Pittsburgh Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres

19-20-8, 7-10-5 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	0	3	2	5
Sabres BUF	1	0	1	2

Buffalo SabresSabresBUF

17-23-5, 9-12-3 Home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#8
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Cody GlassC. Glass#19
Kevin HayesK. Hayes#13
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#10
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Philip TomasinoP. Tomasino#53
defensemen
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#24
Pierre-Olivier JosephP. Joseph#73
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28
Owen PickeringO. Pickering#38

											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	2	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	18	12:16	0:00	3:26	8:50	3	1	75.0
1	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	19	13:37	0:00	0:41	12:56	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	0	2	0	1	2	2	0	2	20	17:17	4:08	0:00	13:09	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	18:13	4:15	0:04	13:54	14	8	63.6
1	1	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	12:58	0:31	2:53	9:34	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	16	12:01	0:42	0:41	10:38	4	3	57.1
0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	12:49	0:00	3:30	9:19	0	3	0.0
0	0	1	1	2	2	2	6	0	1	1	24	15:45	1:40	0:00	14:05	6	6	50.0
0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	1	0	1	19	13:33	0:00	2:35	10:58	0	2	0.0
1	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	22	15:46	3:42	0:00	12:04	1	0	100.0
1	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	25	18:39	4:30	0:30	13:39	1	0	100.0
0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	15	11:01	0:48	0:00	10:13	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	10	3	0	1	18	13:13	0:00	3:15	9:58	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	26	24:07	4:09	0:00	19:58	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	0	1	0	26	18:38	0:00	1:39	16:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	27	22:55	0:55	4:30	17:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	25	21:52	0:00	4:15	17:37	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	0	1	1	2	2	0	0	22	14:28	0:00	0:41	13:47	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alex NedeljkovicA. Nedeljkovic#39

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
42	2	40	.952	32	4	4	0	0	60:00	0

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Zach BensonZ. Benson#9
Dylan CozensD. Cozens#24
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Sam LaffertyS. Lafferty#81
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
JJ PeterkaJ. Peterka#77
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Rasmus DahlinR. Dahlin#26
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#10
Owen PowerO. Power#25
Mattias SamuelssonM. Samuelsson#23

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	22	18:22	3:10	1:37	13:35	0	2	0.0
0	0	-2	6	3	1	0	0	1	0	0	23	17:42	3:10	0:34	13:58	4	11	26.7
0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	2	11	7:04	0:02	0:14	6:48	2	3	40.0
0	0	-1	1	5	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	12:06	0:00	0:00	12:06	7	3	70.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	13	9:06	0:00	0:17	8:49	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	13	8:18	0:01	1:44	6:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	24	16:56	0:00	2:27	14:29	9	8	52.9
0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	17:49	3:58	0:00	13:51	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	0	1	18	17:05	3:58	0:00	13:07	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	7	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	22	20:46	3:54	0:00	16:52	1	1	50.0
0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	20:23	3:15	3:13	13:55	0	1	0.0
0	0	0	2	2	0	1	10	1	0	0	18	16:23	3:59	0:00	12:24	2	2	50.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	28	20:15	3:13	0:46	16:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	4	0	1	17	12:30	0:00	3:55	8:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	5	0	0	1	2	3	0	0	26	27:56	4:20	0:00	23:36	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	1	1	2	3	0	0	20	14:33	0:00	0:00	14:33	0	0	0.0
1	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	22:38	2:50	1:13	18:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	1	3	0	0	0	0	1	17	14:53	0:00	4:16	10:37	0	0	0.0

goalies
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenU. Luukkonen#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
18	4	14	.778	10	2	2	0	0	56:29	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
	Penguins	0	3	2	5
	Sabres	1	0	1	2

1st Period			PIT	BUF
15:16		Owen Power (6) (Power Play) Assists: Zach Benson (8), Bowen Byram (18)	0	1

2nd Period		PIT	BUF
1:41	Rickard Rakell (23) (Power Play) Assists: Bryan Rust (18), Matt Grzelcyk (22)	1	1
2:08	Anthony Beauvillier (10) Assists: Cody Glass (9)	2	1
11:43	Cody Glass (2) (Power Play) Assists: Philip Tomasino (5), Alex Nedeljkovic (1)	3	1

3rd Period		PIT	BUF
1:09	Bryan Rust (18) (Power Play) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk (23), Michael Bunting (13)	4	1
14:46	Zach Benson (8) Assists: Tage Thompson (17), Alex Tuch (19)	4	2
17:18	Alex Nedeljkovic (1) (Empty Net) Unassisted	5	2

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-0

Sabres
5
Penguins
6

Game 1

17/10

Penguins
5
Sabres
2

Game 2

18/1

Penguins
3
Sabres
7

Game 3

27/3

KeyBank Center

12:00 AM, 18 January 2025

Buffalo, NY

Attendance: 19,070

Referees:
Pierre Lambert
Corey Syvret

Linesmen:
Steve Barton
Devin Berg

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Washington	18	9	3	39
Carolina	18	9	2	38
NY Islanders	17	11	3	37
Pittsburgh	14	7	7	35
Philadelphia	16	9	3	35
New Jersey	17	12	1	35
NY Rangers	15	12	4	34
Columbus	13	11	6	32

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Tampa Bay	17	11	2	36
Boston	18	13	0	36
Detroit	16	11	3	35
Montreal	15	11	3	33
Toronto	14	11	4	32
Florida	14	12	2	30
Ottawa	13	12	4	30
Buffalo	12	14	4	28

Sharks' Celebrini: Playing for Team Canada would be 'huge honor'

Sharks star Macklin Celebrini, who is in the midst of a breakout second season in the NHL, says it would be a "huge honor" to play for Team Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics in February.

Blues sign Dube to AHL tryout after sexual assault acquittal

Dillon Dub has agreed to an American Hockey League professional tryout with the St. Louis Blues nearly five months after he and several other members of Canada's 2018 world junior team were acquitted of sexual assault.

Final Olympic hockey roster picks for U.S., Canada, more

The NHL is back at the Games. Here's our final look at which players will make the cut for the big five.

GAMBLING PROBLEM? CALL 1-800-GAMBLER, (800) 327-5050 or visit gamblinghelplinema.org (MA). Call 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY). Please Gamble Responsibly. 888-789-7777/visit ccpg.org (CT), or visit www.mdgamblinghelp.org (MD). 21+ and present in most states. (18+ DC/KY/NH/WY). Void in ONT/OR/NH. Eligibility restrictions apply. On behalf of Boot Hill Casino & Resort (KS). Terms: sportsbook.draftkings.com/promos.

Pittsburgh Penguins @ Buffalo Sabres

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 2-0

Game Information

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

NHL News

Sharks' Celebrini: Playing for Team Canada would be 'huge honor'

Blues sign Dube to AHL tryout after sexual assault acquittal

Final Olympic hockey roster picks for U.S., Canada, more