National Hockey League
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Pittsburgh 4,
Buffalo 3
When: 12:30 PM ET, Sunday, February 21, 2016
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Andy McElman
Attendance: 19070
Where: First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Andy McElman
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Scoring/Penalty Summary
| 1st Period |
| Scoring |
|
9:09 -
Penguins Patric Hornqvist
(EV) Assists:
Trevor Daley
, Sidney Crosby
13:48 - Sabres Zach Bogosian (PP) Assists: Mark Pysyk , Brian Gionta |
| Penalties |
|
12:21 -
Penguins Patric Hornqvist
(2)
Slashing 17:47 - Sabres Mark Pysyk (2) Cross checking 19:17 - Sabres David Legwand (2) Tripping |
| 2nd Period |
| Scoring |
|
5:28 -
Penguins Scott Wilson
(EV) Assists:
Kris Letang
, Derrick Pouliot
17:50 - Penguins Phil Kessel (EV) Assists: Kris Letang |
| Penalties |
|
4:45 -
Penguins Olli Maatta
(2)
Interference 5:11 - Sabres Jack Eichel (2) Cross checking |
| 3rd Period |
| Scoring |
|
7:52 -
Penguins Matt Cullen
(SH) Assists:
Carl Hagelin
, Kris Letang
8:05 - Sabres Brian Gionta (PP) Assists: Zach Bogosian , Matt Moulson 19:38 - Sabres Zach Bogosian (EV) Assists: Rasmus Ristolainen |
| Penalties |
|
7:24 -
Penguins Conor Sheary
(2)
Tripping 16:34 - Sabres Evander Kane (2) Tripping |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Marc-Andre Fleury | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60:00 | 51:30 | 5:56 | 2:34 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Matthew Murray | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Olli Maatta | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 25:33 | 21:47 | 2:48 | 0:58 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Trevor Daley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 18:03 | 15:48 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Matt Cullen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 25 | 16:11 | 12:43 | 1:37 | 1:51 | 0 | 1 | - | 1 | 12 | 8 | 60 |
| Brian Dumoulin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18:31 | 16:07 | 0:48 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Kevin Porter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:36 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 62 |
| Chris Kunitz | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 18:35 | 15:14 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Bryan Rust | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12:23 | 11:51 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Scott Wilson | LW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 10:15 | 10:00 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ian Cole | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13:48 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Tom Kuhnhackl | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11:38 | 10:55 | 0:00 | 0:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Oskar Sundqvist | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12:42 | 12:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 44 |
| Conor Sheary | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 13 | 9:50 | 9:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Derrick Pouliot | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 15:28 | 13:57 | 1:31 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Kris Letang | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 28:43 | 23:09 | 4:36 | 0:58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Carl Hagelin | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 16:58 | 14:02 | 1:05 | 1:51 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Patric Hornqvist | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | E | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18:52 | 14:39 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Phil Kessel | RW | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 17:23 | 15:03 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Sidney Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 20:23 | 16:04 | 4:19 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | 59 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | POS | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | SHF | TOI | EV | PP | SH | PP | SH | HT | BS | FW | FL | FO% |
| Chad Johnson | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Robin Lehner | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58:43 | 50:13 | 2:34 | 5:56 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mark Pysyk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 2 | 0 | 23 | 14:13 | 13:27 | 0:33 | 0:13 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | - | - | - |
| Josh Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20:46 | 17:06 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Mike Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 1 | 20 | 12:48 | 12:14 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Evander Kane | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 19:53 | 16:31 | 2:01 | 1:21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | 40 |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 17:37 | 14:10 | 0:33 | 2:54 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| Jack Eichel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 0 | 26 | 21:11 | 18:03 | 2:11 | 0:57 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 8 | 10 | 44 |
| David Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8:39 | 6:53 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 5 | 4 | 56 |
| Johan Larsson | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 15:36 | 14:56 | 0:33 | 0:07 | 0 | 0 | 5 | - | 9 | 15 | 38 |
| Sam Reinhart | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 16:28 | 14:12 | 2:01 | 0:15 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 4 | 7 | 36 |
| Matt Moulson | LW | 0 | 1 | 1 | E | 0 | 3 | 15 | 8:11 | 7:48 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Zemgus Girgensons | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 0 | 19 | 16:16 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| Jake McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 21:37 | 20:27 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Nicolas Deslauriers | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8:24 | 8:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - |
| Zach Bogosian | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | E | 0 | 3 | 31 | 22:50 | 19:54 | 0:33 | 2:23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| Rasmus Ristolainen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 25:58 | 19:52 | 2:01 | 4:05 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | - | - | - |
| Justin Bailey | RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 11:55 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Marcus Foligno | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 15:06 | 14:35 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Jamie McGinn | LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | E | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15:49 | 13:48 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - |
Goaltending
| Pittsburgh | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Marc-Andre Fleury W (24-13-6) | 27 | 24 | 3 | .889 | 0 | 60:00 |
| Buffalo | ||||||
| Shots | Saves | GA | SV % | PIM | TOI | |
| Robin Lehner L (4-5-2) | 31 | 27 | 4 | .871 | 0 | 58:43 |