Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Preseason

2-2-0, 1-2-0 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Sabres BUF	0	1	0	1
Penguins PIT	0	1	2	3

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

2-2-1, 2-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Brandon BiroB. Biro#15
Filip CederqvistF. Cederqvist#49
Zemgus GirgensonsZ. Girgensons#28
Jordan GreenwayJ. Greenway#12
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Casey MittelstadtC. Mittelstadt#37
Viktor NeuchevV. Neuchev#79
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Isak RosenI. Rosen#63
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Kale ClagueK. Clague#38
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Nikita NovikovN. Novikov#91
Riley StillmanR. Stillman#61
Maxim StrbakM. Strbak#73

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	20	17:15	3:30	0:11	13:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	20	20:19	2:24	1:44	16:11	2	0	100.0
0	0	-1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:38	2:38	0:00	9:00	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	15	11:32	0:00	1:05	10:27	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	17:15	3:12	2:05	11:58	1	1	50.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:48	0:00	0:00	9:48	6	4	60.0
0	0	-1	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	12:31	3:19	0:00	9:12	2	2	50.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	1	2	2	0	0	19	21:32	2:30	0:03	18:59	5	9	35.7
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	7:36	0:00	0:00	7:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	2	0	0	0	1	2	0	22	21:44	2:35	0:16	18:53	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	11:55	0:00	0:33	11:22	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:26	3:24	2:04	12:58	7	5	58.3
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	19:07	2:39	0:59	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	21	18:20	3:15	0:37	14:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	23	19:36	0:00	1:34	18:02	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	18:45	0:00	0:02	18:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	20	18:55	0:00	2:45	16:10	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	16	14:25	0:04	0:48	13:33	0	0	0.0

goalies
Eric ComrieE. Comrie#31

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
29	2	27	.931	20	4	3	0	0	58:45	2

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Jeff CarterJ. Carter#77
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Lars EllerL. Eller#20
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Matt NietoM. Nieto#83
Alexander NylanderA. Nylander#11
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#10
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Reilly SmithR. Smith#19
Austin WagnerA. Wagner#25
defensemen
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28
Chad RuhwedelC. Ruhwedel#2
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	1	3	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	13	11:07	0:00	1:52	9:15	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	15	10:23	0:19	1:18	8:46	3	1	75.0
0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	18:35	3:10	0:00	15:25	8	8	50.0
0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	18	13:30	0:03	2:35	10:52	3	8	27.3
0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	17:42	2:55	0:05	14:42	3	4	42.9
0	0	0	5	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	16	11:17	0:00	1:05	10:12	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	15:54	0:54	0:00	15:00	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	5	6	0	1	2	2	1	0	18	13:05	0:05	2:00	11:00	1	0	100.0
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	19:06	3:01	0:00	16:05	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	2	3	0	1	2	1	0	0	21	16:10	0:53	1:09	14:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	18	15:54	0:58	0:42	14:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	3	1	1	12	9:36	0:00	1:02	8:34	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	23:52	0:47	3:31	19:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	22	19:37	2:40	0:00	16:57	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	24:44	3:00	0:00	21:44	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	24	21:52	0:41	2:23	18:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	15:04	0:03	3:33	11:28	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	14:32	0:01	2:21	12:10	0	0	0.0

goalies
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
25	1	24	.960	20	4	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	T
	Sabres	0	1	0	1
	Penguins	0	1	2	3

1st Period
No Goals Scored

2nd Period			BUF	PIT
11:27		Rickard Rakell (1) Assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Bryan Rust (1)	0	1
19:19		Tage Thompson (1) Assists: Jordan Greenway (2)	1	1

3rd Period			BUF	PIT
8:48		Drew O'Connor (1) Assists: Lars Eller (1), Marcus Pettersson (1)	1	2
19:06		Drew O'Connor (2) (Empty Net) Assists: Noel Acciari (1)	1	3

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 29 September 2023

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 13,939

Referees:
TJ Luxmore
Pierre Lambert

Linesmen:
Mark Shewchyk
Shandor Alphonso

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	40	20	6	86
Tampa Bay	40	20	4	84
Montreal	36	18	10	82
Detroit	36	23	7	79
Boston	36	23	6	78
Ottawa	32	23	9	73
Florida	33	29	3	69
Toronto	28	27	11	67

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	41	18	6	88
Pittsburgh	32	18	15	79
NY Islanders	37	24	5	79
Columbus	33	21	11	77
Philadelphia	31	23	11	73
Washington	33	27	7	73
New Jersey	32	31	2	66
NY Rangers	27	30	8	62

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Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

NHL playoff watch: Bruins-Capitals highlights 14-game slate

New Jersey faces Los Angeles in a non-conference matchup

Islanders host the Flames after Heineman's 2-goal game