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Pittsburgh 5,
Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, January 17, 2025
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Devin Berg
Attendance: 19070
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Devin Berg
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 0:00 | |
| Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | 0:32 | |
| 0:33 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Bryan Rust. | |
| 1:07 | Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net | |
| 1:47 | Giveaway by Connor Clifton. | |
| Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | 2:05 | |
| 2:10 | Shot by Tyson Kozak misses the net | |
| 2:14 | Tyson Kozak hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Noel Acciari hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 2:19 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 2:35 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 2:46 | |
| Giveaway by Michael Bunting. | 3:08 | |
| Anthony Beauvillier hits Tage Thompson. | 3:23 | |
| 3:29 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 3:37 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 3:38 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor. | |
| Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 3:48 | |
| Shot by Philip Tomasino misses the net | 3:54 | |
| Giveaway by Philip Tomasino. | 4:00 | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jack Quinn. | 4:31 | |
| 4:37 | Bowen Byram hits Noel Acciari. | |
| Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:06 | |
| 5:07 | Tyson Kozak blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | |
| Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:18 | |
| 5:47 | Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 5:49 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 5:57 | Giveaway by Bowen Byram. | |
| Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net | 5:58 | |
| Anthony Beauvillier hits Jason Zucker. | 6:17 | |
| Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Connor Clifton. | 6:39 | |
| Cody Glass shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 7:25 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 7:28 | |
| 7:32 | Ryan McLeod blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | |
| Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Jason Zucker. | 7:45 | |
| 7:50 | Jason Zucker hits Erik Karlsson. | |
| 8:16 | Peyton Krebs shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Zach Benson. | 8:18 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 8:32 | |
| Anthony Beauvillier shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 8:47 | |
| 8:50 | Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. | |
| 9:09 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | |
| 9:14 | Giveaway by Tyson Kozak. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 9:47 | |
| 10:11 | Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| 10:14 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Michael Bunting hits Jack Quinn. | 10:19 | |
| Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 10:47 | |
| 10:57 | Jack Quinn penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 10:57 | |
| 11:32 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net | 11:56 | |
| Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | 12:08 | |
| Evgeni Malkin penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by Beck Malenstyn. | 12:24 | |
| Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 12:24 | |
| Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 14:35 | |
| 15:05 | Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 15:16 | Owen Power scores a power play goal. Assisted by Zach Benson and Bowen Byram. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. | 15:16 | |
| 15:35 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Rickard Rakell blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | 15:48 | |
| Bryan Rust blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 15:51 | |
| 16:30 | Connor Clifton hits Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 16:34 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 16:41 | Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 16:46 | |
| 17:17 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 17:19 | |
| 17:49 | Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Cody Glass. | |
| 17:59 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net | 18:25 | |
| 18:54 | Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| Shot by Anthony Beauvillier misses the net | 18:58 | |
| 19:04 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Matt Grzelcyk. | |
| 19:12 | Connor Clifton hits Michael Bunting. | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots misses the net | 19:23 | |
| 19:31 | Tyson Kozak blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. |
2
| Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 0:00 | |
| 0:28 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Bryan Rust. | |
| 0:31 | Rasmus Dahlin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 0:31 | |
| Rickard Rakell shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:00 | |
| 1:17 | Connor Clifton hits Sidney Crosby. | |
| 1:23 | Connor Clifton hits Michael Bunting. | |
| 1:31 | Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | |
| Rickard Rakell scores a power play goal. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Matt Grzelcyk. | 1:41 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 1:41 | |
| Takeaway by Cody Glass. | 2:02 | |
| Anthony Beauvillier scores. Assisted by Cody Glass. | 2:08 | |
| 2:08 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. | |
| 3:11 | Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. | |
| Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net | 3:19 | |
| 3:24 | Beck Malenstyn hits Ryan Graves. | |
| 3:25 | Henri Jokiharju hits Blake Lizotte. | |
| Noel Acciari hits Owen Power. | 3:34 | |
| Ryan Graves hits Beck Malenstyn. | 3:40 | |
| 4:00 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 4:04 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots misses the net | |
| 4:06 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. | |
| 4:11 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Blake Lizotte. | 4:24 | |
| Shot by Blake Lizotte misses the net | 4:26 | |
| 4:39 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk. | 4:43 | |
| 4:48 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 5:22 | JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 5:34 | Dylan Cozens hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | 5:35 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 5:41 | |
| 5:50 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 5:52 | Peyton Krebs shoots misses the net | |
| 5:55 | Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net | |
| Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | 6:06 | |
| 6:27 | Giveaway by Peyton Krebs. | |
| Kevin Hayes hits Owen Power. | 6:46 | |
| Drew O'Connor hits Zach Benson. | 6:50 | |
| Ryan Graves blocks shot from Tyson Kozak. | 6:55 | |
| Kevin Hayes shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 7:20 | |
| 7:27 | Giveaway by Tyson Kozak. | |
| 7:42 | Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Ryan Graves. | |
| 7:49 | Beck Malenstyn hits Matt Grzelcyk. | |
| 8:05 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 8:26 | Jason Zucker shoots misses the net | |
| Erik Karlsson hits Alex Tuch. | 9:04 | |
| 9:10 | Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | |
| 9:49 | Owen Power blocks shot from Noel Acciari. | |
| 9:50 | Henri Jokiharju penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 9:50 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 9:54 | Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 10:27 | Connor Clifton blocks shot from Rickard Rakell. | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 10:51 | |
| 11:01 | Giveaway by Bowen Byram. | |
| 11:08 | Zach Benson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Cody Glass scores a power play goal. Assisted by Philip Tomasino and Alex Nedeljkovic. | 11:43 | |
| 11:43 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. | |
| 12:02 | Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan McLeod. | 12:07 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. | 12:07 | |
| 12:34 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 12:52 | Giveaway by Jack Quinn. | |
| 13:26 | Dylan Cozens shoots misses the net | |
| 13:51 | Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net | |
| 14:13 | Bowen Byram shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 14:15 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 14:34 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 14:46 | |
| 14:56 | Henri Jokiharju hits Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Anthony Beauvillier hits Henri Jokiharju. | 15:05 | |
| 15:40 | JJ Peterka shoots misses the net | |
| Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Alex Tuch. | 15:46 | |
| Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Zach Benson. | 15:52 | |
| Takeaway by Kevin Hayes. | 16:21 | |
| 16:26 | Takeaway by Zach Benson. | |
| Owen Pickering hits Jack Quinn. | 16:32 | |
| 17:06 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Cody Glass shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 17:13 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. | 17:17 | |
| 17:19 | Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tyson Kozak. | 17:21 | |
| Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 17:23 | |
| 17:24 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 18:07 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 18:15 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 18:21 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 18:23 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 18:34 | |
| Evgeni Malkin penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 18:35 | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Jason Zucker. | 18:35 | |
| Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 18:38 | |
| 19:04 | Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 19:26 | Tage Thompson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan Graves. | |
| Bryan Rust wins the faceoff against Ryan McLeod. | 19:26 |
3
| Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Cody Glass wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 0:00 | |
| 0:19 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 0:29 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 0:30 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 0:32 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 0:35 | Connor Clifton shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 0:37 | Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Bryan Rust scores a power play goal. Assisted by Matt Grzelcyk and Michael Bunting. | 1:09 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 1:09 | |
| Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. | 1:21 | |
| 1:23 | Ryan McLeod wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. | |
| Noel Acciari hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 1:29 | |
| 1:39 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Noel Acciari. | |
| 1:59 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Noel Acciari hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 2:00 | |
| 2:16 | Shot by JJ Peterka misses the net | |
| 2:25 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | 2:35 | |
| Giveaway by Ryan Graves. | 2:42 | |
| 3:00 | Zach Benson hits Philip Tomasino. | |
| Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Owen Power. | 3:19 | |
| 3:23 | Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net | |
| 3:27 | Zach Benson blocks shot from Owen Power. | |
| 3:31 | Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net | |
| 3:40 | Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 3:47 | Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. | 3:54 | |
| Takeaway by Erik Karlsson. | 4:21 | |
| Rickard Rakell hits Bowen Byram. | 4:27 | |
| Owen Pickering penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | 4:42 | |
| 4:42 | Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari. | |
| 5:04 | Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor. | |
| 5:36 | Jack Quinn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 5:38 | |
| Ryan Graves hits Alex Tuch. | 6:00 | |
| Ryan Graves hits Bowen Byram. | 6:18 | |
| Takeaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | 6:19 | |
| Blake Lizotte blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | 6:24 | |
| Blake Lizotte shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 6:30 | |
| Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | 7:09 | |
| 7:15 | Beck Malenstyn blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. | |
| 7:16 | Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Giveaway by Anthony Beauvillier. | 7:34 | |
| 8:16 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 8:26 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 8:28 | Shot by Jack Quinn misses the net | |
| Michael Bunting hits Owen Power. | 9:06 | |
| 9:09 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Michael Bunting penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs. | 9:11 | |
| 9:11 | Peyton Krebs penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Michael Bunting. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 9:11 | |
| 9:56 | Owen Power shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| 9:58 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Rickard Rakell wins the faceoff against Alex Tuch. | 10:05 | |
| 10:52 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Kevin Hayes wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 10:54 | |
| 12:03 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 12:03 | Jason Zucker penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). | |
| Ryan Graves penalty for misconduct - 10 mins (Misconduct). | 12:03 | |
| Owen Pickering blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 12:11 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 12:13 | |
| 12:57 | Dylan Cozens shoots misses the net | |
| 12:59 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Blake Lizotte. | |
| Noel Acciari blocks shot from Bowen Byram. | 13:10 | |
| 13:19 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Kevin Hayes. | |
| 13:42 | Henri Jokiharju hits Philip Tomasino. | |
| Shot by Kevin Hayes misses the net | 14:06 | |
| 14:09 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Owen Pickering hits Jack Quinn. | 14:29 | |
| 14:46 | Zach Benson scores. Assisted by Tage Thompson and Alex Tuch. | |
| 14:46 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Matt Grzelcyk hits Jack Quinn. | 14:59 | |
| Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 15:39 | |
| 15:51 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier. | 16:01 | |
| Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net | 16:17 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. | 16:37 | |
| 16:53 | Sam Lafferty hits Pierre-Olivier Joseph. | |
| 16:56 | Giveaway by Ryan McLeod. | |
| Alex Nedeljkovic scores on an empty net. | 17:18 | |
| 17:18 | Tyson Kozak wins the faceoff against Cody Glass. | |
| 17:27 | Beck Malenstyn hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Marcus Pettersson hits Beck Malenstyn. | 17:40 | |
| Giveaway by Michael Bunting. | 18:08 | |
| Shot by Michael Bunting misses the net | 18:19 | |
| 18:39 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 18:54 | |
| Pierre-Olivier Joseph blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 18:59 | |
| 19:09 | Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Matt Grzelcyk blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. | 19:14 | |
| 19:14 | Ryan McLeod shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. | 19:35 | |
| 19:40 | Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Ryan McLeod. | |
| 19:47 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic. | |
| Philip Tomasino hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 19:50 | |
| 19:55 | Shot by Peyton Krebs misses the net |