Sabres vs Penguins Score & Box Score — Thu, May 6, 2021 | HabsMetrics

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FINALPPG Paints Arena · May 6

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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins: score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and the HabsMetrics prediction made before puck drop, from the NHL’s official data. Analytics for educational purposes only — not gambling advice.

Game analysis

Penguins beat Sabres 8–4

J. McCann scored the game-winner at 7:25 of the second.
T. Jarry stopped 19 of 23 shots (.826) for the win.
The Penguins controlled play, outshooting the Sabres 34–23.
Power play: PIT 1/1, BUF 1/2.
J. Carter recorded a hat trick.

Three stars

1st star
J. Carter
PIT · 4G 0A
2nd star
K. Kapanen
PIT · 1G 1A
3rd star
F. Gaudreau
PIT · 0G 3A

Scoring summary

1st

2:45BUFD. CaggiulaAssists: R. Sheahan1–0
9:57PITJ. CarterAssists: J. McCann, F. Gaudreau1–1
11:39PITJ. CarterPPAssists: J. Zucker, K. Kapanen1–2

2nd

3:32BUFT. ThompsonAssists: C. Mittelstadt2–2
4:36PITJ. CarterAssists: M. Pettersson, F. Gaudreau2–3
5:13BUFD. CaggiulaAssists: C. Miller, R. Ristolainen3–3
6:26PITB. DumoulinAssists: K. Letang, S. Crosby3–4
7:25PITJ. McCannAssists: F. Gaudreau3–5

3rd

3:02PITJ. CarterAssists: J. McCann3–6
6:25PITS. CrosbyAssists: K. Letang, J. Guentzel3–7
9:45BUFJ. SkinnerPPAssists: T. Thompson, R. Ristolainen4–7
13:05PITK. KapanenAssists: E. Malkin, J. Zucker4–8

Period by Period

Stats not yet available

Team Stats

BUFPIT

Team statistics comparison
Shots	--	--
Hits	24	17
Blocked	10	8
Power Play	1/2	1/1
Faceoff %	48.0	52.0
Corsi %	42.5	57.5
xG	2.14	3.34
Giveaways	7	11
Takeaways	4	6

Pittsburgh Penguins

Player statistics for Pittsburgh Penguins
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Frederick GaudreauC	0	3	3	+4	0	13:34
Jared McCannLW	1	2	3	+4	2	14:13
Kasperi KapanenRW	1	1	2	0	2	14:47
Sidney CrosbyC	1	1	2	+1	3	17:17
Jason ZuckerLW	0	2	2	0	3	14:47
Kris LetangD	0	2	2	+2	4	24:46
Jake GuentzelC	0	1	1	+1	3	16:59
Evgeni MalkinC	0	1	1	0	2	15:01
Brian DumoulinD	1	0	1	+1	1	22:48
Marcus PetterssonD	0	1	1	+2	1	18:29
Tristan JarryG	--	--	25/29	--	.862	60:00

Buffalo Sabres

Player statistics for Buffalo Sabres
Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	TOI
Tage ThompsonC	1	1	2	-1	3	15:00
Rasmus RistolainenD	0	2	2	-2	1	21:36
Casey MittelstadtC	0	1	1	-1	2	15:58
Mattias SamuelssonD	0	0	0	-2	0	21:07
Jacob BrysonD	0	0	0	-2	0	15:40
Sam ReinhartC	0	0	0	-3	4	19:45
Dylan CozensC	0	0	0	-2	1	14:36
Victor OlofssonLW	0	0	0	-3	2	19:08
Henri JokiharjuD	0	0	0	0	1	20:27
Rasmus DahlinD	0	0	0	0	1	24:05

Lineups

BUF

Actual (from shift data)

L1

15:27

19:08

19:45

19:15

L2

12:14

15:00

15:58

14:03

L3

9:43

12:53

14:36

13:41

L4

9:37

13:09

13:28

11:10

D1

19:09

24:05

20:27

D2

19:12

21:36

21:07

D3

12:22

15:40

13:38

60:00

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Justin Danforthinjured-reserve · Upper Body
Konsta Heleniusother · Upper Body
Matt Grzelcykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
Alex Lyoninjured-reserve · Left Shoulder

PIT

Actual (from shift data)

L1

15:26

16:59

17:17

17:06

L2

12:18

14:13

17:16

13:34

L3

12:35

14:47

15:01

14:47

L4

9:10

13:17

12:00

11:24

D1

21:04

24:46

22:48

D2

16:14

21:06

18:29

D3

13:39

17:44

13:39

60:00

Starter

0:00

Backup

Injured / Scratched

Elmer Soderblominjured-reserve · Upper Body
Trevor van Riemsdykinjured-reserve · Lower Body
Ryan Gravesinjured-reserve · Knee

HabsMetrics Analytics — for educational purposes. Lines are inferred from shared five-skater ice time in NHL shift data; projections are estimates.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice