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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 3:00 PM ET, Sunday, April 18, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Frederick L'Ecuyer, Brian Pochmara
Linesmen: Dan Kelly, Tony Sericolo
Attendance: N/A
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0022
Buffalo 1124
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 0:00  
  0:26 Arttu Ruotsalainen scores. Assisted by Dylan Cozens and Rasmus Dahlin.
  0:26 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  0:59 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jason Zucker.
Takeaway by Jeff Carter. 1:05  
Teddy Blueger hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 1:22  
  1:42 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 1:45  
  3:00 Arttu Ruotsalainen blocks shot from Brian Dumoulin.
  3:04 Rasmus Dahlin hits Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 3:06  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:08  
  3:09 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:16  
  3:16 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jason Zucker penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson. 3:19  
  3:19 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 3:59  
  5:22 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 5:32  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 5:36  
  5:42 Tobias Rieder hits Marcus Pettersson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 5:52  
  6:25 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  6:26 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 6:26  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 6:37  
  6:54 Mattias Samuelsson hits Jason Zucker.
  6:57 Mattias Samuelsson hits Jason Zucker.
Takeaway by Brian Dumoulin. 7:13  
  7:45 Giveaway by Victor Olofsson.
  8:35 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Kris Letang hits Dylan Cozens. 8:58  
  8:59 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 9:14  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 9:16  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 9:30  
Shot by Jeff Carter misses the net 9:40  
  9:47 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Jeff Carter.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 9:59  
  10:08 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 10:45  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:46  
Jake Guentzel penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin. 10:54  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:54  
Cody Ceci hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 11:20  
  11:40 Giveaway by Rasmus Ristolainen.
  12:42 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:43 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  12:48 Colin Miller shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Cody Ceci hits Jeff Skinner. 13:11  
  13:12 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 13:12  
  14:20 Takeaway by Anders Bjork.
  14:59 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Marcus Pettersson.
Mark Jankowski hits Mattias Samuelsson. 15:05  
Colton Sceviour hits Rasmus Dahlin. 15:21  
Colton Sceviour hits Rasmus Dahlin. 15:33  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 15:48  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 15:49  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 15:53  
  15:54 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  16:08 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
Giveaway by Bryan Rust. 16:21  
Teddy Blueger hits Sam Reinhart. 16:30  
Evan Rodrigues shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 16:43  
Teddy Blueger wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 16:44  
Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 16:51  
  16:53 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 17:54  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:59  
  18:12 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  19:43 Giveaway by Colin Miller.
  19:57 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jeff Carter.
2
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:20 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Sidney Crosby misses the net 0:31  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 0:37  
Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin. 0:39  
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 0:50  
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Anders Bjork. 1:16  
Cody Ceci shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 1:32  
  1:33 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  2:18 Sam Reinhart scores. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Jeff Skinner.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 2:18  
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 2:44  
  2:59 Cody Eakin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mike Matheson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 2:59  
  3:19 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:11  
Bryan Rust shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 4:31  
  5:32 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
Takeaway by Teddy Blueger. 5:53  
Shot by Teddy Blueger misses the net 5:59  
  6:05 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  6:10 Rasmus Asplund hits Teddy Blueger.
Zach Aston-Reese blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 6:17  
  6:42 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 6:46  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 6:53  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 7:02  
Giveaway by Kris Letang. 7:26  
  7:38 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:38 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jared McCann shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 7:58  
  7:59 Sam Reinhart wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 8:03  
  8:09 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  8:11 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  8:37 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Zach Aston-Reese.
  9:13 Dylan Cozens blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  9:14 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  9:29 Shot by Sam Reinhart misses the net
  9:37 Takeaway by Riley Sheahan.
  9:39 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  9:45 Shot by Tobias Rieder misses the net
  9:58 Riley Sheahan shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:06  
  10:13 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Colin Miller. 10:20  
Takeaway by Jared McCann. 11:06  
  11:25 Jacob Bryson blocks shot from John Marino.
Jeff Carter blocks shot from Mattias Samuelsson. 11:52  
Evan Rodrigues wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. 11:53  
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 12:10  
  12:17 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
Zach Aston-Reese hits Henri Jokiharju. 12:40  
  12:44 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 12:59  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:08  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 13:16  
Sidney Crosby hits Rasmus Ristolainen. 13:30  
  14:19 Arttu Ruotsalainen hits Marcus Pettersson.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:36  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:42  
Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 14:49  
  14:51 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  15:30 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  15:35 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  15:49 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  16:18 Anders Bjork hits Mike Matheson.
Teddy Blueger blocks shot from Dylan Cozens. 16:32  
Giveaway by Mike Matheson. 16:44  
Jeff Carter blocks shot Casey Mittelstadt shoots 16:58  
  17:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  17:03 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 17:24  
  17:36 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
  17:50 Jeff Skinner hits Kris Letang.
Colton Sceviour hits Jeff Skinner. 18:12  
  18:13 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:16 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Colton Sceviour blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 18:29  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 19:14  
  19:19 Jacob Bryson hits Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net 19:25  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:33  
Shot by Jason Zucker misses the net 19:40  
Shot by Jared McCann misses the net 19:44  
  19:52 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jared McCann.
3
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:21 Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 1:45  
  2:04 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Kris Letang. 2:19  
  2:41 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. 2:42  
Marcus Pettersson hits Riley Sheahan. 3:07  
Colton Sceviour shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:13  
Takeaway by Colton Sceviour. 3:20  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 3:49  
  4:08 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evan Rodrigues.
  4:17 Shot by Rasmus Asplund misses the net
  4:27 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:33 Rasmus Asplund shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  5:07 Shot by Rasmus Ristolainen misses the net
  5:12 Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 5:13  
  5:19 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  5:27 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  5:31 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Shot by Bryan Rust misses the net 5:56  
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby. 6:10  
John Marino shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 6:34  
  6:35 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  6:54 Henri Jokiharju hits Jared McCann.
Marcus Pettersson penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Casey Mittelstadt. 7:12  
  7:12 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  7:44 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  8:02 Sam Reinhart scores a power play goal. Assisted by Victor Olofsson and Rasmus Dahlin.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 8:02  
  8:23 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Kris Letang.
  8:26 Rasmus Ristolainen hits Jake Guentzel.
  8:28 Rasmus Ristolainen blocks shot from Mike Matheson.
  9:20 Takeaway by Anders Bjork.
  9:22 Giveaway by Anders Bjork.
Jason Zucker shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 9:24  
  9:24 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
Mike Matheson hits Tage Thompson. 9:37  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 9:41  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Sam Reinhart. 9:42  
  9:50 Sam Reinhart blocks shot from Bryan Rust.
  9:59 Henri Jokiharju hits Mike Matheson.
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 10:14  
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:14  
Jason Zucker scores. and Jeff Carter. 10:18  
  10:18 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  10:59 Rasmus Asplund hits John Marino.
  11:12 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 11:38  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 11:45  
  11:46 Rasmus Dahlin penalty for holding the stick - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sidney Crosby.
  11:59 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  12:37 Riley Sheahan blocks shot from Jason Zucker.
Shot by Evan Rodrigues misses the net 12:46  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 12:55  
  13:20 Anders Bjork hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Riley Sheahan. 13:33  
  13:42 Tobias Rieder shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  14:18 Jacob Bryson hits Evan Rodrigues.
Evan Rodrigues blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 14:29  
Kris Letang penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jeff Skinner. 14:30  
  14:30 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.
  15:08 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  15:09 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Mark Jankowski.
Mark Jankowski blocks shot from Colin Miller. 15:16  
  16:28 Giveaway by Jeff Skinner.
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 16:53  
  17:43 Takeaway by Sam Reinhart.
Bryan Rust blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 17:50  
  18:12 Rasmus Asplund scores on an empty net. Assisted by Casey Mittelstadt.
Mark Jankowski wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 18:12  
Marcus Pettersson shoots Saved by Dustin Tokarski. 18:51  
Cody Ceci blocks shot from Victor Olofsson. 19:16  
  19:23 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Teddy Blueger scores. Assisted by Evan Rodrigues and Cody Ceci. 19:36  
  19:36 Riley Sheahan wins the faceoff against Teddy Blueger.