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Pittsburgh 5,
Buffalo 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 14, 2019
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18680
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Kory Nagy, Tim Nowak
Attendance: 18680
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 0:00 | |
| Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 0:09 | |
| 0:23 | Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | |
| Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | 0:43 | |
| Takeaway by Teddy Blueger. | 1:01 | |
| Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | 1:03 | |
| 1:23 | Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 1:24 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. | |
| 2:02 | Giveaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| Shot by Nick Bjugstad misses the net | 2:04 | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 2:33 | |
| 3:06 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 3:07 | |
| 3:27 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Zach Trotman blocks shot from Vladimir Sobotka. | 4:02 | |
| 4:11 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 4:13 | Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jason Pominville. | 4:19 | |
| Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | 4:31 | |
| Zach Trotman hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 4:35 | |
| 4:48 | Brandon Montour blocks shot from Teddy Blueger. | |
| 4:51 | Jeff Skinner hits Justin Schultz. | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 4:52 | |
| Nick Bjugstad hits Matt Hunwick. | 5:30 | |
| 5:46 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Nick Bjugstad. | |
| Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 5:50 | |
| 5:51 | Matt Hunwick hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 5:51 | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Scott Wilson. | 6:18 | |
| Erik Gudbranson hits Johan Larsson. | 6:20 | |
| Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson. | 6:26 | |
| 6:29 | Scott Wilson hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Brian Dumoulin hits Sam Reinhart. | 6:54 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 6:59 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | 7:53 | |
| 8:23 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann. | |
| Shot by Jack Johnson misses the net | 8:26 | |
| 9:30 | Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 9:34 | |
| Garrett Wilson hits Brandon Montour. | 10:00 | |
| 10:08 | Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Zach Trotman. | |
| Shot by Matt Cullen misses the net | 10:19 | |
| Zach Trotman shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 10:29 | |
| 10:30 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Marcus Pettersson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kyle Okposo. | 10:47 | |
| 10:47 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| 11:38 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Jack Johnson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 11:48 | |
| Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. | 11:49 | |
| 12:24 | Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net | |
| 12:30 | Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 13:06 | Vladimir Sobotka hits Jake Guentzel. | |
| 13:54 | Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| Nick Bjugstad blocks shot from Alexander Nylander. | 15:37 | |
| 15:38 | Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | 15:55 | |
| Brian Dumoulin hits Vladimir Sobotka. | 16:02 | |
| 16:04 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| 16:16 | Giveaway by Jason Pominville. | |
| 16:37 | Vladimir Sobotka hits Erik Gudbranson. | |
| Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Casey Nelson. | 16:42 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 16:58 | |
| Teddy Blueger shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 17:07 | |
| 17:28 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 17:29 | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 17:39 | |
| 17:46 | Giveaway by Carter Hutton. | |
| 17:55 | Brandon Montour hits Dominik Simon. | |
| 18:09 | Brandon Montour hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Jack Johnson blocks shot from Brandon Montour. | 18:20 | |
| 18:57 | Giveaway by Carter Hutton. | |
| Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 19:00 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 19:00 | |
| Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 19:18 | |
| 19:40 | Takeaway by Jason Pominville. | |
| 19:43 | Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. |
2
| Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 0:00 | |
| 0:48 | Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net | 1:03 | |
| Teddy Blueger hits Marco Scandella. | 1:20 | |
| 1:26 | Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 1:47 | Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net | |
| 1:59 | Casey Nelson hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 2:19 | |
| Shot by Dominik Simon misses the net | 2:20 | |
| 2:21 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 2:31 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Garrett Wilson wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 2:44 | |
| 2:58 | Evan Rodrigues hits Joseph Blandisi. | |
| 3:11 | Conor Sheary hits Erik Gudbranson. | |
| 3:17 | Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| Erik Gudbranson blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | 3:22 | |
| 3:29 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Erik Gudbranson hits Conor Sheary. | 3:31 | |
| 4:14 | Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Teddy Blueger hits Casey Nelson. | 4:27 | |
| 4:42 | Jason Pominville blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | |
| 4:55 | Casey Nelson penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 4:55 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 5:52 | Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | |
| 6:10 | Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | |
| Phil Kessel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Jake Guentzel. | 6:10 | |
| 6:40 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. | |
| Giveaway by Zach Trotman. | 6:49 | |
| 6:52 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Patric Hornqvist hits Casey Mittelstadt. | 7:11 | |
| 7:32 | Giveaway by Alexander Nylander. | |
| Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. | 7:45 | |
| 8:18 | Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Jared McCann blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | 8:26 | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | 8:29 | |
| 8:42 | Marco Scandella blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | 8:42 | |
| Teddy Blueger penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. | 8:45 | |
| 8:45 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| 9:06 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 9:16 | |
| 10:06 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 10:07 | |
| 10:43 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net | 11:28 | |
| Evgeni Malkin hits Johan Larsson. | 11:36 | |
| 12:03 | Johan Larsson hits Sidney Crosby. | |
| 12:10 | Scott Wilson hits Marcus Pettersson. | |
| 12:27 | Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| 12:32 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 12:43 | Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Zach Trotman blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 12:43 | |
| 12:44 | Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Nick Bjugstad. | |
| 13:00 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | 13:01 | |
| 13:12 | Jeff Skinner hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| Giveaway by Patric Hornqvist. | 13:22 | |
| 13:27 | Giveaway by Vladimir Sobotka. | |
| 13:57 | Shot by Tage Thompson misses the net | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 13:58 | |
| 14:46 | Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Teddy Blueger. | |
| Brian Dumoulin scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Teddy Blueger. | 15:07 | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 15:07 | |
| 15:37 | Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 15:50 | |
| 15:55 | Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Erik Gudbranson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 16:11 | |
| 16:25 | Marco Scandella penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Cullen. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 16:25 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 16:41 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 16:46 | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 16:46 | |
| 17:05 | Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | |
| Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Phil Kessel and Sidney Crosby. | 17:08 | |
| Matt Cullen wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 17:08 | |
| 18:00 | Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net | |
| 18:10 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 18:25 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 18:42 | Giveaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| 18:49 | Giveaway by Brandon Montour. | |
| 18:53 | Conor Sheary hits Jared McCann. | |
| 19:01 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | 19:01 | |
| 19:17 | Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 19:57 |
3
| Pittsburgh | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 0:00 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 0:10 | |
| Jack Johnson hits Sam Reinhart. | 0:36 | |
| 0:39 | Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | |
| Marcus Pettersson hits Jason Pominville. | 0:53 | |
| Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jason Pominville. | 1:11 | |
| 1:37 | Giveaway by Marco Scandella. | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jason Pominville. | 1:51 | |
| Zach Trotman hits Tage Thompson. | 1:54 | |
| 2:25 | Rasmus Dahlin hits Dominik Simon. | |
| 2:29 | Brandon Montour hits Patric Hornqvist. | |
| 2:42 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Conor Sheary. | 3:09 | |
| 3:24 | Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Jared McCann. | |
| Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Vladimir Sobotka. | 3:58 | |
| Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 4:19 | |
| 5:00 | Alexander Nylander blocks shot from Jack Johnson. | |
| 5:38 | Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 5:43 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 5:44 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Shot by Jared McCann misses the net | 6:42 | |
| Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 6:57 | |
| 6:58 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 7:04 | |
| 7:32 | Casey Nelson blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 7:33 | |
| 7:55 | Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| 8:28 | Takeaway by Sam Reinhart. | |
| 8:32 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Jared McCann shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 8:51 | |
| 8:56 | Brandon Montour hits Jared McCann. | |
| 9:09 | Takeaway by Brandon Montour. | |
| 9:14 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 9:22 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 9:33 | |
| 9:49 | Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | |
| Nick Bjugstad scores. | 10:07 | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Vladimir Sobotka. | 10:07 | |
| 11:22 | Johan Larsson blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. | |
| Jared McCann blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | 11:51 | |
| 11:54 | Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 11:57 | Johan Larsson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Evgeni Malkin penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Johan Larsson. | 11:57 | |
| 11:57 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 12:31 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | 12:32 | |
| 13:39 | Brandon Montour blocks shot from Jared McCann. | |
| 13:41 | Jeff Skinner penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann. | |
| 13:41 | Vladimir Sobotka wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | 13:55 | |
| 14:15 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 15:59 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | |
| Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 16:34 | |
| 16:37 | Tage Thompson blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. | |
| 16:37 | Rasmus Dahlin penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Phil Kessel. | |
| 16:37 | Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | |
| 17:00 | Giveaway by Johan Larsson. | |
| 17:08 | Takeaway by Scott Wilson. | |
| 17:27 | Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 17:54 | Casey Nelson blocks shot from Zach Trotman. | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 17:55 | |
| Jake Guentzel scores a power play goal. Assisted by Zach Trotman and Nick Bjugstad. | 18:02 | |
| 18:02 | Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Matt Cullen. | |
| Garrett Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 18:22 | |
| 18:30 | Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. | |
| 18:38 | Casey Mittelstadt hits Joseph Blandisi. | |
| Garrett Wilson shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 18:40 | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 18:41 | |
| 18:43 | Matt Hunwick blocks shot from Dominik Simon. | |
| Nick Bjugstad wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | 18:44 | |
| 18:49 | Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Erik Gudbranson. | |
| Nick Bjugstad shoots Saved by Carter Hutton. | 19:25 |