FINAL
4
Buffalo
53-18-7 (2nd Eastern)
1
Pittsburgh
20-50-7 (13e Eastern)Mellon Arena
| Team Scoring | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Goals |
|---|
| Buffalo - RANTANEN (3), GUSTAFSSON (1) |
| Pittsburgh - HALL (1) |
| Shots | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 13 | 8 | 14 | 35 |
| PIT | 8 | 6 | 10 | 24 |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Buffalo - Joel Hofer (23 SV) W |
| Pittsburgh - Kaapo Kahkonen (31 SV) L |
| Power Play | |
|---|---|
| Buffalo | 0 of 2 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 of 3 |
| Financials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 12226 | |
| Net Profit | $997,642 | |
Game Summary
| 1ST PERIOD |
|---|
| R. ZOHORNA PIT (HOOKING, Minor) 04:00 |
| J. JOHNSON BUF (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 10:23 |
| 2ND PERIOD |
|---|
| B. SCHNEIDER PIT (ROUGHING, Minor) 14:54 |
| 3RD PERIOD |
|---|
| E. MALKIN BUF (HOOKING, Minor, Game Misconduct) 04:48 (Served by Erik Gustafsson) |
| A. OVECHKIN BUF (GOALIE INTERERENCE, Minor) 19:07 |
| 1ST PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO | 08:35 | RANTANEN 37 (OVECHKIN, WALKER) | 1-0 |
| BUFFALO | 14:18 | RANTANEN 38 (OVECHKIN, STROME) | 2-0 |
| BUFFALO | 16:17 | GUSTAFSSON 9 (BRATT, FREDERIC) | 3-0 |
| 2ND PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Scoring |
| 3RD PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PITTSBURGH | 05:15 | HALL 11 (EKBLAD, CHINAKHOV) (PP) | 3-1 |
| BUFFALO | 06:52 | RANTANEN 39 (OVECHKIN, STROME) | 4-1 |
Statistics
Skaters
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikko Rantanen | 3 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Alex Ovechkin | 0 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 19 |
| Dylan Strome | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Erik Gustafsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sean Walker | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Trent Frederic | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Cale Makar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 10 |
| Fabian Zetterlund | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Jack Eichel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Jack Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jani Hakanpaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18 |
| Jason Robertson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Martin Fehervary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Patrick Kane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 18 |
| Pierre-Luc Dubois | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Goalies
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Hofer | 23 | 24 | 0.958 | W | 23-7-4 |
Skaters
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Aaron Ekblad | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Yegor Chinakhov | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Alex Newhook | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| Anton Lundell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Braden Schneider | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 |
| Egor Zamula | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Hudson Fasching | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Jesperi Kotkaniemi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| John Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Mathew Dumba | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 21 |
| Peyton Krebs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Radim Zohorna | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Simon Nemec | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Tomas Nosek | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Tyler Tucker | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Zach Sanford | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
Goalies
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaapo Kahkonen | 31 | 35 | 0.886 | L | 9-22-6 |
Game Notes
| John Leonard injured at 04:48 of the 3rd Period |
| Evgeni Malkin ejected at 04:48 of the 3rd Period |
| Mikko Rantanen scores a hat trick |
Game Stars
| 1 | Mikko Rantanen | BUF |
| 2 | Alex Ovechkin | BUF |
| 3 | Joel Hofer | BUF |
Minor League Box Score
| Goalies |
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| Scoring Summary |
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| NONE |