
Game No: 466
Started: 2021-12-17 19:08:00
Ended: 2021-12-17 21:42:00
Attendance: 17,456
Three Stars by: Media at PPG Paints Arena
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:53 | PIT | Evan Rodrigues | Snap | 28 | Kris Letang | Sidney Crosby | |
| 2 | 6:45 | PIT | Brock McGinn | Wrist | 21 | Mike Matheson | Teddy Blueger | |
| 2 | 12:35 | BUF | Zemgus Girgensons | Wrist | 9 | Casey Fitzgerald | John Hayden | |
| 3 | 14:42 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | Wrist | 34 | Rasmus Asplund | Kyle Okposo | |
| 4 | 2:53 | PIT | Jeff Carter | Tip-In | 13 | Kris Letang |
#19 Gord Dwyer
#26 Jake Brenk
#90 Travis Toomey
#55 Kyle Flemington
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5:21 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | Cross checking | 2 | Drew O'Connor |
| 1 | 13:17 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Fighting (maj) | 5 | Zach Aston-Reese |
| 1 | 13:17 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Unsportsmanlike conduct | 2 | Zach Aston-Reese |
| 1 | 13:17 | PIT | Zach Aston-Reese | Fighting (maj) | 5 | |
| 1 | 15:25 | PIT | Dominik Simon | Tripping | 2 | Mark Jankowski |
| 2 | 4:09 | BUF | Casey Fitzgerald | Fighting (maj) | 5 | Sam Lafferty |
| 2 | 4:23 | BUF | Colin Miller | Roughing | 2 | Dominik Simon |
| 2 | 4:09 | PIT | Sam Lafferty | Fighting (maj) | 5 | |
| 2 | 17:22 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Holding | 2 | Brock McGinn |
| 2 | 17:07 | PIT | Marcus Pettersson | Slashing | 2 | Vinnie Hinostroza |
| 3 | 19:55 | PIT | Jeff Carter | Tripping | 2 | Zemgus Girgensons |
Coach: Don Granato
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G |
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D |
| 13 | Mark Pysyk | D |
| 15 | John Hayden | C |
| 17 | Mark Jankowski | C |
| 20 | Cody Eakin | C |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | R |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | L |
| 29 | Vinnie Hinostroza | C |
| 33 | Colin Miller | D |
| 45 | Casey Fitzgerald | D |
| 47 | Malcolm Subban | G |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | L |
| 57 | Brett Murray | L |
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | L |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | R |
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | C |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D |
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Casey Desmith | G |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D |
| 5 | Mike Matheson | D |
| 6 | John Marino | D |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | D |
| 9 | Evan Rodrigues | C |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | L |
| 12 | Zach Aston-Reese | L |
| 16 | Jason Zucker | L |
| 18 | Sam Lafferty | R |
| 23 | Brock McGinn | L |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D |
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | G |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | R |
| 43 | Danton Heinen | L |
| 49 | Dominik Simon | C |
| 53 | Teddy Blueger | C |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | C |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Will Butcher | D |
| 8 | Robert Hagg | D |
| 96 | Anders Bjork | L |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Brian Boyle | C |
| 52 | Mark Friedman | D |
| 2 | Goals | 3 |
| 4 | Assists | 5 |
| 2 | Plus / Minus | -2 |
| 6 | Penalties | 5 |
| 18 | PIM | 16 |
| 30 | Corsi For | 65 |
| 31.58 | Corsi % | 68.42 |
| 21 | Fenwick For | 65 |
| 24.42 | Fenwick % | 75.58 |
| 21 | Shots | 48 |
| 8 | Shots Blocked | 12 |
| 9 | Missed Shots | 17 |
| 32 | Hits | 28 |
| 5 | Giveaways | 9 |
| 4 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 12 | Blocked Shots | 8 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 30 |
| 30 | Faceoffs Lost | 25 |
| 45% | Faceoff Percentage | 55% |
| Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 1 | 42:59 | |
| 2 | 2 | 5:50 | |
| Buffalo Sabres - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 20:52 |
| 0 - 2 | 5:50 |
| 1 - 2 | 22:07 |
| 2 - 3 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 13 | Mark Pysyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | John Hayden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Mark Jankowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| 20 | Cody Eakin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 46 |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 75 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 29 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Vinnie Hinostroza | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Colin Miller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Casey Fitzgerald | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Malcolm Subban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 57 | Brett Murray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 43 |
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| # | 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 |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike Matheson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | John Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Evan Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 12 | Zach Aston-Reese | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Sam Lafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 23 | Brock McGinn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Danton Heinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Dominik Simon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Teddy Blueger | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 60 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 50 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | 29 | 00:50 | 24:27 | 00:56 | 03:14 | 20:17 |
| 13 | Mark Pysyk | 26 | 00:47 | 20:24 | 00:00 | 03:44 | 16:40 |
| 15 | John Hayden | 20 | 00:43 | 14:36 | 00:03 | 01:09 | 13:24 |
| 17 | Mark Jankowski | 24 | 00:44 | 17:58 | 00:19 | 03:44 | 13:55 |
| 20 | Cody Eakin | 19 | 00:39 | 12:27 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:27 |
| 21 | Kyle Okposo | 21 | 00:52 | 18:12 | 02:04 | 02:18 | 13:50 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 22 | 00:44 | 16:20 | 01:57 | 00:00 | 14:23 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 30 | 00:47 | 23:47 | 02:30 | 01:03 | 20:14 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | 22 | 00:40 | 14:46 | 00:52 | 01:11 | 12:43 |
| 29 | Vinnie Hinostroza | 21 | 00:45 | 15:58 | 01:04 | 00:00 | 14:54 |
| 33 | Colin Miller | 26 | 00:40 | 17:24 | 00:56 | 01:09 | 15:19 |
| 45 | Casey Fitzgerald | 27 | 00:37 | 16:42 | 00:11 | 00:00 | 16:31 |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | 21 | 00:41 | 14:39 | 02:19 | 00:00 | 12:20 |
| 57 | Brett Murray | 18 | 00:48 | 14:39 | 01:04 | 00:00 | 13:35 |
| 71 | Victor Olofsson | 22 | 00:40 | 14:44 | 02:02 | 00:09 | 12:33 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 21 | 00:43 | 15:18 | 01:26 | 00:09 | 13:43 |
| 74 | Rasmus Asplund | 17 | 00:44 | 12:43 | 00:48 | 00:54 | 11:01 |
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | 27 | 00:43 | 19:41 | 00:49 | 00:24 | 18:28 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 19 | 00:51 | 16:11 | 00:11 | 01:38 | 14:22 |
| 5 | Mike Matheson | 18 | 00:55 | 16:30 | 00:11 | 00:00 | 16:19 |
| 6 | John Marino | 26 | 00:48 | 21:07 | 00:26 | 02:56 | 17:45 |
| 8 | Brian Dumoulin | 30 | 00:49 | 24:45 | 00:15 | 02:37 | 21:53 |
| 9 | Evan Rodrigues | 26 | 00:52 | 22:36 | 04:10 | 00:00 | 18:26 |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | 12 | 00:49 | 09:57 | 00:26 | 00:00 | 09:31 |
| 12 | Zach Aston-Reese | 18 | 00:46 | 13:55 | 00:11 | 01:07 | 12:37 |
| 16 | Jason Zucker | 20 | 00:48 | 16:11 | 03:55 | 00:00 | 12:16 |
| 18 | Sam Lafferty | 13 | 00:41 | 08:55 | 00:00 | 01:09 | 07:46 |
| 23 | Brock McGinn | 23 | 00:38 | 14:50 | 00:11 | 01:54 | 12:45 |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | 22 | 00:41 | 15:22 | 00:04 | 00:00 | 15:18 |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | 23 | 00:44 | 16:54 | 00:26 | 00:00 | 16:28 |
| 43 | Danton Heinen | 20 | 00:43 | 14:30 | 00:37 | 00:00 | 13:53 |
| 49 | Dominik Simon | 15 | 00:44 | 11:13 | 00:26 | 00:00 | 10:47 |
| 53 | Teddy Blueger | 26 | 00:37 | 16:07 | 00:11 | 01:59 | 13:57 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 29 | 00:54 | 26:29 | 04:10 | 00:31 | 21:48 |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | 26 | 00:43 | 18:52 | 03:55 | 01:09 | 13:48 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 26 | 00:48 | 20:53 | 04:10 | 00:05 | 16:38 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Malcolm Subban | 1 | 1 | 21 | 0.952 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |