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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 3, 2019
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Trevor Hanson, Chris Schlenker
Linesmen: Steve Miller, Kory Nagy
Attendance: 18616
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 1203
Pittsburgh 0101
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 0:10  
  0:21 Kris Letang blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  0:46 Takeaway by Alex Galchenyuk.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 0:49  
  1:03 Giveaway by Justin Schultz.
  1:24 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:31  
  1:47 Marcus Pettersson hits Conor Sheary.
Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:54  
  2:03 Giveaway by Erik Gudbranson.
Conor Sheary hits Erik Gudbranson. 2:04  
  2:07 Dominik Kahun blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:07  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 2:08  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:14  
  2:16 Jack Johnson hits Kyle Okposo.
  2:37 Dominik Simon hits Jake McCabe.
  2:42 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Jake McCabe.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:44  
Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net 2:50  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:51  
  2:57 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  3:16 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  3:19 Brian Dumoulin hits Jack Eichel.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:25  
  3:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
  3:54 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  3:56 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  4:05 Erik Gudbranson hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:09  
  4:10 Brandon Tanev hits Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo hits Evgeni Malkin. 4:23  
Johan Larsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:24  
  4:25 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  4:35 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  4:51 Jack Johnson hits Victor Olofsson.
Sam Reinhart hits Nick Bjugstad. 4:57  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:11  
  5:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Conor Sheary scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt. 5:23  
  5:23 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
  5:47 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jake McCabe.
  5:56 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  6:14 Jack Johnson hits Sam Reinhart.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Patric Hornqvist. 6:25  
  6:30 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 6:40  
  6:45 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  6:47 Jake Guentzel hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  7:00 Brandon Tanev hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  7:08 Alex Galchenyuk hits Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson hits Alex Galchenyuk. 7:12  
Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 7:13  
Marcus Johansson wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 7:26  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 7:57  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 7:58  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 8:03  
  8:03 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Jake McCabe hits Justin Schultz. 8:26  
  8:28 Dominik Simon hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 8:33  
  8:46 Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net
  9:20 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
  9:44 Brian Dumoulin hits Victor Olofsson.
  9:52 Sidney Crosby hits Marco Scandella.
Jack Eichel hits Patric Hornqvist. 10:02  
Giveaway by Colin Miller. 10:15  
  10:19 Giveaway by Brandon Tanev.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:24  
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Alex Galchenyuk. 10:38  
  10:50 Alex Galchenyuk hits Johan Larsson.
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Jared McCann. 11:04  
  11:05 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
Jeff Skinner hits Marcus Pettersson. 11:09  
  11:24 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Vladimir Sobotka hits Patric Hornqvist. 11:26  
  11:26 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:36  
  11:48 Jake Guentzel hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  12:25 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:30  
  12:44 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Marco Scandella hits Brandon Tanev. 12:44  
  12:50 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
  13:05 Zach Aston-Reese hits Henri Jokiharju.
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Kris Letang. 13:24  
  13:28 Teddy Blueger hits Marco Scandella.
  13:36 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  13:38 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Justin Schultz. 13:51  
  13:58 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  14:00 Brandon Tanev hits Kyle Okposo.
Jake McCabe hits Evgeni Malkin. 14:11  
Marcus Johansson blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. 14:24  
Vladimir Sobotka penalty for closing hand on puck - 2 mins (Minor). 14:40  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:40  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:42  
  14:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  14:52 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:53  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 15:00  
  15:01 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jimmy Vesey blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 15:07  
  15:22 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  15:35 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  16:20 Giveaway by Jared McCann.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:24  
  16:44 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  16:45 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
Colin Miller hits Zach Aston-Reese. 16:55  
  17:06 Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net
  17:09 Takeaway by Dominik Simon.
  17:15 Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net
  17:30 Giveaway by Jack Johnson.
Sam Reinhart hits Jack Johnson. 17:37  
  17:42 Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  18:06 Kris Letang blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 18:06  
  18:13 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jimmy Vesey.
  18:23 Jared McCann hits Henri Jokiharju.
Jimmy Vesey hits Kris Letang. 18:31  
Jimmy Vesey hits Dominik Kahun. 18:40  
  19:03 Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  19:04 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 19:09  
Vladimir Sobotka hits Kris Letang. 19:27  
  19:33 Giveaway by Brandon Tanev.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:37  
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Sam Reinhart hits Brian Dumoulin. 0:08  
  0:24 Patric Hornqvist hits Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 0:29  
  0:34 Patric Hornqvist hits Jake McCabe.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake Guentzel. 0:38  
  1:00 Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  1:25 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  1:32 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Colin Miller hits Jared McCann. 1:42  
  2:09 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
Giveaway by Jimmy Vesey. 2:18  
Takeaway by Jimmy Vesey. 2:27  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:58  
  2:58 Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Kyle Okposo hits Kris Letang. 3:16  
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 4:01  
  4:03 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
Vladimir Sobotka hits Marcus Pettersson. 4:20  
  4:29 Marcus Pettersson hits Vladimir Sobotka.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann. 4:40  
Conor Sheary blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 5:13  
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 5:16  
  5:17 Alex Galchenyuk hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  5:22 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Casey Mittelstadt penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Tanev. 5:24  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:24  
  5:50 Evgeni Malkin scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 5:50  
  6:22 Brian Dumoulin hits Henri Jokiharju.
  6:25 Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:58  
  7:40 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  7:57 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  8:00 Takeaway by Brandon Tanev.
  8:10 Brandon Tanev hits Victor Olofsson.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 8:39  
  8:54 Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad.
  8:55 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jimmy Vesey.
  8:56 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann. 9:43  
  9:58 Marcus Pettersson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 9:58  
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 9:58  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:47  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 10:48  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 10:59  
  11:00 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
  11:06 Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Giveaway by Conor Sheary. 11:51  
  12:12 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:14  
  12:29 Brian Dumoulin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jack Eichel.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 12:29  
  13:25 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:37  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 13:40  
  13:40 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Marcus Johansson.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 14:02  
Conor Sheary scores a power play goal. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt and Colin Miller. 14:03  
  14:03 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:08  
  14:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 14:36  
Kyle Okposo hits Brian Dumoulin. 15:17  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 15:31  
Sam Reinhart hits Nick Bjugstad. 15:34  
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 16:30  
  16:38 Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 16:39  
  16:43 Takeaway by Dominik Simon.
  16:53 Dominik Simon hits Jake McCabe.
  17:06 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jake McCabe.
  17:22 Erik Gudbranson hits Jeff Skinner.
  17:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:51 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  17:57 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:09 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
  18:12 Patric Hornqvist hits Jimmy Vesey.
  18:19 Patric Hornqvist hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 18:22  
  18:37 Jared McCann hits Henri Jokiharju.
Victor Olofsson hits Jared McCann. 18:42  
  18:44 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 18:50  
  18:51 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:00 Kris Letang blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart and Victor Olofsson. 19:16  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 19:16  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 19:40  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 19:47  
Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:48  
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:07 Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin.
  0:17 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  0:32 Brian Dumoulin hits Sam Reinhart.
Vladimir Sobotka shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 1:07  
  1:08 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:44 Jared McCann hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 1:53  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 2:01  
  2:23 Brandon Tanev shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeni Malkin. 2:27  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 2:33  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 3:01  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Justin Schultz. 3:07  
  3:15 Jake Guentzel hits Colin Miller.
  3:44 Zach Aston-Reese hits Henri Jokiharju.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:44  
Vladimir Sobotka hits Dominik Simon. 3:51  
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 3:54  
  4:22 Nick Bjugstad hits Jimmy Vesey.
  4:23 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Colin Miller.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. 4:30  
  4:59 Kris Letang hits Sam Reinhart.
  5:24 Jack Johnson blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 5:25  
Zemgus Girgensons penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Tanev. 5:28  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 5:28  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 5:53  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 6:48  
  6:48 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. 6:55  
  7:46 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jake McCabe.
  7:53 Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net
Jack Eichel hits Dominik Simon. 8:01  
  8:36 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Colin Miller penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Tanev. 8:46  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 8:46  
  9:03 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Takeaway by Jake McCabe. 9:03  
  9:32 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 9:35  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 10:17  
  10:18 Shot by Nick Bjugstad misses the net
  10:34 Alex Galchenyuk shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:35  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 11:00  
  11:01 Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Jared McCann. 11:09  
  11:32 Dominik Kahun hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 11:38  
  12:00 Brandon Tanev blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
  12:03 Brandon Tanev hits Marco Scandella.
Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net 12:11  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:37  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 12:39  
  12:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  12:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Sidney Crosby. 13:09  
  14:11 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Colin Miller hits Dominik Kahun. 14:13  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 14:31  
  14:37 Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
  14:55 Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net
Vladimir Sobotka hits Alex Galchenyuk. 15:34  
  15:43 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Vladimir Sobotka hits Erik Gudbranson. 15:51  
Giveaway by Jake McCabe. 16:07  
  16:09 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  16:19 Takeaway by Kris Letang.
  16:20 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  16:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 16:56  
Jimmy Vesey shoots Saved by Matt Murray. 17:04  
  17:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka.
Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:21  
Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Patric Hornqvist. 17:39  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:39  
  18:05 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 18:25  
  18:47 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
Shot by Jimmy Vesey misses the net 19:09  
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Nick Bjugstad. 19:40  
  19:44 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  19:56 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.
  19:57 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton.