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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Buffalo Sabres
3-2-1
Final
4 - 5
Pittsburgh Penguins
5-1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 8:59 Philip Tomasino Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Ben Kindel (2)
Goal 2nd Period 3:53 Tage Thompson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Joshua Norris (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:42 Jiri Kulich Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Alex Tuch (2), Jacob Bryson (1)
Goal 2nd Period 10:05 Jason Zucker Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (2), Tage Thompson (3)
Goal 2nd Period 13:53 Harrison Brunicke Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (1), Filip Hallander (4)
Goal 2nd Period 16:37 Jiri Kulich Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (3), Peyton Krebs (3)
Goal 3rd Period 6:45 Rickard Rakell Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Kris Letang (2)
Goal 3rd Period 13:54 Sidney Crosby Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (1), Erik Karlsson (2)
Goal 4th Period 0:09 Sidney Crosby Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (3)

Statistics

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14 Blocked Shots 15
17 Hits 28
3 Takeaways 0
32 Shots 30
1 Power Play Goals 2
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
25.0 Power Play Percentage 66.7
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 30
51.6 Faceoff Win Percent 48.4
11 Giveaways 21
3 Total Penalties 3
6 Penalty Minutes 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bill Zonnon, LW Out Oct 16
Tanner Howe, LW Injured Reserve Oct 7
Rutger McGroarty, RW Injured Reserve Oct 6
Jack St. Ivany, D Injured Reserve Oct 6
Kevin Hayes, RW Injured Reserve Oct 6
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen, G Injured Reserve Oct 21
Beck Malenstyn, LW Injured Reserve Oct 20
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 18
Jacob Bryson, D Out Oct 18
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Oct 13

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 11,528 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 0 1 10 5
Montreal 0 2 10 5
Florida 0 4 8 4
Toronto 1 3 7 3
Boston 0 5 6 3
Ottawa 1 4 5 2
Buffalo 0 4 4 2
Tampa Bay 2 3 4 1

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 0 1 10 5
Carolina 0 1 10 5
Pittsburgh 0 2 10 5
Washington 0 2 10 5
Philadelphia 1 2 7 3
NY Rangers 1 4 7 3
Columbus 0 3 6 3
NY Islanders 0 3 6 3
Full Standings