PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
OT
W
W
Final/SO
3—4
2022-03-23 · KeyBank Center
BUF
Buffalo Sabres
49-23-8 · W3 · L10: 5-3-2
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
BUF dominated expected goals 3.3 to 2.6 · Decided in a shootout
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEPIT xG
2.62
ACTUAL
3 — 4
BUF xG
3.27
Scoring Timeline
0.84
HIGH xG
72
Tage Thompson(26)
C · BUF · #72
Mattias Samuelsson (4)PIT 0 - 1 BUF
0.84
HIGH xG
87
Sidney Crosby(23)
C · PIT · #87
Bryan Rust (30), Jake Guentzel (33)PIT 1 - 1 BUF
0.84
HIGH xG
28
Zemgus Girgensons(8)
C · BUF · #28
Kyle Okposo (21)PIT 1 - 2 BUF
0.03
LOW xG
71
Evgeni Malkin(13)
C · PIT · #71
Bryan Rust (31)PIT 2 - 2 BUF
0.04
MED xG
72
Tage Thompson(27)
C · BUF · #72
Alex Tuch (18), Jeff Skinner (19)PIT 2 - 3 BUF
0.14
HIGH xG
58
Kris Letang(7)
D · PIT · #58
Evgeni Malkin (15), Sidney Crosby (43)PIT 3 - 3 BUF
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
1
Casey DeSmith
G · PIT · #1
30/33 saves, .909 SV%, +0.3 GSAx
★2
41
Craig Anderson
G · BUF · #41
23/26 saves, .884 SV%, -0.4 GSAx
★3
72
Tage Thompson
C · BUF · #72
2G, 5 SOG
Team Stats
PITBUF
0Shots0
2.62xGF3.27
46.2CF%53.8
—FO%—
0/0PP0/0
0Hits0
0Blocks0
0Giveaways0
0Takeaways0
0PIM0
Period Breakdown
| Period | PIT SOG | BUF SOG | PIT xG | BUF xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 9 | 10 | 0.65 | 1.22 |
| 2nd | 6 | 11 | 1.18 | 1.55 |
| 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0.53 | 0.45 |
| OT | 2 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.05 |
| Total | 23 | 30 | 2.61 | 3.27 |
Penalties
5 TOTAL1P 11:01
Chad Ruhwedeltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Tage Thompson1P 14:27
Kasperi Kapanentripping (2 min)
Drawn by Colin Miller1P 18:43
Teamtoo-many-men-on-the-ice (2 min)
2P 18:55
Jake Guentzeltripping (2 min)
Drawn by Rasmus Dahlin3P 13:51
Vinnie Hinostrozaholding (2 min)
Drawn by Bryan Rust