Penguins 2–4 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Apr 18, 2021)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star ⚔️ BUF

Sam Reinhart

2 G

2 shots · 19:44 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

2 A

8 shots · 23:12 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Dustin Tokarski

34 saves

0.944 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Arttu Ruotsalainen Go-ahead 1st · 00:26

Assists: Dylan Cozens, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Casey DeSmith

0–1

2nd period

⚔️ Sam Reinhart 2nd · 02:18

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Jeff Skinner · beat Casey DeSmith

0–2

3rd period

⚔️ Sam Reinhart PP 3rd · 08:02

Assists: Victor Olofsson, Rasmus Dahlin · beat Casey DeSmith

0–3

🐧 Jason Zucker 3rd · 10:18

Assists: Jeff Carter, Jared McCann · beat Dustin Tokarski

1–3

⚔️ Rasmus Asplund Empty net 3rd · 18:12

Assists: Casey Mittelstadt

1–4

🐧 Teddy Blueger 3rd · 19:36

Assists: Evan Rodrigues, Cody Ceci · beat Dustin Tokarski

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rust 21:00

L2 McCann · Carter · Blueger 15:34

L3 Zucker · Aston-Reese · Rodrigues 14:39

L4 Zohorna · Sceviour · Jankowski 8:06

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 22:36

D2 Matheson · Ceci 19:58

D3 Marino · Pettersson 15:42

⚔️Sabres

L1 Olofsson · Reinhart · Mittelstadt 17:03

L2 Bjork · Sheahan · Cozens 16:20

L3 Ruotsalainen · Skinner · Thompson 15:46

L4 Rieder · Asplund · Eakin 10:34

D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 22:56

D2 Jokiharju · Miller 19:38

D3 Bryson · Samuelsson 16:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

36 Shots on goal 29

0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

13 Hits 22

13 Blocked shots 11

6 Takeaways 5

6 Giveaways 8

8 Penalty minutes 4

PIT shooting 5.6% (2/36) BUF shooting 13.8% (4/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Casey DeSmith

25/28

.893 SV% · 3 GA · 58:46 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Dustin Tokarski

34/36

.944 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

PIT BUF

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-7-1 (38% win rate, 13 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 0–2

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-5-1 (0% win rate, 6 games)

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 5–1

Apr 172021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Mar 252021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Mar 242021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Mar 132021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–0 Mar 112021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

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Who won Penguins vs Sabres on April 18, 2021?

Sabres won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Sabres 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jason Zucker, Teddy Blueger.

Who scored for Sabres?

Sam Reinhart (2), Arttu Ruotsalainen, Rasmus Asplund.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Dustin Tokarski made 34 saves on 36 shots (.944 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Sabres played?

At KeyBank Center in Buffalo, the Sabres home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Sabres season series?

Penguins lead the season series 5–1 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterApr 20 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 6–7

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeApr 17 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 AfterApr 20 🐻BOS @ ⚔️BUF 2–0

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