
Game No: 79
Started: 2018-09-26 20:08:00
Ended: 2018-09-26 22:27:00
Attendance: 16,516
Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17:23 | PIT | Phil Kessel | Wrist | 23 | |||
| 1 | 19:54 | PIT | Phil Kessel | Wrist | 21 | Evgeni Malkin | Carl Hagelin | |
| 2 | 6:50 | BUF | Alexander Nylander | Jason Pominville | Marco Scandella | |||
| 2 | 7:22 | PIT | Kris Letang | Snap | 53 | Patric Hornqvist | Sidney Crosby | |
| 2 | 16:54 | PIT | Derick Brassard | Wrist | 10 | Jake Guentzel | Dominik Simon | |
| 2 | 17:07 | PIT | Matt Cullen | Wrist | 9 | Bryan Rust | Olli Maatta |
#5 Chris Rooney
#48 Beau Halkidis
#88 Tyson Baker
#51 Andrew Smith
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11:45 | BUF | Matt Tennyson | Hooking | 2 | Evgeni Malkin |
| 2 | 16:26 | BUF | Nicholas Baptiste | Slashing | 2 | Derick Brassard |
Coach: Phil Housley
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Artem Kryukov | C |
| 5 | Matt Tennyson | D |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | D |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | R |
| 17 | Vladimir Sobotka | C |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | C |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | L |
| 24 | Lawrence Pilut | D |
| 27 | Taylor Fedun | D |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | R |
| 31 | Scott Wedgewood | G |
| 33 | William Borgen | D |
| 35 | Linus Ullmark | G |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C |
| 41 | Victor Olofsson | R |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C |
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | C |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | D |
| 92 | Alexander Nylander | L |
| 95 | Justin Bailey | R |
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Desmith | G |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | D |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | D |
| 7 | Matt Cullen | C |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | D |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | C |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | C |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R |
| 19 | Derick Brassard | C |
| 30 | Matt Murray | G |
| 41 | Daniel Sprong | R |
| 50 | Juuso Riikola | D |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | L |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | R |
| 73 | Jack Johnson | D |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | C |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Ivan Chukarov | D |
| 0 | Casey Fitzgerald | D |
| 0 | Christopher Brown | C |
| 0 | Oskari Laaksonen | D |
| 0 | Jacob Bryson | D |
| 0 | Connor Hurley | C |
| 0 | Linus Lindstrand Cronholm | D |
| 0 | Miska Kukkonen | D |
| 0 | Philip Nyberg | D |
| 0 | William Worge Kreu | D |
| 0 | Cole Coskey | R |
| 0 | Mattias Samuelsson | D |
| 0 | Brett Murray | L |
| 0 | Maxwell Willman | C |
| 0 | Marcus Davidsson | C |
| 0 | Linus Weissbach | L |
| 0 | Artem Kriukov | C |
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G |
| 4 | Zach Bogosian | D |
| 8 | Casey Nelson | D |
| 9 | Jack Eichel | C |
| 10 | Patrik Berglund | C |
| 12 | Kevin Porter | C |
| 19 | Jake McCabe | D |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R |
| 23 | Sam Reinhart | C |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D |
| 26 | Matt Moulson | L |
| 34 | Jonas Johansson | G |
| 40 | Carter Hutton | G |
| 42 | Sean Malone | C |
| 43 | Conor Sheary | L |
| 44 | Brandon Hickey | D |
| 45 | Brendan Guhle | D |
| 46 | Eric Cornel | C |
| 48 | Matt Hunwick | D |
| 49 | C.J. Smith | L |
| 51 | Kyle Criscuolo | C |
| 52 | Andrew Oglevie | C |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | C |
| 54 | Brycen Martin | D |
| 55 | Rasmus Ristolainen | D |
| 61 | Devante Stephens | D |
| 65 | Daniel O'Regan | C |
| 71 | Evan Rodrigues | C |
| 73 | Matej Pekar | C |
| 77 | Vasily Glotov | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Nikita Pavlychev | C |
| 0 | Evgeni Isakov | L |
| 0 | William Reilly | D |
| 0 | Clayton Phillips | D |
| 0 | Filip Hallander | C |
| 0 | Kasper Bjorkqvist | R |
| 0 | Mikhail Kazakevich | C |
| 0 | Ryan Jones | D |
| 0 | Niclas Almari | D |
| 0 | Liam Gorman | C |
| 0 | Sergei Anshakov | L |
| 0 | Vladimir Malenkykh | D |
| 0 | Patrick Ehelechner | G |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D |
| 4 | Justin Schultz | D |
| 5 | Zach Trotman | D |
| 10 | Garrett Wilson | L |
| 11 | Jimmy Hayes | R |
| 24 | Stefan Elliott | D |
| 25 | Tobias Lindberg | R |
| 27 | Kevin Czuczman | D |
| 33 | Alex D'Orio | G |
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | G |
| 36 | Linus Olund | C |
| 37 | Sam Lafferty | C |
| 38 | Derek Grant | C |
| 39 | Jean-Sebastien Dea | C |
| 40 | Alexander Pechurskiy | G |
| 42 | Ethan Prow | D |
| 46 | Zach Aston-Reese | C |
| 47 | Adam Johnson | C |
| 52 | Jeff Taylor | D |
| 53 | Teddy Blueger | C |
| 54 | Thomas Di Pauli | C |
| 55 | Chris Summers | D |
| 57 | Anthony Angello | C |
| 61 | Justin Almeida | C |
| 62 | Ryan Haggerty | C |
| 63 | Ryan Segalla | D |
| 64 | Jordy Bellerive | C |
| 67 | Dane Birks | D |
| 70 | Joseph Masonius | D |
| 76 | Calen Addison | D |
| 80 | Sam Miletic | L |
| 80 | John Muse | G |
| 82 | Jan Drozg | L |
| 83 | Antti Palojarvi | D |
| 85 | Zachary Lauzon | D |
| 1 | Goals | 5 |
| 2 | Assists | 8 |
| -15 | Plus / Minus | 15 |
| 2 | Penalties | 0 |
| 4 | PIM | 0 |
| 27 | Corsi For | 48 |
| 36 | Corsi % | 64 |
| 22 | Fenwick For | 48 |
| 31.43 | Fenwick % | 68.57 |
| 22 | Shots | 32 |
| 11 | Shots Blocked | 10 |
| 5 | Missed Shots | 16 |
| 22 | Hits | 22 |
| 1 | Giveaways | 6 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 10 | Blocked Shots | 11 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Won | 28 |
| 28 | Faceoffs Lost | 28 |
| 50% | Faceoff Percentage | 50% |
| Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 2:31 | 1 | |
| 2 | 6:56 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0:32 | 3 | |
| 4 | 9:32 | 4 | |
| 5 | 0:13 | 5 | |
| 6 | 22:53 | 6 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 1 - 0 | 2:31 |
| 2 - 0 | 6:56 |
| 3 - 0 | 0:32 |
| 4 - 0 | 9:32 |
| 5 - 0 | 0:13 |
| 6 - 0 | 22:53 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Artem Kryukov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Matt Tennyson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 17 | Vladimir Sobotka | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 55 |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 50 |
| 24 | Lawrence Pilut | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Taylor Fedun | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Scott Wedgewood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | William Borgen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Linus Ullmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 41 | Victor Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 33 |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Alexander Nylander | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Justin Bailey | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 67 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Desmith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Matt Cullen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 57 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Derick Brassard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| 30 | Matt Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Daniel Sprong | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Juuso Riikola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45 |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | Jack Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 0 | Artem Kryukov | ||||||
| 5 | Matt Tennyson | 29 | 00:37 | 17:54 | 00:00 | 00:28 | 17:26 |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 29 | 00:40 | 19:36 | 00:00 | 01:25 | 18:11 |
| 13 | Nicholas Baptiste | 16 | 00:47 | 12:34 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:34 |
| 17 | Vladimir Sobotka | 27 | 00:45 | 20:39 | 00:00 | 01:25 | 19:14 |
| 20 | Scott Wilson | 20 | 00:47 | 15:42 | 00:00 | 01:03 | 14:39 |
| 22 | Johan Larsson | 9 | 00:46 | 06:57 | 00:00 | 01:03 | 05:54 |
| 24 | Lawrence Pilut | 26 | 00:49 | 21:26 | 00:00 | 00:57 | 20:29 |
| 27 | Taylor Fedun | 25 | 00:48 | 20:06 | 00:00 | 01:03 | 19:03 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 21 | 00:44 | 15:30 | 00:00 | 01:25 | 14:05 |
| 29 | Jason Pominville | 20 | 00:43 | 14:36 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:36 |
| 33 | William Borgen | 25 | 00:47 | 19:50 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 19:50 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | 23 | 00:42 | 16:16 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:16 |
| 41 | Victor Olofsson | 17 | 00:47 | 13:33 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:33 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 19 | 00:50 | 15:57 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:57 |
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | 22 | 00:45 | 16:45 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:45 |
| 82 | Nathan Beaulieu | 26 | 00:49 | 21:35 | 00:00 | 01:03 | 20:32 |
| 92 | Alexander Nylander | 20 | 00:46 | 15:24 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:24 |
| 95 | Justin Bailey | 19 | 00:41 | 13:12 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:12 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 3 | Olli Maatta | 26 | 00:45 | 19:48 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 19:48 |
| 6 | Jamie Oleksiak | 23 | 00:39 | 14:59 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:59 |
| 7 | Matt Cullen | 16 | 00:43 | 11:28 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:28 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 25 | 00:51 | 21:29 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 21:29 |
| 12 | Dominik Simon | 17 | 00:50 | 14:17 | 00:58 | 00:00 | 13:19 |
| 15 | Riley Sheahan | 16 | 00:40 | 10:53 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:53 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 17 | 00:46 | 13:14 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:14 |
| 19 | Derick Brassard | 18 | 00:49 | 14:44 | 01:10 | 00:00 | 13:34 |
| 41 | Daniel Sprong | 19 | 00:40 | 12:57 | 01:22 | 00:00 | 11:35 |
| 50 | Juuso Riikola | 24 | 00:40 | 16:19 | 01:34 | 00:00 | 14:45 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 25 | 00:56 | 23:42 | 00:54 | 00:00 | 22:48 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 21 | 00:51 | 17:59 | 01:34 | 00:00 | 16:25 |
| 62 | Carl Hagelin | 19 | 00:52 | 16:32 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 16:32 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 19 | 00:55 | 17:42 | 00:54 | 00:00 | 16:48 |
| 72 | Patric Hornqvist | 22 | 00:46 | 17:08 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 15:38 |
| 73 | Jack Johnson | 24 | 00:52 | 21:02 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 21:02 |
| 81 | Phil Kessel | 19 | 00:56 | 17:55 | 01:06 | 00:00 | 16:49 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 21 | 00:51 | 17:52 | 01:18 | 00:00 | 16:34 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Linus Ullmark | 1 | 2 | 11 | 0.818 |
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.7 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Matt Murray | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 |