1
  • P2 4:10 Josh Norris (Josh Doan, Bowen Byram) BUF · Power play · wrist shot · BUF 2, PIT 1
  • P2 6:18 Alex Tuch (Owen Power, Tage Thompson) BUF · tip-in shot · BUF 3, PIT 1
  • P2 10:30 Owen Power (Josh Norris, Noah Ostlund) BUF · wrist shot · BUF 4, PIT 1
  • P3 16:53 Mattias Samuelsson BUF · Empty net · wrist shot · BUF 5, PIT 1

Linescore

123 T
BUF 131 5
PIT 100 1

Shots on goal: BUF 26, PIT 28

Biggest Period

The Buffalo Sabres scored 3 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

BUFPIT
26Shots on goal28
63Shot attempts54
28Faceoff wins19
20Hits18
11Blocked shots11
1Power-play goals0
3Takeaways2
13Giveaways17
10Penalty minutes23
96.4%Save %84.0%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
BUF711826
PIT6121028

🎯 Shot Map

Buffalo Sabres5 G · 48 attempts
Josh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: saved (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netJosh Norris: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netNoah Ostlund: saved (snap)Jason Zucker: missed the netJosh Norris: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Ryan McLeod: missed the netRyan McLeod: goal (backhand)Michael Kesselring: missed the netJack Quinn: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: missed the netJosh Doan: saved (tip-in)Tage Thompson: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netJason Zucker: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: saved (deflected)Josh Norris: goal (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: saved (wrist)Alex Tuch: goal (tip-in)Josh Doan: saved (wrist)Rasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Owen Power: goal (wrist)Zach Benson: missed the netAlex Tuch: saved (slap)Rasmus Dahlin: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: missed the netJosh Dunne: missed the netJosh Doan: missed the netTage Thompson: missed the netPeyton Krebs: saved (wrist)Jason Zucker: missed the netMichael Kesselring: missed the netJosh Dunne: saved (tip-in)Josh Doan: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (wrist)Josh Doan: missed the netRasmus Dahlin: saved (slap)Jason Zucker: missed the netOwen Power: missed the netMattias Samuelsson: goal (wrist)Michael Kesselring: saved (wrist)Bowen Byram: saved (wrist)Jack Quinn: saved (wrist)
  • 5Goals10% of attempts
  • 21Saved44% of attempts
  • 22Missed the net46% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins1 G · 41 attempts
Connor Dewar: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netBryan Rust: goal (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (backhand)Bryan Rust: missed the netBlake Lizotte: saved (tip-in)Avery Hayes: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: missed the netRickard Rakell: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netConnor Dewar: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netBryan Rust: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (wrist)Connor Clifton: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Blake Lizotte: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: missed the netKris Letang: missed the netRyan Shea: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Noel Acciari: saved (tip-in)Justin Brazeau: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (tip-in)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Avery Hayes: saved (wrist)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 27Saved66% of attempts
  • 13Missed the net32% 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
Owen Power D 112+311120:45
Josh Norris C 112020017:41
Mattias Samuelsson D 101+310321:19
Ryan McLeod C 101+210018:23
Alex Tuch R 101+231117:37
Bowen Byram D 011020022:32
Tage Thompson C 011012118:43
Josh Doan R 011030018:28
Noah Ostlund C 011+210016:42
Rasmus Dahlin D 000+141021:29
Beck Malenstyn L 000005214:25
Jason Zucker L 000-110114:11
Zach Benson L 000+102113:22
Michael Kesselring D 000021012:58
Jack Quinn R 000+120011:49
Zach Metsa D 000001011:00
Peyton Krebs C 000014110:35
Josh Dunne C 000012008:37
BUF goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen W 272896.4159:24
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Bryan Rust R 101+150019:53
Ben Kindel C 011-201014:52
Erik Karlsson D 000-130123:05
Rickard Rakell R 000-122018:34
Ryan Shea D 000+110218:30
Samuel Girard D 000-101318:02
Connor Clifton D 000002217:55
Egor Chinakhov R 000-411017:27
Kris Letang D 000-313017:09
Blake Lizotte C 000021116:44
Anthony Mantha R 000-120015:58
Noel Acciari C 000021215:27
Tommy Novak C 000-210015:03
Parker Wotherspoon D 000-101014:54
Connor Dewar C 000023014:43
Justin Brazeau R 000-132014:13
Avery Hayes R 000-220012:43
Evgeni Malkin C 000010005:54
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs L 212584.0455:54

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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