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Pittsburgh 8,
Buffalo 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, May 6, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Furman South
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 4672
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Dean Morton, Furman South
Linesmen: Kyle Flemington, Brad Kovachik
Attendance: 4672
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 0:36 | Brian Dumoulin hits Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 1:05 | |
| 1:21 | Kasperi Kapanen blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| Dylan Cozens hits Evgeni Malkin. | 1:30 | |
| 1:32 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 1:48 | Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 2:14 | |
| Drake Caggiula scores. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Riley Sheahan. | 2:45 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 2:45 | |
| Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | 3:25 | |
| 3:30 | Kasperi Kapanen shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 3:57 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 4:45 | Mark Friedman shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Colton Sceviour. | 5:09 | |
| 5:15 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Colin Miller. | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 5:26 | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Colton Sceviour. | 5:40 | |
| 5:41 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| 6:47 | Jason Zucker hits Tage Thompson. | |
| Tage Thompson hits Kasperi Kapanen. | 7:00 | |
| Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | 7:38 | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Marcus Pettersson. | 8:00 | |
| 8:02 | Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Bryan Rust. | 8:56 | |
| 9:11 | Kris Letang hits Victor Olofsson. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 9:27 | |
| 9:59 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 10:03 | Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Jared McCann and Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Arttu Ruotsalainen penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kasperi Kapanen. | 10:18 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 10:18 | |
| 10:29 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 11:01 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 11:39 | Jeff Carter scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jason Zucker and Kasperi Kapanen. | |
| 11:39 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 12:11 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. | 12:34 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 12:36 | |
| 12:38 | Teddy Blueger hits Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| 12:46 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 12:46 | Jason Zucker wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt hits Evgeni Malkin. | 12:48 | |
| 13:01 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 13:23 | Giveaway by Jared McCann. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:38 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 13:39 | |
| 13:48 | Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Jacob Bryson. | |
| Victor Olofsson hits Cody Ceci. | 14:41 | |
| 15:15 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:22 | |
| 15:23 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 16:17 | Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net | |
| Drake Caggiula shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 16:34 | |
| 16:35 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 18:12 | Cody Ceci hits Dylan Cozens. | |
| 18:21 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:23 | |
| 18:59 | Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. | |
| Mattias Samuelsson hits Sidney Crosby. | 19:03 | |
| Takeaway by Drake Caggiula. | 19:15 | |
| Shot by Colin Miller misses the net | 19:35 |
2
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Jake Guentzel. | 0:11 | |
| 0:19 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:24 | |
| 0:25 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju. | 1:04 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net | 1:06 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 1:47 | |
| 1:55 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeni Malkin. | 2:18 | |
| 2:35 | Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Teddy Blueger. | 3:04 | |
| 3:08 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 3:22 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 3:29 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Tage Thompson scores. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt. | 3:32 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:32 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:43 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 3:43 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 3:45 | |
| 3:51 | Kris Letang hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 4:36 | Jeff Carter scores. Assisted by Marcus Pettersson and Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 4:36 | |
| 5:06 | Cody Ceci hits Brett Murray. | |
| Drake Caggiula scores. Assisted by Colin Miller and Rasmus Ristolainen. | 5:13 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. | 5:13 | |
| Rasmus Asplund hits Marcus Pettersson. | 5:27 | |
| 5:54 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 6:23 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 6:26 | Brian Dumoulin scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby. | |
| 6:26 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 6:58 | Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| 7:25 | Jared McCann scores. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 7:25 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| Takeaway by Rasmus Ristolainen. | 8:18 | |
| Brett Murray shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 8:24 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. | 8:25 | |
| 8:49 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 9:31 | Kris Letang blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | |
| 9:43 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | |
| 9:52 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. | 11:23 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 11:36 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 11:44 | |
| Drake Caggiula shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 12:08 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 12:28 | |
| 12:56 | Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Colton Sceviour. | 13:00 | |
| 13:12 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Mattias Samuelsson. | |
| Giveaway by Michael Houser. | 13:38 | |
| 13:50 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Colin Miller hits Bryan Rust. | 14:04 | |
| 15:13 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeni Malkin. | 15:24 | |
| 15:27 | Shot by Cody Ceci misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. | 15:57 | |
| 17:05 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 17:06 | |
| 17:45 | John Marino shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 17:47 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 18:20 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 18:41 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Brian Dumoulin. | 19:05 | |
| 19:12 | Kris Letang hits Jeff Skinner. | |
| 19:16 | Brian Dumoulin penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Arttu Ruotsalainen. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 19:16 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 19:44 |
3
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:23 | |
| 0:38 | Jeff Carter hits Victor Olofsson. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:08 | |
| Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:08 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 1:09 | |
| 1:21 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 1:35 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| 1:49 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Drake Caggiula. | 2:09 | |
| 2:48 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 2:49 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Rasmus Asplund blocks shot from Cody Ceci. | 2:57 | |
| 3:02 | Jeff Carter scores. and Jared McCann and Mark Friedman. | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:02 | |
| Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:14 | |
| 3:21 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:22 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger. | 3:23 | |
| 3:33 | Colton Sceviour hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| 3:45 | Colton Sceviour hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. | 4:10 | |
| 4:33 | Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net | |
| 6:12 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 6:25 | Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Kris Letang and Jake Guentzel. | |
| 6:25 | Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:45 | |
| 6:46 | Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 6:57 | |
| 7:11 | Giveaway by Jeff Carter. | |
| 7:34 | Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:50 | |
| 7:58 | Jason Zucker penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 7:58 | |
| 8:31 | Jeff Carter blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 8:41 | |
| 8:48 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 8:54 | |
| Shot by Arttu Ruotsalainen misses the net | 9:39 | |
| Jeff Skinner scores a power play goal. Assisted by Tage Thompson Assisted by Rasmus Ristolainen. | 9:46 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:46 | |
| 10:05 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 10:16 | |
| 10:35 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 10:36 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Sidney Crosby. | 10:54 | |
| 11:03 | Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. | |
| 11:09 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 11:17 | |
| Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 11:39 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeni Malkin. | 11:43 | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 11:59 | |
| 12:16 | Giveaway by Jeff Carter. | |
| 12:22 | Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 12:25 | Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| 12:37 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 12:56 | Giveaway by Mark Friedman. | |
| 13:05 | Kasperi Kapanen scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Jason Zucker. | |
| 13:05 | Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 13:28 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Rasmus Asplund. | |
| 13:31 | Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 13:44 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| 13:45 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| Brett Murray hits Brian Dumoulin. | 14:18 | |
| 14:23 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Michael Houser. | |
| Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. | 14:47 | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 15:23 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Cody Ceci. | 15:49 | |
| 15:59 | Giveaway by Tristan Jarry. | |
| 16:04 | Jason Zucker blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 16:32 | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | 16:41 | |
| Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | 16:53 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann. | 17:49 | |
| Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 18:04 | |
| 18:05 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 18:32 | Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter. | 18:33 | |
| 18:52 | Jared McCann hits Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 19:03 | |
| 19:03 | Teddy Blueger hits Jacob Bryson. |