NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins at Buffalo Sabres

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Pittsburgh Penguins
29-15-12
Final
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
Zach Benson, LW Day-To-Day Nov 2
Konsta Helenius, C Out Nov 2
Justin Danforth, RW Injured Reserve Oct 29
Alex Lyon, G Injured Reserve Oct 15
Matt Grzelcyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 13
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Evgeni Malkin, C Day-To-Day Nov 2
Kaedan Korczak, D Day-To-Day Nov 2
Elmer Soderblom, LW Injured Reserve Nov 2
Bryan Rust, RW Injured Reserve Oct 22
Trevor van Riemsdyk, D Injured Reserve Oct 12

Game Information

KeyBank Center

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

2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 2 2 26 12
New Jersey 0 5 18 9
Washington 0 5 16 8
NY Islanders 2 5 16 7
NY Rangers 1 7 15 7
Pittsburgh 2 7 12 5
Philadelphia 4 8 12 4
Columbus 0 7 10 5

2026-27 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Boston 1 4 23 11
Montreal 2 3 20 9
Ottawa 1 6 19 9
Tampa Bay 2 3 18 8
Florida 2 5 18 8
Toronto 2 6 18 8
Buffalo 3 4 17 7
Detroit 3 5 17 7
Full Standings