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Buffalo 3,
Pittsburgh 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 6, 2024
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Furman South
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 18256
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Brian Pochmara, Furman South
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brandon Grillo
Attendance: 18256
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| 0:14 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 0:24 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. | 0:24 | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. | 0:28 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:41 | |
| 1:01 | Shot by Pierre-Olivier Joseph misses the net | |
| Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:08 | |
| 1:27 | Valtteri Puustinen hits Erik Johnson. | |
| Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | 1:29 | |
| 1:34 | Valtteri Puustinen shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 1:42 | |
| 2:09 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 2:12 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| 2:18 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 2:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Alex Tuch blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 2:23 | |
| 2:24 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 2:30 | |
| Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Connor Clifton and Tage Thompson. | 2:53 | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 2:53 | |
| 3:24 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 3:48 | Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 3:55 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 4:07 | Takeaway by Reilly Smith. | |
| 4:07 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Erik Johnson blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel. | 4:15 | |
| 4:22 | Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | |
| 4:49 | Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | |
| 4:57 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 4:58 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Takeaway by Henri Jokiharju. | 5:09 | |
| Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 5:14 | |
| 5:29 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 5:38 | Takeaway by Rickard Rakell. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:00 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson hits Valtteri Puustinen. | 6:16 | |
| Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:33 | |
| Alex Tuch hits Ryan Graves. | 6:40 | |
| 6:58 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:23 | |
| 7:32 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 7:34 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 7:35 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 7:43 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | 7:56 | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 9:38 | |
| 9:58 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 10:16 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | 10:37 | |
| Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | 11:39 | |
| 11:41 | Shot by Noel Acciari misses the net | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 11:53 | |
| Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 12:16 | |
| 12:51 | Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. | |
| Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:09 | |
| 13:26 | Takeaway by Lars Eller. | |
| 13:29 | Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 13:30 | Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Connor Clifton hits Bryan Rust. | 13:42 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson hits Drew O'Connor. | 13:47 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 14:02 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson hits Reilly Smith. | 14:13 | |
| Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | 14:48 | |
| 14:57 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 15:37 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 15:46 | |
| Takeaway by Eric Robinson. | 16:22 | |
| Eric Robinson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 16:23 | |
| 16:56 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 17:05 | Noel Acciari hits Erik Johnson. | |
| Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | 17:21 | |
| 17:40 | Kris Letang hits Jordan Greenway. | |
| Zach Benson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:59 | |
| 18:01 | Kris Letang hits Zach Benson. | |
| Jack Quinn blocks shot from Lars Eller. | 18:11 | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel. | 18:27 | |
| 18:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| 18:34 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 18:36 | |
| 18:38 | Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 18:39 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:55 | |
| 19:06 | Jake Guentzel hits Connor Clifton. | |
| 19:31 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | 19:44 | |
| Alex Tuch hits Rickard Rakell. | 19:53 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 19:57 | |
| 19:58 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net |
2
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:07 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Rickard Rakell. | 0:22 | |
| Alex Tuch penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Marcus Pettersson. | 0:26 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:26 | |
| Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:28 | |
| 1:01 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| 1:20 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 1:58 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 2:25 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 2:31 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 2:39 | |
| Jack Quinn hits Marcus Pettersson. | 2:48 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | 3:16 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Marcus Pettersson. | 3:27 | |
| 3:32 | Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 3:50 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 4:22 | Bryan Rust blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Bryan Rust. | 4:36 | |
| Jack Quinn hits Erik Karlsson. | 4:53 | |
| 5:13 | Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| 5:21 | Rickard Rakell hits Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| 5:32 | Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 5:51 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 5:59 | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:04 | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 6:06 | |
| 6:10 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 6:11 | |
| 6:27 | Noel Acciari hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 6:30 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Kris Letang. | |
| 6:39 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Jordan Greenway shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:09 | |
| 7:10 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 7:27 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 7:29 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Shot by Zach Benson misses the net | 7:31 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:39 | |
| 7:54 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 8:21 | Ryan Graves shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 9:01 | Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Sidney Crosby. | 9:06 | |
| Henri Jokiharju penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 9:07 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:07 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 9:56 | |
| Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:07 | |
| 10:22 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| Owen Power shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:25 | |
| 10:34 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| 11:10 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 11:22 | Noel Acciari hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| 11:28 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| Peyton Krebs hits Drew O'Connor. | 11:35 | |
| Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | 11:49 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Marcus Pettersson. | 11:58 | |
| Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. | 12:22 | |
| 12:27 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 12:34 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 12:51 | Noel Acciari penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 12:51 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:21 | |
| 13:37 | Giveaway by Lars Eller. | |
| Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | 13:44 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 14:02 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 14:03 | |
| Owen Power shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 14:13 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 14:15 | |
| Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net | 14:20 | |
| 14:31 | Ryan Graves hits Dylan Cozens. | |
| Shot by Zach Benson misses the net | 14:53 | |
| 15:04 | Ryan Graves blocks shot from Jack Quinn. | |
| 15:11 | Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:17 | |
| 15:24 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 15:38 | Erik Karlsson hits Peyton Krebs. | |
| 15:55 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 16:03 | |
| 16:06 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. | |
| Tage Thompson shoots misses the net | 16:28 | |
| 16:37 | Jansen Harkins shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 17:07 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 17:18 | Bryan Rust hits Zach Benson. | |
| Takeaway by Zach Benson. | 17:26 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net | 17:41 | |
| 18:02 | Sidney Crosby hits Jack Quinn. | |
| 18:06 | Chad Ruhwedel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 18:07 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Owen Power shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 18:39 | |
| 18:41 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Connor Clifton hits Noel Acciari. | 19:03 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 19:15 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson penalty for boarding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Noel Acciari. | 19:15 | |
| 19:21 | Rickard Rakell hits Erik Johnson. | |
| 19:35 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 19:40 | Sidney Crosby penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Owen Power. | |
| 19:40 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | |
| Takeaway by Alex Tuch. | 19:54 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 19:57 |
3
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 0:00 | |
| 0:45 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. | |
| 0:47 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 1:13 | Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 1:14 | Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| 1:24 | Lars Eller blocks shot from Jordan Greenway. | |
| 1:49 | Drew O'Connor hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Takeaway by Jack Quinn. | 1:53 | |
| Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net | 1:58 | |
| 2:35 | Ryan Graves hits Eric Robinson. | |
| 2:47 | Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| 2:49 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 2:59 | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 3:00 | |
| 3:04 | Jansen Harkins penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | |
| Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 3:04 | |
| Alex Tuch hits Bryan Rust. | 3:20 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:44 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 3:46 | |
| 3:50 | Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Owen Power. | |
| 4:18 | Takeaway by Noel Acciari. | |
| 4:20 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:37 | |
| 4:39 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | 4:48 | |
| 5:07 | Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| Peyton Krebs blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 5:43 | |
| 5:44 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Giveaway by Connor Clifton. | 5:45 | |
| 5:55 | Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Connor Clifton penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. | 5:57 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. | 5:57 | |
| Jordan Greenway wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 5:57 | |
| 6:21 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| 6:36 | Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:38 | |
| 6:50 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| 6:57 | Jake Guentzel shoots misses the net | |
| 7:06 | Evgeni Malkin shoots misses the net | |
| 7:21 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 7:49 | Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 7:49 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 8:00 | |
| 8:18 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Valtteri Puustinen. | 8:19 | |
| 8:21 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 8:31 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net | 8:42 | |
| 8:56 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Erik Johnson. | |
| 9:09 | Takeaway by Jansen Harkins. | |
| Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 9:13 | |
| 9:17 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 9:43 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:45 | |
| Erik Johnson hits Jake Guentzel. | 10:01 | |
| 10:06 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Zach Benson. | |
| 10:07 | Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Drew O'Connor. | 10:31 | |
| Connor Clifton hits Jake Guentzel. | 10:55 | |
| 11:13 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Connor Clifton blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 11:23 | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 11:32 | |
| 11:33 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | |
| Erik Johnson hits Jansen Harkins. | 11:55 | |
| Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net | 12:07 | |
| 12:34 | Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | 12:36 | |
| JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:03 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | 13:05 | |
| 13:08 | Noel Acciari blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| Alex Tuch hits Evgeni Malkin. | 14:10 | |
| 14:20 | Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 14:57 | |
| Peyton Krebs hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | 15:02 | |
| 15:02 | Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net | 15:13 | |
| 15:19 | Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| 15:20 | Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Eric Robinson. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons scores. Assisted by Eric Robinson and Mattias Samuelsson. | 15:22 | |
| 15:22 | Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 15:37 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 15:39 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 15:47 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| 16:08 | Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | |
| Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 16:21 | |
| 16:23 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. | |
| 16:31 | Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| Erik Johnson hits Evgeni Malkin. | 16:49 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 17:49 | |
| 18:22 | Giveaway by Rickard Rakell. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin scores. | 18:24 | |
| Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:24 | |
| 19:00 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 19:06 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Tage Thompson. | 19:07 | |
| 19:25 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 19:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 19:38 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | |
| 19:45 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 19:49 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Jordan Greenway blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 19:52 |