Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

Sat, Jan 6, 2024 · PPG Paints Arena · 2023–24 Regular Season

Buffalo Sabres

3 – 1

Final

Pittsburgh Penguins

The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Sat, Jan 6, 2024 at PPG Paints Arena. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 40 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 32–41.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
BUF	1	0	2	3	32
PIT	0	0	1	1	41

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	02:53	BUF	EV	Alex Tuch (10) · snap	Connor Clifton (11), Tage Thompson (13)	1–0
3rd	07:49	PIT	PP	Rickard Rakell (4) · tip-in	Erik Karlsson (21), Evgeni Malkin (19)	1–1
3rd	15:22	BUF	EV	Zemgus Girgensons (3) · wrist	Eric Robinson (3), Mattias Samuelsson (6)	2–1
3rd	18:24	BUF	EV	Rasmus Dahlin (12) · wrist	Unassisted	3–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
2nd	00:26	BUF	Alex Tuch	tripping	2
2nd	09:07	BUF	Henri Jokiharju	holding	2
2nd	12:51	PIT	Noel Acciari	hooking	2
2nd	19:15	BUF	Mattias Samuelsson	boarding	2
2nd	19:40	PIT	Sidney Crosby	interference	2
3rd	03:04	PIT	Jansen Harkins	delaying game puck over glass	2
3rd	05:57	BUF	Connor Clifton	interference	2
3rd	05:57	BUF	Zemgus Girgensons	slashing	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: BUF 2.56 · PIT 3.55 · xG% BUF 41.9

Buffalo Sabres

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
26	Rasmus Dahlin	D	1	0	1	+1	0	2	2	3		24:11	31
23	Mattias Samuelsson	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	4	3		22:59	27
75	Connor Clifton	D	0	1	1	+2	2	1	4	1		20:14	25
72	Tage Thompson	C	0	1	1	+2	0	4	1	0	60.0	19:24	26
89	Alex Tuch	R	1	0	1	+2	2	4	5	1		19:06	24
28	Zemgus Girgensons	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	2	0		8:28	17
50	Eric Robinson	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	0		8:15	15
12	Jordan Greenway	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	100.0	20:19	27
25	Owen Power	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		18:36	25
53	Jeff Skinner	L	0	0	0	+2	0	3	0	0	50.0	17:53	21
10	Henri Jokiharju	D	0	0	0	+1	2	1	4	0		17:05	28
37	Casey Mittelstadt	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	18.8	16:59	19
24	Dylan Cozens	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60.0	14:49	21
6	Erik Johnson	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1		13:52	22
9	Zach Benson	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		13:42	17
22	Jack Quinn	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1		12:42	18
77	JJ Peterka	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:12	16
19	Peyton Krebs	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	4	2	75.0	10:22	14

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1	Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen	W	41	40	1	.976	60:00

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
65	Erik Karlsson	D	0	1	1	-3	0	1	1	2		23:11	26
71	Evgeni Malkin	C	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	42.9	20:51	21
67	Rickard Rakell	R	1	0	1	-3	0	4	3	2		20:22	22
58	Kris Letang	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	1		26:26	27
28	Marcus Pettersson	D	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	3		23:18	25
59	Jake Guentzel	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	0		22:23	23
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	1	0	59.1	20:46	22
17	Bryan Rust	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	1		17:02	23
73	Pierre-Olivier Joseph	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	2		16:22	24
20	Lars Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	54.5	13:59	21
10	Drew O'Connor	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	2		13:23	19
55	Noel Acciari	C	0	0	0	-2	2	0	4	1	50.0	13:22	19
19	Reilly Smith	R	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0		13:14	16
77	Jeff Carter	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	60.0	12:08	16
2	Chad Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		11:53	17
27	Ryan Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1		11:52	15
43	Jansen Harkins	C	0	0	0	-1	2	2	0	0		9:39	14
48	Valtteri Puustinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		5:31	9

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35	Tristan Jarry	L	32	29	3	.906	58:18