| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 PIT | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
 BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Zach Benson
· LW
Zach Benson
· LW
Bryan Rust
· RW
Bryan Rust
· RW
Team Stats
17Blocked Shots14
21Hits19
6Takeaways1
19Shots42
3Power Play Goals1
4Power Play Opportunities5
75.0Power Play Percentage20.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
32Faceoffs Won26
55.2Faceoff Win Percent44.8
12Giveaways9
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:55
Peyton Krebs Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
19:50
Philip Tomasino hit Rasmus Dahlin
19:47
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
19:40
Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Dylan Cozens
19:35
Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
19:14
Ryan McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
19:14
Peyton Krebs shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
19:09
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
19:09
Icing
18:59
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by P.O Joseph
18:54
Tage Thompson shot blocked by P.O Joseph
18:39
Tage Thompson Backhand Wide Right
18:19
Michael Bunting Wrist Shot Wide Left
18:08
Giveaway by Michael Bunting
17:40
Marcus Pettersson hit Beck Malenstyn
17:27
Beck Malenstyn hit Marcus Pettersson
17:18
Tyson Kozak faceoff won against Cody Glass
17:18
Alex Nedeljkovic Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none
16:56
Giveaway by Ryan McLeod
16:53
Sam Lafferty hit P.O Joseph
16:37
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
16:37
Puck in Benches
16:17
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
16:01
Takeaway by Anthony Beauvillier
15:51
Rasmus Dahlin Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
15:39
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
14:59
Matt Grzelcyk hit Jack Quinn
14:46
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
14:46
Zach Benson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (17), Alex Tuch (19)
14:29
Owen Pickering hit Jack Quinn
14:09
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
14:09
Goalie Stopped
14:06
Kevin Hayes Backhand Hit Right Post
13:42
Henri Jokiharju hit Philip Tomasino
13:19
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Kevin Hayes
13:19
Icing
13:10
Bowen Byram shot blocked by Noel Acciari
12:59
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
12:59
Goalie Stopped
12:57
Dylan Cozens Wrist Shot Wide Right
12:13
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tage Thompson
12:13
Puck in Netting
12:11
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Owen Pickering
12:03
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
12:03
Ryan Graves Misconduct
12:03
Jason Zucker Misconduct
10:54
Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
10:54
Goalie Stopped
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— Alex Nedeljkovic became the first goalie in NHL history to have a goal and an assist, and made 40 saves as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Friday night.
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