NHL
Buffalo – Pittsburgh 4:3 (2:0 after SO)
after shootout (2:0)
Buffalo Sabres
4:3 (1:0, 1:2, 1:1 - 0:0)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Thursday 24.03.2022, 00:30 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    Game over. (03:25:47)
    Tage Thompson (BUF) - 4:3
     
    Buffalo Sabres has won after the penalty shoot-out.

    The winning goal scored by TAGE THOMPSON.
    Alex Tuch (BUF)
     
    3. series
    2:0
    Alex TUCH scores.
    Sidney Crosby (PIT)
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Sidney CROSBY fails.
    Casey Mittelstadt (BUF)
     
    2. series
    1:0
    Casey MITTELSTADT fails.
    Bryan Rust (PIT)
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Bryan RUST fails.
    Tage Thompson (BUF)
     
    1. series
    1:0
    Tage THOMPSON scores.
     
    Start of shootout.
     
    65:00
    Overtime finished.
     
    60:01
    Overtime began.
     
    60:00
    3rd period finished.
    55:04 Kris Letang (PIT) - 3:3
     
    55:04
    Goal for Pittsburgh!
    Scorer is KRIS LETANG. Assisted by Evgeny, Sidney Crosby.
     
    53:51
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Vinnie Hinostroza – 2 min., holding).
    41:01 Tage Thompson (BUF) - 3:2
     
    41:01
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal! Scorer is TAGE THOMPSON. Assisted by Alex Tuch, Jeff Skinner.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
     
    38:55
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins (Jake Guentzel – 2 min., tripping).
    38:46 Evgeny (PIT) - 2:2
     
    38:46
    Goal for Pittsburgh!
    Scorer is EVGENY. Assisted by Bryan Rust.
    35:56 Zemgus Girgensons (BUF) - 2:1
     
    35:56
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal! Scorer is ZEMGUS GIRGENSONS. Assisted by Kyle Okposo.
    20:26 Sidney Crosby (PIT) - 1:1
     
    20:26
    Goal for Pittsburgh!
    Scorer is SIDNEY CROSBY. Assisted by Bryan Rust, Jake Guentzel.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    18:43
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Bench minor penalty – too many men).
    17:37 Tage Thompson (BUF) - 1:0
     
    17:37
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal! Scorer is TAGE THOMPSON. Assisted by Mattias Samuelsson.
     
    14:27
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins (Kasperi Kapanen – 2 min., tripping).
     
    11:01
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins (Chad Ruhwedel – 2 min., tripping).
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
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    Goals & lineups Match log
    Goals and assists: 18. Tage Thompson (M. Samuelsson), 36. Girgensons (Okposo), 42. Tage Thompson (Tuch, J. Skinner), dec. goal Tage Thompson – 21. Crosby (Rust, Guentzel), 56. Letang (Crosby)

    Shootout:

    1. series:
    1:0   Tage Thompson (BUF)
    1:0   Bryan Rust (PIT)
    2. series:
    1:0   Casey Mittelstadt (BUF)
    1:0   Sidney Crosby (PIT)
    3. series:
    2:0   Alex Tuch (BUF)

    Buffalo Sabres: C. Anderson (Tokarski) – Jokiharju, Dahlin, Pysyk, C. Miller, Bryson, M. Samuelsson – Tuch, Tage Thompson, J. Skinner – V. Olofsson, Mittelstadt, R. Asplund – Hinostroza, Cozens, Krebs – Okposo (A), Eakin, Girgensons (A).
    Coach: Granato
    Pittsburgh Penguins: DeSmith (Jarry) – Letang (A), Dumoulin, Marino, Matheson, Ruhwedel, M. Pettersson – Rodrigues, Crosby (C), Guentzel – Rust, (A), D. Heinen – Kasperi Kapanen, J. Carter, Rakell – R. Zohorna, Blueger, Boyle.
    Coach: Sullivan
    Referees: Markovic, Hebert – Kovachik, Fournier
    Attendance: 9399