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Pittsburgh 5,
Buffalo 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2017
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 18582
Where: PPG PAINTS Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ian Walsh, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen: Shane Heyer, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: 18582
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kris Letang. | 0:40 | |
| 0:58 | Giveaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:05 | |
| 1:06 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Matt Hunwick. | 1:11 | |
| Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 1:13 | |
| Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | 1:20 | |
| Kyle Criscuolo hits Olli Maatta. | 1:23 | |
| 2:20 | Takeaway by Tom Kuhnhackl. | |
| 2:25 | Carter Rowney hits Jake McCabe. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Brian Dumoulin. | 2:49 | |
| 2:55 | Tom Kuhnhackl blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 2:57 | |
| 3:08 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 3:32 | Sidney Crosby hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 3:48 | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 3:52 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 4:08 | |
| Sam Reinhart penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Matt Hunwick. | 4:09 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 4:09 | |
| 4:26 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 5:37 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:20 | |
| 6:23 | Kris Letang hits Kyle Okposo. | |
| 6:55 | Ian Cole blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot. | |
| Benoit Pouliot hits Ian Cole. | 7:02 | |
| Hudson Fasching hits Olli Maatta. | 7:39 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 7:44 | |
| Hudson Fasching penalty for goaltender interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tristan Jarry. | 7:45 | |
| 7:45 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| Marco Scandella blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin. | 7:52 | |
| Marco Scandella hits Patric Hornqvist. | 8:35 | |
| 9:49 | Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| 9:59 | Ryan Reaves hits Jake McCabe. | |
| Zach Bogosian hits Ryan Reaves. | 10:04 | |
| Zach Bogosian penalty for fighting against Ryan Reaves - 5 mins (Major). | 10:06 | |
| 10:06 | Ryan Reaves penalty for fighting against Zach Bogosian - 5 mins (Major). | |
| 10:06 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 10:11 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 10:16 | Shot by Patric Hornqvist misses the net | |
| Evander Kane hits Patric Hornqvist. | 10:27 | |
| 10:51 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Hudson Fasching hits Justin Schultz. | 11:07 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Phil Kessel. | 11:33 | |
| Josh Gorges blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 11:47 | |
| 11:53 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 12:01 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 12:23 | Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| Johan Larsson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. | 12:24 | |
| 12:24 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 12:39 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Shot by Kyle Criscuolo misses the net | 13:10 | |
| Josh Gorges hits Bryan Rust. | 13:20 | |
| Jake McCabe hits Evgeni Malkin. | 13:24 | |
| Jake McCabe blocks shot from Justin Schultz. | 13:52 | |
| 14:14 | Takeaway by Conor Sheary. | |
| 14:16 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| 14:26 | Olli Maatta shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 15:06 | Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| Josh Gorges blocks shot from Tom Kuhnhackl. | 15:10 | |
| 15:13 | Tom Kuhnhackl hits Nathan Beaulieu. | |
| Nathan Beaulieu shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:14 | |
| Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 15:15 | |
| 15:27 | Ryan Reaves penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Gorges. | |
| 15:27 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 15:51 | Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. | |
| 16:50 | Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:11 | |
| 17:18 | Ian Cole blocks shot from Jason Pominville. | |
| 17:25 | Ian Cole hits Hudson Fasching. | |
| Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net | 17:30 | |
| 17:40 | Ian Cole blocks shot from Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Kris Letang. | 18:04 | |
| Jordan Nolan hits Brian Dumoulin. | 18:11 | |
| 18:18 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 18:18 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 18:25 | |
| 18:34 | Kris Letang hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 18:44 | Evgeni Malkin scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Olli Maatta. | |
| 18:44 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Giveaway by Jack Eichel. | 19:06 | |
| Evander Kane blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 19:15 |
2
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 0:07 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:15 | |
| Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | 0:20 | |
| 0:41 | Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 1:08 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Sam Reinhart hits Evgeni Malkin. | 1:47 | |
| Zach Bogosian blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. | 2:08 | |
| Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Olli Maatta. | 2:18 | |
| 2:24 | Shot by Riley Sheahan misses the net | |
| 2:27 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 2:40 | |
| Jordan Nolan hits Kris Letang. | 3:05 | |
| 3:31 | Ryan Reaves hits Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| Kyle Criscuolo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:43 | |
| 3:51 | Ian Cole blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| 4:03 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 4:28 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:51 | |
| 4:52 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 5:07 | Takeaway by Ian Cole. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly hits Ian Cole. | 5:10 | |
| 5:36 | Carl Hagelin scores. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Riley Sheahan. | |
| Kyle Criscuolo wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 5:36 | |
| 5:42 | Tom Kuhnhackl hits Zach Bogosian. | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:06 | |
| Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 6:07 | |
| 6:12 | Bryan Rust blocks shot from Marco Scandella. | |
| Evander Kane wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 6:16 | |
| 6:17 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:36 | |
| Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:47 | |
| 7:09 | Team penalty for Pittsburgh too many men on ice - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Conor Sheary. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 7:09 | |
| Hudson Fasching hits Ian Cole. | 7:22 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 7:33 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:46 | |
| Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:53 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net | 7:54 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 7:55 | |
| Zach Bogosian shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 8:31 | |
| Johan Larsson hits Olli Maatta. | 9:02 | |
| 9:41 | Olli Maatta hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 9:47 | Ian Cole hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 9:49 | Patric Hornqvist shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Patric Hornqvist. | 10:02 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:53 | |
| Takeaway by Kyle Okposo. | 11:01 | |
| Benoit Pouliot blocks shot from Carl Hagelin. | 11:45 | |
| 12:09 | Giveaway by Carl Hagelin. | |
| 12:11 | Takeaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons. | 12:44 | |
| 12:46 | Giveaway by Tom Kuhnhackl. | |
| 13:07 | Carter Rowney shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 13:24 | Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Evander Kane hits Kris Letang. | 13:32 | |
| 13:43 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Jack Eichel hits Jake Guentzel. | 13:55 | |
| 14:20 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| 14:43 | Patric Hornqvist hits Josh Gorges. | |
| Josh Gorges hits Patric Hornqvist. | 14:46 | |
| 14:49 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| 14:54 | Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 15:01 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | |
| Kyle Criscuolo shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:03 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 15:04 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:07 | |
| 15:15 | Brian Dumoulin penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 15:15 | |
| Jason Pominville shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:22 | |
| Shot by Hudson Fasching misses the net | 15:26 | |
| Shot by Ryan O'Reilly misses the net | 15:36 | |
| 16:47 | Olli Maatta blocks shot from Sam Reinhart. | |
| Benoit Pouliot shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:25 | |
| 17:30 | Ian Cole hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 17:37 | Evgeni Malkin penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Benoit Pouliot. | |
| Benoit Pouliot penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeni Malkin. | 17:37 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 17:37 | |
| 18:10 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Kyle Criscuolo penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang. | 18:11 | |
| 18:11 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| 18:29 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 18:42 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 19:00 | Patric Hornqvist scores a power play goal. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Kris Letang. | |
| 19:00 | Jake Guentzel wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 19:06 | Justin Schultz hits Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel hits Olli Maatta. | 19:11 | |
| Marco Scandella penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). | 19:17 | |
| 19:17 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| 19:31 | Phil Kessel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 19:53 | Shot by Phil Kessel misses the net |
3
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Jake McCabe shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:11 | |
| 0:22 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Criscuolo. | |
| 0:44 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Kris Letang. | 0:52 | |
| Josh Gorges hits Patric Hornqvist. | 1:03 | |
| 1:21 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:26 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 1:32 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:46 | |
| 1:58 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 2:29 | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 2:30 | |
| Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 2:31 | |
| 2:42 | Olli Maatta penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jordan Nolan. | |
| 2:42 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Shot by Hudson Fasching misses the net | 2:54 | |
| Shot by Jason Pominville misses the net | 3:29 | |
| 4:13 | Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| 4:14 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 4:22 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 4:25 | Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:30 | |
| 4:31 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Takeaway by Zach Bogosian. | 4:37 | |
| 4:46 | Ian Cole hits Jack Eichel. | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 4:52 | |
| 4:54 | Ian Cole blocks shot from Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 5:09 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 5:25 | |
| 5:58 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 5:59 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Kyle Okposo blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. | 6:02 | |
| Josh Gorges blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 6:26 | |
| 6:41 | Giveaway by Kris Letang. | |
| 6:45 | Conor Sheary blocks shot from Jordan Nolan. | |
| Jake McCabe hits Evgeni Malkin. | 7:08 | |
| Jordan Nolan penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Ian Cole. | 7:09 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 7:09 | |
| 7:20 | Justin Schultz blocks shot from Benoit Pouliot. | |
| 7:21 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 7:53 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| 7:55 | Takeaway by Justin Schultz. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Phil Kessel. | 8:05 | |
| 8:16 | Shot by Justin Schultz misses the net | |
| Takeaway by Jack Eichel. | 8:24 | |
| 8:34 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 8:36 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 8:43 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | 8:44 | |
| Shot by Marco Scandella misses the net | 8:49 | |
| Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net | 8:51 | |
| 9:57 | Tom Kuhnhackl hits Jake McCabe. | |
| 10:27 | Ryan Reaves blocks shot from Jack Eichel. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:30 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 10:31 | |
| Evander Kane shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:39 | |
| Giveaway by Evander Kane. | 10:49 | |
| 11:03 | Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| 11:08 | Jake Guentzel hits Jack Eichel. | |
| Jack Eichel hits Jake Guentzel. | 11:08 | |
| Jason Pominville scores. Assisted by Jack Eichel and Evander Kane. | 11:18 | |
| 11:18 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 11:26 | |
| Zemgus Girgensons hits Olli Maatta. | 12:09 | |
| 12:25 | Olli Maatta hits Johan Larsson. | |
| 12:35 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| Kyle Okposo hits Justin Schultz. | 13:00 | |
| 13:14 | Phil Kessel scores. Assisted by Evgeni Malkin. | |
| 13:14 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 14:02 | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Jack Eichel shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 14:05 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 14:07 | |
| Marco Scandella shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 14:11 | |
| 14:37 | Takeaway by Riley Sheahan. | |
| 14:51 | Olli Maatta hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| Giveaway by Zach Bogosian. | 15:07 | |
| 15:13 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 15:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Jack Eichel. | |
| 15:33 | Shot by Conor Sheary misses the net | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 15:46 | |
| 16:45 | Matt Hunwick hits Zemgus Girgensons. | |
| 16:53 | Matt Hunwick shoots Saved by Chad Johnson. | |
| Johan Larsson hits Olli Maatta. | 16:56 | |
| 17:16 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Evander Kane blocks shot from Patric Hornqvist. | 17:45 | |
| Jack Eichel wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin. | 17:48 | |
| Marco Scandella hits Phil Kessel. | 18:22 | |
| 18:23 | Takeaway by Phil Kessel. | |
| 18:33 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Ryan O'Reilly. | |
| Ryan O'Reilly shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 18:44 | |
| Ryan O'Reilly wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 18:45 | |
| 18:49 | Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Jason Pominville. | |
| 18:58 | Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang. | |
| 18:58 | Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Johan Larsson. | |
| Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 19:10 | |
| Shot by Jake McCabe misses the net | 19:17 | |
| Josh Gorges shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 19:20 | |
| Johan Larsson wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. | 19:21 | |
| 19:37 | Tom Kuhnhackl hits Hudson Fasching. |