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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 7, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 27, 2025
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Jake Brenk, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Joe Mahon
Attendance: 16418
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1023
Buffalo 2507
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 0:00  
Kris Letang hits Zach Benson. 0:22  
  0:27 Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Zach Benson and Rasmus Dahlin.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 0:27  
Joona Koppanen hits Bowen Byram. 0:37  
Conor Timmins hits JJ Peterka. 0:57  
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. 1:01  
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Jacob Bernard-Docker. 1:30  
Kevin Hayes hits Owen Power. 1:37  
  1:42 Shot by Isak Rosen misses the net
  2:00 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:33 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  3:03 Connor Clifton hits Blake Lizotte.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 3:05  
Connor Dewar hits Jacob Bernard-Docker. 3:18  
Giveaway by Connor Dewar. 3:23  
  3:35 Giveaway by JJ Peterka.
Sidney Crosby hits Mattias Samuelsson. 3:57  
  4:12 Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net
Sidney Crosby hits Alex Tuch. 4:16  
  4:27 Isak Rosen hits Matt Grzelcyk.
  4:44 Peyton Krebs scores. Assisted by Alex Tuch. Assisted by Connor Clifton.
  4:44 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Joona Koppanen hits Connor Clifton. 4:52  
Giveaway by Ryan Graves. 6:00  
  6:05 Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  6:08 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  6:39 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Sidney Crosby penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 6:41  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 6:41  
Conor Timmins shoots Saved by James Reimer. 6:44  
  7:59 Giveaway by Jack Quinn.
  8:39 Zach Benson blocks shot from Jack Quinn.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. 9:00  
  10:00 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Philip Tomasino.
  10:02 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Connor Dewar hits Owen Power. 10:05  
  10:09 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Conor Timmins blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 10:16  
  10:24 Shot by Jacob Bernard-Docker misses the net
Giveaway by Philip Tomasino. 10:27  
  10:28 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Kevin Hayes hits Owen Power. 10:28  
Takeaway by Kevin Hayes. 10:43  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Rickard Rakell and Matt Grzelcyk. 11:11  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 11:11  
  11:22 Connor Clifton hits Noel Acciari.
  11:31 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:32 Jiri Kulich shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 11:40  
  11:45 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  11:46 Shot by Jiri Kulich misses the net
Joona Koppanen blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 11:54  
  11:58 Jiri Kulich hits Matt Grzelcyk.
  12:06 Giveaway by Connor Clifton.
  12:13 Connor Clifton hits Emil Bemstrom.
  12:25 Beck Malenstyn hits Kevin Hayes.
  12:29 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Danton Heinen.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:33  
  12:47 Josh Dunne hits Conor Timmins.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 13:11  
Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok. 13:24  
Takeaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok. 13:35  
Noel Acciari hits Owen Power. 13:38  
  14:18 Zach Benson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
  14:18 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. 15:04  
Kevin Hayes blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 15:19  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:37  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:43  
  16:06 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
  16:29 Jacob Bernard-Docker hits Danton Heinen.
  16:43 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Shot by Conor Timmins misses the net 17:09  
Noel Acciari hits Jacob Bernard-Docker. 17:23  
Takeaway by Blake Lizotte. 17:24  
  17:29 JJ Peterka blocks shot from Ryan Shea.
Ryan Graves hits Isak Rosen. 17:52  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 18:01  
  18:27 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  18:29 Isak Rosen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 18:32  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:33  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 18:40  
Matt Grzelcyk shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:41  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 18:43  
Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net 18:47  
  18:49 Jiri Kulich blocks shot from Connor Dewar.
Kris Letang hits Zach Benson. 18:57  
  19:30 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  19:41 Rasmus Dahlin hits Blake Lizotte.
2
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:08 Takeaway by Zach Benson.
  0:10 Giveaway by Zach Benson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 0:23  
  0:35 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  0:36 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  0:45 Jack Quinn hits Matt Grzelcyk.
Kevin Hayes hits Bowen Byram. 1:21  
Blake Lizotte hits Owen Power. 1:43  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 1:53  
  3:36 Jiri Kulich scores. Assisted by Bowen Byram and Tage Thompson.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 3:36  
  3:44 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
  3:52 Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net
  3:55 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:07  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:08  
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. 4:13  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 4:15  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 4:17  
  4:20 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 4:22  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:25  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. 4:47  
Connor Dewar hits Rasmus Dahlin. 4:54  
Philip Tomasino shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:57  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 4:59  
  5:20 Mattias Samuelsson scores. Assisted by Isak Rosen and Rasmus Dahlin.
  5:20 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Rickard Rakell hits Bowen Byram. 5:29  
Giveaway by Conor Timmins. 5:37  
  5:49 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Conor Timmins.
  6:23 Connor Clifton penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust.
  6:23 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  7:03 Shot by Ryan McLeod misses the net
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 7:05  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by James Reimer. 7:43  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 7:44  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 8:49  
Joona Koppanen hits Rasmus Dahlin. 9:10  
  9:14 Jacob Bernard-Docker blocks shot from Ryan Shea.
Blake Lizotte penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 9:32  
  9:32 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  9:37 Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:39 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:00 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:02 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen.
  10:04 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:06 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen.
  10:37 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
  10:43 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Jiri Kulich. 11:11  
  11:34 Jiri Kulich scores. Assisted by Bowen Byram and Jack Quinn.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. 11:34  
  11:41 Mattias Samuelsson hits Bryan Rust.
Sidney Crosby hits Tyson Kozak. 11:43  
Ryan Graves hits Peyton Krebs. 11:50  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 11:57  
  12:01 Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  12:02 Tyson Kozak scores. Assisted by Beck Malenstyn and Peyton Krebs.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Josh Dunne. 12:02  
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:17  
Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by James Reimer. 12:22  
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. 12:45  
  13:18 Zach Benson blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk.
Blake Lizotte hits Jacob Bernard-Docker. 13:32  
  13:35 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 13:37  
  13:44 Isak Rosen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 13:58  
  14:17 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Kris Letang hits Beck Malenstyn. 14:40  
  14:43 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:19  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 15:21  
  15:31 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by James Reimer. 15:39  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 15:42  
Kevin Hayes blocks shot from Ryan Graves. 15:44  
  15:48 Giveaway by JJ Peterka.
  16:39 Owen Power blocks shot from Blake Lizotte.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 16:41  
Rickard Rakell hits Bowen Byram. 16:44  
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 16:45  
  16:48 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Kris Letang.
  17:56 Giveaway by Isak Rosen.
Connor Dewar shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:00  
Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by James Reimer. 18:01  
Connor Dewar penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 18:05  
  18:05 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Connor Dewar.
  18:05 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 18:32  
Shot by Joona Koppanen misses the net 19:17  
  19:18 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Joona Koppanen.
  19:34 Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Owen Power and Tyson Kozak.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. 19:34  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by James Reimer. 19:56  
3
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 0:00  
  0:33 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  0:40 Giveaway by Zach Benson.
  0:55 Giveaway by Bowen Byram.
Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net 1:55  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by James Reimer. 2:12  
Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by James Reimer. 2:14  
Blake Lizotte scores. 2:16  
  2:16 Jiri Kulich wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  2:53 Connor Clifton hits Rickard Rakell.
  3:00 Josh Dunne wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  3:04 Giveaway by Owen Power.
Giveaway by Connor Dewar. 3:11  
  3:52 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  3:54 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  4:04 Takeaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
  4:07 Giveaway by JJ Peterka.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by James Reimer. 4:42  
  4:44 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Rickard Rakell hits Connor Clifton. 5:08  
  5:47 Jacob Bernard-Docker hits Connor Dewar.
Connor Dewar penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jacob Bernard-Docker. Served by Emil Bemstrom. 5:53  
Connor Dewar penalty for fighting against Jacob Bernard-Docker - 5 mins (Minor). 5:53  
  5:53 Jacob Bernard-Docker penalty for fighting against Connor Dewar - 5 mins (Major).
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 5:53  
  5:56 Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
  6:06 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  6:49 Giveaway by Alex Tuch.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by James Reimer. 6:51  
  7:26 Bowen Byram blocks shot from Joona Koppanen.
Emil Bemstrom blocks shot from Owen Power. 8:06  
  8:24 Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Giveaway by Ryan Shea. 8:32  
  8:34 Tyson Kozak shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  8:39 Isak Rosen shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Giveaway by Ryan Graves. 8:44  
  8:50 Tyson Kozak hits Ryan Shea.
  9:27 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  9:29 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 9:49  
  10:24 Giveaway by Jiri Kulich.
  10:34 Jiri Kulich blocks shot from Tage Thompson.
  10:40 Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net
  10:42 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. 10:53  
Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok. 11:15  
Connor Dewar hits Bowen Byram. 11:40  
Kevin Hayes hits Isak Rosen. 11:43  
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 12:09  
  12:26 Connor Clifton hits Rickard Rakell.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 12:51  
Giveaway by Joona Koppanen. 13:00  
  13:31 Zach Benson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:45 Josh Dunne blocks shot from Kevin Hayes.
Kevin Hayes scores. Assisted by Conor Timmins and Ryan Graves. 13:54  
  13:54 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 14:05  
Rickard Rakell hits Jiri Kulich. 14:24  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by James Reimer. 14:25  
  14:27 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes.
  14:50 Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Blake Lizotte wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 14:51  
Vladislav Kolyachonok penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). 14:54  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jiri Kulich. 14:54  
  15:01 Jiri Kulich penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Conor Timmins.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. 15:01  
  15:49 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
Kris Letang blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 16:53  
  16:55 Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:57 Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Josh Dunne. 17:32  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 17:46  
Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Josh Dunne. 17:56