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Match Report

Carter, Lagace help Pens clinch home ice in first round

— Jeff Carter scored and Maxime Lagace stopped 29 shots for his first career shutout as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 1-0 on Saturday.

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Team Stats

8
Blocked Shots
7
23
Hits
23
4
Takeaways
14
29
Shots
23
0
Power Play Goals
0
1
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
24
48.9
Faceoff Win Percent
51.1
8
Giveaways
11
2
Total Penalties
1
4
Penalty Minutes
2

Top Performers

BUF

  • Michael Houser GA 1 · SA 23 · SOS 0
  • Dylan Cozens BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Sam Reinhart BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0
  • Casey Mittelstadt BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

PIT

  • Sidney Crosby BS 0 · HT 3 · TK 3
  • Maxime Lagace GA 0 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Jeff Carter BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Teddy Blueger BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 20:00 · 3rd
  2. 20:00 · 3rd
  3. 19:56 · 3rd
  4. 19:56 · 3rd
  5. 19:49 · 3rd
  6. 19:49 · 3rd
  7. 19:42 · 3rd
  8. 19:42 · 3rd

Head to Head

PIT wins series 7-1

Injuries

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

Buffalo Sabres

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

NHL News

All news
News Vegas turns to Adin Hill after Carter Hart exits morning skate with injury - Vegas Golden Knights goalie Carter Hart left the team's morning skate with an undisclosed injury, and Adin Hill will start Tuesday night's game against the Ottawa Senators. ESPN Sean Allen The fantasy hockey passenger seat: Available forwards on the NHL's best lines Sean dives into the most productive fantasy hockey lines to find available forward pickups. News Kindel back at Penguins practice after medical emergency Penguins forward Ben Kindel returned to practice on Tuesday, a week after the 19-year-old fainted on the team's flight back from Utah. Video Why Devin Cooley has to let his unconscious brain do the work Why Devin Cooley has to let his unconscious brain do the work