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2020-21 regular season

Sabres at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 6–1

Penguins beat Sabres 8–4 at PPG Paints Arena on May 6, 2021.

BUF – PIT
23–34
Shots on goal
1/2–1/1
Power play
24–17
Hits
10–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jeff Carter
4 G
5 shots · 17:16 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Jared McCann
1 G, 2 A
2 shots · 14:13 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Frederick Gaudreau
3 A
13:34 TOI

Scoring

12 goals · in order
1st period
⚔️ Drake Caggiula Go-ahead 1st · 02:45
Assists: Riley Sheahan · beat Tristan Jarry
1–0
🐧 Jeff Carter Tying 1st · 09:57
Assists: Jared McCann, Frederick Gaudreau · beat Michael Houser
1–1
🐧 Jeff Carter PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:39
Assists: Jason Zucker, Kasperi Kapanen · beat Michael Houser
1–2
2nd period
⚔️ Tage Thompson Tying 2nd · 03:32
Assists: Casey Mittelstadt · beat Tristan Jarry
2–2
🐧 Jeff Carter Go-ahead 2nd · 04:36
Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Frederick Gaudreau · beat Michael Houser
2–3
⚔️ Drake Caggiula Tying 2nd · 05:13
Assists: Colin Miller, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Tristan Jarry
3–3
🐧 Brian Dumoulin Go-ahead 2nd · 06:26
Assists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · beat Michael Houser
3–4
🐧 Jared McCann 2nd · 07:25
Assists: Frederick Gaudreau · beat Michael Houser
3–5
3rd period
🐧 Jeff Carter 3rd · 03:02
Assists: Jared McCann · beat Michael Houser
3–6
🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 06:25
Assists: Kris Letang, Jake Guentzel · beat Michael Houser
3–7
⚔️ Jeff Skinner PP 3rd · 09:45
Assists: Tage Thompson, Rasmus Ristolainen · beat Tristan Jarry
4–7
🐧 Kasperi Kapanen 3rd · 13:05
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Jason Zucker · beat Michael Houser
4–8

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
⚔️Sabres
L1 Bjork · Olofsson · Reinhart 19:15
L2 Mittelstadt · Thompson · Cozens 15:00
L3 Asplund · Ruotsalainen · Sheahan 13:41
L4 Caggiula · Murray · Skinner 12:53
D1 Dahlin · Ristolainen 22:50
D2 Samuelsson · Jokiharju 20:47
D3 Bryson · Miller 14:39
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Carter · Rust 17:16
L2 Zucker · Guentzel · Malkin 15:01
L3 McCann · Gaudreau · Kapanen 14:13
L4 Aston-Reese · Blueger · Sceviour 12:00
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:47
D2 Marino · Pettersson 19:48
D3 Ceci · Friedman 15:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
⚔️BUF PIT🐧
23 Shots on goal 34
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/1
24 Hits 17
10 Blocked shots 8
4 Takeaways 6
7 Giveaways 11
2 Penalty minutes 4
BUF shooting 17.4% (4/23) PIT shooting 23.5% (8/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
⚔️Sabres
Michael Houser
26/34
.765 SV% · 8 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
19/23
.826 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

12 of 12 goals located
Drake Caggiula · 1st 02:45 · 1–0 Jeff Carter · 1st 09:57 · 1–1 Jeff Carter · 1st 11:39 · 1–2 Tage Thompson · 2nd 03:32 · 2–2 Jeff Carter · 2nd 04:36 · 2–3 Drake Caggiula · 2nd 05:13 · 3–3 Brian Dumoulin · 2nd 06:26 · 3–4 Jared McCann · 2nd 07:25 · 3–5 Jeff Carter · 3rd 03:02 · 3–6 Sidney Crosby · 3rd 06:25 · 3–7 Jeff Skinner · 3rd 09:45 · 4–7 Kasperi Kapanen · 3rd 13:05 · 4–8
BUF PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-15 (17% win rate, 18 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 16-2-1 (84% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 3–5
Sabres
Sabres — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-12 (0% win rate, 12 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 11-0 (100% win rate, 11 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 6–1
Apr 182021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Apr 172021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2 Mar 252021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Mar 242021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–5 Mar 132021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–0
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Who won Sabres vs Penguins on May 6, 2021?

Penguins won 8–4. The final score was Sabres 4, Penguins 8.

Who scored for Sabres?

Drake Caggiula (2), Jeff Skinner, Tage Thompson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jeff Carter (4), Brian Dumoulin, Jared McCann, Kasperi Kapanen, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Michael Houser made 26 saves on 34 shots (.765 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 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 6–1 after 7 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
⚔️ Sabres
BeforeMay 4 🏝️NYI @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 AfterMay 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–1
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMay 4 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 7–3 AfterMay 8 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–1
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