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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2022
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Carter Sandlak
Linesmen: Brandon Gawryletz, Kilian McNamara
Attendance: 18414
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0011
Pittsburgh 2013
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:29 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Tage Thompson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 1:01  
  1:01 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  1:13 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 1:27  
  1:35 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:36 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Rickard Rakell. 2:07  
  2:20 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  3:04 Jason Zucker hits Casey Fitzgerald.
  3:13 Josh Archibald hits Casey Fitzgerald.
  3:14 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Victor Olofsson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Poehling. 3:21  
  3:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch.
  3:41 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  3:51 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  4:04 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  4:19 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:20 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:22 Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby.
  4:22 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. 5:07  
  5:20 Jason Zucker hits Casey Fitzgerald.
Casey Fitzgerald hits Jason Zucker. 5:27  
  5:44 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Rasmus Asplund wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 5:45  
  5:51 Ryan Poehling hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  5:51 Josh Archibald hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:06 Ryan Poehling hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Ryan Poehling. 6:11  
  6:16 Josh Archibald hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Victor Olofsson hits Josh Archibald. 6:30  
  6:51 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Brian Dumoulin.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 6:51  
  7:13 Kasperi Kapanen hits Owen Power.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:17  
Kale Clague blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 7:42  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Marcus Pettersson. 8:02  
  8:21 Shot by Jeff Petry misses the net
  8:34 Kris Letang blocks shot from Tyson Jost.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:35  
  8:43 Ryan Poehling hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Casey Mittelstadt hits Jeff Petry. 8:56  
Giveaway by Alex Tuch. 9:03  
  9:51 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
  9:55 Pierre-Olivier Joseph shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:21 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  10:43 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  10:59 Jan Rutta shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:00 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
  11:35 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:36 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  11:45 Brian Dumoulin hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Peyton Krebs hits Jan Rutta. 11:47  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:21  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 12:25  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 12:26  
  12:26 Jake Guentzel penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 12:36  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 12:50  
  12:56 Jan Rutta hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:16  
  13:50 Marcus Pettersson hits JJ Peterka.
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:03  
  14:15 Jeff Petry hits Peyton Krebs.
  14:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  14:50 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  15:09 Kris Letang hits Tage Thompson.
  15:14 Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  15:40 Jason Zucker hits Jack Quinn.
  15:58 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:04  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:15  
  16:16 Brian Dumoulin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by JJ Peterka.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Ryan Poehling. 16:16  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 16:38  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 17:04  
  17:12 Kris Letang hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:24 Brock McGinn blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  17:48 Kris Letang hits Alex Tuch.
  17:50 Takeaway by Teddy Blueger.
Owen Power hits Marcus Pettersson. 18:06  
  18:08 Jeff Petry hits Peyton Krebs.
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:14  
JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:28  
Kyle Okposo hits Kris Letang. 19:30  
  19:49 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
  19:59 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  0:17 Shot by Rickard Rakell misses the net
Owen Power hits Ryan Poehling. 0:54  
  1:16 Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:26 Shot by Josh Archibald misses the net
  1:27 Shot by Teddy Blueger misses the net
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 1:28  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 1:46  
  2:30 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Kale Clague misses the net 2:49  
  3:03 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  3:29 Jason Zucker hits Jacob Bryson.
  3:56 Sidney Crosby hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:05  
  4:18 Jeff Petry hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  5:00 Josh Archibald hits Tyson Jost.
Kale Clague hits Ryan Poehling. 5:08  
  5:22 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 6:03  
  6:11 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Peyton Krebs.
Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:18  
  6:18 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Evgeni Malkin. 6:37  
  7:10 Jeff Petry hits Dylan Cozens.
Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net 7:11  
  7:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  8:07 Kris Letang hits Casey Mittelstadt.
  8:31 Teddy Blueger hits Tyson Jost.
  8:50 Josh Archibald hits Jacob Bryson.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 9:05  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Brock McGinn. 9:06  
  9:09 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Owen Power.
Kale Clague shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 9:10  
  9:15 Brock McGinn blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
  9:37 Kasperi Kapanen hits Owen Power.
  9:51 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  9:52 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Jason Zucker. 10:05  
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Jan Rutta. 10:14  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:43  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:44  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:50  
Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net 10:59  
  11:12 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
  11:16 Giveaway by Jake Guentzel.
Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 11:22  
  11:27 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:45  
Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net 11:45  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 11:46  
Tyson Jost hits Teddy Blueger. 12:16  
  12:20 Ryan Poehling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Ryan Poehling. 12:22  
Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net 12:29  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:31  
Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:44  
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 12:54  
  12:58 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:28  
  13:30 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  13:37 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 14:05  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 14:17  
  14:46 Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Evgeni Malkin. 14:54  
  15:06 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  15:09 Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net
  15:15 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kale Clague hits Bryan Rust. 15:19  
Kale Clague blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. 15:36  
Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. 15:40  
Alex Tuch hits Rickard Rakell. 16:01  
  16:08 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Owen Power.
Casey Fitzgerald hits Rickard Rakell. 16:30  
  16:38 Marcus Pettersson hits Rasmus Dahlin.
  16:46 Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:49 Ryan Poehling shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  16:51 Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Casey Fitzgerald shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:57  
  17:08 Jeff Petry hits Tyson Jost.
Casey Fitzgerald hits Jeff Petry. 17:24  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Jeff Petry. 17:50  
  18:07 Kasperi Kapanen hits Peyton Krebs.
  18:31 Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Owen Power shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:37  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:38  
  19:10 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Ryan Poehling. 19:46  
  19:47 Josh Archibald shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  19:48 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Tage Thompson blocks shot from Jan Rutta. 19:58  
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:26  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 0:29  
  0:30 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:00 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
  1:18 Brian Dumoulin hits Peyton Krebs.
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:32  
  1:47 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost.
Giveaway by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:57  
  1:58 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  1:59 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 2:00  
  2:06 Kasperi Kapanen hits Rasmus Asplund.
  2:50 Kris Letang blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  3:02 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Owen Power.
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 3:07  
Owen Power blocks shot from Josh Archibald. 3:28  
  3:35 Shot by Jan Rutta misses the net
  3:40 Jan Rutta shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:01  
  4:14 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  4:41 Jeff Carter hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Jeff Carter. 4:51  
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:01  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Marcus Pettersson. 5:04  
  5:12 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Kale Clague.
  5:15 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Kale Clague hits Jason Zucker. 5:20  
Owen Power hits Jeff Carter. 5:24  
  5:28 Kris Letang penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 5:28  
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:40  
Casey Mittelstadt hits Jan Rutta. 5:51  
  6:26 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  7:28 Josh Archibald blocks shot from Owen Power.
  7:33 Kris Letang hits Mattias Samuelsson.
  7:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund.
Kale Clague hits Rickard Rakell. 8:00  
  8:07 Jake Guentzel hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Rasmus Asplund hits Kris Letang. 8:22  
Tyson Jost hits Jake Guentzel. 8:38  
  8:43 Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:44  
  9:00 Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 9:04  
Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net 9:32  
  9:34 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  9:40 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  10:01 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  10:01 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  10:06 Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
  10:10 Giveaway by Brock McGinn.
Shot by Casey Fitzgerald misses the net 10:19  
  10:20 Jan Rutta blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:24  
Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net 10:31  
Peyton Krebs scores. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Casey Fitzgerald. 11:00  
  11:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:03  
Dylan Cozens hits Jeff Petry. 11:24  
Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 11:33  
Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:41  
Owen Power shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:03  
  13:25 Kris Letang blocks shot from Rasmus Asplund.
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:30  
  13:31 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 14:01  
  14:22 Takeaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jason Zucker. 14:31  
Mattias Samuelsson hits Jason Zucker. 14:33  
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. 14:45  
  14:52 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen.
Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 14:58  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:10  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 15:11  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:15  
  15:17 Ryan Poehling hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Tage Thompson hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 15:29  
  15:33 Marcus Pettersson hits Casey Mittelstadt.
Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 15:41  
  15:54 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  16:14 Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
  16:24 Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Mattias Samuelsson.
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 17:04  
Tage Thompson hits Jeff Petry. 17:26  
Casey Mittelstadt hits Ryan Poehling. 17:33  
Tage Thompson hits Josh Archibald. 17:48  
Alex Tuch hits Jeff Petry. 17:59  
Shot by Mattias Samuelsson misses the net 18:04  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:09  
  18:14 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
  18:16 Kris Letang hits Dylan Cozens.
  18:22 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Bryan Rust.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:22  
  18:32 Kris Letang hits Alex Tuch.
  18:41 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  18:45 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  18:58 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Casey Mittelstadt.
  19:08 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  19:31 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Owen Power.
  19:35 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  19:36 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:45  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:47  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:52  
  19:55 Takeaway by Jake Guentzel.
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 19:59  
Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:59