National Hockey League

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Pittsburgh Penguins 3
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Buffalo Sabres 0
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Match Report

DeSmith stops 24 in Penguins' 3-0 win over skidding Sabres

— Casey DeSmith stopped 24 shots, and the Pittsburgh Penguins handed Buffalo its 10th straight loss with a 3-0 victory over the lowly Sabres on Saturday night.

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Team Stats

PIT BUF
9
Blocked Shots
10
8
Hits
24
3
Takeaways
6
34
Shots
24
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
27
Faceoffs Won
26
50.9
Faceoff Win Percent
49.1
5
Giveaways
1
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4

Top Performers

PIT

  • Sidney Crosby C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Teddy Blueger C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey DeSmith G GA 0 · SA 24 · SOS 0
  • Evan Rodrigues C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0

BUF

  • Carter Hutton G GA 1 · SA 32 · SOS 0
  • Curtis Lazar C BS 1 · HT 3 · TK 0
  • Riley Sheahan C BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Eric Staal C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

PIT leads series 2-0

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. Goal 19:44 3-0
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  2. Missed 19:27 2-0
    Brandon Tanev 3rd
  3. Goal 19:07 2-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  4. Missed 17:58 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  5. Missed 17:18 1-0
    Kris Letang 3rd
  6. Missed 15:41 1-0
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  7. Penalty 12:07 1-0
    Anthony Angello 3rd
  8. Penalty 10:21 1-0
    Colin Miller 3rd
  9. Missed 7:55 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  10. Missed 7:29 1-0
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  11. Missed 5:57 1-0
    Zachary Aston-Reese 3rd
  12. Missed 18:51 1-0
    Cody Eakin 2nd
  13. Missed 18:36 1-0
    Kyle Okposo 2nd
  14. Missed 17:48 1-0
    Colin Miller 2nd
  15. Goal 16:37 1-0
    Jake Guentzel 2nd
  16. Penalty 16:24 0-0
    Colin Miller 2nd
  17. Missed 13:21 0-0
    Cody Eakin 2nd
  18. Missed 8:02 0-0
    Rasmus Ristolainen 2nd
  19. Missed 6:24 0-0
    Kasperi Kapanen 2nd
  20. Missed 2:05 0-0
    Curtis Lazar 2nd
  21. Missed 19:56 0-0
    Sam Reinhart 1st
  22. Missed 17:03 0-0
    Brandon Tanev 1st
  23. Missed 11:12 0-0
    Kasperi Kapanen 1st
  24. Penalty 8:40 0-0
    Kris Letang 1st
  25. Missed 7:14 0-0
    Marcus Pettersson 1st
  26. Missed 4:56 0-0
    Tage Thompson 1st
  27. Missed 2:54 0-0
    Taylor Hall 1st
  28. Missed 1:42 0-0
    Colin Miller 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-0
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-0
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:44 3-0
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  4. Goal 19:44 3-0
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  5. Missed 19:27 2-0
    Brandon Tanev 3rd
  6. Goal 19:07 2-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  7. Face Off 19:07 1-0
    Teddy Blueger 3rd
  8. Blocked 18:53 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  9. Face Off 18:06 1-0
    Eric Staal 3rd
  10. Stoppage 18:06 1-0
    3rd
  11. Face Off 17:59 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  12. Stoppage 17:59 1-0
    3rd
  13. Missed 17:58 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  14. Face Off 17:50 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  15. Stoppage 17:50 1-0
    3rd
  16. Shot 17:50 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  17. Face Off 17:22 1-0
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  18. Stoppage 17:22 1-0
    3rd
  19. Shot 17:22 1-0
    Kris Letang 3rd
  20. Missed 17:18 1-0
    Kris Letang 3rd
  21. Blocked 17:11 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  22. Hit 17:01 1-0
    Curtis Lazar 3rd
  23. Face Off 16:14 1-0
    Teddy Blueger 3rd
  24. Stoppage 16:14 1-0
    3rd
  25. Blocked 16:14 1-0
    Sam Reinhart 3rd
  26. Missed 15:41 1-0
    Brandon Montour 3rd
  27. Shot 15:40 1-0
    Rasmus Dahlin 3rd
  28. Face Off 14:58 1-0
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  29. Stoppage 14:58 1-0
    3rd
  30. Shot 14:57 1-0
    Kasperi Kapanen 3rd
  31. Hit 14:46 1-0
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  32. Hit 14:37 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  33. Blocked 14:23 1-0
    Rasmus Ristolainen 3rd
  34. Face Off 14:04 1-0
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  35. Stoppage 14:04 1-0
    3rd
  36. Shot 14:03 1-0
    Victor Olofsson 3rd
  37. Shot 13:29 1-0
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  38. Giveaway 13:24 1-0
    Casey Mittelstadt 3rd
  39. Hit 12:51 1-0
    Brandon Tanev 3rd
  40. Face Off 12:07 1-0
    Teddy Blueger 3rd

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