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Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins

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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
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24
Jack St. Ivany, D Injured Reserve Nov 24
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Nov 8
Noel Acciari, C Injured Reserve Nov 5
Justin Brazeau, RW Injured Reserve Nov 5
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Josh Norris, C Injured Reserve Nov 25
Michael Kesselring, D Injured Reserve Nov 17
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Nov 10

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 16 7 34 2
Boston 15 12 30 0
Montreal 13 8 29 3
Ottawa 12 8 28 4
Detroit 13 11 28 2
Florida 12 11 25 1
Toronto 11 11 25 3
Buffalo 9 11 22 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 16 8 33 1
Carolina 15 7 32 2
Philadelphia 14 7 31 3
Washington 14 9 30 2
Pittsburgh 12 7 29 5
NY Islanders 13 9 29 3
NY Rangers 13 12 28 2
Columbus 11 9 27 5
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