Penguins 4–3 Sabres — Final Score & Stats (Dec 9, 2022)

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

Casey Mittelstadt

3 A

1 shots · 10:31 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Rickard Rakell

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 23:44 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

2 A

5 shots · 18:52 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

2nd period

🐧 Jake Guentzel PP Go-ahead 2nd · 15:36

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Petry · beat Craig Anderson

1–0

⚔️ Victor Olofsson Tying 2nd · 18:08

Assists: Tyson Jost, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

⚔️ Jeff Skinner Go-ahead 2nd · 19:15

Assists: Tage Thompson, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Tristan Jarry

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Rickard Rakell Tying 3rd · 02:53

Assists: Danton Heinen · beat Craig Anderson

2–2

🐧 Brock McGinn Go-ahead 3rd · 16:30

Assists: Kasperi Kapanen, Jan Rutta · beat Craig Anderson

3–2

⚔️ Kyle Okposo PP Tying 3rd · 18:30

Assists: Jack Quinn, Casey Mittelstadt · beat Tristan Jarry

3–3

Overtime

🐧 Jeff Carter PP Go-ahead OT · 01:36

Assists: Rickard Rakell, Evgeni Malkin · beat Craig Anderson

4–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Rakell 21:38

L2 McGinn · Malkin · Rust 15:29

L3 Zucker · Carter · Blueger 13:32

L4 Heinen · Kapanen · Archibald 8:13

D1 Petry · Dumoulin 24:47

D2 Rutta · Pettersson 21:00

D3 Joseph · Ruhwedel 11:26

⚔️Sabres

L1 Thompson · Skinner · Tuch 20:51

L2 Cozens · Quinn · Peterka 16:31

L3 Girgensons · Jost · Okposo 13:10

L4 Olofsson · Mittelstadt · Krebs 10:31

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 26:15

D2 Power · Jokiharju 24:06

D3 Bryson · Fitzgerald 7:34

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT BUF⚔️

33 Shots on goal 31

2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

19 Hits 13

11 Blocked shots 13

11 Takeaways 8

6 Giveaways 6

10 Penalty minutes 25

PIT shooting 12.1% (4/33) BUF shooting 9.7% (3/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

28/31

.903 SV% · 3 GA · 61:27 TOI

⚔️Sabres

Craig Anderson

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 61:29 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT BUF

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Sabres

Sabres — tied after 1st: 2-5-1 (25% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-2-1 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Sabres

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

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Nov 22022 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–6 Mar 232022 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–4 SO Dec 172021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT Nov 162021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–1 May 82021 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–1

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Who won Penguins vs Sabres on December 9, 2022?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 4, Sabres 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Brock McGinn, Jake Guentzel, Jeff Carter, Rickard Rakell.

Who scored for Sabres?

Jeff Skinner, Kyle Okposo, Victor Olofsson.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 28 saves on 31 shots (.903 save percentage).

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Craig Anderson made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 6 🧥CBJ @ 🐧PIT 1–4 AfterDec 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–3

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeDec 7 ⚔️BUF @ 🧥CBJ 9–4 AfterDec 10 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–3

Also on December 9

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