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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, March 1, 2019
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Tim Peel, Ian Walsh
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Pittsburgh 12003
Buffalo 20114
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
  0:09 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Patric Hornqvist blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 0:20  
  0:32 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake Guentzel.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:04  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:05  
Zach Trotman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:10  
  1:13 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
  1:23 Zemgus Girgensons hits Zach Trotman.
  1:28 Zemgus Girgensons hits Juuso Riikola.
  1:39 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese.
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:44  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 2:20  
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. 3:06  
  3:09 Jack Eichel scores. Assisted by Sam Reinhart.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 3:09  
  3:23 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:45 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Teddy Blueger.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 3:52  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 3:53  
Zach Trotman shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 4:01  
Nick Bjugstad scores. Assisted by Juuso Riikola and Dominik Simon. 4:05  
  4:05 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  4:20 Takeaway by Tage Thompson.
Juuso Riikola hits Casey Mittelstadt. 4:27  
Zach Trotman hits Tage Thompson. 4:29  
Sidney Crosby hits Brandon Montour. 5:18  
  5:24 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 5:24  
  5:43 Giveaway by Kyle Okposo.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 6:04  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:32  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:56  
  6:57 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Marcus Pettersson hits Zemgus Girgensons. 7:22  
Jack Johnson hits Jack Eichel. 8:01  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:11  
  8:22 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  8:32 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Nick Bjugstad hits Kyle Okposo. 9:16  
Juuso Riikola hits Conor Sheary. 9:23  
  9:34 Scott Wilson hits Erik Gudbranson.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Tage Thompson. 9:57  
Erik Gudbranson hits Scott Wilson. 10:03  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:22  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 10:28  
Takeaway by Patric Hornqvist. 10:32  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:35  
  10:47 Matt Hunwick hits Patric Hornqvist.
Garrett Wilson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Reinhart. 11:02  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:02  
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 11:31  
  11:33 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:41  
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:41  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 11:46  
  12:53 Conor Sheary scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kyle Okposo and Brandon Montour.
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 12:53  
  12:59 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  13:22 Giveaway by Johan Larsson.
Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:29  
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 13:46  
  14:01 Brandon Montour hits Sidney Crosby.
Zach Trotman blocks shot from Scott Wilson. 14:38  
  14:46 Shot by Scott Wilson misses the net
  14:55 Scott Wilson hits Dominik Simon.
Nick Bjugstad hits Jake McCabe. 15:16  
  15:39 Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese.
  15:47 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 15:50  
  15:50 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:01 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 16:04  
  16:05 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:17 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
  16:56 Brandon Montour hits Zach Aston-Reese.
Evgeni Malkin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brandon Montour. 17:02  
  17:02 Brandon Montour penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin.
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 17:02  
Shot by Jared McCann misses the net 17:31  
Shot by Erik Gudbranson misses the net 17:39  
  17:54 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  18:21 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  18:44 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:55  
  18:55 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  18:56 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
  19:19 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Zach Aston-Reese.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 19:30  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:51  
Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:57  
  19:59 Matt Hunwick penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Aston-Reese.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 19:59  
  19:59 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist.
2
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 0:00  
  1:00 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Phil Kessel.
  1:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 1:34  
  1:35 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:00  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 2:00  
Patric Hornqvist hits Sam Reinhart. 2:10  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:35  
Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net 2:40  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 2:43  
Zach Trotman hits Conor Sheary. 3:17  
Juuso Riikola hits Kyle Okposo. 3:44  
Giveaway by Jared McCann. 4:01  
Jared McCann hits Jake McCabe. 4:03  
  4:14 Scott Wilson hits Erik Gudbranson.
  4:27 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  5:00 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Zach Trotman blocks shot from Johan Larsson. 5:06  
Matt Cullen shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:16  
  5:41 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Giveaway by Justin Schultz. 5:50  
  5:52 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:56  
  6:09 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:46  
  6:53 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 7:00  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 7:00  
  7:08 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Zach Trotman.
  7:16 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 7:26  
Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net 7:53  
  8:02 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jack Johnson hits Jeff Skinner. 8:05  
Marcus Pettersson hits Sam Reinhart. 8:22  
Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:29  
Marcus Pettersson hits Matt Hunwick. 8:42  
Giveaway by Teddy Blueger. 9:02  
  9:25 Kyle Okposo hits Garrett Wilson.
Shot by Jared McCann misses the net 9:57  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:58  
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 10:01  
  10:28 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:29 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  10:35 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Teddy Blueger.
  10:55 Tage Thompson hits Jack Johnson.
Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Tage Thompson. 11:02  
  12:12 Sam Reinhart hits Marcus Pettersson.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 12:16  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 12:16  
  12:24 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
Nick Bjugstad hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 12:47  
  12:58 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann.
  13:37 Matt Hunwick penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 13:37  
  14:23 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 14:59  
  15:46 Scott Wilson hits Marcus Pettersson.
  16:16 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. 16:18  
  16:25 Scott Wilson penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 16:25  
Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Justin Schultz and Sidney Crosby. 17:18  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 17:18  
  17:36 Zemgus Girgensons hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 17:47  
Sidney Crosby scores a power play goal. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Justin Schultz. 18:21  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 18:21  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 18:32  
  19:14 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 19:40  
  19:51 Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Garrett Wilson blocks shot from Matt Hunwick. 19:58  
3
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel hits Jake McCabe. 0:15  
Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese. 1:23  
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Scott Wilson. 1:56  
  2:40 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Juuso Riikola hits Casey Mittelstadt. 2:44  
  2:59 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 3:13  
  3:30 Jake McCabe hits Justin Schultz.
  3:36 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen.
  3:44 Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  3:52 Rasmus Dahlin hits Garrett Wilson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 4:04  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 4:16  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 4:49  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 4:50  
Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net 5:04  
Evgeni Malkin hits Scott Wilson. 5:05  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 5:12  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 5:19  
  5:51 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  5:56 Shot by Jack Eichel misses the net
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:04  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 6:24  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. 6:25  
  6:45 Johan Larsson blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
  6:52 Jake McCabe blocks shot from Zach Trotman.
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 6:52  
  7:38 Brandon Montour hits Nick Bjugstad.
  7:44 Brandon Montour blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 8:30  
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. 8:34  
  8:40 Scott Wilson shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jack Johnson blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 9:00  
  9:00 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Erik Gudbranson hits Brandon Montour. 10:10  
  10:49 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  11:34 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:34  
Patric Hornqvist penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Ristolainen. 11:47  
Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 11:47  
  11:57 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jack Johnson hits Jeff Skinner. 11:58  
Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Jack Eichel. 12:47  
  12:48 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 12:48  
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 13:40  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 13:42  
Jack Johnson hits Jack Eichel. 14:02  
  14:11 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  14:19 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
  14:28 Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 14:30  
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 14:41  
Shot by Nick Bjugstad misses the net 14:48  
  15:32 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  16:05 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:31 Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Takeaway by Dominik Simon. 16:44  
  17:22 Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net
  17:28 Brandon Montour scores. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues and Conor Sheary.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 17:28  
  18:00 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake Guentzel.
  18:07 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jack Johnson.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Conor Sheary. 18:45  
Jared McCann blocks shot from Zach Bogosian. 18:46  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 18:46  
Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 19:02  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 19:05  
  19:21 Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  19:32 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
  19:48 Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
  19:52 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
1 OT
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. 0:00  
  0:29 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Justin Schultz.
  1:03 Jack Eichel blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson.
Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:03  
  1:13 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 1:13  
  1:26 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
  1:51 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 2:00  
  2:28 Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Matt Murray.
  2:37 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad.
Justin Schultz blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 3:15  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 3:35  
Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Linus Ullmark. 3:36  
  3:45 Giveaway by Linus Ullmark.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 3:55  
  4:11 Conor Sheary scores.