
Game No: 720
Started: 2025-01-17 19:00:00
Ended: 2025-01-17 21:36:00
Attendance: 19,070
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| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:16 | BUF | Owen Power | Zach Benson | Bowen Byram | |||
| 2 | 1:41 | PIT | Rickard Rakell | Bryan Rust | Matt Grzelcyk | |||
| 2 | 2:08 | PIT | Anthony Beauvillier | Cody Glass | ||||
| 2 | 11:43 | PIT | Cody Glass | Philip Tomasino | Alex Nedeljkovic | |||
| 3 | 1:09 | PIT | Bryan Rust | Matt Grzelcyk | Michael Bunting | |||
| 3 | 14:46 | BUF | Zach Benson | Tage Thompson | Alex Tuch | |||
| 3 | 17:18 | PIT | Alex Nedeljkovic | 
#25 Pierre Lambert
#23 Corey Syvret
#87 Devin Berg
#59 Steve Barton
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:57 | BUF | Jack Quinn | Slashing | 2 | Evgeni Malkin | 
| 1 | 12:24 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | High-sticking - double minor | 4 | Beck Malenstyn | 
| 2 | 0:31 | BUF | Rasmus Dahlin | High-sticking | 2 | Bryan Rust | 
| 2 | 9:50 | BUF | Henri Jokiharju | Tripping | 2 | Evgeni Malkin | 
| 2 | 12:07 | PIT | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | Slashing | 2 | Ryan McLeod | 
| 2 | 18:35 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Interference on goalkeeper | 2 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 
| 2 | 19:26 | BUF | Tage Thompson | Interference | 2 | Ryan Graves | 
| 3 | 4:42 | PIT | Owen Pickering | Delay Game - Puck over glass | 2 | |
| 3 | 9:11 | PIT | Michael Bunting | Roughing | 2 | Peyton Krebs | 
| 3 | 9:11 | BUF | Peyton Krebs | Roughing | 2 | Cody Glass | 
| 3 | 12:03 | PIT | Ryan Graves | Misconduct | 10 | |
| 3 | 12:03 | BUF | Jason Zucker | Misconduct | 10 | Ryan Graves | 
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Michael Bunting | L | 
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | L | 
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | R | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 
| 19 | Cody Glass | C | 
| 24 | Matt Grzelcyk | D | 
| 27 | Ryan Graves | D | 
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D | 
| 30 | Joel Blomqvist | G | 
| 38 | Owen Pickering | D | 
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | G | 
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | C | 
| 53 | Philip Tomasino | R | 
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C | 
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D | 
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C | 
| 72 | Anthony Beauvillier | L | 
| 73 | P.o Joseph | D | 
| 73 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 
Coach: Lindy Ruff
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | G | 
| 4 | Bowen Byram | D | 
| 9 | Zach Benson | L | 
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | D | 
| 17 | Jason Zucker | L | 
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | C | 
| 22 | Jack Quinn | R | 
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | D | 
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | C | 
| 25 | Owen Power | D | 
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | D | 
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | L | 
| 47 | James Reimer | G | 
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | C | 
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | C | 
| 72 | Tage Thompson | C | 
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D | 
| 77 | JJ Peterka | R | 
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | C | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | R | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ryan Shea | D | 
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 
| 83 | Matt Nieto | L | 
| # | Player | Position | 
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Dennis Gilbert | D | 
| 78 | Jacob Bryson | D | 
| 96 | Nicolas Aube-Kubel | R | 
| 5 | Goals | 2 | 
| 7 | Assists | 4 | 
| 5 | Plus / Minus | -5 | 
| 6 | Penalties | 6 | 
| 22 | PIM | 20 | 
| 33 | Corsi For | 63 | 
| 34.38 | Corsi % | 65.63 | 
| 19 | Fenwick For | 63 | 
| 23.17 | Fenwick % | 76.83 | 
| 19 | Shots | 42 | 
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 19 | 
| 14 | Missed Shots | 21 | 
| 21 | Hits | 19 | 
| 12 | Giveaways | 9 | 
| 6 | Takeaways | 1 | 
| 17 | Blocked Shots | 14 | 
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 26 | 
| 26 | Faceoffs Lost | 32 | 
| 55% | Faceoff Percentage | 45% | 
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Buffalo Sabres | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead | 
| 1 | 9:35 | 1 | 6:25 | 
| 2 | 11:58 | 2 | |
| 3 | 16:19 | 3 | |
| Pittsburgh Penguins - Buffalo Sabres | Time With Lead | 
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 6:25 | 
| 2 - 1 | 9:35 | 
| 3 - 1 | 9:26 | 
| 4 - 1 | 13:37 | 
| 4 - 2 | 2:32 | 
| 5 - 2 | 2:42 | 
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Michael Bunting | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 19 | Cody Glass | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 
| 24 | Matt Grzelcyk | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 27 | Ryan Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 30 | Joel Blomqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 38 | Owen Pickering | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| 53 | Philip Tomasino | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 
| 72 | Anthony Beauvillier | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 73 | P.o Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 73 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 64 | 
| # | 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 | 
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 9 | Zach Benson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 17 | Jason Zucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 
| 25 | Owen Power | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 47 | James Reimer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 40 | 
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 53 | 
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 75 | Connor Clifton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 8 | Michael Bunting | 20 | 00:51 | 17:17 | 04:08 | 00:00 | 13:09 | 
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | 19 | 00:42 | 13:33 | 00:00 | 02:35 | 10:58 | 
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | 16 | 00:45 | 12:01 | 00:42 | 00:41 | 10:38 | 
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 25 | 00:44 | 18:39 | 04:30 | 00:30 | 13:39 | 
| 19 | Cody Glass | 22 | 00:35 | 12:58 | 00:31 | 02:53 | 09:34 | 
| 24 | Matt Grzelcyk | 26 | 00:55 | 24:07 | 04:09 | 00:00 | 19:58 | 
| 27 | Ryan Graves | 18 | 00:44 | 13:13 | 00:00 | 03:15 | 09:58 | 
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | 25 | 00:52 | 21:52 | 00:00 | 04:15 | 17:37 | 
| 38 | Owen Pickering | 22 | 00:39 | 14:28 | 00:00 | 00:41 | 13:47 | 
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | 18 | 00:42 | 12:49 | 00:00 | 03:30 | 09:19 | 
| 53 | Philip Tomasino | 15 | 00:44 | 11:01 | 00:48 | 00:00 | 10:13 | 
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 18 | 00:40 | 12:16 | 00:00 | 03:26 | 08:50 | 
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 27 | 00:50 | 22:55 | 00:55 | 04:30 | 17:30 | 
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 22 | 00:43 | 15:46 | 03:42 | 00:00 | 12:04 | 
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 24 | 00:39 | 15:45 | 01:40 | 00:00 | 14:05 | 
| 72 | Anthony Beauvillier | 19 | 00:43 | 13:37 | 00:00 | 00:41 | 12:56 | 
| 73 | P.o Joseph | 0 | |||||
| 73 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | 26 | 00:43 | 18:38 | 00:00 | 01:39 | 16:59 | 
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 24 | 00:45 | 18:13 | 04:15 | 00:04 | 13:54 | 
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength | 
| 4 | Bowen Byram | 28 | 00:43 | 20:15 | 03:13 | 00:46 | 16:16 | 
| 9 | Zach Benson | 22 | 00:50 | 18:22 | 03:10 | 01:37 | 13:35 | 
| 10 | Henri Jokiharju | 20 | 00:43 | 14:33 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 14:33 | 
| 17 | Jason Zucker | 18 | 00:54 | 16:23 | 03:59 | 00:00 | 12:24 | 
| 19 | Peyton Krebs | 18 | 00:40 | 12:05 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:05 | 
| 22 | Jack Quinn | 18 | 00:56 | 17:05 | 03:58 | 00:00 | 13:07 | 
| 23 | Mattias Samuelsson | 17 | 00:52 | 14:53 | 00:00 | 04:16 | 10:37 | 
| 24 | Dylan Cozens | 23 | 00:46 | 17:42 | 03:10 | 00:34 | 13:58 | 
| 25 | Owen Power | 26 | 00:52 | 22:38 | 02:50 | 01:13 | 18:35 | 
| 26 | Rasmus Dahlin | 26 | 01:04 | 27:56 | 04:20 | 00:00 | 23:36 | 
| 29 | Beck Malenstyn | 13 | 00:38 | 08:18 | 00:01 | 01:44 | 06:33 | 
| 48 | Tyson Kozak | 11 | 00:38 | 07:04 | 00:02 | 00:14 | 06:48 | 
| 71 | Ryan McLeod | 24 | 00:42 | 16:56 | 00:00 | 02:27 | 14:29 | 
| 72 | Tage Thompson | 22 | 00:56 | 20:47 | 03:54 | 00:00 | 16:53 | 
| 75 | Connor Clifton | 17 | 00:44 | 12:30 | 00:00 | 03:55 | 08:35 | 
| 77 | JJ Peterka | 21 | 00:50 | 17:49 | 03:58 | 00:00 | 13:51 | 
| 81 | Sam Lafferty | 13 | 00:42 | 09:06 | 00:00 | 00:17 | 08:49 | 
| 89 | Alex Tuch | 24 | 00:50 | 20:23 | 03:15 | 03:13 | 13:55 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0.9 | 
| 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 19 | 0.947 | 
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 
| 2 | 3 | 10 | 0.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 |