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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 1, Buffalo 0
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, May 8, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Garrett Rank, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Kyle Flemington
Attendance: 4672
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0000
Pittsburgh 0101
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. 0:14  
  0:26 Giveaway by Maxime Lagace.
  1:01 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 1:11  
  1:23 Chad Ruhwedel hits Victor Olofsson.
Henri Jokiharju hits Frederick Gaudreau. 1:25  
  1:27 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Brett Murray hits Marcus Pettersson. 1:58  
  2:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Giveaway by Rasmus Asplund. 3:18  
  3:38 Bryan Rust shoots misses the net
  4:38 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Jacob Bryson hits Frederick Gaudreau. 4:50  
  5:30 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 5:34  
  5:47 Kris Letang blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jason Zucker. 5:59  
  6:22 Giveaway by Teddy Blueger.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 6:26  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 6:35  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 6:52  
Shot by Drake Caggiula misses the net 6:57  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 6:58  
  7:16 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  7:26 Jake Guentzel hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Takeaway by Rasmus Asplund. 8:25  
Mattias Samuelsson penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 8:43  
  8:43 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  9:04 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 9:49  
Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. 9:52  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann. 10:30  
  10:43 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 10:50  
  11:14 Zach Aston-Reese hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese. 11:21  
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. 11:28  
  11:39 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jeff Skinner.
  11:55 Zach Aston-Reese hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  12:47 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 12:49  
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 13:43  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 13:44  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 13:53  
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 14:02  
  14:12 Giveaway by Cody Ceci.
Giveaway by Jacob Bryson. 14:14  
  14:28 Giveaway by Cody Ceci.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 14:31  
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 14:33  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 14:34  
  14:39 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 14:46  
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 15:03  
  15:09 Sidney Crosby hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
  15:15 Kris Letang hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Jeff Skinner hits Kris Letang. 15:26  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 16:05  
  16:06 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund.
  16:16 Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau.
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Frederick Gaudreau. 16:20  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jared McCann. 16:34  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jeff Carter. 16:43  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jeff Carter. 16:51  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 17:25  
  17:26 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  17:55 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 18:35  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 18:43  
  18:43 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Aston-Reese. 19:22  
  19:47 John Marino hits Jacob Bryson.
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Kris Letang. 0:30  
  0:41 Kris Letang blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  0:54 Chad Ruhwedel hits Brett Murray.
  1:20 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  1:32 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 1:41  
Giveaway by Anders Bjork. 1:56  
  1:58 Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 1:58  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:17  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Colton Sceviour. 3:41  
  3:46 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  3:49 Zach Aston-Reese hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  3:50 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 3:50  
  4:03 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  4:05 Giveaway by Jason Zucker.
  4:30 Giveaway by John Marino.
Rasmus Asplund hits John Marino. 4:39  
  5:25 Takeaway by Cody Ceci.
  5:55 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  6:03 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 6:30  
  6:53 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 6:57  
  7:09 Zach Aston-Reese hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  7:27 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Colin Miller.
  7:34 Colton Sceviour hits Colin Miller.
Jacob Bryson hits Jason Zucker. 7:49  
  8:00 Cody Ceci hits Michael Houser.
  8:19 Takeaway by Cody Ceci.
Giveaway by Drake Caggiula. 9:05  
  9:23 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Colin Miller hits Jared McCann. 9:29  
Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 10:04  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 10:16  
  10:17 Jared McCann penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 10:17  
  10:48 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 10:54  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 11:14  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 11:16  
  12:12 Brian Dumoulin hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net 12:30  
Arttu Ruotsalainen shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 12:48  
  13:10 Brian Dumoulin hits Arttu Ruotsalainen.
Colin Miller shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 13:22  
  13:56 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Anders Bjork hits Chad Ruhwedel. 14:49  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 14:55  
  15:05 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from John Marino. 15:16  
  15:19 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 15:38  
Drake Caggiula shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 16:05  
Colin Miller blocks shot from Jeff Carter. 16:18  
Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 16:38  
  16:40 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 17:01  
  17:21 Brian Dumoulin hits Rasmus Asplund.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 17:27  
  17:29 Brian Dumoulin hits Tage Thompson.
  17:40 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  17:55 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  18:01 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  18:19 John Marino hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Drake Caggiula shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 19:08  
  19:08 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Jake Guentzel. 19:58  
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:06 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:13 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  0:36 Sidney Crosby hits Henri Jokiharju.
  0:40 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  0:40 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
  0:52 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  1:06 Chad Ruhwedel hits Victor Olofsson.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 1:33  
  1:34 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Brett Murray hits Jeff Carter. 2:01  
  2:02 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 2:25  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 3:09  
  3:41 Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Colin Miller hits Evgeni Malkin. 4:14  
  4:22 Shot by John Marino misses the net
  4:26 John Marino shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 4:27  
Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net 4:39  
  4:55 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Colin Miller hits Jason Zucker. 6:44  
  6:57 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 6:58  
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:20  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 7:25  
  7:27 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 8:20  
Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 8:26  
  8:27 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  8:44 Jared McCann hits Rasmus Asplund.
Drake Caggiula hits Cody Ceci. 9:16  
  9:43 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Brett Murray blocks shot from John Marino. 9:46  
  9:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 10:04  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Maxime Lagace. 10:41  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 11:05  
Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. 11:22  
  11:51 Shot by Frederick Gaudreau misses the net
  12:06 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
  12:20 Chad Ruhwedel hits Rasmus Asplund.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Zach Aston-Reese. 12:30  
  12:38 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  12:44 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  12:52 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Takeaway by Anders Bjork. 13:19  
  13:50 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Bryan Rust. 13:57  
  14:13 Takeaway by John Marino.
  14:19 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  14:20 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  14:27 John Marino shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 15:10  
  15:18 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 15:22  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:22  
  16:26 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Rasmus Asplund.
  17:04 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  17:05 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  17:22 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Michael Houser.
  17:26 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  17:40 Takeaway by Jeff Carter.
  18:21 Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:23  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 18:50  
  18:53 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:57  
  19:23 Sidney Crosby hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 19:42  
  19:49 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:56 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.