Sabres 7-3 Penguins (Mar 27, 2025) Play-by-Play

Pittsburgh Penguins

29-34-11, 11-20-6 away

	1	2	3	T
PIT	1	0	2	3
BUF	2	5	0	7

TIME	PIT	BUF
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jiri Kulich	0	0
0:22	Kris Letang hit Zach Benson	0	0
0:27	Tage Thompson Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (15), Rasmus Dahlin (43)	0	1
0:27	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	0	1
0:37	Joona Koppanen hit Bowen Byram	0	1
0:57	Conor Timmins hit JJ Peterka	0	1
1:01	Takeaway by Erik Karlsson	0	1
1:30	Jacob Bernard-Docker shot blocked by Ryan Graves	0	1
1:37	Kevin Hayes hit Owen Power	0	1
1:42	Isak Rosen Tip-In Wide Left	0	1
2:00	Off-side	0	1
2:00	Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	1
2:33	Takeaway by Rasmus Dahlin	0	1
3:03	Connor Clifton hit Blake Lizotte	0	1
3:05	Puck in Crowd	0	1
3:05	Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	0	1
3:18	Connor Dewar hit Jacob Bernard-Docker	0	1
3:23	Giveaway by Connor Dewar	0	1
3:35	Giveaway by JJ Peterka	0	1
3:57	Sidney Crosby hit Mattias Samuelsson	0	1
4:12	Peyton Krebs Slap Shot High and Wide Right	0	1
4:16	Sidney Crosby hit Alex Tuch	0	1
4:27	Isak Rosen hit Matt Grzelcyk	0	1
4:44	Peyton Krebs Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Connor Clifton (11)	0	2
4:44	Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Noel Acciari	0	2
4:52	Joona Koppanen hit Connor Clifton	0	2
6:00	Giveaway by Ryan Graves	0	2
6:05	Jack Quinn Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry	0	2
6:08	Goalie Stopped	0	2
6:08	Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	2
6:39	Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	2
6:41	Goalie Stopped	0	2
6:41	Sidney Crosby Slashing against Rasmus Dahlin	0	2
6:41	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tage Thompson	0	2
6:44	Conor Timmins Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer	0	2
7:59	Giveaway by Jack Quinn	0	2
8:39	Jack Quinn shot blocked by Zach Benson	0	2
9:00	Puck in Benches	0	2
9:00	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tyson Kozak	0	2
10:00	Philip Tomasino shot blocked by Bowen Byram	0	2
10:02	Puck in Netting	0	2
10:02	Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kevin Hayes	0	2
10:05	Connor Dewar hit Owen Power	0	2
10:09	Off-side	0	2
10:09	Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Kevin Hayes	0	2
10:16	Alex Tuch shot blocked by Conor Timmins	0	2
10:24	Jacob Bernard-Docker Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	2
10:27	Giveaway by Philip Tomasino	0	2
10:28	Giveaway by Owen Power	0	2
10:28	Kevin Hayes hit Owen Power	0	2
10:43	Takeaway by Kevin Hayes	0	2
11:11	Sidney Crosby Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (31), Matt Grzelcyk (34)	1	2
11:11	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jiri Kulich	1	2
11:22	Connor Clifton hit Noel Acciari	1	2
11:31	Zach Benson Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry	1	2
11:32	Jiri Kulich Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry	1	2
11:40	Giveaway by Kris Letang	1	2
11:45	Connor Clifton Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	2
11:46	Jiri Kulich Wrist Shot Hit Right Post	1	2
11:54	Connor Clifton shot blocked by Joona Koppanen	1	2
11:58	Jiri Kulich hit Matt Grzelcyk	1	2
12:06	Giveaway by Connor Clifton	1	2
12:13	Connor Clifton hit Emil Bemstrom	1	2
12:25	Beck Malenstyn hit Kevin Hayes	1	2
12:29	Danton Heinen shot blocked by Bowen Byram	1	2
12:33	Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer	1	2
12:47	Josh Dunne hit Conor Timmins	1	2
13:11	Puck Frozen - Goalie	1	2
13:11	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Ryan McLeod	1	2
13:24	Giveaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok	1	2
13:35	Takeaway by Vladislav Kolyachonok	1	2
13:38	Noel Acciari hit Owen Power	1	2
14:18	Zach Benson High-sticking against Kris Letang	1	2
14:18	TV Timeout	1	2
14:18	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Kevin Hayes	1	2
15:04	Takeaway by Sidney Crosby	1	2
15:19	Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Kevin Hayes	1	2
15:37	Kevin Hayes Backhand saved by James Reimer	1	2
15:43	Kevin Hayes Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer	1	2
16:06	Beck Malenstyn Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	2
16:29	Jacob Bernard-Docker hit Danton Heinen	1	2
16:43	Tage Thompson Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry	1	2
17:09	Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Left	1	2
17:23	Noel Acciari hit Jacob Bernard-Docker	1	2
17:24	Takeaway by Blake Lizotte	1	2
17:29	Ryan Shea shot blocked by JJ Peterka	1	2
17:52	Ryan Graves hit Isak Rosen	1	2
18:01	Icing	1	2
18:01	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Peyton Krebs	1	2
18:27	Takeaway by Alex Tuch	1	2
18:29	Isak Rosen Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	2
18:32	Goalie Stopped	1	2
18:32	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jiri Kulich	1	2
18:33	Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by James Reimer	1	2
18:40	Goalie Stopped	1	2
18:40	Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Tage Thompson	1	2
18:41	Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot saved by James Reimer	1	2
18:43	Goalie Stopped	1	2
18:43	Kevin Hayes faceoff won against Jiri Kulich	1	2
18:47	Kevin Hayes Deflected Wide Left	1	2
18:49	Connor Dewar shot blocked by Jiri Kulich	1	2
18:57	Kris Letang hit Zach Benson	1	2
19:30	Puck in Netting	1	2
19:30	Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Noel Acciari	1	2
19:41	Rasmus Dahlin hit Blake Lizotte	1	2
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	2

Alex Tuch nets goal for Sabres

0:37

Conor Timmins tallies goal vs. Sabres

0:44

Kevin Hayes nets goal for Penguins

0:44

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 2-1

Sabres
5
Penguins
6

Game 1

10/16

Penguins
5
Sabres
2

Game 2

1/17

Penguins
3
Sabres
7

Game 3

3/27

KeyBank Center

7:00 PM, March 27, 2025Coverage: ESPN+

Buffalo, NY

Line: BUF -135

Over/Under: 6.5

Attendance: 16,418

Referees:
Jake Brenk
Stephen Hiff

Linesmen:
Kyle Flemington
Joe Mahon

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	47	17	9	103
Carolina	45	24	4	94
New Jersey	40	29	7	87
NY Rangers	35	32	7	77
Columbus	33	30	9	75
NY Islanders	32	31	10	74
Pittsburgh	30	34	11	71
Philadelphia	31	36	9	71

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Toronto	45	25	4	94
Tampa Bay	43	25	5	91
Florida	44	26	3	91
Ottawa	39	28	6	84
Montreal	34	30	9	77
Detroit	34	33	6	74
Boston	30	35	9	69
Buffalo	31	36	6	68

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