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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
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Blake Lizotte, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Oct 25
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Kozak, C Day-To-Day Dec 19
Conor Timmins, D Out Dec 18
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 17
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 17

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 3 13 41 19
Florida 2 13 40 19
Montreal 4 12 40 18
Boston 0 15 40 20
Tampa Bay 3 13 39 18
Ottawa 4 13 36 16
Toronto 5 13 35 15
Buffalo 4 14 34 15

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 3 9 47 22
Washington 4 11 42 19
NY Islanders 3 13 41 19
Philadelphia 6 10 40 17
New Jersey 1 14 39 19
NY Rangers 4 15 38 17
Pittsburgh 9 10 37 14
Columbus 6 14 34 14
Full Standings