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Match Report

Evgeni Malkin has goal and assist, Penguins beat Sabres 5-2

— Evgeni Malkin had a goal and assist and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the free-falling Buffalo Sabres 5-2 on Thursday night for their fourth straight victory.

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Team Stats

PIT BUF
8
Blocked Shots
9
9
Hits
17
1
Takeaways
6
27
Shots
23
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
22
Faceoffs Won
33
40.0
Faceoff Win Percent
60.0
2
Giveaways
12
3
Total Penalties
4
9
Penalty Minutes
19

Top Performers

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry G GA 2 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Evgeni Malkin C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Teddy Blueger C BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 0

BUF

  • Jonas Johansson G GA 4 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Casey Mittelstadt C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Eric Staal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Cody Eakin C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Head to Head

PIT leads series 1-0

Injuries

Buffalo Sabres

  • Justin Danforth Day-To-Day
  • Jiri Kulich Out
  • Sam Carrick Injured Reserve
  • Alex Lyon Injured Reserve
  • Matt Grzelcyk Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve
  • Elmer Soderblom Day-To-Day
  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Penalty 18:45 5-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  2. Goal 18:45 5-2
    Bryan Rust 3rd
  3. Missed 18:43 4-2
    Tristan Jarry 3rd
  4. Missed 18:07 4-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  5. Missed 17:36 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  6. Missed 15:29 4-2
    Cody Ceci 3rd
  7. Missed 11:38 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  8. Missed 11:31 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  9. Penalty 10:28 4-2
    Marcus Pettersson 3rd
  10. Missed 9:57 4-2
    Jacob Bryson 3rd
  11. Missed 9:29 4-2
    Brian Dumoulin 3rd
  12. Missed 6:21 4-2
    Brandon Tanev 3rd
  13. Missed 4:48 4-2
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  14. Goal 2:43 4-2
    Anthony Angello 3rd
  15. Penalty 2:27 3-2
    Colin Miller 3rd
  16. Penalty 2:27 3-2
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  17. Missed 1:44 3-2
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  18. Missed 0:38 3-2
    Jacob Bryson 3rd
  19. Missed 19:49 3-2
    Jeff Skinner 2nd
  20. Missed 19:43 3-2
    Jeff Skinner 2nd
  21. Missed 18:48 3-2
    Mark Jankowski 2nd
  22. Missed 16:40 3-2
    Colin Miller 2nd
  23. Missed 16:16 3-2
    Colin Miller 2nd
  24. Missed 14:19 3-2
    Brian Dumoulin 2nd
  25. Goal 11:36 3-2
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  26. Missed 11:04 2-2
    Bryan Rust 2nd
  27. Penalty 10:32 2-2
    Jacob Bryson 2nd
  28. Goal 8:46 2-2
    Victor Olofsson 2nd
  29. Goal 3:24 2-1
    Brandon Tanev 2nd
  30. Missed 19:31 1-1
    Kris Letang 1st
  31. Penalty 15:33 1-1
    Mike Matheson 1st
  32. Missed 12:18 1-1
    Anthony Angello 1st
  33. Missed 9:38 1-1
    Tage Thompson 1st
  34. Goal 6:54 1-1
    Tage Thompson 1st
  35. Goal 6:27 1-0
    Evgeni Malkin 1st
  36. Penalty 1:41 0-0
    Matt Irwin 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 5-2
    3rd
  3. Face Off 18:45 5-2
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  4. Penalty 18:45 5-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  5. Goal 18:45 5-2
    Bryan Rust 3rd
  6. Missed 18:43 4-2
    Tristan Jarry 3rd
  7. Giveaway 18:26 4-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  8. Shot 18:20 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:09 4-2
    Eric Staal 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:09 4-2
    3rd
  11. Shot 18:08 4-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  12. Missed 18:07 4-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  13. Hit 18:03 4-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:57 4-2
    Evan Rodrigues 3rd
  15. Stoppage 17:57 4-2
    3rd
  16. Blocked 17:47 4-2
    Taylor Hall 3rd
  17. Face Off 17:41 4-2
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  18. Stoppage 17:41 4-2
    3rd
  19. Missed 17:36 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  20. Hit 16:02 4-2
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  21. Hit 15:52 4-2
    Mike Matheson 3rd
  22. Giveaway 15:41 4-2
    Colin Miller 3rd
  23. Missed 15:29 4-2
    Cody Ceci 3rd
  24. Hit 15:17 4-2
    Riley Sheahan 3rd
  25. Takeaway 14:47 4-2
    Kris Letang 3rd
  26. Hit 14:27 4-2
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  27. Blocked 13:39 4-2
    Kris Letang 3rd
  28. Hit 13:25 4-2
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  29. Shot 13:15 4-2
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  30. Blocked 13:06 4-2
    Jacob Bryson 3rd
  31. Blocked 12:26 4-2
    Tage Thompson 3rd
  32. Blocked 12:07 4-2
    Jeff Skinner 3rd
  33. Missed 11:38 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  34. Missed 11:31 4-2
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  35. Giveaway 11:06 4-2
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  36. Face Off 10:28 4-2
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  37. Stoppage 10:28 4-2
    3rd
  38. Penalty 10:28 4-2
    Marcus Pettersson 3rd
  39. Shot 10:27 4-2
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  40. Shot 10:22 4-2
    Eric Staal 3rd

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