Sabres 3–1 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Jan 6, 2024)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
⚔️ BUF	1	0	2	3
🐧 PIT	0	0	1	1

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star ⚔️ BUF

Alex Tuch

1 G

4 shots · 19:06 TOI

2nd star ⚔️ BUF

Rasmus Dahlin

1 G

2 shots · 24:11 TOI

3rd star ⚔️ BUF

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

40 saves

0.976 SV% · 1 GA

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order

1st period

⚔️ Alex Tuch Go-ahead 1st · 02:53

Assists: Connor Clifton, Tage Thompson · beat Tristan Jarry

1–0

3rd period

🐧 Rickard Rakell PP Tying 3rd · 07:49

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin · beat Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

1–1

⚔️ Zemgus Girgensons Go-ahead 3rd · 15:22

Assists: Eric Robinson, Mattias Samuelsson · beat Tristan Jarry

2–1

⚔️ Rasmus Dahlin 3rd · 18:24

Unassisted · beat Tristan Jarry

3–1

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

⚔️Sabres

L1 Greenway · Thompson · Tuch 19:24

L2 Skinner · Mittelstadt · Cozens 16:59

L3 Benson · Quinn · Peterka 12:42

L4 Robinson · Krebs · Girgensons 8:28

D1 Dahlin · Samuelsson 23:35

D2 Clifton · Power 19:25

D3 Jokiharju · Johnson 15:28

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Malkin · Crosby 20:51

L2 Eller · Rakell · Rust 17:02

L3 O'Connor · Acciari · Smith 13:22

L4 Carter · Harkins · Puustinen 9:39

D1 Letang · Pettersson 24:52

D2 Karlsson · Joseph 19:46

D3 Ruhwedel · Graves 11:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

⚔️BUF PIT🐧

32 Shots on goal 41

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

32 Hits 22

16 Blocked shots 17

9 Takeaways 11

6 Giveaways 12

10 Penalty minutes 6

BUF shooting 9.4% (3/32) PIT shooting 2.4% (1/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

⚔️Sabres

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen

40/41

.976 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

29/32

.906 SV% · 3 GA · 58:18 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located

BUF PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Sabres

Sabres — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 1–0

Sabres

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

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-3-1 (20% win rate, 5 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Sabres lead the season series 2–1

Nov 242023 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 2–3 Nov 112023 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Dec 102022 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 1–3 Dec 92022 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 4–3 OT Nov 22022 🐧PIT @ ⚔️BUF 3–6

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❓ BUF vs PIT, answered

Who won Sabres vs Penguins on January 6, 2024?

Sabres won 3–1. The final score was Sabres 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Sabres?

Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin, Zemgus Girgensons.

Who scored for Penguins?

Rickard Rakell.

How did the Sabres goalie play?

Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 40 saves on 41 shots (.976 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 29 saves on 32 shots (.906 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?

Sabres lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

⚔️ Sabres

BeforeJan 4 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–1 AfterJan 9 🦑SEA @ ⚔️BUF 5–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeJan 4 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 6–5 AfterJan 8 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 4–1

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