Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· National Hockey LeagueCrosby, Malkin lead Penguins past Sabres 6-5 in OT to cap milestone night
Evgeni Malkin became the 48th player in NHL history to score 500 career goals and Crosby became the 10th player in NHL history to reach 1,600 regular-season points in a career. Crosby, from behind the net, sent a between-the-legs pass in front to Malkin, who was sitting on the ice when he scored his goal.
Crosby reached the milestone when he recorded the secondary assist on Bryan Rust’s power-play goal at 11:01 of the first period. Rust scored his second goal with 46 seconds left to force overtime. Drew O’Connor scored a short-handed goal and Jesse Puljujarvi added his second of the season.
Tristan Jarry allowed three goals on five shots in the first period before he was pulled. Joel Blomqvist came on and finished with 26 saves.
J.J. Peterka, back after missing the last two games with a concussion, scored twice for Buffalo. Ryan McLeod, Tage Thompson and Jordan Greenway also scored for the Sabres and Alex Tuch had two assists. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen stopped 36 shots.
Penguins: Pittsburgh won consecutive games for the first time this season.
PIT leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 0:43 | Tage Thompson Goal (3) Wrap-around, assists: Alex Tuch (3) | |
Goal | 1st Period 3:08 | Jordan Greenway Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (2) | |
Goal | 1st Period 11:01 | Bryan Rust Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (7), Sidney Crosby (4) | |
Goal | 1st Period 11:33 | JJ Peterka Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (2), Alex Tuch (4) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:12 | Drew O'Connor Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Noel Acciari (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 15:20 | Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Lars Eller (1), Drew O'Connor (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 3:26 | Evgeni Malkin Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (5) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 10:16 | JJ Peterka Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Henri Jokiharju (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 10:56 | Ryan McLeod Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (3), Jason Zucker (3) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:14 | Rickard Rakell Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (1), Evgeni Malkin (8) | |
Goal | 4th Period 1:38 | Sidney Crosby Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (3), Evgeni Malkin (9) |
Statistics
BUF | PIT | |
---|---|---|
17 | Blocked Shots | 14 |
21 | Hits | 18 |
6 | Takeaways | 11 |
33 | Shots | 43 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 2 |
1 | Power Play Opportunities | 5 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 40.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
25 | Faceoffs Won | 41 |
37.9 | Faceoff Win Percent | 62.1 |
17 | Giveaways | 23 |
6 | Total Penalties | 2 |
12 | Penalty Minutes | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,644 | Capacity:
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,644 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 7 | 25 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Buffalo | 10 | 9 | 21 | 1 |
Boston | 9 | 9 | 21 | 3 |
Detroit | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 10 | 17 | 1 |
Montreal | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 |
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Carolina | 14 | 5 | 28 | 0 |
New Jersey | 13 | 7 | 28 | 2 |
Washington | 13 | 5 | 27 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 12 | 5 | 25 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 7 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
Columbus | 8 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
Philadelphia | 8 | 10 | 18 | 2 |
Pittsburgh | 7 | 11 | 18 | 4 |