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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2017
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 18582
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0011
Pittsburgh 1225
Periods:
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kris Letang. 0:40  
  0:58 Giveaway by Phil Kessel.
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:05  
  1:06 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo.
Kyle Okposo hits Matt Hunwick. 1:11  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 1:13  
Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net 1:20  
Kyle Criscuolo hits Olli Maatta. 1:23  
  2:20 Takeaway by Tom Kuhnhackl.
  2:25 Carter Rowney hits Jake McCabe.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Brian Dumoulin. 2:49  
  2:55 Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:57  
  3:08 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  3:32 Sidney Crosby hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  3:48 Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin.
  3:52 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 4:08  
Sam Reinhart penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Hunwick. 4:09  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 4:09  
  4:26 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 5:37  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:20  
  6:23 Kris Letang hits Kyle Okposo.
  6:55 Ian Cole blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot.
Benoit Pouliot hits Ian Cole. 7:02  
Hudson Fasching hits Olli Maatta. 7:39  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 7:44  
Hudson Fasching penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tristan Jarry. 7:45  
  7:45 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Marco Scandella blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. 7:52  
Marco Scandella hits Patric Hornqvist. 8:35  
  9:49 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo.
  9:59 Ryan Reaves hits Jake McCabe.
Zach Bogosian hits Ryan Reaves. 10:04  
Zach Bogosian penalty for fighting against Ryan Reaves - 5 mins (Major). 10:06  
  10:06 Ryan Reaves penalty for fighting against Zach Bogosian - 5 mins (Major).
  10:06 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  10:11 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  10:16 Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net
Evander Kane hits Patric Hornqvist. 10:27  
  10:51 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Hudson Fasching hits Justin Schultz. 11:07  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Phil Kessel. 11:33  
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 11:47  
  11:53 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  12:01 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  12:23 Giveaway by Carl Hagelin.
Johan Larsson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 12:24  
  12:24 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  12:39 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Shot by Kyle Criscuolo misses the net 13:10  
Josh Gorges hits Bryan Rust. 13:20  
Jake McCabe hits Evgeni Malkin. 13:24  
Jake McCabe blocks shot from Justin Schultz. 13:52  
  14:14 Takeaway by Conor Sheary.
  14:16 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  14:26 Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  15:06 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo.
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Tom Kuhnhackl. 15:10  
  15:13 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Nathan Beaulieu.
Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:14  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 15:15  
  15:27 Ryan Reaves penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Gorges.
  15:27 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  15:51 Takeaway by Riley Sheahan.
  16:50 Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:11  
  17:18 Ian Cole blocks shot from Jason Pominville.
  17:25 Ian Cole hits Hudson Fasching.
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 17:30  
  17:40 Ian Cole blocks shot from Ryan O'Reilly.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Kris Letang. 18:04  
Jordan Nolan hits Brian Dumoulin. 18:11  
  18:18 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 18:18  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 18:25  
  18:34 Kris Letang hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  18:44 Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Olli Maatta.
  18:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Giveaway by Jack Eichel. 19:06  
Evander Kane blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 19:15  
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  0:07 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:15  
Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net 0:20  
  0:41 Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  1:08 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Sam Reinhart hits Evgeni Malkin. 1:47  
Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. 2:08  
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Olli Maatta. 2:18  
  2:24 Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net
  2:27 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. 2:40  
Jordan Nolan hits Kris Letang. 3:05  
  3:31 Ryan Reaves hits Kyle Criscuolo.
Kyle Criscuolo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:43  
  3:51 Ian Cole blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  4:03 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  4:28 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:51  
  4:52 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  5:07 Takeaway by Ian Cole.
Ryan O'Reilly hits Ian Cole. 5:10  
  5:36 Carl Hagelin scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Riley Sheahan.
Kyle Criscuolo wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 5:36  
  5:42 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Zach Bogosian.
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:06  
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 6:07  
  6:12 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Marco Scandella.
Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 6:16  
  6:17 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:36  
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 6:47  
  7:09 Team penalty for Pittsburgh too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Conor Sheary.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 7:09  
Hudson Fasching hits Ian Cole. 7:22  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 7:33  
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:46  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:53  
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 7:54  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 7:55  
Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:31  
Johan Larsson hits Olli Maatta. 9:02  
  9:41 Olli Maatta hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  9:47 Ian Cole hits Johan Larsson.
  9:49 Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Patric Hornqvist. 10:02  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:53  
Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. 11:01  
Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. 11:45  
  12:09 Giveaway by Carl Hagelin.
  12:11 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons. 12:44  
  12:46 Giveaway by Tom Kuhnhackl.
  13:07 Carter Rowney shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  13:24 Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Evander Kane hits Kris Letang. 13:32  
  13:43 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Jack Eichel hits Jake Guentzel. 13:55  
  14:20 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  14:43 Patric Hornqvist hits Josh Gorges.
Josh Gorges hits Patric Hornqvist. 14:46  
  14:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo.
  14:54 Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  15:01 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Criscuolo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:03  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 15:04  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:07  
  15:15 Brian Dumoulin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 15:15  
Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:22  
Shot by Hudson Fasching misses the net 15:26  
Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net 15:36  
  16:47 Olli Maatta blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:25  
  17:30 Ian Cole hits Johan Larsson.
  17:37 Evgeni Malkin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Benoit Pouliot.
Benoit Pouliot penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. 17:37  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:37  
  18:10 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Kyle Criscuolo penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. 18:11  
  18:11 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
  18:29 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  18:42 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  19:00 Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang.
  19:00 Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  19:06 Justin Schultz hits Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel hits Olli Maatta. 19:11  
Marco Scandella penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 19:17  
  19:17 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
  19:31 Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  19:53 Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:11  
  0:22 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo.
  0:44 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Kris Letang. 0:52  
Josh Gorges hits Patric Hornqvist. 1:03  
  1:21 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:26  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 1:32  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:46  
  1:58 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 2:29  
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 2:30  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 2:31  
  2:42 Olli Maatta penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Nolan.
  2:42 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Shot by Hudson Fasching misses the net 2:54  
Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net 3:29  
  4:13 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
  4:14 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  4:22 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  4:25 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:30  
  4:31 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. 4:37  
  4:46 Ian Cole hits Jack Eichel.
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 4:52  
  4:54 Ian Cole blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 5:09  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:25  
  5:58 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  5:59 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 6:02  
Josh Gorges blocks shot from Kris Letang. 6:26  
  6:41 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  6:45 Conor Sheary blocks shot from Jordan Nolan.
Jake McCabe hits Evgeni Malkin. 7:08  
Jordan Nolan penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ian Cole. 7:09  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:09  
  7:20 Justin Schultz blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot.
  7:21 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  7:53 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
  7:55 Takeaway by Justin Schultz.
Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. 8:05  
  8:16 Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net
Takeaway by Jack Eichel. 8:24  
  8:34 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  8:36 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:43  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 8:44  
Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net 8:49  
Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net 8:51  
  9:57 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Jake McCabe.
  10:27 Ryan Reaves blocks shot from Jack Eichel.
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:30  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 10:31  
Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 10:39  
Giveaway by Evander Kane. 10:49  
  11:03 Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
  11:08 Jake Guentzel hits Jack Eichel.
Jack Eichel hits Jake Guentzel. 11:08  
Jason Pominville scores. Assisted by Jack Eichel and Evander Kane. 11:18  
  11:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 11:26  
Zemgus Girgensons hits Olli Maatta. 12:09  
  12:25 Olli Maatta hits Johan Larsson.
  12:35 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
Kyle Okposo hits Justin Schultz. 13:00  
  13:14 Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin.
  13:14 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  14:02 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:05  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 14:07  
Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 14:11  
  14:37 Takeaway by Riley Sheahan.
  14:51 Olli Maatta hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. 15:07  
  15:13 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
  15:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel.
  15:33 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 15:46  
  16:45 Matt Hunwick hits Zemgus Girgensons.
  16:53 Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Chad Johnson.
Johan Larsson hits Olli Maatta. 16:56  
  17:16 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Evander Kane blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. 17:45  
Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. 17:48  
Marco Scandella hits Phil Kessel. 18:22  
  18:23 Takeaway by Phil Kessel.
  18:33 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly.
Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:44  
Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:45  
  18:49 Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Jason Pominville.
  18:58 Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang.
  18:58 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson.
Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:10  
Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net 19:17  
Josh Gorges shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:20  
Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 19:21  
  19:37 Tom Kuhnhackl hits Hudson Fasching.