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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
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Nov 8
Noel Acciari, C Injured Reserve Nov 5
Justin Brazeau, RW Injured Reserve Nov 5
Tristan Jarry, G Injured Reserve Nov 5
Rickard Rakell, RW Injured Reserve Oct 27
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Nov 10
Zach Benson, LW Injured Reserve Nov 10
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Nov 10
Rasmus Dahlin, D Injured Reserve Nov 7

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

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

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Montreal 10 5 22 2
Ottawa 9 5 22 4
Boston 11 8 22 0
Detroit 10 7 20 0
Florida 9 7 19 1
Tampa Bay 8 6 18 2
Toronto 8 8 18 2
Buffalo 5 8 14 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
New Jersey 12 4 25 1
Carolina 12 5 24 0
Pittsburgh 9 5 22 4
NY Islanders 10 6 22 2
Philadelphia 9 5 21 3
NY Rangers 9 7 20 2
Columbus 9 7 19 1
Washington 8 8 17 1
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