Sabres 2–3 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 17, 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 🐧 PIT

Kris Letang

2 A

4 shots · 26:29 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evan Rodrigues

1 G

9 shots · 22:36 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jeff Carter

1 G

7 shots · 18:52 TOI

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Evan Rodrigues PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:53

Assists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · beat Malcolm Subban

0–1

2nd period

🐧 Brock McGinn 2nd · 06:45

Assists: Mike Matheson, Teddy Blueger · beat Malcolm Subban

0–2

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons 2nd · 12:35

Assists: Casey Fitzgerald, John Hayden · beat Tristan Jarry

1–2

3rd period

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin Tying 3rd · 14:42

Assists: Rasmus Asplund, Kyle Okposo · beat Tristan Jarry

2–2

Overtime

🐧 Jeff Carter Go-ahead OT · 02:53

Assists: Kris Letang · beat Malcolm Subban

2–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Jankowski · Cozens · Okposo 17:58

L2 Hinostroza · Thompson · Girgensons 15:18

L3 Olofsson · Murray · Skinner 14:39

L4 Hayden · Asplund · Eakin 12:43

D1 Jokiharju · Dahlin 24:07

D2 Pysyk · Bryson 20:02

D3 Miller · Fitzgerald 17:03

🐧Penguins

L1 Rodrigues · Crosby · Carter 20:53

L2 Zucker · Blueger · Kapanen 16:11

L3 McGinn · Heinen · Aston-Reese 14:30

L4 O'Connor · Simon · Lafferty 9:57

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 25:37

D2 Marino · Matheson 18:48

D3 Ruhwedel · Pettersson 15:46

Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

21 Shots on goal 48

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

32 Hits 28

12 Blocked shots 8

4 Takeaways 5

5 Giveaways 9

18 Penalty minutes 16

BUF shooting 9.5% (2/21) PIT shooting 6.2% (3/48)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Malcolm Subban

45/48

.938 SV% · 3 GA · 62:53 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

19/21

.905 SV% · 2 GA · 62:53 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

BUF PIT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6-1 (30% win rate, 10 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-0-1 (80% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Sabres

Sabres — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 162021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–1 May 82021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–1 May 62021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 4–8 Apr 182021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–4 Apr 172021 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–2

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Who won Sabres vs Penguins on December 17, 2021?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime. The final score was Sabres 2, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Sabres?

Rasmus Dahlin, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brock McGinn, Evan Rodrigues, Jeff Carter.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Malcolm Subban made 45 saves on 48 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 16 ⚔️BUF @ 🌲MIN 3–2 AfterDec 29 😈NJD @ ⚔️BUF 4–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 14 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterDec 19 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–2

Also on December 17

🎰VGK 3–2 🗽NYR ⭐DAL 1–4 🎵STL 🦅WSH 5–2 ✈️WPG 🐯NSH 3–2 🪶CHI 🌵ARI 6–5 🦆ANA

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