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Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

NHLMarch 27, 2025KeyBank Center

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Penguins 3, Sabres 7

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Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  3. 0:22Kris Letang hit Zach Benson
  4. 0:27Tage Thompson Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (15), Rasmus Dahlin (43)
  5. 0:27Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  6. 0:37Joona Koppanen hit Bowen Byram
  7. 0:57Conor Timmins hit JJ Peterka
  8. 1:01Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  9. 1:30Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Ryan Graves
  10. 1:37Kevin Hayes hit Owen Power
  11. 1:42Isak Rosen Tip-In Wide Left
  12. 2:00Off-side
  13. 2:00Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  14. 2:33Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  15. 3:03Connor Clifton hit Blake Lizotte
  16. 3:05Puck in Crowd
  17. 3:05Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  18. 3:18Connor Dewar hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
  19. 3:23Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  20. 3:35Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  21. 3:57Sidney Crosby hit Mattias Samuelsson
  22. 4:12Peyton Krebs Slap Shot High and Wide Right
  23. 4:16Sidney Crosby hit Alex Tuch
  24. 4:27Isak Rosen hit Matt Grzelcyk
  25. 4:44Peyton Krebs Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Connor Clifton (11)
  26. 4:44Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  27. 4:52Joona Koppanen hit Connor Clifton
  28. 6:00Giveaway by Ryan Graves
  29. 6:05Jack Quinn Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  30. 6:08Goalie Stopped
  31. 6:08Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  32. 6:39Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  33. 6:41Goalie Stopped
  34. 6:41Sidney Crosby Slashing against Rasmus Dahlin
  35. 6:41Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  36. 6:44Conor Timmins Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  37. 7:59Giveaway by Jack Quinn
  38. 8:39Jack Quinn shot blocked by Zach Benson
  39. 9:00Puck in Benches
  40. 9:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  41. 10:00Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  42. 10:02Puck in Netting
  43. 10:02Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  44. 10:05Connor Dewar hit Owen Power
  45. 10:09Off-side
  46. 10:09Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  47. 10:16Alex Tuch shot blocked by Conor Timmins
  48. 10:24Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot Wide Left
  49. 10:27Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
  50. 10:28Giveaway by Owen Power
  51. 10:28Kevin Hayes hit Owen Power
  52. 10:43Takeaway by Kevin Hayes
  53. 11:11Sidney Crosby Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (31), Matt Grzelcyk (34)
  54. 11:11Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  55. 11:22Connor Clifton hit Noel Acciari
  56. 11:31Zach Benson Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  57. 11:32Jiri Kulich Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  58. 11:40Giveaway by Kris Letang
  59. 11:45Connor Clifton Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  60. 11:46Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  61. 11:54Connor Clifton shot blocked by Joona Koppanen
  62. 11:58Jiri Kulich hit Matt Grzelcyk
  63. 12:06Giveaway by Connor Clifton
  64. 12:13Connor Clifton hit Emil Bemstrom
  65. 12:25Beck Malenstyn hit Kevin Hayes
  66. 12:29Danton Heinen shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  67. 12:33Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  68. 12:47Josh Dunne hit Conor Timmins
  69. 13:11Puck Frozen - Goalie
  70. 13:11Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  71. 13:24Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok
  72. 13:35Takeaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok
  73. 13:38Noel Acciari hit Owen Power
  74. 14:18Zach Benson High-sticking against Kris Letang
  75. 14:18TV Timeout
  76. 14:18Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  77. 15:04Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
  78. 15:19Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Kevin Hayes
  79. 15:37Kevin Hayes Backhand saved by James Reimer
  80. 15:43Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  81. 16:06Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  82. 16:29Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Danton Heinen
  83. 16:43Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
  84. 17:09Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Left
  85. 17:23Noel Acciari hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
  86. 17:24Takeaway by Blake Lizotte
  87. 17:29Ryan Shea shot blocked by JJ Peterka
  88. 17:52Ryan Graves hit Isak Rosen
  89. 18:01Icing
  90. 18:01Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  91. 18:27Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  92. 18:29Isak Rosen Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
  93. 18:32Goalie Stopped
  94. 18:32Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  95. 18:33Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  96. 18:40Goalie Stopped
  97. 18:40Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  98. 18:41Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
  99. 18:43Goalie Stopped
  100. 18:43Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  101. 18:47Kevin Hayes Deflected Wide Left
  102. 18:49Connor Dewar shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  103. 18:57Kris Letang hit Zach Benson
  104. 19:30Puck in Netting
  105. 19:30Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  106. 19:41Rasmus Dahlin hit Blake Lizotte
  107. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  3. 0:08Takeaway by Zach Benson
  4. 0:10Giveaway by Zach Benson
  5. 0:23Hand Pass
  6. 0:23Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  7. 0:35Kris Letang shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  8. 0:36Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Mattias Samuelsson
  9. 0:45Jack Quinn hit Matt Grzelcyk
  10. 1:21Kevin Hayes hit Bowen Byram
  11. 1:43Blake Lizotte hit Owen Power
  12. 1:53Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Left
  13. 3:36Jiri Kulich Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (27), Tage Thompson (27)
  14. 3:36Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  15. 3:44Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  16. 3:52Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  17. 3:55Puck in Netting
  18. 3:55Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  19. 4:07Kevin Hayes Backhand saved by James Reimer
  20. 4:08Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  21. 4:13Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  22. 4:15Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  23. 4:17Puck in Netting
  24. 4:17Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  25. 4:20Kris Letang shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  26. 4:22Puck in Netting
  27. 4:22Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  28. 4:25Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  29. 4:47Off-side
  30. 4:47Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Alex Tuch
  31. 4:54Connor Dewar hit Rasmus Dahlin
  32. 4:57Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  33. 4:59Goalie Stopped
  34. 4:59Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  35. 5:20Mattias Samuelsson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Isak Rosen (1), Rasmus Dahlin (44)
  36. 5:20Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  37. 5:29Rickard Rakell hit Bowen Byram
  38. 5:37Giveaway by Conor Timmins
  39. 5:49Conor Timmins shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  40. 6:23Connor Clifton Interference against Bryan Rust
  41. 6:23TV Timeout
  42. 6:23Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  43. 7:03Ryan McLeod Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  44. 7:05Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  45. 7:43Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  46. 7:44Goalie Stopped
  47. 7:44Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
  48. 8:49Icing
  49. 8:49Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  50. 9:10Joona Koppanen hit Rasmus Dahlin
  51. 9:14Ryan Shea shot blocked by Jacob Bernard-Docker
  52. 9:32Blake Lizotte High-sticking against Rasmus Dahlin
  53. 9:32Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  54. 9:37Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  55. 9:39JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  56. 10:00Tage Thompson Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  57. 10:02Goalie Stopped
  58. 10:02Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  59. 10:04Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  60. 10:06Goalie Stopped
  61. 10:06Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  62. 10:37Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot Hit Right Post
  63. 10:43JJ Peterka Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  64. 11:11Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  65. 11:34Jiri Kulich Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (28), Jack Quinn (17)
  66. 11:34Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  67. 11:41Mattias Samuelsson hit Bryan Rust
  68. 11:43Sidney Crosby hit Tyson Kozak
  69. 11:50Ryan Graves hit Peyton Krebs
  70. 11:57Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
  71. 12:01Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  72. 12:02Tyson Kozak Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Beck Malenstyn (6), Peyton Krebs (14)
  73. 12:02Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  74. 12:17Connor Dewar Tip-In saved by James Reimer
  75. 12:22Kevin Hayes Backhand saved by James Reimer
  76. 12:45Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  77. 13:18Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Zach Benson
  78. 13:32Blake Lizotte hit Jacob Bernard-Docker
  79. 13:35Giveaway by Owen Power
  80. 13:37Giveaway by Kris Letang
  81. 13:44Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Isak Rosen
  82. 13:58Alex Tuch shot blocked by Kris Letang
  83. 14:17Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  84. 14:40Kris Letang hit Beck Malenstyn
  85. 14:43Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Right
  86. 15:19Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  87. 15:21Goalie Stopped
  88. 15:21Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  89. 15:31Zach Benson Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  90. 15:39Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  91. 15:42Goalie Stopped
  92. 15:42Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  93. 15:44Ryan Graves shot blocked by Kevin Hayes
  94. 15:48Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  95. 16:39Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Owen Power
  96. 16:41Puck in Netting
  97. 16:41Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tage Thompson
  98. 16:44Rickard Rakell hit Bowen Byram
  99. 16:45Takeaway by Kris Letang
  100. 16:48Kris Letang shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  101. 17:56Giveaway by Isak Rosen
  102. 18:00Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  103. 18:01Blake Lizotte Batted saved by James Reimer
  104. 18:05Goalie Stopped
  105. 18:05Connor Dewar Roughing against Rasmus Dahlin
  106. 18:05Rasmus Dahlin Roughing against Connor Dewar
  107. 18:05Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  108. 18:32Off-side
  109. 18:32Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  110. 19:17Joona Koppanen Wrist Shot Wide Left
  111. 19:18Puck in Netting
  112. 19:18Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Joona Koppanen
  113. 19:34Alex Tuch Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Owen Power (30), Tyson Kozak (2)
  114. 19:34Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  115. 19:56Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  116. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  3. 0:33Icing
  4. 0:33Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  5. 0:40Giveaway by Zach Benson
  6. 0:55Giveaway by Bowen Byram
  7. 1:55Blake Lizotte Wrist Shot Wide Left
  8. 2:12Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  9. 2:14Blake Lizotte Backhand saved by James Reimer
  10. 2:16Blake Lizotte Goal (10) , assists: none
  11. 2:16Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  12. 2:53Connor Clifton hit Rickard Rakell
  13. 3:00Puck Frozen - Goalie
  14. 3:00Josh Dunne faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  15. 3:04Giveaway by Owen Power
  16. 3:11Giveaway by Connor Dewar
  17. 3:52Puck in Crowd
  18. 3:52Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  19. 3:54Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  20. 4:04Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson
  21. 4:07Giveaway by JJ Peterka
  22. 4:42Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  23. 4:44Goalie Stopped
  24. 4:44Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  25. 5:08Rickard Rakell hit Connor Clifton
  26. 5:47Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Connor Dewar
  27. 5:53Connor Dewar Roughing against Jacob Bernard-Docker served by Emil Bemstrom
  28. 5:53Connor Dewar Fighting against Jacob Bernard-Docker
  29. 5:53Jacob Bernard-Docker Fighting against Connor Dewar
  30. 5:53Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  31. 5:56Puck Frozen - Goalie
  32. 5:56Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  33. 6:06Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin
  34. 6:49Giveaway by Alex Tuch
  35. 6:51Bryan Rust Backhand saved by James Reimer
  36. 7:26Joona Koppanen shot blocked by Bowen Byram
  37. 8:06Owen Power shot blocked by Emil Bemstrom
  38. 8:24Bowen Byram Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  39. 8:32Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  40. 8:34Tyson Kozak Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  41. 8:39Isak Rosen Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  42. 8:44Giveaway by Ryan Graves
  43. 8:50Tyson Kozak hit Ryan Shea
  44. 9:27Rasmus Dahlin Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  45. 9:29Puck in Netting
  46. 9:29Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  47. 9:49Off-side
  48. 9:49Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  49. 10:24Giveaway by Jiri Kulich
  50. 10:34Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jiri Kulich
  51. 10:40Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  52. 10:42Goalie Stopped
  53. 10:42Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  54. 10:53Puck in Crowd
  55. 10:53Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Tyson Kozak
  56. 11:15Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok
  57. 11:40Connor Dewar hit Bowen Byram
  58. 11:43Kevin Hayes hit Isak Rosen
  59. 12:09Takeaway by Kris Letang
  60. 12:26Connor Clifton hit Rickard Rakell
  61. 12:51Off-side
  62. 12:51Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  63. 13:00Giveaway by Joona Koppanen
  64. 13:31Zach Benson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  65. 13:45Kevin Hayes shot blocked by Josh Dunne
  66. 13:54Kevin Hayes Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Timmins (10), Ryan Graves (3)
  67. 13:54Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  68. 14:05Off-side
  69. 14:05Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  70. 14:24Rickard Rakell hit Jiri Kulich
  71. 14:25Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer
  72. 14:27Goalie Stopped
  73. 14:27Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
  74. 14:50Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  75. 14:51Goalie Stopped
  76. 14:51Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  77. 14:54Puck in Crowd
  78. 14:54Vladislav Kolyachonok Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  79. 14:54Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
  80. 15:01Jiri Kulich Tripping against Conor Timmins
  81. 15:01Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
  82. 15:49Takeaway by Alex Tuch
  83. 16:53Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kris Letang
  84. 16:55Puck in Netting
  85. 16:55Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
  86. 16:57Connor Clifton Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
  87. 17:32Puck in Benches
  88. 17:32Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  89. 17:46Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  90. 17:56Icing
  91. 17:56Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Josh Dunne
  92. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  93. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 0:27PIT 0, BUF 1Tage Thompson Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (15), Rasmus Dahlin (43)
  2. 4:44PIT 0, BUF 2Peyton Krebs Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Connor Clifton (11)
  3. 11:11PIT 1, BUF 2Sidney Crosby Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (31), Matt Grzelcyk (34)

2nd

  1. 3:36PIT 1, BUF 3Jiri Kulich Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (27), Tage Thompson (27)
  2. 5:20PIT 1, BUF 4Mattias Samuelsson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Isak Rosen (1), Rasmus Dahlin (44)
  3. 11:34PIT 1, BUF 5Jiri Kulich Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (28), Jack Quinn (17)
  4. 12:02PIT 1, BUF 6Tyson Kozak Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Beck Malenstyn (6), Peyton Krebs (14)
  5. 19:34PIT 1, BUF 7Alex Tuch Goal (28) Snap Shot, assists: Owen Power (30), Tyson Kozak (2)

3rd

  1. 2:16PIT 2, BUF 7Blake Lizotte Goal (10) , assists: none
  2. 13:54PIT 3, BUF 7Kevin Hayes Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Timmins (10), Ryan Graves (3)

Game leaders

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Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Blake Lizotte C10-2020219:00100.02040111271017:120:011:47
Kevin Hayes RW100040015:1352.669100011211112:192:540:00
Sidney Crosby C10-1030222:5563.628141101282619:143:370:04
Bryan Rust RW00-1000023:320.05000000292618:543:001:38
Connor Dewar C00-1040912:310.0200230022310:120:002:19
Danton Heinen LW001000010:520.000000001789:461:060:00
Emil Bemstrom C00000104:200.00000000703:510:290:00
Joona Koppanen LW00-1031016:080.0030101022113:280:002:40
Noel Acciari C00-2020016:2656.3079000026512:400:003:46
Philip Tomasino C00-200008:450.0100100012107:381:070:00
Rickard Rakell RW01-2040023:160.00000000273220:163:000:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Conor Timmins D011011018:2410010100.026315:370:002:47
Erik Karlsson D000000019:2720010320.0271015:451:092:33
Kris Letang D00-3032023:1330020020.029818:481:073:18
Matt Grzelcyk D01-3002023:1210000000.027117:082:513:13
Ryan Graves D010021012:3900020000.018112:320:070:00
Ryan Shea D00-2000011:5500010000.017211:260:060:23
Vladislav Kolyachonok D00-100028:3000021010.01428:290:010:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Alex Nedeljkovic G18315.83334:220095101
Tristan Jarry G1248.66725:200070100

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