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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, December 17, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Jake Brenk, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Travis Toomey
Attendance: 17456
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final OT123OTT
Buffalo 01102
Pittsburgh 11013
Periods:
  • All
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • OT
1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:06 Evan Rodrigues hits Casey Fitzgerald.
Casey Fitzgerald shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:26  
  0:27 Brock McGinn wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  1:38 Jason Zucker hits Jacob Bryson.
  2:10 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:24  
  2:40 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Brian Dumoulin. 2:44  
  2:58 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Colin Miller hits John Marino. 3:24  
  3:50 Zach Aston-Reese hits Mark Pysyk.
  4:32 Jason Zucker hits Casey Fitzgerald.
  4:38 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  5:07 Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net
  5:11 Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Rasmus Dahlin penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Drew O'Connor. 5:21  
  5:21 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  5:33 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  5:34 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  5:35 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  5:36 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  5:37 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  5:38 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  5:53 Evan Rodrigues scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby.
  5:53 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  6:59 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  7:03 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  7:09 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  7:20 Shot by John Marino misses the net
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 7:34  
John Hayden hits Evan Rodrigues. 7:44  
Zemgus Girgensons hits John Marino. 7:52  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:13  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 8:14  
Casey Fitzgerald hits Drew O'Connor. 8:45  
  8:51 Sam Lafferty hits Jacob Bryson.
  9:14 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  10:11 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  10:32 Marcus Pettersson hits Brett Murray.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 11:02  
  11:17 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
John Hayden hits Dominik Simon. 11:22  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Drew O'Connor. 11:29  
  11:44 Sam Lafferty shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  11:52 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  11:53 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  11:58 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  11:59 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Rasmus Asplund hits Evan Rodrigues. 12:23  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Brock McGinn. 12:59  
  13:14 Zach Aston-Reese hits Jacob Bryson.
Tage Thompson penalty for fighting against Zach Aston-Reese - 5 mins (Major). 13:17  
  13:17 Zach Aston-Reese penalty for fighting against Tage Thompson - 5 mins (Major).
  13:17 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Tage Thompson penalty for unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zach Aston-Reese. Served by Victor Olofsson. 13:17  
Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 13:27  
  14:24 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  14:27 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  14:43 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  15:10 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. 15:16  
  15:24 Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen.
  15:25 Dominik Simon penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mark Jankowski.
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 15:25  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:44  
  15:45 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner.
  15:59 Jeff Carter hits Dylan Cozens.
  16:17 Jeff Carter blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin.
  16:18 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Rasmus Asplund.
Giveaway by Rasmus Asplund. 17:01  
  17:17 John Marino hits Vinnie Hinostroza.
John Hayden blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. 17:58  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 18:04  
  18:12 Evan Rodrigues hits Jacob Bryson.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jeff Carter. 19:02  
  19:03 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  19:29 Chad Ruhwedel hits Vinnie Hinostroza.
Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net 19:35  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 19:49  
  19:50 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net 0:20  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 0:45  
John Hayden hits Kasperi Kapanen. 0:59  
  1:18 Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net
  1:21 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Rasmus Dahlin hits Teddy Blueger. 1:38  
  1:42 Giveaway by Teddy Blueger.
  2:10 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  2:11 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
  2:23 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  2:30 Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net
Casey Fitzgerald hits Kasperi Kapanen. 3:14  
  3:18 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  3:32 Sidney Crosby hits John Hayden.
  3:46 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
  3:55 Brian Dumoulin hits John Hayden.
  4:08 Sam Lafferty hits Vinnie Hinostroza.
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 4:08  
Casey Fitzgerald penalty for fighting against Sam Lafferty - 5 mins (Major). 4:09  
  4:09 Sam Lafferty penalty for fighting against Casey Fitzgerald - 5 mins (Major).
  4:09 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Colin Miller penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dominik Simon. 4:23  
  4:23 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  4:37 Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net
  4:40 Kris Letang hits Kyle Okposo.
  5:11 Shot by Kris Letang misses the net
Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Kris Letang. 5:29  
Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 5:36  
  6:03 Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net
Tage Thompson hits Teddy Blueger. 6:31  
  6:45 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  6:45 Brock McGinn scores. Assisted by Mike Matheson and Teddy Blueger.
  6:45 Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  6:56 Dominik Simon hits Mark Pysyk.
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 7:32  
  7:43 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  7:49 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  7:57 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  8:14 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  8:15 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  8:22 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Zemgus Girgensons hits Evan Rodrigues. 8:35  
Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net 8:37  
  8:38 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from John Hayden.
John Hayden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:40  
John Hayden shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 8:41  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 8:42  
Rasmus Dahlin hits Jason Zucker. 9:17  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 9:37  
  10:00 Takeaway by Mike Matheson.
Casey Fitzgerald blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. 10:18  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:19  
Tage Thompson hits Kris Letang. 10:30  
  10:45 Brian Dumoulin hits Tage Thompson.
  11:00 Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Mark Pysyk.
  11:15 Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Jeff Skinner.
  11:16 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Victor Olofsson hits Jason Zucker. 11:25  
  11:45 Marcus Pettersson hits Brett Murray.
John Hayden hits Jeff Carter. 12:13  
  12:31 Takeaway by Drew O'Connor.
Casey Fitzgerald shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 12:34  
Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Casey Fitzgerald and John Hayden. 12:35  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 12:35  
  13:20 Dominik Simon blocks shot from Colin Miller.
  13:29 Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. 13:56  
Jacob Bryson hits Kris Letang. 14:06  
  14:22 Brock McGinn hits Kyle Okposo.
Brett Murray hits Zach Aston-Reese. 14:29  
  14:39 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  14:48 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 15:08  
  15:31 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 15:33  
Casey Fitzgerald hits Kris Letang. 16:08  
John Hayden hits Zach Aston-Reese. 16:09  
Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:22  
Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 16:23  
  16:58 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:00  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 17:01  
  17:07 Marcus Pettersson penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Vinnie Hinostroza.
  17:07 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
Tage Thompson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brock McGinn. 17:22  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 17:22  
Takeaway by Mark Jankowski. 17:29  
Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 17:42  
  18:49 Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:03  
Shot by Mark Jankowski misses the net 19:11  
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  0:13 Kris Letang hits Zemgus Girgensons.
Casey Fitzgerald hits Sidney Crosby. 0:41  
  0:42 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Tage Thompson hits Marcus Pettersson. 1:13  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from John Marino. 1:22  
  1:26 Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 1:28  
  1:28 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  2:00 Chad Ruhwedel hits Dylan Cozens.
  2:05 Mike Matheson hits Victor Olofsson.
  2:11 Mike Matheson hits Victor Olofsson.
  2:18 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  2:25 Sam Lafferty hits Mark Pysyk.
Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. 2:57  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 3:18  
  3:18 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
  3:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons.
John Hayden hits Kasperi Kapanen. 3:27  
  3:42 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson.
Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 5:06  
Shot by Colin Miller misses the net 5:11  
Giveaway by Malcolm Subban. 5:18  
  5:23 Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net
  5:47 Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Kris Letang. 5:54  
  6:15 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  6:21 Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net
  6:35 Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Dylan Cozens hits Kasperi Kapanen. 6:39  
Takeaway by Casey Fitzgerald. 6:48  
  7:11 John Marino shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  7:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Takeaway by Cody Eakin. 7:16  
Shot by Cody Eakin misses the net 7:20  
  7:35 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Cody Eakin hits Sidney Crosby. 7:37  
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. 7:39  
  8:45 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Brett Murray hits Marcus Pettersson. 8:58  
  9:07 Jason Zucker hits Jacob Bryson.
  9:09 Danton Heinen shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  9:10 Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  9:21 Takeaway by Dominik Simon.
John Hayden hits Kris Letang. 9:28  
  9:29 Shot by Sam Lafferty misses the net
  10:10 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 10:11  
  10:19 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  10:36 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  10:57 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
  11:27 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Kyle Okposo.
  12:18 Takeaway by Jason Zucker.
  12:22 Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 12:25  
  12:33 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Casey Fitzgerald hits Dominik Simon. 12:50  
Casey Fitzgerald blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. 13:11  
  13:44 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Cody Eakin blocks shot from Kris Letang. 13:49  
Vinnie Hinostroza hits Brian Dumoulin. 14:18  
Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Rasmus Asplund and Kyle Okposo. 14:42  
Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 14:42  
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 14:52  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 15:17  
  15:58 Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net
Shot by Brett Murray misses the net 16:23  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 16:42  
Shot by Mark Pysyk misses the net 16:48  
  16:58 Brock McGinn shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  17:03 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  17:04 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  17:05 Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. 17:06  
  17:23 Danton Heinen hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Henri Jokiharju hits Danton Heinen. 17:30  
Giveaway by Rasmus Asplund. 18:01  
  18:24 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
  19:55 Jeff Carter penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Zemgus Girgensons.
Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:55  
1 OT
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo.
Kyle Okposo hits Zach Aston-Reese. 1:03  
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 1:42  
  1:45 Chad Ruhwedel hits Dylan Cozens.
  1:53 John Marino hits Victor Olofsson.
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. 1:59  
  2:11 Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net
  2:37 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Malcolm Subban.
Henri Jokiharju wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 2:38  
  2:48 Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  2:53 Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Kris Letang.