Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins
· National Hockey League
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:27 | Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Bryan Rust (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:19 | Tage Thompson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (2) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:48 | Drew O'Connor Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Lars Eller (1), Marcus Pettersson (1) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:06 | Drew O'Connor Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Noel Acciari (1) |
Statistics
 BUF |
 PIT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Hits | 15 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 25 | Shots | 30 |
| 0 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
| 0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 24 | Faceoffs Won | 22 |
| 52.2 | Faceoff Win Percent | 47.8 |
| 3 | Giveaways | 2 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Peyton Kettles, D | Out | Nov 24 |
Buffalo Sabres Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Norris, C | Out | Apr 23 |
| Sam Carrick, C | Out | Apr 16 |
Game Information
PPG Paints Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 13,939 | Capacity:
PPG Paints Arena
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 13,939 | Capacity:
2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Buffalo |
50 | 23 | 109 | 9 |
 Tampa Bay |
50 | 26 | 106 | 6 |
 Montreal |
48 | 24 | 106 | 10 |
 Boston |
45 | 27 | 100 | 10 |
 Ottawa |
44 | 27 | 99 | 11 |
 Detroit |
41 | 31 | 92 | 10 |
 Florida |
40 | 38 | 84 | 4 |
 Toronto |
32 | 36 | 78 | 14 |
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
53 | 22 | 113 | 7 |
 Pittsburgh |
41 | 25 | 98 | 16 |
 Philadelphia |
43 | 27 | 98 | 12 |
 Washington |
43 | 30 | 95 | 9 |
 Columbus |
40 | 30 | 92 | 12 |
 NY Islanders |
43 | 34 | 91 | 5 |
 New Jersey |
42 | 37 | 87 | 3 |
 NY Rangers |
34 | 39 | 77 | 9 |