Buffalo – Pittsburgh 7:3 (end) | Detroit – Ottawa 3:4 (end) | Tampa – Utah 8:0 (end)
Philadelphia – Montreal 6:4 (end) | Minnesota – Washington 4:2 (end) | Nashville – St. Louis 2:3 (end)
Calgary – Dallas 2:5 (end) | Colorado – Los Angeles 4:0 (end) | Seattle – Edmonton 6:1 (end)
San Jose – Toronto 6:5 (2:1 after SO)
final
Buffalo Sabres
7:3 (2:1, 5:0, 0:2)
Pittsburgh Penguins
Friday 28.03.2025, 00:00 • KeyBank Center, Buffalo • NHL
     
    Game over. (02:39:12)
     
    55:01
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Jiří Kulich – 2 min., tripping.
     
    54:54
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Vladislav Koljačonok – 2 min., delay of game / shooting or throwing the puck out.
    53:54 Kevin Hayes (PIT) - 7:3
     
    53:54
    Goal for Pittsburgh!
    Scorer is KEVIN HAYES. Assisted by Conor Timmins, Ryan Graves.
     
    45:53
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Jacob Bernard-Docker – 5 min., fighting.

    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Connor Dewar – 5 min., fighting + 2 min., roughing, penalty served by Emil Bemstroem.
    42:16 Blake Lizotte (PIT) - 7:2
     
    42:16
    Goal for Pittsburgh!
    Scorer is BLAKE LIZOTTE.
     
    40:01
    Start of 3rd period.
     
    40:00
    2nd period finished.
    39:35 Alex Tuch (BUF) - 7:1
     
    39:35
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is ALEX TUCH. Assisted by Owen Power, Tyson Kozak.
     
    38:05
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Rasmus Dahlin – 2 min., roughing.

    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Connor Dewar – 2 min., roughing.
    32:02 Tyson Kozak (BUF) - 6:1
     
    32:02
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is TYSON KOZAK. Assisted by Beck Malenstyn, Peyton Krebs.
    31:34 Jiří Kulich (BUF) - 5:1
     
    31:34
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JIŘÍ KULICH. Assisted by Bowen Byram, Jack Quinn.
     
    29:32
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Blake Lizotte – 2 min., high-sticking.
     
    26:23
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Connor Clifton – 2 min., interference.
     
    25:20
    Pittsburgh Penguins substitution:
    Tristan Jarry is replaced by Alex Nedeljkovic.
    25:20 Mattias Samuelsson (BUF) - 4:1
     
    25:20
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is MATTIAS SAMUELSSON. Assisted by Isak Rosén, Rasmus Dahlin.
    23:36 Jiří Kulich (BUF) - 3:1
     
    23:36
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is JIŘÍ KULICH. Assisted by Bowen Byram, Tage Thompson.
     
    20:01
    Start of 2nd period.
     
    20:00
    1st period finished.
     
    14:18
    Penalty for Buffalo Sabres:
    Zach Benson – 2 min., high-sticking.
    11:11 Sidney Crosby (PIT) - 2:1
     
    11:11
    Goal for Pittsburgh!
    Scorer is SIDNEY CROSBY. Assisted by Rickard Rakell, Matt Grzelcyk.
     
    06:41
    Penalty for Pittsburgh Penguins:
    Sidney Crosby – 2 min., slashing.
    04:44 Peyton Krebs (BUF) - 2:0
     
    04:44
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is PEYTON KREBS. Assisted by Alex Tuch, Connor Clifton.
    00:27 Tage Thompson (BUF) - 1:0
     
    00:27
    Team Buffalo with just scored a goal!
    Scorer is TAGE THOMPSON. Assisted by Zach Benson, Rasmus Dahlin.
     
    00:01
    Game started.
     
    Welcome. Game starts at 00:00.
    Goals and assists: 1. T. Thompson (Benson, Dahlin), 5. Krebs (Tuch, Clifton), 24. Kulich (Byram, T. Thompson), 26. Samuelsson (Rosén, Dahlin), 32. Kulich (Byram, Quinn), 33. Kozak (Malenstyn, Krebs), 40. Tuch (Power, Kozak) – 12. Crosby (Rakell, Grzelcyk), 43. Lizotte, 54. Hayes (Timmins, Graves)


    Buffalo Sabres: Reimer (Luukkonen) – Dahlin (C), Samuelsson (A), Clifton, Byram, Bernard-Docker, Power – T. Thompson (A), Kulich, Benson – Quinn, McLeod, Peterka – Tuch, Krebs, Rosén – Dunne, Kozak, Malenstyn.
    Coach: Lindy Ruff

    Pittsburgh Penguins: Jarry (26. Nedeljkovic) – Letang (A), Grzelcyk, Timmins, E. Karlsson, Koljačonok, Shea, Graves – Rust (A), Crosby (C), Rakell – Tomasino, Hayes, Dewar – Acciari, Lizotte, Koppanen – Bemstroem, Heinen.
    Coach: Mike Sullivan

    Referees: Brenk, Hiff – Flemington, Mahon

    Attendance: 16 418