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
     
    53:51
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Vinnie Hinostroza – 2 min., holding).
     
    38:55
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins (Jake Guentzel – 2 min., tripping).
     
    18:43
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres (Bench minor penalty – too many men).
     
    14:27
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins (Kasperi Kapanen – 2 min., tripping).
     
    11:01
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins (Chad Ruhwedel – 2 min., tripping).
    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