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Pittsburgh 5,
Buffalo 2
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2800
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Mitch Dunning, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2800
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Buffalo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
1
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 0:43 | |
| Giveaway by Dylan Cozens. | 1:05 | |
| 1:07 | Mike Matheson hits Dylan Cozens. | |
| 1:24 | Shot by Kasperi Kapanen misses the net | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Evan Rodrigues. | 1:36 | |
| 1:43 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 1:49 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Colin Miller hits Mark Jankowski. | 1:50 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 1:50 | |
| 2:28 | Anthony Angello hits Colin Miller. | |
| 2:43 | Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 2:51 | Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 2:51 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 3:01 | Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net | |
| 3:06 | Bryan Rust hits Riley Sheahan. | |
| 3:10 | Shot by Brian Dumoulin misses the net | |
| 3:10 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Cody Eakin blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 3:17 | |
| Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:38 | |
| 3:53 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Victor Olofsson. | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 4:16 | |
| 4:35 | Giveaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:38 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 4:45 | |
| Dylan Cozens hits Evan Rodrigues. | 4:49 | |
| 5:01 | Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 5:04 | Mark Jankowski hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Colin Miller shoots misses the net | 5:19 | |
| 5:33 | Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson. | |
| Riley Sheahan hits Marcus Pettersson. | 5:52 | |
| Rasmus Asplund hits Bryan Rust. | 6:02 | |
| 6:09 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 6:11 | |
| Matt Irwin hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 6:18 | |
| Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:43 | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:50 | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 6:54 | |
| 6:56 | Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 7:01 | |
| 7:20 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:29 | |
| 7:36 | Evan Rodrigues scores. Assisted by Sam Lafferty and Mark Jankowski. | |
| 7:36 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. | |
| 8:07 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Colton Sceviour. | 8:44 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 9:15 | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 9:30 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 9:37 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 9:44 | |
| 9:49 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| Brandon Montour hits Sidney Crosby. | 9:52 | |
| 10:04 | Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 10:04 | |
| 10:15 | Kasperi Kapanen hits Colin Miller. | |
| 11:04 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 11:04 | |
| 11:24 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 11:31 | Mark Jankowski hits Cody Eakin. | |
| 11:56 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Taylor Hall blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin. | 12:18 | |
| 12:29 | Shot by Kris Letang misses the net | |
| 12:44 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| Colin Miller hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 12:59 | |
| Curtis Lazar hits Mike Matheson. | 13:06 | |
| 14:04 | Marcus Pettersson hits Victor Olofsson. | |
| 14:20 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 14:20 | Cody Ceci blocks shot from Taylor Hall. | |
| 14:31 | Mike Matheson hits Eric Staal. | |
| 15:10 | Takeaway by Mark Jankowski. | |
| 15:13 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 15:19 | Takeaway by Sam Lafferty. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Kris Letang. | 15:27 | |
| 15:44 | Kris Letang scores. Assisted by Sidney Crosby and Bryan Rust. | |
| Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 15:44 | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 15:51 | |
| 16:06 | Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 16:22 | Frederick Gaudreau blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. | |
| 16:37 | John Marino shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Matt Irwin hits Sidney Crosby. | 16:59 | |
| 17:05 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 17:13 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 17:13 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin scores. Assisted by Brandon Montour Assisted by Taylor Hall. | 17:17 | |
| 17:17 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 17:41 | Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Evan Rodrigues. | 17:51 | |
| 18:03 | Evan Rodrigues hits Riley Sheahan. | |
| 18:18 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 18:48 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net | 18:53 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 18:54 | |
| 19:15 | Anthony Angello hits Matt Irwin. | |
| 19:25 | Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 19:32 | Anthony Angello hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Anthony Angello. | 19:34 | |
| 19:34 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 19:42 | Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 19:48 | Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net | |
| 19:59 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. |
2
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 0:00 | |
| Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 0:34 | |
| 0:52 | Giveaway by Kasperi Kapanen. | |
| Colin Miller hits Anthony Angello. | 1:52 | |
| 2:00 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 2:06 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. | 2:28 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 2:38 | |
| 2:45 | Sam Lafferty hits Victor Olofsson. | |
| 2:58 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 3:18 | Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:47 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:56 | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 3:56 | |
| Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 4:24 | |
| 4:37 | Giveaway by Tristan Jarry. | |
| 5:30 | Sam Lafferty hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Lafferty. | 5:41 | |
| 5:41 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 6:10 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 6:16 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 6:17 | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot Sidney Crosby shoots | 6:55 | |
| 7:26 | Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net | |
| Colin Miller hits Mark Jankowski. | 7:54 | |
| Brandon Montour hits Evan Rodrigues. | 8:05 | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 8:10 | |
| 8:17 | Mark Jankowski hits Jacob Bryson. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. | 8:32 | |
| Jeff Skinner hits Sam Lafferty. | 8:44 | |
| Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 9:27 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 9:38 | |
| Colin Miller blocks shot from Kasperi Kapanen. | 9:51 | |
| 9:51 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Kris Letang. | 9:59 | |
| 10:03 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 10:03 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 10:20 | |
| 10:41 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 10:50 | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Colton Sceviour. | 11:41 | |
| 11:41 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 12:02 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| 12:13 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 12:17 | Zach Aston-Reese hits Rasmus Ristolainen. | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. | 12:22 | |
| 13:08 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 13:25 | Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 13:26 | |
| 13:55 | John Marino penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 13:55 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colton Sceviour. | 14:31 | |
| 14:31 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 14:40 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 14:47 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 15:08 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| 15:34 | Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues. | |
| 16:24 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 16:25 | Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 16:34 | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 16:42 | |
| Matt Irwin hits Jared McCann. | 17:24 | |
| Victor Olofsson hits Zach Aston-Reese. | 17:26 | |
| 17:29 | John Marino scores. Assisted by Jared McCann and Zach Aston-Reese. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 17:29 | |
| Henri Jokiharju hits Colton Sceviour. | 17:43 | |
| 17:48 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | |
| Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net | 18:02 | |
| 18:19 | Brian Dumoulin hits Sam Reinhart. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Evan Rodrigues. | 18:56 | |
| 19:04 | Mark Jankowski penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller. | |
| Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 19:04 | |
| 19:31 | Takeaway by Frederick Gaudreau. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. | 19:36 | |
| 19:36 | Zach Aston-Reese scores a short handed goal. Assisted by Frederick Gaudreau. |
3
| Buffalo | Pittsburgh | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 0:00 | |
| 0:36 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 0:45 | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Colton Sceviour. | 1:18 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Zach Aston-Reese. | 1:26 | |
| Eric Staal hits Mark Jankowski. | 1:28 | |
| Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:51 | |
| 1:52 | Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 1:58 | |
| Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. | 1:59 | |
| Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 2:04 | |
| 2:05 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| Jacob Bryson penalty for head butting - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jared McCann. | 2:19 | |
| 2:19 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| Matt Irwin hits Jake Guentzel. | 2:34 | |
| 2:40 | Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. | 2:58 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 3:17 | |
| 3:17 | Kris Letang penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. | |
| 3:17 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| 3:28 | Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. | 3:29 | |
| Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. | 3:43 | |
| 3:53 | Takeaway by Mike Matheson. | |
| Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. | 3:57 | |
| 3:57 | Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel and Mike Matheson. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Colton Sceviour. | 4:58 | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Mark Jankowski. | 5:03 | |
| Shot by Matt Irwin misses the net | 5:30 | |
| 5:40 | John Marino shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 5:40 | Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Eric Staal blocks shot from Anthony Angello. | 5:47 | |
| 5:50 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Takeaway by Dustin Tokarski. | 6:06 | |
| Dylan Cozens hits Marcus Pettersson. | 6:17 | |
| 6:25 | Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. | |
| Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:01 | |
| 7:40 | Takeaway by Kris Letang. | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 7:43 | |
| 8:01 | Brian Dumoulin shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 8:06 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust. | |
| 8:28 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | |
| 10:32 | Mike Matheson blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. | |
| Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. | 11:08 | |
| 11:14 | Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar. | |
| Jacob Bryson hits Bryan Rust. | 11:22 | |
| 12:04 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. | 12:05 | |
| Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 12:33 | |
| Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | 13:18 | |
| Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Tristan Jarry. | 13:39 | |
| Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net | 14:10 | |
| Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net | 14:35 | |
| 14:35 | Mike Matheson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Victor Olofsson. | |
| Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. | 14:35 | |
| Victor Olofsson scores. | 14:35 | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Mark Jankowski. | 14:58 | |
| Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net | 15:09 | |
| Curtis Lazar hits John Marino. | 16:05 | |
| 16:17 | Takeaway by Sidney Crosby. | |
| Rasmus Ristolainen hits Sidney Crosby. | 16:40 | |
| Takeaway by Dylan Cozens. | 16:58 | |
| Rasmus Dahlin hits Frederick Gaudreau. | 17:15 | |
| Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Cody Ceci. | 17:20 | |
| 17:22 | Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Eric Staal. | |
| Eric Staal penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by John Marino. | 18:30 | |
| 18:30 | Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. | |
| 18:48 | Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net | |
| 19:01 | Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 19:01 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| 19:07 | Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. | |
| 19:08 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | |
| Colin Miller blocks shot from Jared McCann. | 19:23 | |
| 19:23 | Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. |