Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Preseason

3-2-1, 1-1-1 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Sabres BUF	0	4	0	0	4
Penguins PIT	1	1	2	1	5

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsPIT

5-1-1, 3-0-0 Home

Buffalo Sabres


forwards
Justin DanforthJ. Danforth#15
Josh DoanJ. Doan#91
Tyson KozakT. Kozak#48
Peyton KrebsP. Krebs#19
Jiri KulichJ. Kulich#20
Beck MalenstynB. Malenstyn#29
Ryan McLeodR. McLeod#71
Josh NorrisJ. Norris#9
Jack QuinnJ. Quinn#22
Tage ThompsonT. Thompson#72
Alex TuchA. Tuch#89
Jason ZuckerJ. Zucker#17
defensemen
Jacob BrysonJ. Bryson#78
Bowen ByramB. Byram#4
Ryan JohnsonR. Johnson#33
Vsevolod KomarovV. Komarov#76
Zach MetsaZ. Metsa#73
Conor TimminsC. Timmins#21

											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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:05	0:48	1:29	9:48	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	18	14:31	2:14	0:00	12:17	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	10:50	0:03	0:00	10:47	1	1	50.0
0	1	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	0	0	17	14:42	0:00	0:00	14:42	0	0	0.0
2	0	2	3	1	3	0	0	1	0	1	19	15:50	1:15	0:00	14:35	2	7	22.2
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	12	9:44	0:00	0:28	9:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:41	2:12	1:25	11:04	10	9	52.6
0	1	-2	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	24	18:07	4:23	0:47	12:57	10	9	52.6
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	20	14:52	2:15	0:00	12:37	0	0	0.0
1	1	-2	5	1	0	1	2	1	0	1	24	19:13	4:32	1:01	13:40	3	0	100.0
0	2	2	5	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	22	21:29	4:26	2:12	14:51	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	16:33	4:28	0:00	12:05	1	0	100.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	23	18:21	1:51	1:01	15:29	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	3	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	28	26:18	4:52	2:40	18:46	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	1	20	16:31	0:00	0:00	16:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	20	17:31	0:00	0:00	17:31	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	20	14:41	0:06	0:47	13:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	23	20:47	0:00	2:54	17:53	0	0	0.0

goalies
Alexandar GeorgievA. Georgiev#40
Alex LyonA. Lyon#34

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
17	3	14	.824	9	2	3	0	0	20:09	0
13	2	11	.846	10	1	0	0	0	40:00	0

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Justin BrazeauJ. Brazeau#16
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Connor DewarC. Dewar#19
Filip HallanderF. Hallander#11
Ben KindelB. Kindel#81
Ville KoivunenV. Koivunen#41
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Anthony ManthaA. Mantha#39
Tommy NovakT. Novak#18
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Philip TomasinoP. Tomasino#53
defensemen
Harrison BrunickeH. Brunicke#45
Connor CliftonC. Clifton#75
Caleb JonesC. Jones#82
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Parker WotherspoonP. Wotherspoon#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	20	14:20	0:00	3:55	10:25	5	11	31.3
0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	14:22	0:00	1:26	12:56	0	0	0.0
2	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	24	18:04	3:41	0:08	14:15	10	7	58.8
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	3	0	1	20	14:13	0:00	3:18	10:55	1	0	100.0
0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	12:11	0:00	1:24	10:47	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	13:07	0:00	1:19	11:48	5	4	55.6
0	0	0	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	17	11:45	0:15	0:00	11:30	0	0	0.0
0	1	-2	3	2	2	1	4	0	0	5	22	20:30	3:26	0:00	17:04	9	7	56.3
0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:03	0:15	0:00	12:48	0	1	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	14	10:57	0:00	0:00	10:57	0	0	0.0
1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	26	18:44	3:26	1:52	13:26	0	1	0.0
1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	15	12:16	0:00	0:00	12:16	0	1	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	20	15:55	0:00	1:20	14:35	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	7	0	2	23	17:13	0:00	3:43	13:30	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	4	0	0	2	0	2	25	20:09	0:00	1:39	18:30	0	0	0.0
0	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	28	22:14	3:41	1:27	17:06	0	0	0.0
0	1	-1	4	0	2	0	0	2	0	1	26	25:34	3:41	1:52	20:01	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	1	25	19:09	0:00	3:21	15:48	0	0	0.0

goalies
Sergei MurashovS. Murashov#1
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
13	1	12	.923	11	1	0	0	0	29:52	0
19	3	16	.842	9	7	0	0	0	30:17	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	OT	T
	Sabres	0	4	0	0	4
	Penguins	1	1	2	1	5

1st Period			BUF	PIT
8:59		Philip Tomasino (2) Assists: Ben Kindel (2)	0	1

2nd Period		BUF	PIT
3:53	Tage Thompson (4) Assists: Josh Norris (4)	1	1
7:42	Jiri Kulich (1) Assists: Alex Tuch (2), Jacob Bryson (1)	2	1
10:05	Jason Zucker (2) (Power Play) Assists: Bowen Byram (2), Tage Thompson (3)	3	1
13:53	Harrison Brunicke (1) Assists: Connor Dewar (1), Filip Hallander (4)	3	2
16:37	Jiri Kulich (2) Assists: Alex Tuch (3), Peyton Krebs (3)	4	2

3rd Period			BUF	PIT
6:45		Rickard Rakell (3) (Power Play) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (1), Kris Letang (2)	4	3
13:54		Sidney Crosby (2) (Power Play) Assists: Rickard Rakell (1), Erik Karlsson (2)	4	4

OT Summary			BUF	PIT
0:09		Sidney Crosby (3) Assists: Erik Karlsson (3)	4	5

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 4 October 2025

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 11,528

Referees:
Carter Sandlak
Garrett Rank

Linesmen:
Andrew Smith
Kyle Flemington

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	27	15	4	58
Tampa Bay	27	13	3	57
Montreal	25	14	6	56
Buffalo	24	15	4	52
Toronto	22	15	7	51
Boston	24	19	2	50
Florida	23	18	3	49
Ottawa	20	19	5	45

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	28	14	3	59
NY Islanders	25	15	5	55
Philadelphia	22	13	8	52
Washington	23	16	6	52
Pittsburgh	21	13	9	51
New Jersey	22	20	2	46
NY Rangers	20	20	6	46
Columbus	18	19	7	43

Toffoli gets 2nd goal of game in OT to rally Sharks to 5-4 win over Stars

— Tyler Toffoli scored twice and added an assist, including the winning goal at 1:58 of overtime as the San Jose Sharks rallied from two goals down to beat the Dallas Stars 5–4 on Saturday.

St. Louis Blues give Philip Broberg $48 million extension

The St. Louis Blues signed defenseman Philip Broberg, 24, recently named to Sweden's team for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, to a six-year, $48 million contract extension, the team announced on Saturday, after originally signing him in August 2024.

Trent Miner records 1st NHL shutout as Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 4-0 for 17th straight home win

— Brent Burns scored twice, Trent Miner made 29 saves for his first NHL shutout and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-0 on Saturday for their 17th straight home win.

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Buffalo Sabres @ Pittsburgh Penguins

Game Information

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

NHL News

Toffoli gets 2nd goal of game in OT to rally Sharks to 5-4 win over Stars

St. Louis Blues give Philip Broberg $48 million extension

Trent Miner records 1st NHL shutout as Avalanche beat Blue Jackets 4-0 for 17th straight home win