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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 25, 2021
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
Attendance: 2800
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Buffalo 0000
Pittsburgh 1124
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1
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 0:00  
  0:10 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Sidney Crosby. 0:17  
  0:22 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  0:30 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Dylan Cozens.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Jared McCann. 0:44  
  0:52 Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
Brandon Montour hits Evan Rodrigues. 1:00  
  1:07 Zach Aston-Reese hits Colin Miller.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 1:19  
  1:25 Giveaway by Evan Rodrigues.
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:36  
  1:54 Sam Lafferty hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Taylor Hall hits Marcus Pettersson. 2:00  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake Guentzel. 2:25  
Rasmus Ristolainen hits Sidney Crosby. 2:32  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:42  
Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net 2:44  
  2:44 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
Brandon Montour hits Evan Rodrigues. 2:53  
Cody Eakin hits Marcus Pettersson. 3:01  
Colin Miller hits Jared McCann. 3:03  
  3:19 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  3:27 Shot by Zach Aston-Reese misses the net
  3:28 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Kris Letang. 3:36  
Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net 4:00  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 4:04  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:06  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 4:07  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 4:18  
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 4:20  
  4:30 Sam Lafferty hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  4:55 Frederick Gaudreau shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 4:55  
  4:56 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  5:40 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  5:41 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  5:52 Giveaway by Bryan Rust.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 6:02  
  6:03 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  6:25 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Shot by Jacob Bryson misses the net 6:36  
Curtis Lazar hits Brian Dumoulin. 6:45  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 6:47  
  7:06 Zach Aston-Reese penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Steven Fogarty.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 7:06  
Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin. 7:16  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 7:38  
  7:46 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
  8:01 Bryan Rust blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:18  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:28  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 9:04  
  9:20 Takeaway by Bryan Rust.
  9:33 Sidney Crosby hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  9:35 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  9:56 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 10:29  
  10:31 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 10:32  
Brandon Montour hits Zach Aston-Reese. 10:48  
  10:54 Mike Matheson hits Dylan Cozens.
  10:58 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Kris Letang. 11:31  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 11:43  
Shot by Taylor Hall misses the net 11:48  
  11:57 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:05  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 12:07  
Curtis Lazar hits Sam Lafferty. 12:27  
  12:35 Mark Jankowski hits Jacob Bryson.
  12:43 Marcus Pettersson hits Curtis Lazar.
  12:49 John Marino hits Jeff Skinner.
Cody Eakin hits Marcus Pettersson. 13:09  
Cody Eakin hits John Marino. 13:13  
  13:26 Takeaway by Cody Ceci.
  13:36 Radim Zohorna hits Brandon Montour.
Riley Sheahan hits Cody Ceci. 13:48  
C.J. Smith hits Cody Ceci. 13:55  
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 13:58  
Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 14:19  
  14:42 Takeaway by Evan Rodrigues.
Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 14:46  
  14:50 Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 14:51  
  14:56 Zach Aston-Reese hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Victor Olofsson hits John Marino. 15:08  
  15:11 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 15:12  
  15:34 Sidney Crosby blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 15:55  
Giveaway by Eric Staal. 16:04  
Brandon Montour blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 16:07  
  16:12 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Brandon Montour shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:22  
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 16:38  
Curtis Lazar shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:39  
  16:39 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  17:10 Takeaway by Radim Zohorna.
  17:14 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  17:21 Radim Zohorna scores. Assisted by Anthony Angello and Frederick Gaudreau.
  17:21 Jared McCann wins the faceoff against Steven Fogarty.
C.J. Smith hits John Marino. 17:46  
  17:54 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
  18:12 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Sidney Crosby. 18:19  
  18:27 Bryan Rust hits Brandon Montour.
Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net 18:36  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:55  
  18:55 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Colin Miller hits Kris Letang. 19:00  
  19:10 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 19:42  
  19:56 Kris Letang blocks shot from Eric Staal.
Taylor Hall hits Kris Letang. 19:58  
2
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:12 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
Dylan Cozens penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 0:14  
  0:14 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  0:38 Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Jake Guentzel. 0:43  
  1:21 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  1:24 Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  1:27 Jared McCann scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby.
  1:27 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal hits John Marino. 2:09  
  2:26 Anthony Angello penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller.
  2:26 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net 2:56  
  3:11 Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
  3:30 Takeaway by Mark Jankowski.
Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net 4:05  
Giveaway by Jeff Skinner. 4:13  
Curtis Lazar hits Marcus Pettersson. 4:50  
  4:52 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  5:03 Marcus Pettersson hits Curtis Lazar.
  5:13 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  5:13 Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net
  5:31 Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Jacob Bryson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jake Guentzel. 5:32  
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 5:32  
Colin Miller blocks shot from Evan Rodrigues. 5:43  
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 5:43  
  6:11 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Steven Fogarty blocks shot from Kris Letang. 7:18  
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 8:00  
  8:01 Kris Letang hits Taylor Hall.
Giveaway by Taylor Hall. 8:03  
  8:16 Sam Lafferty blocks shot from Colin Miller.
Colin Miller hits Sam Lafferty. 8:17  
  8:43 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 8:52  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots misses the net 8:56  
  9:28 Shot by Radim Zohorna misses the net
  9:41 Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  9:45 Anthony Angello hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Steven Fogarty hits Jared McCann. 10:03  
  10:05 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:12  
  10:17 Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  10:18 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Victor Olofsson hits Brian Dumoulin. 10:54  
  11:24 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
  11:35 Giveaway by Kris Letang.
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 12:07  
  12:28 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 12:28  
  13:17 Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
  13:48 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
Brandon Montour blocks shot from Bryan Rust. 14:16  
  14:36 Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net 14:58  
  15:16 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  15:43 John Marino shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 15:44  
  16:29 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
C.J. Smith hits Bryan Rust. 16:36  
  16:45 Giveaway by Sidney Crosby.
Colin Miller hits Bryan Rust. 16:59  
  17:03 Sidney Crosby penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Colin Miller.
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:03  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 17:07  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 17:08  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 17:09  
  17:45 John Marino blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  17:46 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart.
Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:59  
Rasmus Ristolainen shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 19:05  
Shot by Eric Staal misses the net 19:29  
  19:30 Sidney Crosby hits Eric Staal.
  19:50 Cody Ceci hits Curtis Lazar.
  19:55 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  19:57 Brian Dumoulin hits Sam Reinhart.
3
Buffalo   Pittsburgh
  0:00 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  0:26 Kris Letang blocks shot from Victor Olofsson.
  1:02 Takeaway by Cody Ceci.
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 1:07  
  1:08 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt.
  1:16 Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Jared McCann. 1:30  
  1:39 Zach Aston-Reese hits Henri Jokiharju.
  1:48 Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 1:58  
  1:59 Giveaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 1:59  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:07  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:07  
Eric Staal shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:07  
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 2:09  
  2:10 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Marcus Pettersson. 2:58  
  3:04 Anthony Angello hits Rasmus Dahlin.
Eric Staal hits Frederick Gaudreau. 3:06  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:18  
Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty. 3:19  
  3:27 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Jacob Bryson.
Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. 3:32  
Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 3:41  
  4:03 Colton Sceviour hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
Shot by Brandon Montour misses the net 4:19  
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 4:19  
  5:16 Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net
  5:27 Shot by John Marino misses the net
Giveaway by Victor Olofsson. 5:37  
Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 5:48  
Henri Jokiharju hits Frederick Gaudreau. 5:56  
  6:13 Takeaway by Radim Zohorna.
  6:37 Colton Sceviour hits C.J. Smith.
  7:01 Takeaway by Sam Lafferty.
  7:08 Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  7:09 Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
  7:42 Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 7:51  
Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 8:19  
  8:40 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Riley Sheahan penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bryan Rust. 8:49  
  8:49 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  8:56 Jared McCann scores a power play goal. Assisted by Kris Letang and Sidney Crosby.
  8:56 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Giveaway by Curtis Lazar. 9:30  
  9:37 Mark Jankowski shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Sam Reinhart shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 10:06  
  10:20 Takeaway by Jared McCann.
Steven Fogarty penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby. 10:47  
  10:47 Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan.
  11:27 Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Colin Miller blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 11:55  
Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 12:17  
Brandon Montour hits Mike Matheson. 12:20  
Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:09  
Taylor Hall shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 13:23  
  13:30 Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Rasmus Ristolainen.
  13:45 Mark Jankowski hits Rasmus Ristolainen.
  13:59 Mike Matheson penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor).
  13:59 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Taylor Hall.
Giveaway by Sam Reinhart. 14:24  
  15:18 Takeaway by Zach Aston-Reese.
  15:23 Zach Aston-Reese shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski. 15:45  
  16:03 Cody Ceci blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
  16:08 Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens.
  16:24 Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju.
Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 16:50  
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 17:26  
  17:39 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
  17:39 Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Eric Staal.
Eric Staal wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues. 17:46  
  18:00 Kris Letang blocks shot from Sam Reinhart.
Dylan Cozens hits Brian Dumoulin. 18:04  
Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith. 18:12  
  18:22 Brian Dumoulin blocks shot from Taylor Hall.
  18:30 Shot by Jared McCann misses the net
Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby. 18:36  
  18:53 Takeaway by Sidney Crosby.
  18:54 Jake Guentzel scores on an empty net. Assisted by Bryan Rust and Sidney Crosby.
  18:54 Frederick Gaudreau wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin.
  19:31 Shot by Anthony Angello misses the net
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau. 19:32  
  19:49 Radim Zohorna hits Colin Miller.