Pittsburgh Penguins vs Buffalo Sabres
Regular season · Sunday, April 18, 2021 · KeyBank Center
ESPN+ · ATTSN-PT · MSG-B
Game summary
The Buffalo Sabres beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at KeyBank Center. The Penguins outshot the Sabres 36-29.
Sam Reinhart scored twice. Arttu Ruotsalainen, Jason Zucker, Rasmus Asplund and Teddy Blueger also scored.
Dustin Tokarski made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win; Casey DeSmith stopped 25 of 28.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Arttu Ruotsalainen (2)Dylan Cozens (7), Rasmus Dahlin (15)0–100:26 BUF
2nd period
Sam Reinhart (16)Victor Olofsson (14), Jeff Skinner (5)0–202:18 BUF
3rd period
- Sam Reinhart (17)Victor Olofsson (15), Rasmus Dahlin (16)0–308:02 BUF · PPG
Jason Zucker (7)Jeff Carter (12), Jared McCann (11)1–310:18 PIT
Rasmus Asplund (6)Casey Mittelstadt (7)1–418:12 BUF · EN
Teddy Blueger (5)Evan Rodrigues (6), Cody Ceci (11)2–419:36 PIT
Team stats
PITBUF
36Shots on goal29
46%Faceoff %54%
0/2Power play1/4
8Penalty minutes4
13Hits22
13Blocked shots11
6Giveaways8
6Takeaways5
Penalties
- 1st 03:19
Jason Zucker · slashing2 min - 1st 10:54Jake Guentzel · tripping2 min
- 2nd 02:59
Cody Eakin · hooking2 min - 3rd 07:12Marcus Pettersson · hooking2 min
- 3rd 11:46Rasmus Dahlin · holding the stick2 min
- 3rd 14:30Kris Letang · tripping2 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 9Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:44 |
| 16Jason ZuckerL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:48 |
| 19Jared McCannC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 |
| 53Teddy BluegerC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:02 |
| 4Cody CeciD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:16 |
| 7Colton SceviourC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 09:10 |
| 12Zachary Aston-ReeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 |
| 14Mark JankowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 08:06 |
| 17Bryan RustR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 20:58 |
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 21:13 |
| 67Radim ZohornaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:15 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 21:00 |
| 5Mike MathesonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 20:40 |
| 6John MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 18:28 |
| 8Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 21:38 |
| 28Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:56 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 23:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Casey DeSmithG | L | 28 | 25 | 3 | .893 | 58:46 |
| 35Tristan JarryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| 23Sam ReinhartC | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:44 |
| 68Victor OlofssonR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:03 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 23:12 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:11 |
| 25Arttu RuotsalainenC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16:05 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 |
| 53Jeff SkinnerC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 15:46 |
| 74Rasmus AsplundC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:14 |
| 13Tobias RiederC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 10:34 |
| 15Riley SheahanC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 16:36 |
| 20Cody EakinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 05:55 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 14:47 |
| 96Anders BjorkL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 16:20 |
| 10Henri JokiharjuD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:09 |
| 33Colin MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:08 |
| 54Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:12 |
| 55Rasmus RistolainenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:39 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 18:39 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31Dustin TokarskiG | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 |
| 32Michael HouserG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |