NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

· National Hockey League
Pittsburgh Penguins
29-15-12
<span id="gameStatus" class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
5 - 2
Buffalo Sabres
32-19-6
Regular Season Series

PIT leads series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:46 Jason Zucker Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (30), Bowen Byram (18)
Goal 1st Period 9:18 Avery Hayes Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Ilya Solovyov (5), Rutger McGroarty (3)
Goal 1st Period 18:47 Avery Hayes Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (22), Parker Wotherspoon (16)
Goal 2nd Period 7:44 Ben Kindel Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 1:55 Tage Thompson Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (25), Rasmus Dahlin (37)
Goal 3rd Period 15:33 Thomas Novak Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Egor Chinakhov (7), Evgeni Malkin (31)
Goal 3rd Period 19:46 Ben Kindel Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (11)

Statistics

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8 Blocked Shots 10
20 Hits 16
6 Takeaways 4
32 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 1
3 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
30 Faceoffs Won 36
45.5 Faceoff Win Percent 54.5
17 Giveaways 15
6 Total Penalties 4
15 Penalty Minutes 11
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Noah Ostlund, C Out May 3
Jiri Kulich, C Injured Reserve Mar 6
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Jan 26
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Caleb Jones, D Injured Reserve Apr 5
Filip Hallander, C Injured Reserve Feb 27
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24

Game Information

KeyBank Center

Location: Buffalo, NY
Attendance: 19,070 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/car.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Carolina 53 22 113 7
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/pit.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/phi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/wsh.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Washington 43 30 95 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/cbj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Columbus 40 30 92 12
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyi.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nj.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">New Jersey 42 37 87 3
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/nyr.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/buf.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Buffalo 50 23 109 9
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tb.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/mtl.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Montreal 48 24 106 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/bos.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Boston 45 27 100 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/ott.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Ottawa 44 27 99 11
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/det.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Detroit 41 31 92 10
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/fla.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Florida 40 38 84 4
<img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/nhl/500/tor.png" style="padding: 0 4px; width: 25px; vertical-align: inherit;">Toronto 32 36 78 14
Full Standings