NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

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

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:08 Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Ville Koivunen (1), Tristan Broz (1)
Goal 1st Period 3:25 JJ Peterka Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Jack Quinn (1), Henri Jokiharju (1)
Goal 2nd Period 0:46 JJ Peterka Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (1), Henri Jokiharju (2)
Goal 2nd Period 2:29 Owen Power Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (1), Jiri Kulich (1)
Goal 2nd Period 3:29 Henri Jokiharju Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Cozens (1), Zach Benson (1)
Goal 2nd Period 4:20 Sam Lafferty Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Beck Malenstyn (1), Nicolas Aube-Kubel (1)
Goal 2nd Period 5:26 JJ Peterka Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (1), Owen Power (1)
Goal 3rd Period 3:42 Dylan Cozens Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 8:33 Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Rutger McGroarty (1), Drew O'Connor (1)
Goal 3rd Period 8:52 Jesse Puljujarvi Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Avery Hayes (1), Tristan Broz (2)

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 12
13 Hits 15
7 Takeaways 10
18 Shots 43
2 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 3
100.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 38
44.1 Faceoff Win Percent 55.9
14 Giveaways 24
5 Total Penalties 5
12 Penalty Minutes 10
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Tyson Kozak, C Out Dec 23
Conor Timmins, D Injured Reserve Dec 20
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: 12,013 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 22 11 47 3
Philadelphia 19 10 45 7
NY Islanders 20 13 44 4
Washington 19 13 43 5
NY Rangers 19 16 42 4
New Jersey 20 16 41 1
Pittsburgh 15 12 39 9
Columbus 15 15 36 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Detroit 22 13 47 3
Montreal 20 12 45 5
Tampa Bay 20 13 43 3
Florida 20 14 42 2
Ottawa 18 13 41 5
Boston 20 17 41 1
Buffalo 18 14 40 4
Toronto 16 15 37 5
Full Standings