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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Buffalo 3, Pittsburgh 2
When: 6:00 PM ET, Friday, November 24, 2023
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen: James Tobias, Travis Toomey
Attendance: 19070
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 1102
Buffalo 0033
Periods:
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1
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Marcus Pettersson hits Alex Tuch. 0:28  
  0:37 Takeaway by Ryan Johnson.
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 1:03  
  1:33 Giveaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:38  
  1:49 Takeaway by Connor Clifton.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 1:53  
  2:05 Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 3:02  
  3:23 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  3:33 Mattias Samuelsson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  3:49 Takeaway by Alex Tuch.
  4:25 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  4:34 Erik Johnson hits Radim Zohorna.
  5:01 Shot by Zemgus Girgensons misses the net
  5:05 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
  5:08 Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  5:32 Rasmus Dahlin hits Erik Karlsson.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 5:43  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Tyson Jost. 5:46  
  6:39 Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Ryan Shea.
  6:51 Owen Power shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  6:53 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Noel Acciari blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 6:55  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 6:57  
  7:10 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Shot by Vinnie Hinostroza misses the net 7:28  
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:38  
  7:43 Ryan Johnson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:56  
  8:00 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby hits Mattias Samuelsson. 8:12  
Erik Karlsson hits JJ Peterka. 8:14  
Jake Guentzel blocks shot from Erik Karlsson. 8:30  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:30  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 8:53  
Alex Nylander hits Erik Johnson. 9:11  
Ryan Shea hits Zemgus Girgensons. 9:22  
  9:38 Zemgus Girgensons shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:40  
Jeff Carter shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 10:12  
  10:13 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  10:22 Tyson Jost hits Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:32  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:47  
  10:53 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  10:55 Rasmus Dahlin hits Drew O'Connor.
  11:24 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
Evgeni Malkin blocks shot from Owen Power. 11:36  
  11:44 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Takeaway by Radim Zohorna. 12:19  
Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 12:24  
  12:32 Takeaway by Victor Olofsson.
Ryan Graves penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Tyson Jost. 12:42  
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 12:42  
  13:10 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:12 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  13:14 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
Giveaway by Lars Eller. 13:40  
  13:42 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  14:39 Shot by Victor Olofsson misses the net
  14:59 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 15:01  
  15:38 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
John Ludvig hits Jeff Skinner. 15:53  
  15:59 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 16:29  
  16:33 Jeff Skinner blocks shot from Erik Karlsson.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against JJ Peterka. 16:35  
Takeaway by Jake Guentzel. 16:42  
Sidney Crosby scores. Assisted by Jake Guentzel. 16:46  
  16:46 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:02 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
  17:06 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
  17:33 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  17:38 Zemgus Girgensons hits Ryan Graves.
Ryan Graves hits Zemgus Girgensons. 17:40  
Reilly Smith hits Casey Mittelstadt. 18:10  
John Ludvig shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 18:13  
  18:15 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  18:22 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  18:40 Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 18:41  
Noel Acciari hits Rasmus Dahlin. 18:46  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 19:34  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:37  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 19:39  
2
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:13 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 0:15  
  1:09 Owen Power blocks shot from Alex Nylander.
Alex Nylander wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 1:11  
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:15  
Alex Nylander shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 1:22  
  1:24 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  1:49 Erik Johnson blocks shot from Kris Letang.
Shot by Alex Nylander misses the net 1:51  
  2:04 Takeaway by Erik Johnson.
Ryan Graves blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. 2:08  
  2:23 Shot by Rasmus Dahlin misses the net
John Ludvig blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 2:29  
Lars Eller blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. 2:42  
Radim Zohorna hits Victor Olofsson. 2:45  
  3:08 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
  3:10 Tyson Jost hits Lars Eller.
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:32  
  3:34 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  3:39 Mattias Samuelsson hits Jake Guentzel.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 3:59  
  4:29 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  4:30 Zemgus Girgensons blocks shot from JJ Peterka.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 4:32  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Kyle Okposo. 4:49  
  4:55 Erik Johnson hits Alex Nylander.
Reilly Smith penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Johnson. 5:15  
  5:15 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Marcus Pettersson hits Jeff Skinner. 5:32  
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Jeff Skinner. 6:03  
  6:05 Shot by Casey Mittelstadt misses the net
  6:16 Casey Mittelstadt shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  6:37 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  6:54 Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  7:33 Shot by Henri Jokiharju misses the net
  7:35 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller.
Reilly Smith shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:53  
Alex Nylander hits Erik Johnson. 8:00  
  8:24 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
  8:33 Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
  9:19 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 9:25  
Kris Letang penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Peyton Krebs. 9:27  
  9:27 Peyton Krebs penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Kris Letang.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 9:27  
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 10:02  
  10:12 Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
Marcus Pettersson blocks shot from Alex Tuch. 10:20  
  10:26 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
Shot by Reilly Smith misses the net 10:51  
Shot by Lars Eller misses the net 11:09  
Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 11:23  
  11:25 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  11:41 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Drew O'Connor hits Ryan Johnson. 11:45  
  11:48 Shot by Ryan Johnson misses the net
  12:15 Ryan Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Jake Guentzel hits Ryan Johnson. 12:15  
Matt Nieto hits Connor Clifton. 12:39  
  12:55 Shot by Tyson Jost misses the net
  13:23 Tyson Jost shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  13:37 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Henri Jokiharju. 13:45  
  14:01 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:18  
Shot by Erik Karlsson misses the net 14:43  
  14:50 Takeaway by Kyle Okposo.
  14:53 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  15:21 Owen Power blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Sidney Crosby shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 15:34  
  15:35 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Jeff Carter.
  16:07 Connor Clifton hits Alex Nylander.
Alex Nylander shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:15  
Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 16:17  
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:19  
Noel Acciari hits Dylan Cozens. 16:39  
  16:41 Giveaway by Rasmus Dahlin.
Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Matt Nieto. 16:44  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 16:44  
  17:03 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Jake Guentzel.
Shot by Marcus Pettersson misses the net 17:31  
  18:29 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  18:32 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  18:35 Alex Tuch hits Ryan Shea.
Radim Zohorna hits JJ Peterka. 19:06  
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 19:46  
3
Pittsburgh   Buffalo
  0:00 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  0:17 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  1:24 Henri Jokiharju hits Kris Letang.
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin. 1:32  
  1:45 Connor Clifton hits Vinnie Hinostroza.
Shot by Radim Zohorna misses the net 1:55  
Erik Karlsson blocks shot from Peyton Krebs. 2:18  
  2:23 Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 2:41  
Shot by Kris Letang misses the net 2:44  
Shot by Jake Guentzel misses the net 3:00  
  3:03 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Ryan Graves.
  3:09 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 3:12  
  3:24 Giveaway by Henri Jokiharju.
Alex Nylander shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 3:42  
  3:56 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
Marcus Pettersson hits Tyson Jost. 4:13  
  4:48 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Noel Acciari.
Evgeni Malkin penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Mattias Samuelsson. 4:48  
  4:53 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  5:13 Jeff Skinner scores a power play goal. Assisted by Alex Tuch and Victor Olofsson.
  5:13 Tyson Jost wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Ryan Shea shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 6:50  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 7:40  
Jake Guentzel shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 7:41  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 7:42  
  7:47 Rasmus Dahlin hits Drew O'Connor.
  8:12 Takeaway by JJ Peterka.
  8:14 JJ Peterka shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  8:15 Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Noel Acciari wins the faceoff against Peyton Krebs. 8:17  
Noel Acciari shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:43  
Evgeni Malkin wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 8:45  
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 8:47  
  9:04 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  9:16 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  10:01 Shot by Connor Clifton misses the net
Lars Eller blocks shot from Connor Clifton. 10:21  
  10:31 Shot by Zach Benson misses the net
Giveaway by Jake Guentzel. 10:43  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 10:52  
  10:52 Kyle Okposo scores. Assisted by Rasmus Dahlin and Victor Olofsson.
  11:01 Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson.
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 11:03  
  11:16 Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
Alex Nylander shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 11:49  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 12:14  
  12:45 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  12:54 Erik Johnson shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 13:26  
  13:29 Owen Power penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Radim Zohorna.
Jeff Carter wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 13:29  
Shot by Evgeni Malkin misses the net 13:38  
Alex Nylander shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 14:01  
  14:05 Erik Johnson hits Reilly Smith.
Kris Letang shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 14:13  
  14:15 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. 14:32  
Erik Karlsson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 14:36  
  14:37 Mattias Samuelsson blocks shot from Vinnie Hinostroza.
Radim Zohorna hits Mattias Samuelsson. 14:41  
  14:43 Erik Johnson blocks shot from Sidney Crosby.
  15:16 Takeaway by Tyson Jost.
  15:29 Connor Clifton hits Alex Nylander.
  15:46 Kyle Okposo wins the faceoff against Evgeni Malkin.
  15:56 Connor Clifton hits Kris Letang.
Shot by Alex Nylander misses the net 16:00  
  16:15 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
Evgeni Malkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. 16:22  
  16:43 Takeaway by Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:12 Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
  17:16 Alex Tuch scores. Assisted by Jeff Skinner and Casey Mittelstadt.
  17:16 Peyton Krebs wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
  17:24 Alex Tuch shoots Saved by Alex Nedeljkovic.
Kris Letang hits JJ Peterka. 18:07  
  18:10 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.
Takeaway by Reilly Smith. 18:15  
  18:17 Takeaway by Jeff Skinner.
  18:19 Shot by Jeff Skinner misses the net
  19:20 Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Evgeni Malkin.
  19:31 Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net
Erik Karlsson penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Dylan Cozens. 19:36  
Sidney Crosby wins the faceoff against Casey Mittelstadt. 19:36  
  19:51 Shot by Alex Tuch misses the net
  19:54 Casey Mittelstadt wins the faceoff against Sidney Crosby.