NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

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Pittsburgh Penguins
3-3-1
Final
7 - 4
Buffalo Sabres
3-4-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 0:20 Drew O'Connor Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (2)
Goal 1st Period 9:46 Victor Olofsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: JJ Peterka (2)
Goal 2nd Period 2:06 Zach Benson Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (3), Casey Mittelstadt (3)
Goal 2nd Period 5:08 JJ Peterka Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Olofsson (3), Casey Mittelstadt (4)
Goal 2nd Period 7:17 Marcus Pettersson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (1), Reilly Smith (1)
Goal 2nd Period 8:42 Lars Eller Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Ryan Graves (1), Kris Letang (1)
Goal 2nd Period 9:31 Drew O'Connor Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (2), Ryan Graves (2)
Goal 2nd Period 15:44 Evgeni Malkin Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (1)
Goal 3rd Period 1:33 Jeff Carter Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Noel Acciari (2), Marcus Pettersson (2)
Goal 3rd Period 6:38 Casey Mittelstadt Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (3), Owen Power (1)
Goal 3rd Period 15:13 Kris Letang Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (3), Rickard Rakell (2)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 11
9 Hits 10
6 Takeaways 6
35 Shots 37
2 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 3
66.7 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
31 Faceoffs Won 29
51.7 Faceoff Win Percent 48.3
2 Giveaways 12
4 Total Penalties 4
11 Penalty Minutes 11
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Norris, C Out Apr 23
Sam Carrick, C Out Apr 16
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 14,875 | Capacity:

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

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
Full Standings