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
Conor Timmins, D Out Dec 18
Tyson Kozak, C Day-To-Day Dec 18
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 17
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 17
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

Game Information

KeyBank Center

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

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 9 46 2
Washington 19 11 42 4
NY Islanders 19 12 41 3
Philadelphia 17 10 40 6
New Jersey 19 14 39 1
NY Rangers 17 15 38 4
Pittsburgh 14 10 37 9
Columbus 14 14 34 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 19 13 41 3
Montreal 18 12 40 4
Boston 20 15 40 0
Tampa Bay 18 13 39 3
Florida 18 13 38 2
Ottawa 16 13 36 4
Toronto 15 13 35 5
Buffalo 15 14 34 4
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