Saturday, January 6, 2024
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Pittsburgh Penguins
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal | Strength | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02:53 | BUF | Alex Tuch (10) — Connor Clifton (11) , Tage Thompson (13) | EV | 1-0 |
| 3 | 07:49 | PIT | Rickard Rakell (4) — Erik Karlsson (21) , Evgeni Malkin (19) | PP | 1-1 |
| 3 | 15:22 | BUF | Zemgus Girgensons (3) — Eric Robinson (3) , Mattias Samuelsson (6) | EV | 2-1 |
| 3 | 18:24 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin (12) | EV | 3-1 |
Penalty Summary
| Period Per | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | Min M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 00:26 | BUF | Alex Tuch | Tripping | 2 |
| 2 | 09:07 | BUF | Henri Jokiharju | Holding | 2 |
| 2 | 12:51 | PIT | Noel Acciari | Hooking | 2 |
| 2 | 19:15 | BUF | Mattias Samuelsson | Boarding | 2 |
| 2 | 19:40 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | Interference | 2 |
| 3 | 03:04 | PIT | Jansen Harkins | Delaying Game Puck Over Glass | 2 |
| 3 | 05:57 | BUF | Connor Clifton | Interference | 2 |
| 3 | 05:57 | BUF | Zemgus Girgensons | Slashing | 2 |
Team Statistics
| Statistic | Buffalo Sabres | Pittsburgh Penguins |
|---|---|---|
| Shots | 32 | 41 |
| Faceoff % | 46.6% | 53.4% |
| Hits | 32 | 22 |
| Blocked Shots | 16 | 17 |
| Giveaways | 6 | 12 |
| Takeaways | 9 | 11 |
Skaters
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Zach Benson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 13:42 |
| 12 | Jordan Greenway | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 20:19 |
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 10:22 |
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12:42 |
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 14:49 |
| 28 | Zemgus Girgensons | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 08:28 |
| 37 | Casey Mittelstadt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 16:59 |
| 50 | Eric Robinson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 08:15 |
| 53 | Jeff Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 17:53 |
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 19:24 |
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 11:12 |
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 19:06 |
| 6 | Erik Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 13:52 |
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 17:05 |
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 22:59 |
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18:36 |
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 24:11 |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Player | Pos | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | S | HIT | BLK | GV | TK | SHFT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 13:23 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 17:02 |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 13:14 |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 13:59 |
| 43 | Jansen Harkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 09:39 |
| 48 | Valtteri Puustinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 05:31 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13:22 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 22:23 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 20:22 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 20:51 |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:08 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 20:46 |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11:53 |
| 27 | Ryan Graves | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11:52 |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 23:18 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 26:26 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 23:11 |
| 73 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 16:22 |
Goalies
Buffalo Sabres
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 41 | 40 | 1 | .976 | 37/37 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 60:00 |
| 27 | Devon Levi | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Goalie | SA | SV | GA | SV% | EV | PP | SH | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | 32 | 29 | 3 | .906 | 20/23 | 5/5 | 4/4 | 58:18 |
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 00:00 |