⚔️ Away Sabres 31-35-10
4–5
Final / SO
🐧 Home Penguins 42-25-8
Goals 1st2nd3rdSOF
⚔️ BUF 30104
🐧 PIT 04015

Sabres at Penguins

Penguins beat Sabres 5–4 in a shootout at PPG Paints Arena on March 29, 2016.

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2015-16 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 3–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Tom Kuhnhackl
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 14:13 TOI
2nd star ⚔️ BUF
Zach Bogosian
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 24:26 TOI
3rd star ⚔️ BUF
Ryan O'Reilly
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:37 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Matt Moulson PP Go-ahead 1st · 09:26
Assists: Johan Larsson, Casey Nelson · beat Matt Murray
1–0
⚔️ Ryan O'Reilly SH 1st · 14:05
Unassisted · beat Matt Murray
2–0
⚔️ Jake McCabe 1st · 18:58
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Zach Bogosian · beat Matt Murray
3–0
2nd period
🐧 Ben Lovejoy 2nd · 01:28
Assists: Bryan Rust, Tom Kuhnhackl · beat Chad Johnson
3–1
🐧 Conor Sheary 2nd · 05:55
Assists: Beau Bennett, Sidney Crosby · beat Chad Johnson
3–2
🐧 Tom Kuhnhackl SH Tying 2nd · 18:47
Assists: Matt Cullen, Kris Letang · beat Chad Johnson
3–3
🐧 Nick Bonino SH Go-ahead 2nd · 19:11
Assists: Carl Hagelin · beat Chad Johnson
3–4
3rd period
⚔️ Zach Bogosian PP Tying 3rd · 02:13
Assists: Johan Larsson, Casey Nelson · beat Matt Murray
4–4
Shootout
🐧 Kris Letang Go-ahead SO · 00:00
Unassisted
4–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 O'Reilly · Eichel · Reinhart 20:52
L2 Larsson · Foligno · Gionta 19:15
L3 Deslauriers · Girgensons · Fasching 12:31
L4 Moulson · Legwand · O'Reilly 9:51
D1 Ristolainen · Bogosian 26:48
D2 Gorges · McCabe 20:40
D3 Nelson · Pysyk 13:48
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Bonino · Hornqvist 19:26
L2 Kunitz · Cullen · Kessel 17:53
L3 Hagelin · Kuhnhackl · Rust 14:13
L4 Sheary · Fehr · Bennett 10:10
D1 Letang · Daley 29:58
D2 Pouliot · Cole 17:04
D3 Lovejoy · Schultz 15:28

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PIT🐧
30 Shots on goal 46
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
39 Hits 24
22 Blocked shots 11
6 Takeaways 8
3 Giveaways 8
8 Penalty minutes 8
BUF shooting 13.3% (4/30) PIT shooting 10.9% (5/46)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Chad Johnson
42/46
.913 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
26/30
.867 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 9 goals located
Matt Moulson · 1st 09:26 · 1–0 Ryan O'Reilly · 1st 14:05 · 2–0 Jake McCabe · 1st 18:58 · 3–0 Ben Lovejoy · 2nd 01:28 · 3–1 Conor Sheary · 2nd 05:55 · 3–2 Tom Kuhnhackl · 2nd 18:47 · 3–3 Nick Bonino · 2nd 19:11 · 3–4 Zach Bogosian · 3rd 02:13 · 4–4
BUF PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 3–0
Sabres
Sabres — leading by 3 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–4
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-14-4 (25% win rate, 24 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 15-0 (100% win rate, 15 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Penguins lead the season series 3–0
Feb 212016 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 Oct 292015 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Apr 112015 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–0 Nov 82014 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 6–1 Nov 12014 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–5
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Who won Sabres vs Penguins on March 29, 2016?

Penguins won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Sabres 4, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jake McCabe, Matt Moulson, Ryan O'Reilly, Zach Bogosian.

Who scored for Penguins?

Ben Lovejoy, Conor Sheary, Nick Bonino, Tom Kuhnhackl.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Chad Johnson made 42 saves on 46 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 26 saves on 30 shots (.867 save percentage).

Where is Sabres vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Sabres vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMar 28 ⚔️BUF @ 🐙DET 2–3 AfterMar 31 🍁TOR @ ⚔️BUF 1–4
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 27 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 3–2 AfterMar 31 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 2–5
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