Buffalo Sabres vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, December 10, 2022 · PPG Paints Arena
ATTSN-PT · MSG-B
Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 on Saturday, December 10, 2022 at PPG Paints Arena. The Sabres outshot the Penguins 38-31.
Sidney Crosby scored twice. Rickard Rakell and Peyton Krebs also scored.
Casey DeSmith made 37 saves on 38 shots for the win; Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 28 of 31.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Rickard Rakell (12)Evgeni Malkin (20), Sidney Crosby (21)0–104:22 PIT · PPG
Sidney Crosby (16)Jake Guentzel (15), Brian Dumoulin (7)0–206:51 PIT
3rd period
Peyton Krebs (2)Casey Fitzgerald (2), Zemgus Girgensons (4)1–211:00 BUF- Sidney Crosby (17)Jake Guentzel (16), Bryan Rust (10)1–318:22 PIT
Team stats
BUFPIT
38Shots on goal31
45%Faceoff %55%
0/3Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes6
38Hits43
7Blocked shots17
7Giveaways8
2Takeaways9
Penalties
- 1st 01:01
Tage Thompson · hooking2 min - 1st 03:21Victor Olofsson · high sticking2 min
- 1st 12:26
Jake Guentzel · interference2 min - 1st 16:16Brian Dumoulin · interference2 min
- 3rd 05:28Kris Letang · holding2 min
- 3rd 19:59Rasmus Dahlin · slashing2 min
Season series
Buffalo Sabres
| 19Peyton KrebsC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 12:41 |
| 28Zemgus GirgensonsL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 10:06 |
| 45Casey FitzgeraldD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 09:04 |
| 17Tyson JostC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:29 |
| 21Kyle OkposoR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 11:50 |
| 22Jack QuinnR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:51 |
| 24Dylan CozensC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 18:02 |
| 37Casey MittelstadtC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 18:21 |
| 71Victor OlofssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:38 |
| 72Tage ThompsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 20:05 |
| 74Rasmus AsplundC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:52 |
| 77JJ PeterkaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 18:47 |
| 89Alex TuchR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 20:06 |
| 23Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 22:56 |
| 25Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 26:28 |
| 26Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 30:19 |
| 38Kale ClagueD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:51 |
| 78Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:09 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenG | L | 31 | 28 | 3 | .903 | 58:23 |
| 41Craig AndersonG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 4 | 18:48 |
| 59Jake GuentzelL | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 19:09 |
| 17Bryan RustR | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 16:32 |
| 67Rickard RakellR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:57 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:03 |
| 8Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 18:29 |
| 15Josh ArchibaldR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:08 |
| 16Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 11:59 |
| 23Brock McGinnL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 |
| 25Ryan PoehlingC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:05 |
| 42Kasperi KapanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10:56 |
| 53Teddy BluegerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 11:23 |
| 26Jeff PetryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 |
| 28Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 19:55 |
| 44Jan RuttaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 19:08 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:14 |
| 73Pierre-Olivier JosephD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 17:35 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Casey DeSmithG | W | 38 | 37 | 1 | .974 | 59:44 |
| 35Tristan JarryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |